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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday, 30th March, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.
RESERVE 102, Lots 1 and 2, Block II: Area, 7 acres 2 roods 7 perches; upset annual rental, £15; term, seven years.
Weighted with £6 6s., valuation for fencing.
This reserve is situated at Patiti Point, immediately to the southward of Timaru, and comprises undulating land well covered by English grasses.

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, and £6 6s. value of improvements.

2. The lease shall be for the term stated, 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.

The reserve is 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 at this office.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 22nd December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves 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 this office, on Wednesday, 10th March, 1915, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Southland County.—Hokonui Survey District.
PART Section 14 of 404A, Block XI: Area, 518 acres; upset annual rental, £103 12s.
Weighted with £304 17s. 6d. valuation for improvements.
Hilly country, well watered. All cultivated, except gullies and rocky points. Situated four miles from Balfour Railway-station.

Southland County.—Oteramika Hundred.
Section 47, Block II: Area, 40 acres; upset annual rental, £4.
Mostly bush, partly burnt; about 6 acres open land. Situated about one mile and three-quarters from Kapuka Railway-station.

Southland County.—Wendonside Survey District.
Section 13, Block VIII: Area, 14 acres 2 roods 23 perches; upset annual rental, £2 10s.
Weighted with £7 10s. valuation for fencing.
The land has been cropped but not sown in grass, is light and shingly; situated three miles and a half from Riversdale on main road.

Section 16, Block I: Area, 320 acres; upset annual rental, £29 6s. 8d.
Weighted with £153 9s. valuation for fencing.
About 80 acres medium quality, balance light and shingly; situated three miles from Freshford Railway-station, and within half a mile from school.

Southland County.—Wendon Survey District.
Sections 73 and 74A, Block I: Area, 260 acres 2 roods 4 perches; upset annual rental, £4 0s. 6d.
Weighted with £11 10s. valuation for fencing.
A sluicing company has plant erected on land, and about fifty acres have been destroyed by tailings, &c. Situated three miles from Freshford Railway-station.

Southland County.—Toetoes Survey District.
Section 1, Block XI: Area, 80 acres 1 rood 20 perches; upset annual rental, £24 2s.
Weighted with £40 4s. 6d. valuation for fencing.
Undulating land of fair quality, about four miles from Tokanui.

Section 1, Block IX, and Section 1, Block X: Area, 352 acres 3 roods 8 perches; upset annual rental, £88 5s.
Weighted with £120 valuation for fencing.
Land of medium quality, undulating, and all ploughable. Situated three miles from Tokanui.

Southland County.—Campbelltown Hundred.
Part Section 11, Block II: Area, 34 acres 1 rood 23 perches; upset annual rental, £2.
Weighted with £13 valuation for fencing.
Land in natural state, partially covered with manuka. Situated two miles and a quarter from Woodend.

Wallace County.—Jacob’s River Hundred.
Part Section 19, Block V: Area, 70 acres 3 roods 9 perches; upset annual rental, £19 9s. 6d.
Weighted with £24 10s. valuation for fencing.
Rich loamy soil, 50 acres cultivated, balance in bush. Situated four miles from school.

Wallace County.—Taringatura Survey District.
Section 103, Block VIII: Area, 748 acres and 11 perches; upset annual rental, £130 18s.
Weighted with £240 19s. valuation for fencing.
Soil fair in parts, but majority light and shingly; has all been cultivated; is subject to flood. Situated about two miles from Lumsden.

Southland County.—Limehills Town.
Section 9, Block XXXII: Area, 9 acres 2 roods 30 perches; upset annual rental, £5.
Weighted with £12 10s. valuation for fencing.
Mostly a limestone face; within a mile from Centre Bush and Ords railways. The right to the limestone is reserved.

Southland County.—Wakaia Survey District.
Section 59, Block I, Sections 31/32, Block VIII, and Sections 24/27, Block IX: Area, 1,027 acres 3 roods 30 perches; upset annual rental, £8 10s. 8d.
Weighted with £58 12s. valuation for fencing.
Undulating country in natural state; soil poor. Situated close to Wakaia Town.

Sections 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, and 64, Block I: Area, 267 acres 3 roods 37 perches; upset annual rental, £6 14s.
Weighted with £21 7s. valuation for fencing.
Undulating manuka country in natural state. Soil poor. Situated close to Wakaia Town.

Part Section 61, Block I: Area, 18 acres 2 roods 32 perches; upset annual rental, £1 18s.
Weighted with £5 valuation for fencing.
Undulating country, light soil. Has all been cultivated Within half a mile of Wakaia Town.