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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Rangitata River-bed Reserves.

Situate on the Rangitata Island, or on the north or south banks of the Rangitata River, and consisting of river-bed land, all more or less subject to the overflow of the river when flooded. The land is light, and in some places broken or very stony and inferior, but in others well grassed and capable (if worked with the adjoining lands) of carrying a good deal of stock.

ABSTRACT OF 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.

2. The leases shall be for seven years, 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.

10. Possession will be given on date of the sale.

The reserves are 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.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the Courthouse, Palmerston North, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 18th day of August, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

EDUCATION RESERVES.—KIWITEA COUNTY.—OROUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Lot 1 of Section 315, Block III: Area, 136 acres 3 roods 18 perches; upset annual rent, £197.

Lot 2 of Section 315, Block III: Area, 119 acres 1 rood 12 perches; upset annual rent, £164.

Lot 3 of Section 315, Block III: Area, 123 acres 3 roods 18 perches; upset annual rent, £141.

Situated on Sinclair’s Road, about eleven miles to the north of Feilding. Beaconsfield lies about one mile to the south-east. They comprise flat land, with the exception of a few acres; a large portion has been stumped and ploughed. The soil is of good quality, on papa and gravel formation. The whole area is in grass, or has been under cultivation. There are no permanent streams, but water can be obtained by the construction of dams. At present there are good dams on Lots 1 and 2, and if a few more were constructed all the lots would doubtless be fit for dairying.

The improvements are included in the capital values, on which the rents are based, and consist of: Lot 1, fencing valued at £98 12s. 6d.; Lot 2, dwellinghouse and outhouses, barn, stable, cottage, plantation and fencing, valued at £280 2s. 6d.; Lot 3, fencing valued at £86 5s.

The improvements are not in a good state of repair.

Abstract of Conditions of Lease.

1. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Term of lease is twenty-one years, 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 new lease at end of any term, land to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to pay the value (to be handed over to the outgoing lessee) of the improvements effected with the consent of the Land Board. Failing disposal, the land and improvements to revert to the Crown without compensation.

4. Land Board to approve of improvements proposed.

5. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.

6. Interest at rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.

7. Buildings on land to be insured to their full insurable value.

8. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.

9. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

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

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

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

13. Lessee not to take more than three crops in succession, one of which must be a root crop; after the third crop the land to be left in pasture for at least three years; at least two-thirds of the area cropped to be left in pasture at the expiration of term. Penalty for breach, £5 per acre.

14. 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 to yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the expiration of his lease.

15. Lessee to have no right to any minerals, all rights to which, together with rights of access for the purpose of working the same, are reserved by and on behalf of the Crown.

16. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.