268 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 6

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.—WHANGAROA COUNTY.—KAE0 SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 3A, Block III: Area, 39 acres 3 roods 17 perches.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 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, the 20th day of April, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL that area containing 7 acres 3 roods, more or less, and being the portion of the Mokihinui Township lying between the railway and the roads forming the north-western boundaries of Section 1, Block XI, Mokihinui Survey District, and Section 9, Block X, of the said district.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.

Land in Auckland Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th January, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, under section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned land is open for selection on the optional tenure, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 21st February, 1916.

The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 24th day of February, 1916, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WEST TAupo COUNTY.—RANGINUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 2, Block III: Area, 414 acres; capital value, £620; half-yearly rental—O.R.P. £15 10s., R.L. £12 8s.

Weighted with £236, valuation for improvements comprising whare of two rooms, 65 acres felled and grassed, 25 acres manuka scrub cleared, and 28 chains fencing.

Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Level to undulating country; about 200 acres manuka scrub, balance light mixed forest comprising raurekau, makomako, and other small shrubs. Soil of light nature, mixed with pumice, and of medium quality, on volcanic formation; well watered by small streams. Distant thirty-six miles from Te Awamutu, thirty-five miles of which is by formed dray-road, balance in course of formation.

Terms of lease may be seen and forms of application obtained at this office. Applicants are particularly requested to see that their answers to the questions on the application form are full and complete.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th January, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 18th day of February, 1916, for a term of ten years, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—RAWENE TOWN.

SECTION 247c: Area, 13 perches; annual rental (minimum), £20.

Situated adjoining wharf at Rawene, in main street. Weighted with £700, being valuation for improvements consisting of store and dwelling.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be subject to resumption by six months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements put on 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 all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
6. 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.
7. One half-year’s rent at the rate bid and value of improvements, together with £1 1s. lease fee, to be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 17th January, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 251 of the Land Act, 1908, that the license over the undermentioned run will be declared forfeited, on account of non-payment of rent and penalty, at the expiration of three months from this date.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

RUN 626, Christobel, held under license numbered 864, by James Macfarlane.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.