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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1915.

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 29th day of April, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, 30th March, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

RESERVE 102, Lots 1 and 2, Block II : Area, 7 acres 2 roods 7 perches ; upset annual rental, £15 ; term, seven years.
Weighted with £6 6s., valuation for fencing.
This reserve is situated at Patiti Point, immediately to the southward of Timaru, and comprises undulating land well covered by English grasses.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, and £6 6s. value of improvements.

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 ences 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 shall fail 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.

The reserve is described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

C. R. POLLEN, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 29th October, 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 11th February, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 3, Block IV, Town of Menzies Ferry : Area, 10 acres 3 roods 30 perches.

G. H. M. McCLURE, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th January, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned education reserves will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, until 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, 16th March, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Educa- | Block. | Survey | Area. | Minimum | Term
tion | | District. | | Annual | of
Reserve. | | | | Rental. | Lease.
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1159 | II | Leeston.. | 83 0 0 | 26 18 0 | 14 years.
2005 | III,IV | Waitohi | 997 0 0 | 221 10 3 | 21 ,, | II | Waipara |
Pt.1213 | IV | Opawa .. | 8 1 14 | 3 1 10 | 14 ,, |
*1137 | IX | Mairaki.. | 72 0 0 | 64 16 0 | 14 ,, |

• Weighted with £300, valuation for four-roomed house, scullery, washhouse, stable, trap-shed, and pigsty.

DESCRIPTIONS OF RESERVES.

Reserve 1159.—Light land, level, and capable of improvement; suitable for growing roots and legumes. Boundary gorse fences. About a mile from Burnham Railway-station by good road.

Reserve 2005.—Level land; 830 acres light and stony, the balance river-flat of better quality; practically the whole is ploughable; watered by the Waitohi River, a small creek, and springs. Altitude, 900 ft. Good access from Hawarden Railway-station, about five miles and a half distant, by good road.

Part Reserve 1213.—Low-lying swampy land, with good rough feed; suitable for cattle. Situated within a few chains of Albury Railway-station.

Reserve 1137.—Level arable land; about 7 acres stony and light, balance fair soil; subdivided into five paddocks. All in grass, except 8 acres in stubble. The whole in good order. Access from Bennetts Railway-station, four miles. Altitude, about 560 ft.