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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 1st March, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Section 9a, Otanomomo Settlement.
TENURE: R.L. Lease No. 187s. Formerly held by Thomas Heyes. Reason for forfeiture: Request of lessee.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Education Reserves in the Hawke's Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st March, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction for terms of twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 28th day of April, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.
SECTION 4, Block I, Turanganui District: Area, 52 acres 1 rood 9 perches; upset annual rental, £115 7s. 8d.
All flat land, soil heavy loam. Section has a splendid sole of good clean English rye-grass. Situated about six miles from Gisborne by good metalled road. The improvements which are included in the price of the land comprise 88 chains of fencing, £33; and grassing, £182 17s. 6d.; total, £215 17s. 6d.

Section 5, Block I, Turanganui District: Area, 45 acres; upset annual rental, £99 2s.
All flat land, soil partly sandy loam and heavy loam; whole of section laid down in good clean English rye-grass. Situated about seven miles from Gisborne by good metalled road. The improvements which are included in the price of the land comprise 65½ chains fencing, £24 11s. 3d.; and grassing, £157 10s.; total, £182 1s. 3d.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year's rent at rate offered, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), to be paid on fall of hammer.
2. Term of lease, twenty-one years from date of sale, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years.
3. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire a new lease at the end of the term, land to be leased by auction.
4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.
5. Lessee to cultivate and improve the land, and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.
7. Buildings which may be erected on the land to be kept in good repair and condition.
8. No gravel to be removed from the land without the consent of the Land Board.
9. Lessee not to carry on any offensive trade on the land.
10. Lessee to give notice to Land Board before making improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
13. The outgoing lessee to be allowed one month after date of sale to remove four stacks of oats, also windmill, tank, and troughs, from Section 4, Block I, Turanganui.

Form of lease may be perused, and plans and full particulars obtained, at the Lands and Survey Office, Napier, and the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Lands in Westland Land District for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 1st March, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for license, under the regulations for the occupation of pastoral lands, in Karamea and Westland Mining Districts; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th day of April, 1915.
The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Wednesday, the 21st April, 1915, at 2.30 p.m.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Grey County.—Brunner Survey District.
SECTION 2896, Block V: Area, 1,180 acres; capital value, £590; half-yearly rent, £11 16s.
Weighted with £45, valuation for fencing.
About 660 acres burnt bush, covered with rushes, fern, and swamp; grass amongst dead timber; remainder heavy mixed bush of kamahi, kawaka, kahikatea, silver-pine, and rimu, from which timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil generally inferior quality, on cementy gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 410 ft. to 640 ft. above sea-level. Situated three miles and a half from Kotuku Railway-station by formed pack-track.
The incoming tenant will be required to pay half value of fencing on boundaries with Sections 2886 and 2895.

Section 2897, Block V: Area, 913 acres; capital value, £580; Half-yearly rent, £11 12s.
About 265 acres burnt bush, covered with fern; remainder being half low hills and half practically flat land carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, miro, and kamahi, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair light quality on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 500 ft. to 850 ft. above sea-level. Situated four miles from Kotuku Railway-station by formed pack-track.

Section 2898, Block V: Area, 928 acres; capital value, £580; half-yearly rent, £11 12s.
About 528 acres dead timber and fern, the remainder, with the exception of a few low terraces, practically flat land carrying heavy mixed bush consisting of rimu, kamahi, kahikatea, and kawaka, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair quality on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 440 ft. to 570 ft. above sea-level. Access by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company's main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station, a distance of two miles and a half.
The owner of the improvements, valued at £13, and consisting of a five-stalled stable and lean-to in bad repair and one small hut, will be allowed one month from date of ballot in which to remove them.

Section 2899, Block V: Area, 653 acres; capital value, £410; half-yearly rent, £8 4s.
Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements consisting of 5 chains of fencing, shed, and pig-sty.
About 100 acres dead timber and fern, remainder chiefly low flat spurs carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kamahi, kahikatea, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair sandy nature, on clay and gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 325 ft. to 550 ft. above sea-level. Access by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company's main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station, a distance of two miles.

Grey County.—Kopara Survey District.
Section 2900, Block V: Area, 769 acres 2 roods; capital value, £390; half-yearly rent, £7 16s.
About 500 acres flat and terrace land, remainder sidelings and low hills, the whole carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, kamahi, and miro, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of light sandy nature, on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 550 ft. to 850 ft. above sea-level. Access by formed road from Rotomanu Railway-station for six miles, and thence by formed pack-track for two miles and a half, or by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company's main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station for four miles.

Section 2901, Block V: Area, 820 acres; capital value, £520; half-yearly rent, £10 8s.
About 80 acres burnt bush, remainder low flat spurs carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, kamahi, and miro, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed