July 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2831

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st June, 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 10th day of September, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KARIOI SURVEY DISTRICT.— WHAINGAROA PARISH.

Section 38A: Area, 8 acres.
Section 39A: Area, 10 acres 2 roods 20 perches.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Douglas Settlement, Canterbury Land District, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 25th May, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 23rd July, 1914.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — WAIMATE COUNTY. — ELEPHANT HILL SURVEY DISTRICT. — DOUGLAS SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Section 11, Block IV: Area, 5 acres; rent per acre per annum, 19s. 10d.; half-yearly rental, £2 9s. 6d. Weighted with £7 5s., valuation for fencing.
Section 15, Block IV: Area, 5 acres; rent per acre per annum, 19s. 10d.; half-yearly rental, £2 9s. 6d. Weighted with £10, valuation for fencing.

Good agricultural land. Situated about three miles from Waihao Downs Railway-station.

The improvements which go with the sections comprise:
Section 11—5 chains boundary fencing, valued at £2 10s.
Section 15—15 chains of boundary and subdivision fencing, valued at £7 10s.

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

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Omau Village, Nelson Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 1st June, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Westport, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 24th July, 1914, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—OMAU VILLAGE.

Village Land.

Section 23: Area, 13 perches; upset price, £10. Weighted with £30, valuation for improvements which consist of a whare of four small rooms and some fencing and clearing.

A small flat section in the Village o :Omau, situated upon the main through street close to the railway-station at Cape Foulwind, about seven miles from Westport. There are sawmills in the neighbourhood, and also a quarry, and the place is a half-holiday and week-end resort.

TERMS OF SALE.

Valuation for improvements and one-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), 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.

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

Full particulars may be ascertained 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 ½d. 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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 1st 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 Thursday, the 10th September, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—HOPE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 13, Block I: Area, 200 acres.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

Postponement of Sitting of the Native Land Court at Te Araroa.

Registrar’s Office,
Gisborne, 13th July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sitting of the Native Land Court advertised for Te Araroa on the 26th July, 1914, will be held on the 27th July, 1914.

HAROLD CARR,
Registrar.