JAN. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 125

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KOMAKORAU PARISH.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Southland Land District for License for Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 4th December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 1913, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Pastoral Run under Part VI of the Land Act, 1908.
(National endowment.)

Term, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1914.

The following provisional valuation of improvements is published for the information of intending purchasers, but 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:—

Run No. 396.—Three miles boundary-fences, half-cost, £72; one mile subdivisional fences, £48: total, £120.

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1914.

Locality and Description of Run.

The run is situated in the Takitimo Survey District. About 4,000 acres are hilly and mountainous country, being fairly well grassed with silver and snow tussock; the balance (3,300 acres) is flat, undulating, and hilly, covered with stunted fern and tutu, and is of little value in its present state, but is capable of improvement by cultivation and the sowing of grasses. Height above sea-level varies from 900 ft. to 4,600 ft. Situated about thirty-nine miles from Tuatapere Railway-station and thirty-two miles from Mossburn Railway-station by fair roads.

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

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village Land for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, 17th January, 1913, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.—VILLAGE OF MATAMAU.

Situated within a short distance of the Matamau Railway-station. Flat and broken land, which has been cleared of bush, logged, and grassed. The soil is of alluvial character on shingle formation.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on fall of the hammer.

2. 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 date of sale, from which date the rent will commence.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

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

6. 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.

7. All persons duly authorized in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may deem expedient.

8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within thirty days after the date upon which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The land is described for the general information of intending bidders, 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.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Disposal under Section 326 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 4th January, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned Crown land will be open for sale or selection under the provisions of the said Act; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 9th day of April, 1913.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TARAMARAMA SURVEY DISTRICT.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Part III of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th December, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned section will be disposed of under Part III of the said Act on or after Wednesday, the 9th day of April, 1913.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHANGAPE SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.