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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for a lease
of the undermentioned land will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock
p.m. on Wednesday, 3rd February, 1915, under the pro-
visions of section 9 of the Scenery Preservation Amendment
Act, 1910.

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SCHEDULE.

AKITIO COUNTY.—PONGAROA TOWNSHIP.

SECTION 6, Block XII: Area, 1 rood 27 perches; upset
annual rental, 10s.; term, five years.

Pongaroa is situated at the junction of the Main Alfredton-
Weber Road with the Aohanga—Gorge Road, and is about
thirty miles from Pahiatua. It is the centre of a large
farming district.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
   post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered,
   together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. No declaration is required. Residence and improve-
   ments are 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, nor for any other cause.
3. The lease shall be for the term specified.
4. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without
   the written consent 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 lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   fails 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.
8. To be used for grazing only.
9. No green standing bush to be destroyed or injured;
   and, for the effectual prevention of this by stock, the bush
   to be fenced off by the lessee.

Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
tender.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Opening Land in Westland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 25th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 21 of the
Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the under-
mentioned sections will be open for application on renewable
lease at this office on or after Tuesday, 19th January, 1915.

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SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND COUNTY.

Oneone Survey District.

SECTION 3087, Block XVI: Area, 230 acres 1 rood 39 perches;
half-yearly rental, £8 4s.

Section 3088, Block XVI: Area, 260 acres 2 roods 26 per-
ches; half-yearly rental, £8 12s.

Situated on the south bank of the Wanganui River, nine
miles and a half below the bridge. Almost wholly swamp
land, carrying manuka scrub, with scattered patches of white-
pine, rimu, and silver-pine. The soil is a fine deep sandy
loam, peaty in parts, resting on shingle. A main drain of
large dimensions has been constructed, and there is satisfactory
evidence that the swamp can be successfully grassed when the
necessary subsidiary drains have been cut by the lessees.
Harihari Post-office, on the main south road, to which there is
a service by coach twice a week, is about seven miles from the
block—by metalled road for six miles, and remainder by
track. The Wanganui Cheese-factory and Herepo Telephone-
office are distant about four miles and a half.

Poerua Survey District.

Section 2256, Block I: Area, 126 acres 3 roods 14 perches;
half-yearly rental, £1 8s.

Flat throughout. Timber white-pine, rimu, and miro;
chiefly white-pine facing road, and scrub and manuka swamp
at back. Dense undergrowth. Soil fair; well watered.
Altitude, 290 ft. above sea-level. Thirty-five miles from Ross
by main road.

Wataroa Survey District.

Section 2249, Block IV: Area, 195 acres 0 roods 36 perches;
half-yearly rental, £2.

This section is flat, with exception of about 30 acres of low
hillside; covered with rimu, kamahi, and thick undergrowth
of scrub and fern; poor soil. Flat portion of section covered
with black scrub and manuka, with some silver and white
pine; well watered. Altitude, 280 ft. to 320 ft. above sea-
level. Thirty-seven miles from Ross by main road.

Town of Runanga.

Section 2*, Block XXVII: Area, 1 rood; half-yearly
rental, 15s.

Section 14, Block XXX: Area, 1 rood 18 perches; half-
yearly rental, 8s.

Section 4, Block XXX: Area, 1 rood 6 perches; half-
yearly rental, 15s.

• Weighted with £1, valuation for clearing.

Plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that an estimated area of five
(5) acres to be cut out of Section 25, Block IV, Tautuku
Survey District, Otago Land District, will be sold in terms of
section 140 of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 11th day
of February, 1915.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd October, 1914.

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 4th day of February, 1915.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.

SECTION 28, Block III, Woodland Survey District: Area,
4 acres 0 roods 2 perches.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 21st November, 1914.

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 Friday, the 26th day of February, 1915.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—TUAPEKA WEST
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 21, Block VIII: 14 acres 2 roods 12 perches.
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ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.