Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3237

along the right bank of Granite Creek; towards the south by Sections 5 and 3; again towards the south-east by Section 2; towards the west generally by Sections 15, 1, and 2; and towards the north and again towards the north-west by other part of the forest reserve first above mentioned: excepting two small portions of Section 6 which are included within the above-described boundaries: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 13/265B, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All that area in the Nelson Land District, containing by admeasurement 543 acres, more or less, being Section 5, Block V, Kongahu Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section 8, towards the east by a public road, towards the south by Sections 1 and 10, and towards the west by Sections 4 and 3; excluding the roads which intersect the above-described area: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 13/265c, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in the Town of Patea and Suburbs, Taranaki Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 8th September, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves for terms of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 29th October, 1913, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1910, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Block XXVII, Town of Patea.

| 9 and 10 | A. R. P. 0 2 0 | £ s. d. 2 0 0 |

The improvements on the sections are the property of the Crown, and consist of three sheds valued at £19, and hedges valued at £8.

Situated on Suffolk Street. Level land in grass. The hedges, except on road frontage, are well grown, but require trimming.

Part Section 42, Suburbs of Patea.

| Subs. 31, 32, 33 | 0 1 23·9 | 8 0 0 |

The improvements on the sections are the property of the Crown, and consist of buildings valued at £50, and fencing valued at £3.

Situated on Victoria Street, about five minutes’ walk from the Patea Post-office. Level land, most of which has been used for a garden, but has now run to waste. The hedges are in fair condition, but the fencing is not in good order.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, and lease and registration fees, £2 2s., must accompany each tender.
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.
7. Buildings on land to be kept in good order, repair, and condition.
8. No gravel to be removed from land without consent of the Land Board.
9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.
10. Lessee to give notice to Land Board before making improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated. Envelopes should be marked on the outside “Tender for Reserve.”

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 7th October, 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 Thursday, the 15th day of January, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—MAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 26th August, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—GORE SURVEY DISTRICT.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 17th September, 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 section 140 of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 18th day of December, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—TOWN OF WAIMATUKU.

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