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CROWN LANDS NOTICES -continued.
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Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 31st December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned lands will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 26th day of February, 1913, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. Area. Minimum Annual Rental. Term.
RESERVES.
Rangitikei County.-Torere Village.
3 .. 0 1 0 1 0 0 Seven years.
7 .. 0 1 0 0 15 0 "
19 .. 0 1 0 0 13 0 "
24 .. 0 2 0 1 0 0 "
Situated in Torere Village Settlement, the access being from Taihape, which is four miles, or from Utiku one mile, distant by good metalled roads. Flat land, with soil of brown loam on shingle and papa formation.
The Rangitikei County Council has a claim against Section 19 of 5s. lld. for arrears of rates.
The owner of the improvements on Sections 3 and 24 will have the right to remove the improvements within one month from date of disposal.
Akitio County.-Town of Pongaroa.
8 I 0 1 0 0 15 0 Seven years.
20 .. 0 2 0 1 10 0 "
Flat land, covered with manuka scrub, with grass appearing in places. Soil of fair quality on papa formation.
3 XI 0 1 0 0 10 0 Seven years.
4 .. 0 1 0 0 10 0 "
These sections front the Alfredton-Weber Road.
Kairanga County.-Town of Linton.
300 .. 4 0 20 4 0 0 Seven years.
Situated on the Manawatu Railway, the access being from the Linton Siding, which is about 16 chains distant by formed dray-road in good order. Flat land, in grass, intersected by a small creek, now overrun with rushes. About 1 acre is under light scraggy bush. Soil, though somewhat wet, is of fair quality, resting on clay formation.
CROWN LAND.
Pohangina County.-Town of Pohangina.
11, 12 VII 0 2 0 1 10 0 Year to year.
These sections are cleared and grassed.
Waimarino County.-Karioi Survey District.
1 X 77 1 31 7 15 0 Seven years.
Weighted with £273, valuation for improvements consisting of ten-roomed boardinghouse, dining-room and kitchen, billiard-room, potaka, two-roomed house, loose-box, and old billiard-room.
Situated on the south of main coach-road and trunk railway, between Waiouru and Ninia. Flat and undulating tussock land, with soil of semi-volcanic character, resting on pumiceous formation.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are 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. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term specified.

5. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 in case 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 Commissioner reserves the right to determine the lease of Section 1, Block X, Karioi Survey District, at any time if he is satisfied that business is not being conducted in a proper and orderly manner.
   T. N. BRODRICK,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Wellington Land District for License by Public Auction.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for license by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 26th day of February, 1913, under the provisions of Part VI of the Land Act, 1908.
SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Class A.-National Endowment.
Run No. Block. Survey Area. Upset Annual Rental.
No. District.
WANGANUI COUNTY.-MOTUKAWA BLOCK.
29 { XIV | Moawhango }| 1,234 0 0 | 100 0 0
| IV | Maungakaretu |
Run No. 29 is situated on the left bank of the Hautapu River, and comprises about 1,234 acres of rough and hilly land, with patches easily ploughable. All open, covered with tussock and native grasses. The soil is of a light volcanic nature, improving near the bush. The elevation ranges from about 2,400 ft. to 3,400 ft. above sea-level. The access is from Hihitahi Railway-station, which is about two miles distant by a metalled dray-road.
The improvements now on the run comprise boundary and subdivision fencing valued at £140.
WANGANUI AND HAWKE'S BAY COUNTIES.-MOTUKAWA BLOCK.
30 { XV | Moawhango }| 1,600 0 0 | 70 0 0
| XVI |
| I | Ohinewairua |
Run No. 30 comprises about 1,600 acres of open land, 1,100 acres being good and fairly easy sheep-country, the remainder is broken. In the eastern portion are patches of cocksfoot grass and meadow-fog, and the general vegetation comprises the grasses mentioned, together with flax, fern, native grasses, and snow-grass. The soil on the whole is fairly good. Access is by the Waipuna Road, which has not been formed. The elevation ranges from about 2,500 ft. to 3,500 ft. above sea-level.
The improvements now on the run comprise fencing valued at £33 12s.
Term of license: Eleven years from the 1st March, 1914.
The valuations of improvements given above are provisional only, and are published for the information of intending purchasers. They must be taken as approximate only, as the final valuation has to be made in accordance with section 244 of the Land Act, 1908, at least three months before the expiry of the present licenses.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
The Crown reserves the right to dispose of any timber or flax on any portion of the lands comprised in licenses, and in the event of the disposal thereof the licensees shall allow free right of ingress, egress, or regress to the persons duly authorized or having the right to cut and remove such timber