JULY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2217

Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases
of the undermentioned lands will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock
p.m. on Wednesday, 25th August, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and
the Land Act, 1908, and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
RESERVES.
Township of Parkville.

SECTION 55: Area, 3 roods 24 perches; upset annual rent,
£1; term, seven years.
Situated in Borough of Ekatahuna, with a frontage to High
Street, which is metalled, and also to Drummond Street,
which is unformed. Access is from Ekatahuna Railway-station, which is about a mile distant by metalled road.
Flat and easy sloping land in grass. Soil of fair quality, on
shingle formation.

Township of Brownston.

Sections 4, 5, 6, and 10, Block VI: Area, 3 roods 33 perches;
upset annual rent, 12s. 6d.; term, seven years.
Situated at the corner of Farely and Brown Streets in
Brownston Township, opposite Hukanui Railway-station,
from which there is access by metalled road. Flat land, felled
and grassed. Soil is of a stony nature.

Township of Shannon.

Section 322: Area, 1 rood 13 perches; upset annual rent,
£1; term, five years.
Situated in Shannon Township, on the west side of Nathan
Terrace. The access is from Shannon Railway-station,
about twenty chains distant by a metalled dray-road. Level
land in grass, ring-fenced with fences of rather poor quality.
Soil is of good quality, on clay formation.

Township of Mowhanau.

Section 54: Area, 3 roods 13 perches; upset annual rent,
£2; term, ten years.
Section 55: Area, 3 roods 10 perches; upset annual rent,
£2; term, ten years.
Situated in Mowhanau Township, on the sea-coast about
nine miles west of Wanganui. The sections, which are in
grass, front a dray-road; about half of each is flat land of
good quality, the remainder is rather a steep hill-face.

CROWN LAND.
Wairoa Survey District.

Section 304, Block XII: Area, 39 acres; upset annual
rent, £24; term, five years.
Situated on the right bank of the Waitotara River near its
mouth, and about two miles below the railway-bridge.
Access is from Waitotara, which is about three miles and a
half distant by a partly formed dray-road. All flat or slightly
undulating land, open and in grass; part is somewhat
swampy and subject to floods. Soil is of a good quality, on
sand and ironsand formation.

ABSTRACT OF 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, and must be marked on the
   envelope “Tender for Lease.”
2. Residence and improvements 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 leases 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 of Section 304, Block XII, Wairoa Survey
   District, will be subject to a right of road along the river-bank.
8. 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.

Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.
The lands are described for the general information of
intending tenderers, 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.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Westland Land District for License by
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 28th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that licenses for terms of twenty-one years over the undermentioned pastoral runs
will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on
Tuesday, the 17th day of August, 1915, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.,
under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PASTORAL RUNS.—CLASS A.
Grey County.

RUN 625, May (part national endowment): Area, 34,300
acres; upset annual rent, £6.
Weighted with £130, valuation for improvements consisting of clearing and grassing.
Comprises part of the upper valley of the Grey River,
and the valleys of the May and Brown Grey Rivers, with a
considerable area of open mountain-tops. About 1,000 acres
is fairly flat land, heavily timbered, and there are some
grass flats in the river-beds. A large part of the area consists of steep hillsides, covered with birch forest. Greatest
altitude, about 5,000 ft. Accessible by horse-tracks from
Reefton, a distance of about twenty miles.

Westland County.

Run 635, Haast and Burke Rivers: Area, 5,000 acres;
upset annual rent, £5.
Situated on the Haast River, about thirty miles from its
mouth, and comprising about 200 acres good open flat land,
300 acres flat land carrying ribbonwood and black scrub,
300 acres open hilltop tussock country, and balance steep
siding covered with dense mixed bush. Rabbits are somewhat numerous. Access by Haast Pass Track, twenty-two
miles from Haast Post and Telephone Office, and sixteen
miles from Makarora Post and Telephone Office.

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

Reserves in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 29th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves
will be offered for lease by public auction at the local
Lands Office, Westport, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday,
18th August, 1915, under the provisions of the Westland
and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877, and its
amendments.

SCHEDULE.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Buller County.—Kawatiri Survey District.—Block III.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
SECTION 35: Area, 5 0 22; upset annual rent, 2 12 0
” 36 ” 4 1 26 ” 2 4 0
” 37 ” 4 0 4 ” 2 0 0
” 38 ” 4 1 26 ” 2 4 0
The whole of the land is made up of sea-beach sand, with
a dense covering of lupins, gorse, patches of blackberry, and
a few foxglove. If cleared, and surface left unbroken, would
grow good grass. Distant about a mile and a quarter from
Westport Post-office and railway-station.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser, and shall
   deposit on the fall of the hammer one half-year’s rent, together with the rent for the broken period between the
   date of sale and the 1st day of January, 1916, and £1 1s.
   lease fee.