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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 21, Block II, Gore Survey District, Marlborough Land District, containing 85 acres, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act and its amendments on or after Thursday, the 11th day of February, 1915.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 fences 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

Settlement Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 26th January, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 2 o’clock on Tuesday, 30th March, 1915, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

CULVERDEN SETTLEMENT.
Amuri County.—Culverden Township.

Culverden is situated in the Amuri County, sixty-nine miles from Christchurch, is the present terminus of the railway, and is part of the Culverden Estate. The whole of the township is flat, the soil being of a light and shingly nature. Water is obtained by means of wells and pumps.

Lot 35 fronts Montrose Street, about 20 chains from the railway-station. There are on this section a dwellinghouse of five rooms, surgery, two-stalled stable, harness-room and trap-shed, well, pump, and gate, the whole valued at £158 10s., payable in cash. If the section is bought on deferred payment, the improvements may be paid for by forty half-yearly instalments of £6 7s. 2d., interest and sinking fund. A freehold title for the section will not be issued until the value of the improvements has been paid.