MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1767

to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Matakanui Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 25th April, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 12th day of June, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.—LAUDER SURVEY DISTRICT.—MATAKANUI SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Open agricultural land, at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The land is flat and undulating, and the soil is light. About 100 acres on the west of the main road is in tussock. The allotment is ring-fenced, and subdivided into four paddocks. The distance to Omakau Railway-station is one mile by a good dray-road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 289 chains of boundary-fences and 137 chains of subdivisional fences, all valued at £149 16s. 8d.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th May, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 21st day of June, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—VILLAGE OF AWAKINO.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 ls. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of reserves which one person may lease, and no declaration is required.

3. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

4. Immediate possession will be given.

5. The leases will be for the term specified, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

7. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without consent.

8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease.

9. The lease will be liable to forfeiture if the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions thereof within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

10. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th May, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

The ballot for the allotment, if there is more than one applicant, will be held at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, the 29th day of June, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—TOKATOKA SURVEY.—NAUMAI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Flat land, growing tall manuka and raupo; alluvial soil of first-class quality; water may be obtained by artesian wells. Situated one mile from Naumai Wharf by formed road. Possession will be on 1st July, 1911.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The land described above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland; and the lease shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. The applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 ls.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

6. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.