SEPT. 23.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-MAKARA COUNTY.-BELMONT
SURVEY DISTRICT.-PAPARANGI SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.
SECTION 21, Block XII : Area, 1 acre o roods 37 perches ;
capital value, £185; half-yearly rental, £4 3s. 3d.
Weighted with £306 12s., valuation for improvements.
Situated near the north boundary of Johnsonville Town-
ship, the access being from Johnsonville Railway-station,
which is about thirty-five chains distant by a metalled dray-
road. Easy sloping land in grass, with good building-site. Soil
is of a light nature, on clay formation. Elevation about 400 ft.
above sea-level.
The improvements, which must be paid for in cash by the
selector, comprise about eleven chains of fencing, six-roomed
house with verandah, double brick chimney, &c., wash-
house and copper, dairy, excavation, stable, and sheds, the
whole valued at £306 12s.
T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Reserve in Otago Land District or Lease by Public Tender.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 6th September, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for a lease
of the undermentioned reserve will be received at this
office up to 12 o'clock noon on Saturday, the 9th day of
October, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves
and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.
SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.-CLUTHA COUNTY.-WOODLAND
SURVEY DISTRICT.
SECTION 13, Black I : Area, 86 acres 1 rood ; term, twenty-
one years; minimum annual rent, £5 ; valuation for build-
ings, £35.
The section is known as the Catlin's River Pilot-station
Reserve. The land is of very fair quality, and the position
is very good, lying well to the sun. About 10 acres has been
cleared and grassed, and part of the boundary has been
fenced.
ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The period for which the lease will be granted will be
   twenty-one years from the date of the acceptance of the
   tender.
2. The rent shall be paid yearly in advance.
3. The successful tenderer shall pay, within thirty days
   of the date of the acceptance of his tender, the sum of £35
   as valuation for a four-roomed house and two huts.
4. The Government shall have the right to use the flag-
   staff at any time should it be required for the purposes of the
   port, and the right of removing it from the land ; also the
   right of erecting and maintaining on the land any beacons
   that may be required for the purposes of navigation, no
   compensation being payable on account of the exercise of the
   rights reserved under this clause.
5. If at any time the land should be required for purposes
   of the harbour the lease will be determined on three months'
   notice being given, and the Crown will not be liable for the
   payment of any sum by way of compensation.
6. The lessee shall keep the land clear of noxious weeds
   and rabbits.
7. Tenders to be marked on outside " Tender for Reserve,"
   and to be accompanied by a deposit of one year's rent at the
   rate offered and £1 1s. lease fee. The highest or any tender
   not necessarily accepted.
   ROBT. T. SADD,
   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 - Whata-
   whata Road, close to Whatawhata Hotel.
   ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.
8. 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.
9. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dis-
   pose of his interest in the lease without the written consent
   of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and
    other assessments that may become due and payable.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
    Lands in Wellington Land District open for Selection.
    District Lands and Survey Office,
    Wellington, 6th September, 1915.
    NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 21 of the
    Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the under-
    mentioned lands are 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,
    28th September, 1915.
    SCHEDULE.
    WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
    SECOND-CLASS LAND.
    Featherston County.-Haurangi Survey District.
    (National Endowment.)
    SECTION 7, Block XII : Area, 1,430 acres; capital value,
    £3,400 ; half-yearly rent, £68.
    Situated at the headwaters of the Ruakokopatuna River
    and on the road of that name. Access is from Martinborough,
    about sixteen miles distant—ten miles formed and metalled
    road, two miles formed unmetalled road, quarter-mile formed
    bridle-track, remainder surveyed unformed road. Comprises
    hilly land, which has been fire-swept many years ago. Most
    of the spurs have a fair amount of Native grass, which affords
    a considerable amount of feed. The soil is of a loose rocky
    nature, on rock formation. The forest is practically nil,
    comprising sufficient dry birch for fencing, with a second
    growth of makomako in the gullies, &c.; well watered by
    running streams. Elevation from about 600 ft. to 1,500 ft.
    above sea-level. Any fencing erected on the boundaries
    has been done by the adjoining selectors, and the incoming
    tenant will be liable for half cost of same.
    FIRST-CLASS LAND.
    Horowhenua County.-Waiopehu Survey District.-
    Batholomew Settlement.
    Section 5 : Area, 12 acres 2 roods 3 perches; capital value,
    £430; half-yearly rent, £9 13s. 6d.
    The improvements included in the value of the section
    are 27½ chains of boundary and internal fencing valued at £7.
    Comprises level land in grass. Situated on the north side
    of Beach Road, a few chains west of Levin Racecourse, and
    opposite Weraroa State Farm. Access is from Levin Railway-
    station, about a mile distant by metalled dray-road in first-
    class order. The soil is of a light nature, on shingle formation,
    and the whole area has been ploughed; well watered by a
    water-race. Elevation about 100 ft. above sea-level. The
    general quality of the section is fair, and the land is suitable
    for fruit-growing, poultry farming, &c. The adjoining owner
    has erected half of the boundary fence on Section 6.
    T. N. BRODRICK,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.