Aug. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2509

Situated at distances ranging from about 12 chains to 45 chains from the Rakaia Railway-station. The sections vary in quality from light sandy soil to good soil.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of a lease shall, immediately on the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to one year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s., lease fee.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. Possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, may be resumed at any time by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice of intention so to do.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause, but he will be allowed, on the expiration of his lease, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected by him upon the land.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, without consent.
6. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. 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 weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessees will be required, within six months from the commencement of the lease, to securely fence the land, and thoroughly clear it of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds now growing upon the land, and to so keep it cleared during the whole of the term.
10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 6th June, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of September, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—NEW RIVER HUNDRED.

First-class Land.

*Weighted with £3 7s. 5d., valuation for fencing.
†Weighted with £2 19s., valuation for fencing.
‡Weighted with £14 17s. 8d., valuation for fencing.

The lands are offered subject to existing tramway rights through Sections 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, and 66, until cancelled by the Land Board.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 6th June, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 15th day of August, 1911, under the provisions of section 132 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—HERINGA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Situated on main Blenheim-Nelson coach-road, about seventeen miles from Havelock. This section adjoins the dairy factory, is flat, and affords a good site for a storekeeper or blacksmith.

Terms of Sale.

The land is offered subject to the right to use the tram-line at present existing upon it for the period of five years from date of sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Town of Palmerston, Otago Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 17th May, 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 for cash at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 23rd day of August, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF PALMERSTON.

Town Land.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 17th July, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 128, Block VII, Tutamoe Survey District, Auckland Land District, will be disposed of, under section 131 of the said Act, on or after Monday, the 23rd day of October, 1911.

ERIC. C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.