APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1385

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th April, 1917.

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

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section 3, Block V, Whareorino District.

Tenure: O.R.P. 4942. Licensee: W. F. Lumsden. Reason
for forfeiture: At request.

Section 106a, Mangawai Parish.

Tenure: O.R.P. 4974. Licensee: J. P. Thornbush.
Reason for forfeiture: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

Section 34, Block II, Aroha District.

Tenure: M.D.L.O. No. 239. Lessee: John McCarthy.
Reason for forfeiture: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Kaiawai Domain, Taranaki Land District, for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 18th April, 1917.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned domain
will be offered for lease by public auction, under the
provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908,
and amendments, at the District Lands Office, New Plymouth,
on Wednesday, 23rd May, 1917, at 11.30 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—EGMONT VILLAGE.—KAIAUAI
DOMAIN.

SECTIONS 162 to 182: Area, 5 acres 1 rood; upset annual
rent, £2 12s. 6d.; term, seven years.

The land is level, with a creek running through it, and has
all been ploughed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Lease fee, £1 1s., and half-year’s rent shall be paid upon
   the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. The lease 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 other-
   wise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with
   written consent.
6. The lessee will at all times during the said term keep in
   good repair and condition, to the satisfaction of the Com-
   missioner of Crown Lands, all hedges, fences, and gates in,
   upon, and about the said land, and shall so yield them up at
   the expiration of the term.
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
   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 in case the lessee
   should 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.
9. No buildings shall be erected on any portion of the
   domain.
10. The lessee shall pay all rates and taxes.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or Lease to
Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 26th March, 1917.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under
the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regula-
tions thereunder; and applications will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to
4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 22nd May, 1917.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred pay-
ments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right of
renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and
a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board
for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New
Plymouth, on Wednesday, 23rd May, 1917, at 10 o’clock
a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination
of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—STRATFORD COUNTY.—NGATI-
MARU SURVEY DISTRICT.—TUTUTAWA SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

• Buildings.
  † Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £250; payable in cash, or in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £13 15s.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements included in the capital values of the
sections are as follows:—
Section 1s.—123 chains of fencing (half value boundary
and all internal and road fences), £80.
Section 2s.—152 chains fencing (half boundary and all
internal and road fences), £100.
Section 3s.—285 chains fencing (half boundary and all
internal and road fences), £180.

The following improvements are not included in the capital
value of the section, and have to be paid for separately:
Section 3s, six-roomed dwellinghouse in fair order, together
with two rough sheds; value, £250.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s contains 80 acres or more of land, ploughable,
with a little stumping and clearing.
Section 2s contains about 50 acres or more of land fit for
dairying, about 40 acres ploughable, with a little stumping
and clearing.
Section 3s contains about 60 acres or more fit for dairying,
and the rest is generally good sheep and dry cattle country.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

This property is situated on the Mangaotuku Road, about
four miles and a half from the Douglas Railway-station, and
a little less from the saleyards near there. The roads leading
to the railway and dairy factory are metalled. There is a
school opposite the southernmost corner of the property, and
the cheese-factory is only about twenty chains from the same
point. The land has been cleared and grassed for a period
of over eighteen years, so that only a little dry timber is left.
It carries a good sole of grass, except in a few patches where
fern is prevalent. The soil is of good quality, consisting of a
volcanic loam covering mixed with papa. The easier portions
are adapted for dairying, and the steeper for either sheep or
dry cattle. The land is well watered, and the climate is
fairly moist. The altitude varies from 470 ft. to 970 ft.
above sea-level. Two of the sections have good homestead-
sites directly on to the road, but the dwelling on the third
has to be reached by a bridge, which will have to be maintained
or re-erected by the future tenant. Small bridges or stream
crossings will be required for the working of the other sections.
Boundaries have been chosen to get good fence-lines and to
secure ease in working. The fencing is in fair order. The
railway reserve shown on plan is not likely to be used.

Sale posters and full particulars may be obtained from this
office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.