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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 56

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are not included in the capital values of the sections, but are to be paid for separately by half-yearly instalments of principal and interest, are as follow:—

Section 1s.—Five-roomed house, detached wash-house. Total value, £300, payable in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £15 3s.; total half-yearly instalment on lease, £81 17s. 3d.

Section 4s.—Five-roomed house, detached wash-house. Total value, £300, payable in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £15 3s.; total half-yearly instalment on lease, £71 8s.

Section 19s.—Six-roomed house, detached wash-house. Total value, £315, payable in fourteen years by twenty eight half-yearly instalments of £15 18s. 2d.; total half-yearly instalment on lease, £84 10s. 8d.

Section 20s.—Four-roomed house, detached wash-house, coach-house, cart-shed, oil-engine and force-pump. Total value, £360, payable in ten years by twenty half-yearly instalments of £23 6s. 3d.; total half-yearly instalment on lease, £103 3s. 9d.

Section 22s.—Coach-house, valued at £50, repayable in seven years by fourteen half-yearly payments of £4 6s. 5d.; total half-yearly instalment on lease, £62 16s. 5d.

Section 25s.—Shearer’s cottage, cow-shed. Total value, £75, payable in seven years by fourteen half-yearly payments of £6 9s. 8d.; total half-yearly instalment for first two years £53 9s. 8d., ditto for subsequent five years £76 4s. 8d. (see special note above re this section).

SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

Buildings to be removed.

The Crown reserves the right to remove, to whatever sites may be decided upon by the Commissioner, the buildings on undermentioned sections, particulars of which are given below. The successful applicants for these sections shall have no claim to the said buildings, and shall allow every facility for their dismantling and removal: Sections 20s and 25s, wool-shed; Section 25s, meat-house.

The lessee of any section to which any building or part of same may be removed and re-erected as a result of Commissioner’s decision shall be liable to pay, in addition to the advertised ground-rent, the price therefor that will be fixed for said re-erected building by the Commissioner. Payment will be spread over such period as the Commissioner may determine, and the half-yearly instalment will be calculated in accordance with table in Second Schedule of the Land for Settlement Regulations.

Until buildings are completely paid for lessees shall keep them insured to their full insurable values, and deposit the policies with the Commissioner.

Water-supply.

The lessee of Section 20s shall maintain in good order and condition the engine and pumping plant now thereon, and shall keep filled with water the tanks on water-tower, and also the concrete tank on Section 24s. In return for this service he will be entitled to claim such remuneration from those who are benefited by the water-supply as may be deemed equitable by the Commissioner. Any failure on the part of a lessee so benefited to discharge his liability in this respect shall be deemed to be a breach of the conditions of his lease.

The lessee of Section 19s shall maintain windmill thereon in good order and condition, present connections to remain intact.

The lessees of Sections 9s, 20s, 23s, and 28s shall maintain in good order and condition the artesian wells now thereon, and their leases will be subject to the condition that the Commissioner may authorize the lessees of other sections in the settlement to lay down and maintain water-pipes, and to connect said pipes with the artesian wells on before-mentioned sections in whatever manner he may deem fit, at their own cost, always providing that sufficient water is left for the requirements of the lessees of Sections 9s, 20s, 23s, and 28s.

Lessees of all sections traversed by water-pipes shall keep said pipes in good order and condition, and shall prevent all waste of water by having ball cocks at every trough, and shall be liable for the cost and upkeep of the water-supply.

Lessees shall, wherever necessary, properly clean and clear from weeds, and shall at all times keep open, all drains, ditches, and watercourses upon the land comprised in their leases.

Protective Works.

All lessees of sections fronting the Ruamahanga River, or the river-bank road along same, shall be required to maintain the present protective works along river in front of their boundaries in good order and condition, and in the event of the said works being destroyed by the river they shall replace them at their own cost. All willows, poplars, &c., now planted along river-bank are to be preserved. The fences protecting same at present are to be maintained in good order, and no stock that can injure the said willow plantations are to be allowed therein. No trees in said protective works are to be cut or destroyed without the permission in writing of the Commissioner.

Building-sites.

On all sections on that part of the settlement which is liable to be flooded by the Ruamahanga River it shall be a condition of the leases that buildings shall be erected on sites thereon to be approved of by the Commissioner.

Timber.

The leases of Sections 7s, 10s, 11s, and 12s shall be subject to the condition that the lessees thereof shall not sell for milling purposes any of the matai or totara timber now thereon, nor shall they destroy any such timber as is suitable for fencing or other purposes, until the expiration of two years from the date of their leases. During the said period of two years they will be compelled to sell only to all or any of the lessees in Pihautea Settlement such fencing-material, firewood, and timber for house-blocks, culverts, and drains as the said lessees may reasonably require for the development of their respective holdings, save and except such timber as the lessees of Sections 7s, 10s, 11s, and 12s require for the development of their own sections.

During the said period of two years the maximum royalties that may be charged by said lessees for this timber shall be as follow: Strainers and gate-posts, 6d. each; posts 7 ft. by 6 in. by 4 in., or under, 1d. each; battens, 2s. per 100; stays and rails, 1½d. each; house-blocks and stringers for culverts, 8 in. by 8 in., ½d. per running foot; firewood, 1s. per cord. Such royalties shall be paid by the purchasers of the timber to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Wellington, and shall be credited to the rent or advances accounts of the lessees on whose sections the timber is cut.

In the event of the lessees of Sections 7s, 10s, 11s, and 12s undertaking to supply the fencing-material, &c., ready for use, no greater price shall be charged at the stump than the following: Strainers and gate-posts, 4s. 6d. each; posts, £3 per 100; stays and rails, 1s. each; battens, 20s. per 100; house-blocks and stringers, 6d. per running foot; firewood, 18s. per cord. Out of these amounts they shall remit to the Receiver of Land Revenue to be credited in the manner stated above, royalties at the rates already quoted.

If the lessees of the various sections requiring timber from Sections 7s, 10s, 11s, and 12s elect to split it themselves, or employ others to do so for them, they or their employees shall have the right of ingress, egress, and regress for the purpose of carrying out cutting operations on the sections for which arrangements have so been made, subject to the conditions that they take every precaution to see that fences and stock are not damaged or injured by their operations, that gates are kept closed, and that the cartage of the timber is restricted to such routes as may be directed by lessees of sections over which timber is being taken. No carting to take place unless when ground is in a fit state to permit of this being done.

Plantations.

All plantations, other than native bush, must be carefully preserved, and no trees therein are to be cut unless with the written authority first obtained of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Burial-place.

Section 31s, 25 links by 25 links, area 1 perch, is reserved as an old Maori burying-place. The right of ingress, egress, and regress to it through Section 13s is reserved for the relatives of the Maoris buried there.

Use of Present Tracks.

Until roads are formed all lessees will have the right of access to their sections by the present tracks and gates, subject to the condition that no damage is done by them and that they close gates after passing through.

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

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.