Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3117

9. The lease will be liable to forfeiture if 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.

10. The successful applicant for Subdivisions 12 and 13, Opunake Railway Reserve, must within one year from the date of acceptance of tender grub out and burn the gorse now growing on the land, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 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 Tuesday, the 31st day of October, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—HAUTAPU SURVEY DISTRICT.

RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—RUAHINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 2 | I | 365 0 0 | 1,380 0 0 | 34 10 0 | 27 12 0 |
| 3 | " | 613 0 0 | 2,640 0 0 | 66 0 0 | 52 16 0 |

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve near Mount Somers, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 23rd September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 27th day of October, 1911, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

Locality and Description.

Reserve 3374 is situated at Mount Somers, about a mile eastward from the railway-station of that name, and comprises level land of fair quality.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders should be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and indorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease of Reserve.” One year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.

2. Possession will be given on acceptance of tender.

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 lessee will be required, during each of the first three years of the term, to thoroughly clear of gorse and other noxious weeds not less than one-third of the area comprised in his lease, so that the whole of the area shall be thoroughly cleared at the expiration of the third year of the term, and thereafter be kept clear during the remainder 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.

Small Grazing-run in Wellington Land District open for Application.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run is open for lease; and applications will be received at this office and the Gretna Hall, Taihape, on Tuesday, the 31st day of October, 1911, up to 4 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KAITIEKE COUNTY.—RUAHINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Land.

Locality and Description.

This run is situated on the slopes of the Ruahine Ranges, at the head-waters of the Makino Stream; access is from Utiku, which is about seventeen miles distant, by a formed dray-road for about fourteen miles, partly metalled—the remainder is bridle-track. The run comprises about 600 acres of mixed bush on easy slopes, and remainder rough birch country and open country, with tussocks and weeds, on which snow lies during the winter months. The soil is from fair to good, on papa, sandstone, and shell-rock formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, maire, matai, kowhai, and birch, with a thick undergrowth of rangiora, kotukutuku, manuka, tarata, tawhiwhi, and tupari. Well watered by small streams. Elevation ranges from about 1,850 ft. to 4,600 ft. above sea-level.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.