3418

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 9th October, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned lands will be received at the District Lands Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 29th November, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
| Section. | Area. | Minimum Annual Rental. | Term of Lease. |
|----------|-------|------------------------|----------------|
| Block XV, Ngatimaru Survey District. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | |
| 28 | 40 1 33 | 5 0 0 | 10 years. |
| Block II, Heao Survey District. | | | |
| 1 | 101 1 0 | 5 1 0 | Year to year. |
| Block XIII, Ohura Survey District. | | | |
| 5 | 83 2 1 | 4 3 6 | Year to year. |

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence is 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 lease 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 land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. 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.
8. The lease shall 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.
9. The lessee of Section 28, Block XV, Ngatimaru Survey District, must, within six months from acceptance of tender, securely enclose with a cattle-proof fence the piece of native bush, containing about 5 acres, in the south-eastern corner of the section.
   Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.
   WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Part of Clifton Domain, Taranaki Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 29th October, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned domain will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, at the District Lands Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 29th day of November, 1911, at 11 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—BLOCK VII, WAITARA SURVEY DISTRICT.—PART OF CLIFTON DOMAIN.
| Section. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. | Term. |
|----------|-------|----------------------|--------|
| Part 71 | 20 acres (approx.) | £ s. d. 10 0 0 | 14 years. |

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Lease fee, £1 1s., and half-year's rent shall be paid upon the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on day of sale.
3. The lease shall 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.
4. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The lessee will not be allowed to fell, cut down, or destroy in any way any tree or shrub that may be upon the reserve, and he must prevent stock from trespassing on the portion of the reserve containing bush.
7. A substantial fence of four wires, and five posts to the chain, with two battens between the posts, shall be erected by the lessee within six months from date of lease so as to sufficiently protect the native bush, in such manner and of such material as may be approved by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and before any stock is turned into clearing. The exact boundary to be fenced will be pointed out by an officer of the Survey Department.
8. The lessee will at all times during the said term keep in good repair and condition, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, all hedges, fences, and gates in, upon, and about the said land, and shall so yield them up at the expiration of the term.
9. 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.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee should 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.
11. The public shall at all times have the free right of ingress and egress over the land comprised in the lease for bona fide recreation, but no person shall trespass with dog or firearms on the said land.
12. No buildings shall be erected on any portion of the domain.
    Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.
    WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Disposal under Section 138 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 6th November, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 138 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 9th day of February, 1912.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 22, Block III, Tautuku Survey District, containing 149 acres 3 roods 4 perches.
E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.