Aug. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3081

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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 28th July, 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, 5th November, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MARUIA SURVEY DISTRICT.
SECTION part 12, Block VIII: Area, 20 acres.

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.

Lands in Marlborough Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned lands are 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 Monday, 10th August, 1914.

Applicants will have to appear in person before the Land Board at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, 11th August, 1914, to answer any questions that may be asked; but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of the district in which he resides.

The ballot, in case there is more than one applicant for either section, will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Tuesday, 11th August, 1914, at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

Preference 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.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Marlborough County.—Mount Olympus Survey District.—Hillersden Settlement.

SECTION 7, Block IX: Area, 226 acres 2 roods; rent per acre per annum, 7s. 10d.; half-yearly rent, £44 2s.

NOTE.—Payment for broken period from 11th August, 1914, to 31st December, 1914, amounting to £34 11s. 1d., will also have to be paid.

Improvements which go with the section consist of plantation and fencing, valued at £291 10s.

Part of Hillersden Settlement. Situated about twenty-five miles from Blenheim. Level section, varying in quality from very good to light soil. A portion of section is occupied by a small lake, which has served in the past as a reservoir for water-power used in driving flax-mill machinery. This dam and reservoir will no longer be required, and the area of lake can be reduced considerably by breaking away dam.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kaikoura County.—Greenburn Survey District.—Lynton Downs Settlement.

Section 8, Block I: Area, 156 acres; rent per acre per annum, 3s. 9d.; half-yearly rent, £14 17s.

NOTE.—Payment for broken period from 11th August, 1914, to 31st December, 1914, amounting to £11 12s. 9d., will also have to be paid.

Improvements which go with the section consist of boundary and internal fencing, valued at £87 10s.

Part of Lynton Downs Settlement. Situated about twelve miles from Kaikoura. All low limestone hills, most of which is ploughable land. About 17 acres flat; stony in places.

Terms of lease may be seen and forms of application obtained at this office.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 25th 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 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on and after Thursday, the 3rd September, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—GORE SURVEY DISTRICT.
SECTION 21, Block I: Area, 85 acres.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 28th July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of seven years at this office on Wednesday, 16th September, 1914, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAITAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 3488, Block IX: Area, 269 acres 3 roods 29 perches; upset annual rental, £67 10s.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit a half-year’s rent, £1 1s. lease fee, and the amount of bonus bid.

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 said term, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live