JUNE 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1867

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—FOREST HILL HUNDRED.

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

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 5th May, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Friday, the 8th day of August, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

Village-settlement Allotment in Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th May, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable 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 Monday, 28th July, 1913.

The ballot for the allotment, 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, the 31st July, 1913.

Preference will be given to landless married applicants with children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding 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 responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RAGLAN COUNTY.—MANGATI VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.
(National Endowment.)

Altitude, 30 ft. above sea-level. Level land, covered with grass, pennyroyal, and ragwort; low-lying, and subject to flood. Soil of first-class quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by Mangati Stream. Situated in Mangati Village, about twenty-nine miles from Ngaruawahia and about eleven miles from Te Akau deep-water landing by formed cart-road in each case.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE OF LANDS IN MANGATI VILLAGE-SETTLEMENT.

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.

3. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland; and the lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

6. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. No lessee shall divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

Further particulars may be ascertained, forms of application obtained, and plans seen at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Taranaki Scholarship Endowment Land for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 27th May, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 16th July, 1913, under the provisions of the Taranaki Scholarships Endowment Act, 1910, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—OPAKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

The section comprises rough spurs, with a small flat of about half an acre, and is covered with a fairly heavy forest. Soil is of papa formation, and the section is well watered.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, lease and registration fees, £1 1s., to be paid on fall of hammer.

2. Term of lease is twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for successive terms of twenty-one years.

3. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire new lease at end of any term, land to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to pay the value of the improvements, which is to be handed over to outgoing lessee, less any sums due to the Crown.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without consent.

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve land, and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.

6. Interest at rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.