SEPT. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3121

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 1st September, 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 Monday, the 6th day of December, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 2A, Block XII, Gore Survey District: Area, 74 acres.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 30th August, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 8th October, 1915, for a lease for ten years of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPA COUNTY.

SECTION 19, Whatawhata Suburbs: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 12 perches; minimum annual rental, £1 10s.

Public utility reserve, situated on main Hamilton—Whatawhata Road, close to Whatawhata Hotel.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lessee shall have no right to compensation for improvements put on the land; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.

2. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

3. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, 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.

4. The lessee shall not be entitled to cut or make use of any timber on the land, and shall take all reasonable steps to preserve such timber from destruction by fire or otherwise.

5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.

6. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.

7. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease,” and to be accompanied by the first half-year’s rent at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s.

8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for terms of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF GISBORNE.

SECTION 36A: Area, 1 acre 2 roods; upset annual rental, £75.

Situated in Carnarvon Street, about a mile from the Gisborne Post-office. Flat section, at present used as a timber-yard, for which purpose it is well adapted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), to be paid on fall of hammer.

2. Term of lease twenty-one years from 1st January, 1916, with perpetual right of renewal for successive terms of twenty-one years.

3. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire a new lease at the end of the term, land to be leased by auction.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.

5. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.

6. Buildings which may be erected on the land to be kept in good repair and condition.

7. No gravel to be removed from the land without the consent of the Land Board.

8. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.

9. Lessee to give notice to Land Board before making improvements.

10. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

11. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

12. Outgoing lessee to be allowed one month from 1st January, 1916, to remove improvements, comprising small office, stable, old sawmill, and open sheds for drying and stacking timber.

Form of lease may be perused and plans and full particulars obtained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier and the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of five years, at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF CLYDE.—BOROUGH OF WAIROA.

SECTIONS 715 to 721 and 752 to 758: Area, 3 acres 2 roods; upset annual rental, £7.

Sections 715 to 721 are situated on Apatu Street, which is an unopened and unformed road.

Sections 752 to 758 front McLean Street, a formed road, and are situated about ninety chains from the post-office and main wharf landing. The whole of the block is fenced, with the exception of boundary between Sections 714 and 715. In indifferent grass, with patches of blackberry, particularly along fence-lines.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent at the rate bid, together with lease fee of £2 2s., to be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

2. Possession to be given on the day of sale, from which date rent will commence.

3. Term of lease five years from date of sale.

4. Rent to be payable half-yearly in advance.

5. Lessee to keep all fences, drains, &c., in repair, and to keep watercourses clear from weeds.

6. Lessee to have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board first had and obtained.

7. Lessee to prevent the growth and spread of noxious weeds, and shall with all reasonable despatch cause the same to be removed.

8. Lessee to discharge all rates, taxes, and other assessments that may become due or payable.

9. Lessee not to remove gravel without consent.

10. Lessee to have no right to compensation for any improvements effected by him, but will be allowed to remove any fencing or buildings erected by him before the expiry of the lease.

11. All persons duly authorized in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may deem expedient.

12. Lease to be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.

Plans and full particulars may be obtained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, and the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.