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Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 13th September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, 19th October, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.
SECTION 66 and part Section 67, Block XII : Area, 142 acres 2 roods 9 perches ; upset annual rent, £12; term, twenty-one years.
Weighted with £43, valuation for fencing.
Land flat to undulating, about 80 acres fair to good grass land, balance light and stony. Distant about ten miles from Blenheim and three miles from Renwicktown.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for a term of twenty-one years from the 1st January, 1916, without right of renewal.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser, and shall deposit one-half year's rent, together with rent for the broken period between the date of sale and the 1st day of January, 1916, £1 ls. lease fee, and the valuation for fencing.
4. The lease shall be subject to resumption by twelve months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements put on 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 all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance on the lst day of January and July in each year.
7. 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.
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 gorse, broom, sweetbrier, or other 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 lessee shall depasture travelling stock at the following rates per head per night, viz. : Horses and cattle, 10 or under, 6d.; 11 to 50, 3d.; over 50, 1d. Sheep, 25 or under, 1d.; 25 to 250, ½d.; over 250, ¼d.
11. The local authority shall have ingress and regress for the purpose of removing earth, stone, or other material required for the making, constructing, and repairing of roads in the district without payment of compensation.
12. 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 be fulfilled.
    Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
    H. G. PRICE,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.
    Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.
    District Lands and Survey Office,
    Auckland, 13th September, 1915.
    NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the amendments and regulations thereunder, that the kahikatea timber on the undermentioned section, together with the grazing-rights thereof, will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 12 o'clock noon on Monday, llth October, 1915, subject to the terms and conditions herein stated, and any other special conditions to be read out at the time of sale.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.[No. 112

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Section 12, Block XIV, Hukerenui Survey District.
KAHIKATEA-TREES containing about 1,355,985 sup. feet (standing measurement), including all defective and undersized kahikatea trees standing or lying upon the said section. Upset price for timber, £340.
Also miscellaneous lease for grazing purposes only for a term of five years from above date of sale, at a rental of £10 per annum, subject to terms and conditions to be embodied in lease to be issued to the purchaser of the timber.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.
One-third payment for timber to be made in cash on fall of hammer, together with license fees (£2 2s.) and first year's rental for grazing-rights (£10).
One-third payment for timber within eight months, and the balance payment within sixteen months thereafter. All instalment payments for timber shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of sale, and with the interest added shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes endorsed by two approved sureties. Such bills to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands within fourteen days after notification to the purchaser to complete.

TIME FOR REMOVAL.
The timber must be removed during the currency of the miscellaneous lease granted for grazing purposes, and no extension of time for either purposes will be granted beyond the stated term of five years. The timber will be sold subject to the restriction that none of it will be removed over the county roads excepting during the summer months, without the written consent otherwise of the Whangarei County Council first had and obtained.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale.
2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw from sale the above lot of timber either before or during the time of sale.
3. The aforementioned quantity, quality, and kind as to the said timber shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for the purpose of this sale, and no contract for purchase shall be voidable, nor shall the purchaser be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated herein or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber, nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if the said quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein.
4. All timber, whether standing, felled, or in logs, shall remain the property of the Crown until the instalments are paid.
5. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries, the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final
6. In the event of the above lot not being disposed of, applications may be received and dealt with at any time within six months from date of sale (unless previously formally withdrawn): provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price and rental stated herein.
   Plans and conditions of sale may be seen at the Whangarei, Hukerenui, and Hikurangi Post-offices, or at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.
   H. M. SKEET,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Wellington Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th September, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 28th September, 1915.
The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Thursday, the 30th September, 1915, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them or who have within the preceding two years been twice unsuccessful at former ballots.