MAR. 12.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

933

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd March, 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 18th day of June, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-WHANGAREI COUNTY.-MAUNGA-TAPERE PARISH.
3 acres (approx.) adjoining Section 129.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 1st day of May, 1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-SUBURBS OF ROTORUA.-SUB-DIVISION OF SECTION 22.
3 acres 3 roods 36·1 perches.

Lot. Area. Upset Annual Rental.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
2 0 1 0 10 0 0
3 0 1 0 10 0 0
4 0 1 0 7 0 0
5 0 1 0 7 0 0
6 0 1 0 7 0 0
7 0 1 0 7 0 0
8 0 1 0 7 0 0
9 0 1 0 7 0 0

• Weighted with £3 15s. for fencing.

Locality and Description.
These lots adjoin the racecourse, and are situated about half a mile from the Post-office, Rotorua. Two lots front Fenton Street, four lots have a frontage to the Rotorua-Wairoa-Maketu Road, and the others front Ti Street. The lots are good level building-sites, with sandy soil.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Term of lease: Twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years at a rental to be determined by revaluation in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.
2. Valuation for substantial improvements of a permanent character secured to the lessee in terms of the Public Reserves and Domains Amendment Act, 1911.
3. Rents are payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; the first half-yearly payment, with lease fee (£1 1s.) and valuation for improvements (if any), to be made on the fall of the hammer.
4. Sections to be improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of at least ten times the annual rental.
5. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
6. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.
7. The lessee will throughout the term of the lease keep and maintain in good order, condition, and repair, to the satisfaction of the Resident Officer, Rotorua, all buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences which may be erected or placed upon the land.
8. The lessee shall not erect any building until the plan of the same has been first submitted to the Resident Officer or local authority, Rotorua, for approval, and duly approved.

The reserves are described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description. Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 17th day of April, 1914, for a lease for ten years of the undermentioned land, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-OTAMATEA COUNTY.-WAIRAU PARISH.

Section Area. Minimum Annual Rental.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
S. 134 and S.E. 135 81 0 0 4 0 0

Situated on main Waipu-Maungaturoto Road, two miles and a half from Maungaturoto. All undulating land, covered with tea-tree scrub and bush tea-tree. Fairly well watered by springs.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lease shall be for grazing purposes only, and shall be for the term stated, but subject to resumption by six months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements put on the land or on account of the aforesaid possible resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, 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.
5. The lessee shall not be entitled to cut or make use of any timber on the land, and shall take all reasonable steps to preserve such timber from destruction by fire or otherwise.
6. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
7. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.
8. Lessee must provide accommodation for travelling stock at specified rates.
9. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease,” and to be accompanied by the first half-year's rent, at the rate tendered, and lease fee (£1 1s.).
10. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Land in Hauraki Mining District, Auckland Land District, for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for license under the regulations for the occupation of pastoral lands in Hauraki Mining District, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 27th April, 1914. The ballot for the land, if there is more than one applicant, will be held at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 27th April, 1914. Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.