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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

ments 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.

Education Reserves in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd March, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 30th day of April, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WAIPA COUNTY.—HOROTIU PARISH.

Section E. 117: Area, 22 acres; upset annual rental, £12.

Level land, partly swamp. 6 acres old grass, 4 acres swamp; balance tea-tree, gorse, &c. Adjoining Horotiu Railway-station, five miles from Ngaruawahia by very good road.

WAIKATO COUNTY.—HAMILTON EAST TOWN.

Section 303: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, £17 10s.

Level section, fronting the main street of Hamilton East. Soil of first-class quality, on gravel formation. Blackberry prevalent.

MANUKAU COUNTY.—PAPAKURA TOWN.

Sections 1 to 4, Block X: Area, 3 roods 18 perches; upset annual rental, £9.

Flat land on main South Road. Soil brown volcanic nature, resting on clay; no water. Loaded with £3 14s., for improvements consisting of fencing and grassing.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—WAIKOMITI PARISH.

Section 391: Area, 5 acres 2 roods; upset annual rental, £8.

Section 392: Area, 5 acres 2 roods 20 perches; upset annual rental, £8.

Section 393: Area, 5 acres 2 roods 20 perches; upset annual rental, £8.

Level to slightly undulating land partly cleared and roughly grassed; balance covered with hakea and tea-tree. No water. A mile and a half from New Lynn Station by formed road. The sections are loaded for fencing and grassing as follows: Section 391, £8 15s.; Section 392, £12; Section 393, £22.

OHINEMURI COUNTY.—WAIHOU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 12, Block XI: Area, 49 acres 3 roods 39 perches; upset annual rental, £35.

Partly drained swamp on Hauraki Plains, about a mile from Netherton by formed road, adjoining block disposed of on 26th March last. Soil alluvial formation of first-class quality.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.—PAHI TOWN.

Lots 60 to 68: Area, 4 acres 2 roods 36 perches; upset annual rental, £1.

Hilly and broken land all in rough feed. Fairly heavy black soil, fair to good; no water. A quarter of a mile from Pahi by unformed road or along the coast.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.—RAWENE TOWN.

Section 8: Area, 36 perches; upset annual rental, £7 10s.

Mostly level land in business part of the town, adjoining County Offices. The house on the section has been sold for removal.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—WAIKOMITI PARISH.

Section 274: Area, 2 acres 1 rood 9 perches; upset annual rental, £4.

Section 389: Area, 2 acres 1 rood; upset annual rental, £4.

Section 390: Area, 2 acres 1 rood 9 perches; upset annual rental, £4.

Fairly level and ploughable land, a mile and a quarter from New Lynn Railway-station. Soil of grey nature, on clay formation; no water. Light growth of tea-tree.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £2 2s. lease fee, which includes cost of registration, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Immediate possession will be given.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal for further similar terms, at rentals based on fresh valuations, under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

4. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, subject to penalty at the rate of 10 per centum per annum for any period during which it remains in arrear.

5. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all buildings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges: and yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the expiration of his lease.

6. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the consent of the Land Board.

7. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits, and vermin.

8. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.

10. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent of the Land Board.

11. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improvements; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and buildings to revert to the Crown without compensation.

12. Lease liable to forfeiture for breach of conditions.

13. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 8th March, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Friday, the 30th day of April, 1915, at 11 o’clock a.m., under section 25 of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 1025, 1026, and 1028 (education reserve), Town of Picton; upset annual rental, £5; term of lease, twenty-one years; area, 3 roods.

Level land, well adapted for a site for a gentleman’s residence and garden; creek runs through lower portion.