MAR. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 881

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th January, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, 20th April, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT--OTAMATEA COUNTY.-- MARERETU PARISH.
SECTION 180 : Area, 64 acres.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Domain in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 14th February, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned domain will be offered for lease by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Monday, 17th April, 1916, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.--WAIKOHU COUNTY.--WAI KOHU SURVEY DISTRICT (OTOKO DOMAIN).
SECTION 28, Block I, Waikohu Survey District : Area, 12 acres 2 roods ; upset annual rental, £5.

Situated about two miles from the Otoko Railway-station by dray-road. The section comprises broken hilly land, principally covered with manuka scrub and light mixed bush. The soil is of very fair quality resting on papa formation.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, five years, without right of renewal, and subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
2. One half-year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. No declaration is required. Residence is not compulsory. The lessee shall, within one year from the date of his lease, have the land fenced with a ring fence, and such fence shall be a sufficient fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act, 1908. 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. In the event of the land being reoffered for sale or lease at termination of present lease, improvements consisting of boundary fencing only belonging to the lessee will be valued, and section weighted with value of such improvements.
4. Possession will be given on the date of sale, from which date the rent will commence.
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. All persons duly authorized in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may deem expedient.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier on the land ; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbrier, broom, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
10. The lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments that may become due or payable.
11. No native bush to be felled, destroyed, or removed without the consent in writing of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
12. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The domain 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.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Lands in Otanewainuku Forest Reserve, Auckland Land District, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 14th February, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, 24th March, 1916, for a year-to-year lease of the open portions of the Otanewainuku Forest Reserve, in Block XII, Otanewainuku Survey District. The lease to be in accordance with the provisions of section 315 of the Land Act, 1908, and the State Forests Act, 1908, and subject to the following conditions:—

1. Minimum annual rental, £16.
2. Lease to be for grazing purposes only, and subject to resumption on three months' notice.
3. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements put on the land or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause; but he may on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
4. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
5. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, 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.
6. The lessee shall not be entitled to cut or make use of any timber on the land, and shall take all reasonable steps to preserve such timber from destruction by fire or otherwise.
7. The lessee shall grant to all persons duly authorized in that behalf free right of ingress, egress, and regress for any of the purposes of the State Forests Act, 1908, or for felling and removing from the land any trees or timber as aforesaid.
8. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
9. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.
10. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside "Tender for Lease," and to be accompanied by the first half-year's rent at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s.
11. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 1st March, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one years, without right of renewal, at this office on Wednesday, 26th 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.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.--EDUCATION RESERVE.--TOWN OF INVERCARGILL.
SECTION 22, Block XLVI : Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £12 10s.

One chain frontage to Teviot Street and two chains and a half to Ythan Street. Weighted with £200, valuation for dwelling, outhouses, and fencing.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on 1st July, 1916.
2. A half-year's rent at the rate offered, lease and registration fees, and valuation for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. The term of the lease will be twenty-one years from 1st July, 1916.
4. At the end of the term lease to be offered at auction for a further term, at rental to be fixed by arbitration, the incoming lessee to pay the value of the improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing lessee.
5. No assignment or sublease without consent of Land Board.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
7. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before subdividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improvements.
8. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.
9. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

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