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5. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause, but he will be allowed, on the expiration of his lease, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected by him upon the land.

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 land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

8. 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.

9. The lessee will be required, within six months from the commencement of the lease, to have the land securely fenced, and thoroughly cleared of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, or other noxious weeds, and to so keep it cleared during the whole of the term.

10. The rent shall be payable 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 thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 17th January, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 21st March, 1921.

The land may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at Gardner’s Hall, Taumarunui, on Wednesday, the 23rd of March, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

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

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

SECTION 2, Block XII: Area, 155 acres 1 rood 21 perches; capital value, £280; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £14; half-yearly rent on lease, £6 6s.

Situated on the Mokauiti Road, about seven miles from Aria Township and dairy factory. Post-office (Oniao) within a mile and school within two miles. Access from Te Kuiti (via Aria Township), about twenty-eight miles distant by dray-road; access also from Waimiha Railway-station, about seventeen miles distant by formed dray-road. The section comprises level to easy undulating and fairly steep country, covered with a light growth of fern, tutu, manuka, with small patches of tawa and a dense undergrowth. Soil from fair to good quality, on papa formation; well watered.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Piopiotea West Survey District.

Sections 8 and 9, Block II: Area, 123 acres 2 roods 24 perches; capital value, £620; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £31; half-yearly rent on lease, £13 19s.

Section 10, Block II: Area, 172 acres; capital value, £860; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £43; half-yearly rent on lease, £19 7s.

Situated on the Mania Road. Access is from Taumarunui, which is about two miles distant by formed dray-road.

About 30 acres of Sections 9 and 10 are flat, the balance easy to steep hillside. The frontage consists of swamp easily drained. A few acres of Section 10 are flat, the balance easy to steep hillside.

The soil is of good quality, resting on a formation principally papa. The forest is mixed, and has been milled. The sections are well watered. Elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level.

The leases of these sections are offered subject to sawmillers’ tramway rights until cancelled.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

Exempt from Payment of Rent for Two Years.

Section 30, Block XI: Area, 51 acres 1 rood; capital value, £180; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £9; half-yearly rent on lease, £4 1s.

Situated on the Patoto Road. Access is from Waimiha Railway-station, which is about twelve miles. The section comprises generally fairly steep country, with easier country to the east of the road. The forest consists of heavy tawa bush, and the soil is a good clay loam on papa formation.

Ohura County.—Pahi Survey District.

Exempt from Payment of Rent for Two Years.

Section 6, Block I: Area, 187 acres 1 rood; capital value, £470; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £23 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £10 11s. 6d.

Situated on the Mangapehi Tramline and Road. The access is from Mangapehi, which is about six miles distant. The section comprises heavy mixed bush, a portion of which has been milled, and is in consequence of a fairly open character. The soil is of good quality generally on the hills, resting on papa formation, the flats having a deposit of pumice. The forest comprises tawa, rimu, tawhero, and mahoe, with a fairly dense undergrowth. The section is well watered by streams. The elevation ranges from 1,350 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level.

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

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 17th January, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 11.30 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, the 3rd day of March, 1921, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—MALVERN COUNTY.—OXFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

RESERVE 3720, Block XIII: Area, 10 acres 0 roods 30 perches; upset annual rent, £7 10s.

This is the telegraph reserve at Annat. The land is of a light stony nature, dirty with gorse and broom in places. Situated alongside Annat Railway-station.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Possession will be given on day of sale, or on approval by the Land Board of the application.

3. The lease will be for a term of ten years without right of renewal, and shall be subject to resumption by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever; and if not paid within twenty-one days after due date the lessor may re-enter upon the land and determine the lease.

5. The lessee shall have no right to mortgage, 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.

6. 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.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease; and shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, broom, sweetbrier, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on, upon the land or any part thereof any noisy, noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neighbourhood.

9. The lessee shall have no right to the buildings now on the land, which are the property of the Telegraph Department, and may be removed at any time.

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