[JUNE 25.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. The lease shall be for the term stated, without right of renewal, and shall be subject to resumption by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
3. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation, either on account of any improvements that may be placed upon 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 any fences or buildings erected by him on the land, but not otherwise.
4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
5. 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.
6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier 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.
7. The lessee shall, once a year during the term of the lease, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted thereon during the said term.
8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.
   Immediate possession will be given.
   Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 9th June, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves described in the First and Second Schedules hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Westport, and at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, respectively, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 31st day of July, 1914, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULES.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Section. Block. Area. Upset Annual Rental.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Town of Westport.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
1 of 375 .. 0 0 20 4 10 0
Weighted with £138 10s., valuation for improvements consisting of house, &c.
2 of 375 .. 0 0 20 4 0 0
Weighted with £155, valuation for improvements consisting of house, &c.
662 .. 0 1 0 3 0 0
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.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Murchison County.—Matiri Survey District.
4 XV 253 0 0 8 10 0
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.

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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.
    Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office and at the local Lands and Survey Office, Westport.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 8th June, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at this office at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, 31st July, 1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—MARUIA SURVEY DISTRICT.
SECTION 11, Block IV : Area, 63 acres 1 rood 14 perches ; upset annual rental, £2 ; term of years, twenty-one.
Occupies a commanding position near the confluence of the Maruia and Buller Rivers, eight miles from Murchison by main Murchison-Maruia Valley Road. Undulating and hilly land, covered with standing bush which fires have been through. Has a fair soil and is well watered.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. No declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, or for any other cause.
3. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
4. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The lessee shall have the right to use the land comprised in the lease for grazing purposes only.
7. The section shall always be available for the accommodation of travelling stock at a charge per night not exceeding for sheep, 1d. each for the first hundred, and £d. each all over that number ; for calves up to twelve months old, 3d. each ; for cattle 6d. each, and for horses 1s. each.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier 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.
9. 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.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.