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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 77

Reserve in the Rangiriri Survey District, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th May, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for lease of the undermentioned land for a term of ten years will be received at this office up till 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 9th July, 1915, under the provisions of section 124 of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RAGLAN COUNTY.—RANGIRIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

VILLAGE Reserve, Block XIV; 327 acres; minimum annual rental, £10.

Undulating ploughable land, all tea-tree and fern. Soil is of fair second-class quality, on clay subsoil; poorly watered by swamps and gullies. Ten miles from Huntly by fair formed road.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for the term stated above.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation for improvements put on the land; but he may, on the expiration of the lease, remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, 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.
5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
6. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination, or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.
7. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease,” and to be accompanied by the first half-year’s rent at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s.
8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Lands in Auckland Land District open for Selection. *

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 14th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection, in terms of section 20 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, for occupation with right of purchase or with agreement to purchase on deferred payments, at the option of the applicant; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 26th July, 1915.

The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 29th July, 1915, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Rodney County.—Otamatea Survey District.

SECTION 37, Block XVI: Area, 23 acres 3 roods 21 perches; capital value, £35. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, 17s. 6d. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £1 15s.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land, mostly dug over for gum. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; no water on section. Distant half a mile from Wellsford Railway-station by cart-road.

Waitemata County.—Okura Parish.

Section 80: Area, 19 acres 3 roods 37 perches; capital value, £80. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £4,

Section 86: Area, 20 acres 3 roods 23 perches; capital value, £80. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £4.

Section 87: Area, 20 acres 2 roods 37 perches: capital value, £90. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 5s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £4 10s.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 390 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with short manuka and danthonia. Clay soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation. Section 87 fairly watered by small swampy streams; other sections not watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Section 80 distant four miles from Silverdale, three miles and a half of which is by coach-road, balance unformed, but fit for traffic. Sections 86 and 87 front main coach-road, four miles from Silverdale, and ten miles from Takapuna.

Section 182: Area, 25 acres; capital value, £110. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 15s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5 10s.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating country, covered with manuka, scrub, and danthonia. Clay soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by permanent stream. Fronts main coach-road, three miles and a quarter from Silverdale.

Section 183: Area, 22 acres 3 roods 10 perches; capital value, £110. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 15s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5 10s.

Section 184: Area, 24 acres 3 roods 18 perches; capital value, £120. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £6.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 260 ft. above sea-level. Almost level and easy undulating land, covered with danthonia and short manuka. Clay soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by permanent streams. Distant three miles and a quarter from Silverdale by coach-road.

Section 185: Area, 24 acres 3 roods 39 perches; capital value, £120. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £6.

Section 186: Area, 24 acres 3 roods 38 perches; capital value, £120. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £6.

Section 187: Area 23 acres 0 roods 4 perches; capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5.

Section 188: Area, 23 acres 0 roods 7 perches; capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 330 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with short manuka and danthonia grass. Clay soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation. Section 186 fairly watered by swampy stream, remaining sections poorly watered by small swampy streams; but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant three miles from Silverdale, two miles of which is by coach-road, balance unformed but quite suitable for horse or sledge traffic.

Section 189: Area, 22 acres 1 rood 37 perches; capital value, £110. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 15s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5 10s.

Section 190: Area, 22 acres 0 roods 30 perches; capital value, £110. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 15s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5 10s.

Section 191: Area, 22 acres 2 roods 13 perches; capital value, £110. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 15s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5 10s.

Altitude, 180 ft. to 280 ft. above sea-level. Sections 189 and 190 nearly flat; Section 191 easy undulating land, all covered with short manuka and danthonia. Clay soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by permanent streams. Distant two miles and a quarter to two miles and a half from Silverdale, a mile and three-quarters of which is by coach-road, balance unformed but fit for horse traffic.

Section 192: Area, 21 acres 1 rood 20 perches; capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Deferred payment: Half-yearly instalment (not including interest), £5.

Altitude, 230 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with short manuka and danthonia. Clay soil