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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—MAWHERAITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 3, Block IV: Area, 171 acres 1 rood 18 perches; upset annual rent, £2 10s.

Poor terrace bush land, with a few patches of good land—notably about 20 acres between road leading to the Maimai and the Little Grey River, and about 15 acres at southern end of the section. About seven miles from Reefton by main road to Greymouth.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent at the rate offered, together with rent for the broken period between the date of sale and the 1st day of July, 1916, and £1 1s. lease fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Term of lease, seven years, without right of renewal.

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 Government.

4. Possession shall 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. Reserve to be fenced within twelve months from date of possession.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

Reserves in Town of Matiere, Taranaki Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 14th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the Public Hall, Matiere, for a term of seven years, on Tuesday, 2nd May, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF MATIERE.

These sections are mostly level or gently sloping; some are fairly dry, and a few swampy; a few are fairly clear, while others are in bush.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence is 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.

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

4. The leases shall be for the term of years specified, without right of renewal, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

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

6. 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.

7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

8. 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 dispatch 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.

9. 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 be fulfilled.

The lands are 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.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Suburbs of Rotorua, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday, 14th April, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1910, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—SUBURBS OF ROTORUA.

SECTION 57: Area, 12 acres 1 rood 5 perches; upset annual rental, £3.

Altitude, 960 ft. to 970 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka scrub and fern. Fair pumice soil, on pumice formation, fairly watered by swampy stream. Distant three miles from Rotorua by dray-road.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for the same term at a rent to be determined by revaluation in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

2. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; the first half-yearly payment, with lease fee (£1 1s.), to be made on the fall of the hammer.

3. Section to be improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of at least ten times the annual rental.

4. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent of the Land Board.

5. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.

6. The lessee shall throughout the term of the lease keep and maintain in good order, condition, and repair, to the satisfaction of the Resident Officer, Rotorua, all buildings, structures, fixtures, and fences which may be erected or placed upon the land.

7. The lessee shall not erect any building until the plan of the same has been first submitted to the Resident Officer or local authority, Rotorua, for approval, and duly approved.

8. The lease shall be prepared generally in accordance with the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.