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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 60

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 24th day of July, 1912, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th May, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. -- WAIMARINO COUNTY. -- OHAKUNE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Village-homestead Allotments.

Situated in the Borough of Ohakune at distances of about one-quarter to three quarters of a mile from railway-station. All flat land; soil of good quality, on gravel and grit formation. Lot 11 and 12 has been felled and grassed; both this lot and Section 28 are somewhat swampy, but easily drained. The forest on Section 2 is fairly heavy, comprising rimu, birch, matai, with thick undergrowth. The timber on Sections 26, 28. and 41 has been milled. Sections 35 and 36 are offered subject to a right already granted to mill the timber on them.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments, 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 rentals stated above shall be the prices at which the lands shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for leases 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, Wellington; and leases will 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. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

6. All 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 each 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. No lessee shall 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 whomever.

10. Every lease shall be issued subject to the condition that the Crown reserves the right to construct and lay down tramways, or to authorize any person to do so, through the land comprised therein.

11. 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.

GEO. WRIGHT,
For Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 476, Taupiri Parish, will be offered for sale by public auction, under the provisions of the said Act, at this office at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 30th day of August, 1912.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District to be disposed of under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 4th June, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 38, Block II, Maruwenua Survey District, containing 17 acres 1 rood, will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 6th day of September, 1912.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 10th June, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction, at the local Lands and Survey Office, Westport, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Monday, the 15th July, 1912, under the provisions of the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877, and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.--TOWN OF WESTPORT.

Valuation for improvements, £500.

Terms of Auction.

One-half year's rent and £1 1s. lease fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and in addition the value of the improvements.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans inspected at this office and at the local Lands and Survey Offices, Westport and Reefton.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 7th May, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that part of Section 7, Block II, Heringa Survey District, containing 4 acres 1 rood 10 perches, will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land under section 128 of the Land Act, 1908, on and after Friday, 9th August, 1912.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.