Aug. 21.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with 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 Monday, the 25th day of August, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.--ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under
the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned Crown
land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act
on or after Thursday, the 2nd day of October, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.--TUTAMOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under the
Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 26th May, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands
will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on
or after Thursday, the 4th day of September, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by
Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th July, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders (marked on
the outside 'Tender for Education Reserve') will be
received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the
26th day of August, 1913, for a lease of the undermentioned
education reserve for a term of twenty-one years, with right
of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years,
on the terms and conditions set forth below, under the pro-
visions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amend-
ments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.--WHANGAREI COUNTY.--
RUATANGATA PARISH.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £2 2s.
   lease fee, which includes stamp duty and cost of registration,
   must accompany tender.

2. The successful tenderer must pay the value of the im-
   provements before being admitted to possession, which will
   be given (the necessary payments being made) on the day of
   acceptance of tender.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal
   for further similar terms, at rentals based on fresh valuations,
   under the provisions of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

4. Rent payable half-yearly in advance, on 1st days of
   January and July in each year, subject to penalty at the rate
   of 10 per centum per annum for any period during which it
   remains in arrear.

5. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all build-
   ings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains,
   ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and
   yield up all improvements in good order and condition at
   the expiration of his lease.

6. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the
   consent of the Land Board.

7. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits,
   and vermin.

8. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the con-
   sent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive
   trade upon the land.

10. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent
    of the Land Board.

11. Lessee not to take more than three crops in succession,
    one of which must be a root crop; after the third crop the
    land to be left in pasture for at least three years; at least
    two-thirds of the area cropped to be left in pasture at the
    expiration of the term; penalty for breach, £5 per acre.

12. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improve-
    ments; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, the
    new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be
    subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for
    buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee
    with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and
    buildings to revert to the Crown without compensation.

13. Lease liable to forfeiture for non-payment of rent with-
    in six months after due date, or for breach of conditions.

14. Land Board may resume not more than 5 acres for
    school-site upon reduction of rent and compensation for crops.

15. Lessee to have no right to any milling-timber, minerals,
    or kauri-gum, all rights to which, together with rights of
    access for the purpose of working the same, are reserved by
    and on behalf of the Crown.

16. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 10th June, 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 Wednesday, the 24th day of September, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.--WALLACE COUNTY.--CENTRE.
HILL SURVEY DISTRICT.

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