SEPT. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3385

Section 22, Block III: Area, 1 acre 0 roods 26 perches; upset annual rent, £1 10s.
Section 1, Block V: Area, 2 roods; upset annual rent, £1 10s.
*Weighted with £5 16s. for fencing and trees.
Good flat land, near the Hanmer Springs.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, or with the application for the lease.
2. Possession will be given on day of sale, or on approval by the Land Board of the application.
3. The leases will be for a term of twenty-one years, with a right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years.
4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever; and if not paid within twenty-one days after due date the lessor may re-enter upon the land and determine the lease.
5. The lessee shall have no right to mortgage, 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.
6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease; and 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.
8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on, upon the land or any part thereof any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neighbourhood.
9. In the event of the lessee, upon the expiry of the term, not again becoming the occupier of the land under a fresh lease, he shall be entitled to payment of valuation for all improvements which he shall have effected upon the land, so far as the same are existing and unexhausted.

Sale plans may be obtained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 21st September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Waimate, at noon on Thursday, the 11th day of November, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Borough of Waimate.

RESERVE No. 951: Area, 2 roods 5 perches; upset annual rent, £5.

Situate in the Borough of Waimate, at the corner of Manse and Innes Streets, and affords good paddock accommodation in a convenient situation.

Waimate County.—Waitaki Survey District.

Part Reserve 1816, Block XI: Area, 62 acres 2 roods 8 perches; upset annual rental, £32.

Situated on the eastern side of the main South Railway, about two miles from Morven Railway-station. All open level land; about half good agricultural land, remainder light and stony.

ABSTRACT OF 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 and £1 1s. lease fee.
2. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years, without right of renewal.
3. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation on account of any improvements that may be placed upon the land; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove any 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 land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. The lessee shall once a year during the said term, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted thereon during the said term.
9. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
10. 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.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 27th October, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HUTT COUNTY.—TOWNSHIP OF MAWAIHAKONA.

SECTION 40: Area, 1 rood 19 perches; upset annual rent, £2; term of lease, seven years.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. No declaration is required. Residence is not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee.
3. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
4. The lease shall be for the term of years specified, without right of renewal, but shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
6. 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.
7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, 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, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture if the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within twenty-one days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The land 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 and plans obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.