SEPT. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2815

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 5th August, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be sold under section 131 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 8th day of November, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 12, Block XII, Mangawhero Survey District, containing 14 acres 1 rood 12 perches, will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 11th day of October, 1912.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District to be disposed of under Section 138 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th July, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 30, Block VIII, Catlins Survey District, containing an area of 92 acres 2 roods 37 perches, will be disposed of under section 138 of the said Act on or after Friday, 1st November, 1912.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 23rd August, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 30th day of September, 1912, for a lease of the undermentioned land, under section 339 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—ROTORUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 5A, Block IX, comprising 491 acres; minimum annual rental, £33 15s.

Weighted with £1,755 10s. 6d., valuation for houses, 391 acres felled and grassed, 571 chains fencing, garden, cultivation, and logging, clearing, and planting. Situated on the Oxford—Rotorua Road about four miles from Māmaku Railway-station.

Term of lease: Twenty-one years, without right of renewal; rental payable half-yearly in advance; the first half-year’s rent at the rate tendered, and lease fee (£1 1s.), to be deposited with the tender. The loading, £1,755 10s. 6d. for improvements, is to be paid immediately on acceptance of tender.

The lessee shall have no right to underlet or part with possession of the land leased, or any part of it, without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.

Within one month from the date of expiry of the lease the then existing improvements shall be valued by the Crown, and be made a charge against the land in favour of the lessee or persons entitled thereto.

Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be indorsed “Section 5A, Block IX, Rotorua Survey District,” and to be addressed to—

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Town and Suburbs of Rotorua, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 3rd September, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned town and suburban lands will be offered for lease by public auction at the Assembly Hall, Rotorua, on Friday, the 25th day of October, 1912, at 10 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.

Town of Rotorua.
(Education Reserves.)

Suburbs of Rotorua.

| 53 | .. | 16 2 1 | 3 10 0 |
| 54 | .. | 16 0 0 | 3 10 0 |

Undulating to broken fern land. Soil fair quality, of sandy nature, on pumice formation. Section 53 fairly watered; Section 54 poorly water by spring. Situated three miles from Rotorua.

| 56 | .. | 9 3 17 | 3 10 0 |
| 57 | .. | 12 1 5 | 3 10 0 |

Undulating land of fair quality, on volcanic formation; well watered by springs. Situated three miles from Rotorua.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease: Twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for the same term at a rent to be determined by revaluation in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

2. Rents payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; the first half-yearly payment, with lease fee (£1 1s.), to be made on the fall of the hammer.

3. Sections to be improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of at least ten times the annual rental.

4. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent of the Land Board.

5. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.

6. The lessee shall throughout the term of the lease keep and maintain in good order, condition, and repair, to the satisfaction of the Resident Officer, Rotorua, all buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences which may be erected or placed upon the land.

7. The lessee shall not erect any building until the plan of the same has been first submitted to the Resident Officer or local authority, Rotorua, for approval, and duly approved.

8. The leases shall be prepared generally in accordance with the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

The suburban lands are described for the general information of intending purchasers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.