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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 15

Lands in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 7th February, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

W. F. MASSEY,

Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,

Nelson, 7th February, 1916.

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 Thursday, 13th April, 1916, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Murchison County.--Rahu Survey District.

SECTION 3, Block XVI : Area, 895 acres; upset half-yearly rent, £20 5s.

200 acres flat, balance varying from gentle slopes to steep pastoral country, with some ploughable land; limestone formation. Soil good in gullies, but ridges are rather bare. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,800 ft. 50 acres open country comprising river-flats, balance red and brown birch with heavy underscrub of broadleaf and horopito. About thirty-four miles from Reefton, partly by formed road and partly by pack-track, or sixty-three miles from Murchison by formed road.

Part Section 10, Block XVI : Area, 871 acres; upset half-yearly rent, £17 10s.

50 acres flat, balance undulating to steep faces; pastoral country, with the exception of about 60 acres which can be ploughed; limestone formation. Soil good in gullies, and fair to good on ridges; well watered. Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 2,900 ft. 25 acres open country, balance red and brown birch, with thick underscrub of birch, broadleaf, and horopito. About thirty-three miles from Reefton, partly by formed road and partly by pack-track, or sixty-two miles from Murchison by formed road.

Murchison County.--Burnett Survey District.

Section 15, Block VIII : Area, 160 acres; upset half-yearly rent, £2 10s.

Entirely bush-covered, the timber consisting of brown and red birch, with underscrub of horopito, broadleaf, and black-scrub in better parts. About half flat to undulating, balance fairly steep spurs. Soil good on flats, but swampy in places, inferior and mossy on spurs; well watered. Access by formed county road, thirty miles from Murchison, thence by about seventeen chains of unformed branch road.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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

2. Term of lease, 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 of improvements, which is to be handed over to outgoing lessee, less any sums due to the Crown.

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

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve land, and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.

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

7. Buildings on land to be kept in good order, repair, and condition.

8. No gravel to be removed from the land without consent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.

10. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before making improvements.

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

12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

F. A. THOMPSON,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,

Invercargill, 7th February, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, for terms of twenty-one years, at this office on Tuesday, 21st March, 1916, at 11 o'clock a.m., 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.--Eyre Survey District.

Section 39, Block X : Area, 196 acres 2 roods; upset annual rental, £59.

Soil light; 60 acres cultivated, remainder swampy land in natural state. Splendid cattle-country, but subject to flood. Situated to the south and adjoining the Town of Athol. Weighted with £685 4s., valuation for buildings and fencing. The present lessees to have the right to remove the temporary fencing along the Mataura River.

Southland County.--Town of Dipton.

Sections 1 and 2, Block XV: Area, 12 acres 3 roods 30 perches; upset annual rental, £6 10s.

Level land of fair quality; adjoins dairy factory. Situated one mile from Dipton Railway-station. Weighted with £13 10s., valuation for fencing.

Southland County.--Wendonside Survey District.

Sections 11 and 12, Block IV, and 12 and 13, Block III: Area, 967 acres 2 roods 32 perches; upset annual rental, £48.

Level land in natural state. Soil light and shingly; fit for grazing only. Situated three miles from Wendonside School, and five miles from Freshford Railway-station. Weighted with £61 5s., valuation for fencing.