Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4191

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908, and Amendments.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 21, Block II, Gore Survey District, Marlborough Land District, containing 85 acres will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act and its amendments on or after Thursday, the 11th day of February, 1915.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 9th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at noon on Wednesday, 16th December, 1914, under section 2 of the Public Reserves and Domains Amendment Act, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KAIKOURA.

SECTION 416: Area, 11 acres 2 roods 20 perches (limestone reserve); upset annual rental, £5; term of lease, twenty-one years.

Sections 95, 97, 99, 101, 103: Area, 2 acres 1 rood 29·3 perches (Police reserve); upset annual rental, £5; term of lease, fourteen years.

Section 416 is chiefly steep limestone bluffs. Sections 95, 97, 99, 101, and 103 all front on Avoca Street, are close to new wharf, and have a northern aspect. The soil, though shallow, is good, on a limestone formation. Sections are weighted with £12 4s. 9d., being valuation for improvements consisting of about 10 chains of fencing, well, and hand pump.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
2. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.
3. The leases shall be for the terms stated from the 1st January, 1915.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements he has placed upon the land or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings and fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
5. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in his lease without consent.
6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, or other noxious weeds on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF LEASE FOR SECTION 416, LIMESTONE RESERVE.

9. The lessee shall within one year from date of lease erect a limestone crushing plant.
10. A royalty of 1s. per ton shall be paid for all lime or limestone removed.
11. The lessee shall have no right to compensation for improvements effected by him, but he may remove same at termination of lease.

The reserves are described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is nor responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 25th September, 1914.

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 7th day of January, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—GREY COUNTY.

SECTION 3271, Block I, Waiwhero Survey District: Area, 3 acres 1 rood 5 perches.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Town of Hokitika for Sale by Public Auction under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 3rd November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, under the provisions of the said Act, at this office on Thursday, the 11th day of February, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF HOKITIKA.

Town Land.

SECTIONS 1197, part 1198, part 1199, and part 1200 (grouped): Area, 2 roods 17 perches; upset price, £50.

Weighted with £50, valuation for improvements consisting of house, outbuildings, &c.

Sections part 1200 and part 1201 (grouped): Area, 1 rood 13·3 perches; upset price, £25.

Situated at the junction of Fitzherbert Street and Spencer Street, about three-quarters of a mile from the post-office.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1) and valuation for improvements (if any), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Westland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 16th November, 1914.

NOTICE 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 some-