188
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

Lot 8 of E.R. 1112.—All flat, good arable land, suitable for
mixed farming, &c. Access from Rakaia, five miles by
good road.

Lot 2 of E.R. 1552.—Easy downs; good soil, with clay
subsoil; a little broken by gullies; suitable for root crops
and oats, and especially for cocksfoot. Access from Methven,
nine miles by good road.

Lot 2 of E.R. 2000.—Flat arable land; soil ranges from
medium to light, and is somewhat stony; suitable for root
crops and oats. Access from Methven, eleven miles and a
half by good road.

Lot 2 of E.R. 1117.—All flat, medium to good arable land;
produces good crops of wheat, oats, and roots. Access from
Rakaia, ten miles and a half by good road.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with rent
   for the broken period up to 1st July, 1918, and £2 2s. lease
   fee and cost of registration, must be paid on the fall of the
   hammer.

2. Term of lease, fourteen years, with right of renewal for
   further similar terms at rentals based on fresh valuations
   under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

3. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, on 1st days of
   January and July in each year.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all build-
   ings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains,
   ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and yield
   up all improvements in good order and condition at the ex-
   piration of his lease.

5. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the
   consent of the Land Board.

6. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits,
   and vermin.

7. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the con-
   sent of the Land Board.

8. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive
   trade upon the land.

9. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent
   of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not to take more than three crops in succession,
    one of which must be a root crop; after the third crop the
    land to be left in pasture for at least three years; at least
    two-thirds of the area cropped to be left in pasture at the
    expiration of the term; penalty for breach, £2 per acre.

11. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improve-
    ments; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, the
    new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be
    subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for
    buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee
    with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and
    buildings to revert to the Crown without compensation.

12. Lease liable to forfeiture for non-payment of rent
    within six months after due date, or for breach of conditions.

13. Land Board may resume not more than 5 acres for
    school-site upon reduction of rent and compensation for crops.

14. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

15. Lessee to have no right to any minerals.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
at this office.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves
described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for
lease by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office,
Timaru, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 28th February, 1918,
under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and
amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Waimate County.

Lot 4 of 1125, Block XVI, Otaio District: Area, 240 acres
0 roods 17 perches; upset annual rent, £180.

Good undulating agricultural land, about two miles from
Otaio Railway-station by good road.

Levels County.

Lot 1 of 1202, Block VIII, Otaio District: Area, 51 acres
2 roods 20 perches; upset annual rent, £43 17s. 6d.

Good flat agricultural land, about seven miles from Timaru
by good road.

Lot 2 of 1208, Blocks XIII and XIV, Opihi District: Area,
251 acres; upset annual rent, £182.

About 50 acres rich agricultural land, remainder fairly
steep hills and good sheep-country. About eight miles from
Pleasant Point Railway-station by good road.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with rent
   for the broken period up to 1st July, 1918, and £2 2s. lease
   fee and cost of registration, must be paid on the fall of the
   hammer.

2. Term of lease, fourteen years, with right of renewal for
   further similar terms at rentals based on fresh valuations
   under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

3. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, on 1st days of
   January and July in each year.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all build-
   ings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains,
   ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and yield
   up all improvements in good order and condition at the ex-
   piration of his lease.

5. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the
   consent of the Land Board.

6. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits,
   and vermin.

7. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the con-
   sent of the Land Board.

8. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive
   trade upon the land.

9. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent
   of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not to take more than three crops in succession,
    one of which must be a root crop; after the third crop the
    land to be left in pasture for at least three years; at least
    two-thirds of the area cropped to be left in pasture at the
    expiration of the term; penalty for breach, £2 per acre.

11. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improve-
    ments; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, the
    new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be
    subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for
    buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee
    with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and
    buildings to revert to the Crown without compensation.

12. Lease liable to forfeiture for non-payment of rent
    within six months after due date, or for breach of conditions.

13. Land Board may resume not more than 5 acres for
    school-site upon reduction of rent and compensation for crops.

14. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

15. Lessee to have no right to any minerals.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
at this office.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

Lands in Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 22nd December, 1917.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for lease by public auction, under the
Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and section 132 of
the Land Act, 1908, at this office on Thursday, the 14th day
of February, 1918, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 1 to 21, Block I, 1 to 6 and 10 to 39, Block II,
1 to 39, Block III, and 1 to 35, Block IV, Longridge Village:
Area, 116 acres 1 rood 15·9 perches; upset annual rental,
£8 10s.

Description.

Level land in native state, covered with stunted tussock.
Soil poor, suitable for grazing sheep only. Situated adjacent
to Kingston Crossing Railway-station. A school is situated
in the village.

Abstract of Conditions of Lease.

1. Term, fourteen years.

2. Right of cultivation, but two white crops must not be
   taken off the land in succession; the cultivated area to be
   left in grass at the end of the term.

3. No valuation will be allowed for improvements.

4. All noxious weeds to be cleared off and kept down to
   the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

5. The purchaser of the lease must deposit a year’s rent
   and £1 1s. lease fee on the fall of the hammer.

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