Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 461

Lands in Southland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 14th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands 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 21st day of February, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTH LAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—LONGWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.—OTAGO MINING DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 29th December, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for sale or selection under the Land Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 12th day of February, 1912.

The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Tuesday, the 13th day of February, 1912, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., at the District Lands Office, Dunedin.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—GLENOMARU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Weighted with £95, valuation for improvements consisting of clearing and fencing.

Bush land, of fair quality. About half the area has a westerly aspect. Rigy land, but not very steep or broken. Situated about a mile and a half from Owaka Railway-station. Sale plan 504.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 27th November, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 1st day of March, 1912.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—OHURA SURVEY DISTRICT.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 29th December, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Opunake, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 27th March, 1912, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN OF OPUNAKE.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Term of lease: Seven years.
2. Six months’ rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. 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.
4. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
5. The lease shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
7. 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.
8. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
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 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.

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

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 28th December, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Opunake, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 27th March, 1912, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.