Oct. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3443

small pakihi in centre. Well watered. Situated on main road from Reefton to Maruia Hot Springs, at junction of the present road to Murchison. About thirty-two miles from Reefton by metalled road, and ten miles partly formed road to the Maruia Hot Springs.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for the term of twenty-one years without right of renewal.

2. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser, and shall deposit one half-year’s rent at the rate bid, and license fee £1 1s., together with rent for the broken period between the date of sale and the 1st day of January, 1919, and valuation for improvements.

3. Possession will be given on date of sale.

4. Rent to be paid half-yearly in advance.

5. 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, broom, sweetbrier, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner.

6. The lessee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments that may become due or payable.

7. The lessee shall not effect any substantial improvements without the permission in writing of the Commissioner first had and obtained.

8. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, assign, or part with the possession of the said land and premises, or any part thereof, except with the written consent of the Commissioner first had and obtained.

9. Improvements made with permission will, prior to the expiry of the term, be valued, and the value thereof shall be a charge on the land in favour of the outgoing lessee when the land is again leased.

10. The lessee will throughout the term of his lease provide a sufficient supply of food and other provisions for man and beast at charges not exceeding the following: Meals, 2s.; beds, 2s.; horse feeds with oats, 2s. He will furnish travellers with meals, clean and well cooked; and will also keep upon the premises a supply of good sound chaff and oats, and will provide the horses of travellers with so much thereof as their owners may reasonably demand at the prices above mentioned.

11. The lessee will provide accommodation for travelling stock upon the following charges for each night: Horses, 1s. per head; cattle, 3d. per head; sheep, ½d. per head.

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 have been fulfilled.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Land in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 21st August, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction, under section 132 of the Land Act, 1908, at the Railway-station, Temuka, on Thursday, the 10th day of October, 1918, at half past three o’clock p.m.

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SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—LEVELS COUNTY.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

An island, Block VII: Area, 50 acres; upset annual rent, £25. All flat, good alluvial soil, covered with English grass, with patches of gorse. The section is an island at the mouth of the Opihi River. There is no road access.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

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

3. The lease will be for a term of five years.

4. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.

5. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 lessee shall once a year during the said term, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted thereon during the said term.

10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 6th September, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction at the Court-house, Chertsey, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 15th October, 1918, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ASHBURTON COUNTY.—TOWN OF CHERTSEY.

Flat land, fair soil, somewhat light and shingly.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.