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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 16th November, 1914.
N OTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that about 3 acres of the railway reserve in Block VII, Pouatu Survey District, Taranaki Land District, will be disposed of under section 131 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 19th day of February, 1915.
G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 12th November, 1914.
N OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Clyde, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of December, 1914, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF CLYDE.

Education Reserves.

SECTION 11, Block I : Area, 1 rood 12 perches ; upset annual rental, £1.
Sections 16 and 17, Block X : Area, 2 roods; upset annual rental, £2.
Section 18, Block X : Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £1.
Weighted with valuation for improvements as follows :
Section 11, with £8 10s. for shed and fencing; Sections 16 and 17, with £67 10s. for fencing, fruit trees, and removal of stones; Section 18, with £44 10s. for fencing, fruit trees, and removal of stones.
These sections are situated in the Town of Clyde, and are quite convenient to railway-station, post-office, and school. The town is served by a water-supply. The sections are level, and the land is light and shingly.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. Possession will be given on 1st January, 1915, on which date the term will commence.
2. A half-year's rent at the rate offered, lease and registration fees, and valuation for improvements to be paid on fall of the hammer.
3. The term of lease is twenty years and six months, without right of renewal.
4. At the end of term lease to be offered by auction for further term of twenty-one years at rent to be fixed by arbitration, the incoming lessee to pay the value of the improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing lessee.
5. No assignment or sublease without consent.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
7. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before subdividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improvements.

8. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.
   Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.
   ROBT. T: SADD,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

   Reserves in Westland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 16th November, 1914.
N OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Wednesday, 23rd December, 1914, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendment.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 1, Block VII, Mawheranui Survey District : Area, 20 acres 0 roods 27 perches; upset annual rental, £2 10s.
Weighted with £240, valuation for improvements consisting of hotel and outbuildings, stable, cow-shed, clearing and fencing.

Comprises wholly flat, cleared land of good quality. Situated on the Ngahere-Ahaura Road, about a mile and a quarter from Ngahere Railway-station, and about half a mile from Ngahere Post and Telephone Office.

Part Section 1, Block I, Cobden Survey District : Area, 53 acres 2 roods 10 perches; upset annual rental, £5.
Weighted with £14, valuation for improvements consisting of clearing, cultivation, and fencing.
Comprises about 30 acres flat; and balance terrace, the whole covered with mixed bush, fairly light along the river frontage. Soil good on flat, and fair on terrace, but somewhat wet. Situated on the Greymouth-Barrytown Road, adjoining Rapahoe Post and Telephone Office, seven miles from Greymouth.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One year's rent at the rate bid, together with £2 2s. lease fee, to be deposited on the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on the date of sale.
3. Term of lease is fourteen years, without right of renewal.
4. On the expiry of the lease the lessee will be entitled to compensation for improvements, valued by arbitration.
5. No conditions are imposed as to residence or improvements.
6. Rent is payable half-yearly, in advance.
7. Lessee to have no right to dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. Lessee to prevent the growth and spread of noxious weeds.
9. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments.

10. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions not fulfilled within thirty days after the date the same ought to be fulfilled.
    Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
    H. D. M. HASZARD,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

    Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 7th November, 1914.
N OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Tuesday, 22nd December, 1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AKAROA COUNTY.—AKAROA SURVEY DISTRICT.

RESERVE 77, Block IV : Area, 35 acres 3 roods 11 perches; upset annual rental, £57; term, seven years.
Reserve 77A, Block IV : Area, 64 acres; upset annual rental, £64; term, seven years.
Reserve 169, Block IV : Area, 10 acres; upset annual rental, £7 10s.; term, seven years.

DESCRIPTION.

Reserve 77.—Altitude, from 450 ft. to 680 ft. above sea-level. Volcanic soil, covered with an excellent sward of cocksfoot. No permanent water. Distant about two miles from Akaroa by unformed road.
Reserve 77A.—Low hills, with broken slopes facing the sea. Fair pasture; patches of scrub and gorse. About 10 acres suitable for seed-growing. Permanent water in one gully. Altitude, from sea-level to 450 ft. Distant about two miles from Akaroa by unformed road.
Reserve 169.—Steep hillside and gully, fairly well grassed; gorse in patches. Small homestead-site, with permanent water; good boat-landing. Altitude, from sea-level to about 400 ft. Suitable for a fisherman's home.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit a half-year's rent, £1 1s. lease fee, and the amount of bonus bid.
2. The lease shall be for the term stated, without right of renewal.
3. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation on account of any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove any fences or buildings erected by him on the land, but not otherwise.