2300 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 55

DESCRIPTION.
About half birch bush, remainder open ; about 400 acres
flat and undulating, balance very steep and broken. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. Well watered. Access from Top
House Post-office and Telegraph-station—five miles by dray-
road, two miles by formed bridle-track, and eight miles by
rough horse-track through the bush.
Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at
this office.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 4th May, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction for
terms of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal
for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at this
office on Friday, the 24th day of July, 1914, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments,
and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Town of Westport.

Weighted with £138 10s., valuation for improvements
consisting of house, &c.

Weighted with £155, valuation for improvements consisting of house, &c.

Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements consisting of house, &c.

Sections 1 of 375 and 2 of 375.—Situated at intersection
of Romilly and Henley Streets, about half a mile from post-
office and railway-station.

Section 662.—Situated at intersection of Derby and Mill
Streets, about three-quarters of a mile from post-office and
railway-station.

Murchison County.—Matiri Survey District.

Mostly steep hills, with small flats along the frontage.
All birch bush ; fair soil, well watered. Access from Murchison, three miles by coach-road and two miles and a half by
pack-track.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year's rent at rate offered, lease and registration
   fees (£2 2s.), and valuation for improvements (if any) to be
   paid on fall of hammer.
2. Term of lease, twenty-one years from date of sale, with
   perpetual right of renewal for further 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 improvements, which is to be handed over to outgoing
   lessee, less any sums due to the Crown.
4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of
   the Land Board.
5. Lessee to cultivate and improve land, and keep it clear
   of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid
   on rent in arrears.
7. Buildings on land to be kept in good order, repair, and
   condition.
8. No gravel to be removed from the land without consent
   of the Land Board.
9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.
10. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before making
    improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

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

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 12th May, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that Section 22, Block XI,
Tadmor Survey District, containing 22 acres, will
be disposed of under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908,
on or after Friday, the 14th day of August, 1914.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Hawke's Bay Land District for Lease
by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 15th April, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction for
terms of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal
for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at this office
on Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1914, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments,
and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Town of Hampden.

Weighted with £165, valuation for improvements comprising billiard-room with lean-to and loft, grain-shed with
four compartments, shed containing two loose-boxes, cart-
shelter shed, whare, and well.

Town of Tarawera.

Suburbs of Tarawera.

These sections are about fifty-three miles from Napier by
coach and motor road, on the tourist route between Napier
and Taupo, and one mile from Tarawera Hot Springs. Light
pumice soil.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year's rent at rate offered, lease and registration
   fees (£2 2s.), and valuation for improvements (if any) to be
   paid on fall of hammer.
2. Term of lease, twenty-one years from date of sale, with
   perpetual right of renewal for further 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 improvements, which is to be handed over to outgoing
   lessee, less any sums due to the Crown.
4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of
   the Land Board.
5. Lessee to cultivate and improve land, and keep it clear
   of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid
   on rent in arrears.
7. Buildings on land to be kept in good order, repair, and
   condition.
8. No gravel to be removed from the land without consent
   of the Land Board.
9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.
10. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before making
    improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

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

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.