JULY 8.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2301

3. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

6. The land shall not be cropped or broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. 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 gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture if the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within twenty-one 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.

Form of lease may be perused, full particulars may be ascertained, and plans obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 Farelly 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.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 1st June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Thursday, the 15th day of July, 1915, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF MURCHISON.

SECTION 46: Area, 1 acre 3 roods 8 perches; upset annual rent, £8.

Level land, felled and in grass, about one-eighth of a mile from the Murchison Post-office.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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

2. The leases shall be for the terms specified, without right of renewal, but shall be subject to termination at any time by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

3. 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 unless they have been sanctioned by the Governor, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.

4. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance on the 1st day of January and July in each year.

6. The lessee will have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. 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 gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease will 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 be fulfilled.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.