JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1835

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 1s. 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.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th April, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction at this office at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 28th day of July, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHANGAREI COUNTY.—PURUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

Shed No. 1 on the section will be offered for sale as a separate lot for removal, at an upset price of £50.

| 3 | VIII | 16 0 4 | 550 0 0 |
| 4 | " | 15 0 0 | 510 0 0 |
| 5 | " | 1 2 1 | 75 0 0 |
| 6 | " | 2 0 0 | 120 0 0 |
| 7 | " | 1 8 26 | 100 0 0 |
| 8 | " | 1 3 26 | 100 0 0 |
| 9 | " | 1 3 26 | 100 0 0 |
| 10 | " | 1 3 26 | 100 0 0 |
| 11 | " | 4 0 39 | 200 0 0 |

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 11th April, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at this office, at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the 21st day of June, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF PICTON.

Description of Reserves.

Section 81 fronts unformed road. Hilly; under manuka. Sections 84 to 87 front unformed road. In manuka and grass. Sloping; good aspect.

Section 132 fronts Waikawa Road and Harbour. Fairly good section; rather cut up by watercourses.

Section 302.—Sloping hillside; partly under grass. Fronts Wellington Street.

Section 304.—Sloping hillside; partly under grass; fairly good view. Fronts Wellington Street.

Parts of Sections 330, 331, 333, 334, 336, and 337, and Section 338.—Situated between Auckland Street and the Waitohi Stream. Fairly flat land, under grass.

Sections 341, 343, 344, 345, 346, and 1169.—Generally flat and undulating, covered with grass and scrub. Waitohi Stream runs through Sections 343 to 346. Fronts unformed parts of Auckland and Scotland Streets and roadway.

Section 616.—Frontage on formed part of Durham Street. All flat and in grass.

Sections 957 to 959, 965, 967, 969, 971, 973, 975, and 977.—Partly flat to undulating; cold aspect; in grass. Fronts on to good formed road (Wairau Road).

Sections 989, 991, 993, and 995.—Fronting on Wairau Road. Chiefly hilly; partly in grass.

Sections 997 and 999.—Rough, broken land, covered by fern and manuka.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. 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.

3. The leases shall be for the term of fourteen years, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

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

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

6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious