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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 136

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th September, 1918.

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

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 27th September, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 7th November, 1918, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1918.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—LEWIS SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTIONS 15 and 16, Block III: Area, 97 acres; upset annual rent, £5.

Weighted with £370, valuation for improvements consisting of five-roomed dwellinghouse, shed, fencing, and clearing. About 20 acres open river plain, part of which is ploughable; balance of sections being a bush-covered terrace with 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.

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 Courthouse, Chertsey, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 15th October, 1918, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

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.