July 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2829

Pastoral Runs in Marlborough Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 1st July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that Pastoral Run No. 107, described in the Schedule hereto, will be offered for license by public auction for a term of twenty-one years at this office on Monday, 31st August, 1914, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments; and that a temporary grazing license for a term of three years over Pastoral Run No. 107A (also described in the said Schedule) will be offered by public auction at the same time and place under the provisions of section 255 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

Class A.

RUN 107: Area, 51,400 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £215.

Run 107A: Area, 34,000 acres; term, three years; upset annual rental, £180.

Run 107.—Situated about forty miles from Blenheim, having access from the Wairau Valley up the Waihopai River through the Hillersden Settlement by unformed road. The country comprises the watershed of the upper reaches of the Waihopai River, and a portion of the Spray River, the altitudes varying from 2,000 ft. to 6,700 ft. The land to the west of the Waihopai River is very rough, poor and precipitous, with patches of birch bush and a good deal of manuka scrub and brier, with many shingle slips. To the east of the Waihopai River the country is much better, tussock and native grass growing fairly well, and capable of much improvement; portion of the land facing the Spray River is burnt bush which has been well sown down in cocksfoot. Rabbits are reported to be fairly numerous in parts. The improvements which go with the run consist of 800 chains of internal and 890 chains of boundary fencing, whare, and yards, valued at £589.

Run 107A.—Situated about eighty-six miles from Blenheim and about forty miles from Hanmer, having access on the main Awatere Road. The country varies in height from about 3,000 ft. to 6,000 ft. The lower spurs and valleys are well covered with tussock and snowgrass, but the higher levels are barren rock and shingle; altogether the block is fair summer country, and is capable of much improvement. The improvements which go with the run consist of 640 chains of internal and 1,400 chains of boundary fencing, and yards, valued at £510.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 1st July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 5th August, 1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendment.

Possession will be given one month from the date of acceptance of tender.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF HAWEBA.

The lots comprise flat land, all in grass.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.

2. The leases shall be for the term stated, and shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

3. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence is 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 on account of the aforesaid possible resumption, or for any other cause.

4. The lessee sall pay all rates, taxes, and assessments that may become due and payable.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 lessees of the subdivisions of Lot 9 shall at all times during the term of the lease keep all boundary-fences, subdivision-fences, hedges, gates, and water-troughs now erected or which may hereafter be erected on the said land, or on the boundaries thereof, in good repair, order, and condition, and so yield up the same on the expiration or sooner determination of the said lease; and they shall properly cut and trim at least once in every year all live hedges which may be growing upon the land or any of the boundaries thereof, at the proper season, so as to prevent seeding or spreading.

10. The lease will be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within twenty-one days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.

Tenders should be addressed “The Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth,” and marked on the outside “Tender for Reserve.”

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office and at the post-office, Hawera.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 131 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 14th day of August, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

WAITOMO COUNTY.—ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 8A, Block IX; 39 acres.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th May, 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 Friday, the 14th day of August, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PIRONGIA SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.