JUNE 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1863

tion 26, about 20 chains; Section 28, 77½ chains; Section 139,
58¾ chains; Section 140, about 66 chains; Section 141,
13¾ chains; Section 142, about 29 chains; Section 143, about
58 chains; Section 144, about 46 chains; and Section 145,
7¾ chains.

The improvements which are not included in the capital
value, but which must be paid for separately, consist of—
Section 22, wooden hut, valued at £15.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday,
the 25th day of July, 1913, for leases of the undermentioned
lands, under the provisions of the Acts quoted in each case.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Under Section 130, Land Act, 1908.

Waiomo County.—17 acres; Block XVI, Maungamangero
Survey District, adjoining Kinohaku East No. 4c No. 2 Block.
Term, five years. Minimum annual rental, £1 15s.

Otamatea County, Tokatoka Survey District.—Cleared
portions of Sections 4, 5, 6, Block XII. Approximate area,
350 acres. Term, year to year. Minimum annual rental, £25.

Note.—The leases of the above are liable to resumption at
any time in the event of the lands being required by the
Crown.

Under the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

(Term in each case, fourteen years.)

Hokianga County, Punakitere Survey District.—Block
XIII, township reserve; 121 acres. Minimum annual
rental, £4.

Matamata County, Selwyn Settlement, Patetere Survey
District.—Section 33, Block XI; 10 acres. Minimum annual
rental, 5s.

Otamatea County, Rangpo Town.—Lots 12, 13, 14, muni-
cipal reserves; 3 acres. Minimum annual rental, £2.

Whangarei County, Waikiekie Parish.—Section 49, domain
reserve; 56 acres. Minimum annual rental, £5.

Otamatea County, Pahi Town.—Lots 1 and 2, old post-
office site; 1 acre. Minimum annual rental, £1.

Waiomo County, Maungamangero Survey District.—
Section 14, Block VI; 55 acres; cattle-camping reserve.
Minimum annual rental, £7. Lessee to provide accommoda-
tion for travelling stock at ordinary rates.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, as given, without right of renewal.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either
   for improvements put on the land or on account of the afore-
   said resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the
   expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all
   buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dis-
   pose of his interest in the lease without the written consent
   of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all
   noxious weeds on the land, and he shall with all reasonable
   dispatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds
   or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands.
5. The lessee shall not be entitled to cut or make use of
   any timber on the land, and shall take all reasonable steps
   to preserve such timber from destruction by fire or otherwise.
6. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and
   other assessments that may become due and payable.
7. 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.
8. Tenders to be indorsed on the outside “Tender for
   Lease,” and to be accompanied by the first half-year’s rent
   at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s.
9. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this
office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

Pastoral Land in Hauraki Mining District for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is
open for license under the Regulations for the Occupa-
tion of Pastoral Lands, in Hauraki Mining District; and
applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m.
on Monday, 28th July, 1913.

The ballot for the land, if there is more than one applicant,
will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland,
at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 31st July, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—COROMANDEL COUNTY.

37½ acres in Block VII, Otama Survey District.

Weighted with £31 15s. for improvements, comprising
9 acres felled and grassed and 22 chains fencing.

Altitude, 20 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. One-third undu-
lating land, balance broken; about 5 acres manuka forest;
9 acres felled and grassed; remainder scrub land. Soil fair
to very poor, on slate formation. Distant two miles and a
quarter from Whitianga by cart-road. The only available
water is brackish, being subject to tidal influences.

Term of License.

Term, twenty-one years, with conditional right of re-
newal. All applications are subject to the approval of the
Land Board; and applicants who are landless within the
meaning of the Land Act shall have preference at the ballot,
if one is necessary.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-
homestead allotment is open for selection on renewa-
ble lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto; and
applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock
p.m. on Wednesday, 25th June, 1913.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land
Board at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington,
at 10 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, the 26th June, 1913, to
answer any questions the Land Board may ask.

The ballot for the allotment, if there is more than one
applicant, will be held at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Wellington, at the conclusion of the examination of
applicants.

Preference will be given to landless married applicants with
children dependent on them, or who have within the pre-
ceding two years been twice unsuccessful at former ballots.

The allotment is described for the general information of
intending applicants, who are recommended, nevertheless, to
make a personal inspection, as the Department is not respon-
sible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

SCHEDULE.

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

First-class Land.

Situated in the Ohakune Village Settlement, on the main
road to Ohakune Railway-station, which is about three-
quarters of a mile distant by formed and metalled road.
Flat land, of good quality, resting on clay and grit. The
forest, which is light, consists of small rimu, matai, miro,
tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth. All milling-timber
has been cut out. Elevation, about 2,100 ft. above sea-level.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a
   village-homestead allotment, 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 rental stated above shall be the price at which the
   land shall be open for selection.