JUNE 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1683

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

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 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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

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

Land in Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 27th June, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease of the undermentioned land will be submitted for sale by public auction, under section 132 of the Land Act, 1908, at this office on Thursday, the 11th day of August, 1921, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.

SECTION 29, Block VI, Waikaka Survey District: Area, 49 acres 2 roods 24 perches; upset annual rental, £12 10s. Weighted with £32 12s., valuation for fencing.

DESCRIPTION.

Situated about one mile from Pukerau Railway-station by good road. Hilly land of fair quality. Fourteen acres in new grass, and balance in natural state. About 7 acres very broken, being old coal-workings. Ring fenced and subdivided. Suitable for cultivation and grazing.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term, twenty-one years from 1st January, 1922.

2. Right of cultivation, but not more than two white crops in succession to be taken off the land, which is to be left in best English grasses at the end of the term.

3. All noxious weeds to be cleared off and kept down to the satisfaction of the Inspector.

4. The Department will not be responsible for valuation for improvements, but if at end of the term it be decided to release the land, payment for buildings and fixtures will be payable by incoming tenant.

5. No permanent improvements to be effected without consent of Land Board.

6. The lease will be subject to all existing mining rights and to all future mining rights that may be granted by the Warden or Commissioner of Crown Lands, and the lease will in no way restrict any mining rights that may be granted, and no compensation whatever will be payable to the lessee on account of any mining operations.

7. The right is reserved to resume the whole or any part of the area without compensation, on giving six months’ notice to the lessee.

8. The purchaser must deposit on the fall of the hammer a half-year’s rent and rent for the broken period between the date of sale and 31st December, 1921, valuation for improvements, and £1 1s. lease fee.

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

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Monday, the 29th August, 1921, at 11 a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

EDUCATION RESERVES.

Mauriceville Township.—Mauriceville County.—Kopuaranga Survey District.

PART Section 46, Block I: Area, 98 acres 0 roods 14 perches; upset annual rental, £50; term, twenty-one years. Weighted with £305, valuation of improvements.

The section is situated in Mauriceville West, about two miles from the railway-station by formed and metalled dray-roads. Comprises easy hilly and sloping land, with some flat along road-frontage. Bush has been felled and land grassed, and subdivided into several paddocks. The soil is of fair quality, of clayey nature, and is well watered by small permanent streams. Improvements comprise felling, grassing, fencing, and buildings.

Town of Piriaka.—Kaitieke County.—Hunua Survey District.

Section 10, Block III: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £1; term, twenty-one years.

Situated about ten chains from Piriaka Railway-station by main service road. Level land of pumice nature, covered with dense manuka.

Rewa Village Settlement.—Kiwitea County.—Ongo Survey District.

Section 33: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, 12s. 6d.; term, twenty-one years.

Weighted with £5, valuation for fencing.

Situated in the Rewa Village Settlement, about ten miles from Hunter ville by formed motor-road. Flat land, in grass.

Featherston County.—Waiohine Survey District.

Section 106, Block V: Area, 245 acres; upset annual rental, £11 2s. 6d.; term, twenty-one years.

The section is within easy distance of Cross Creek Railway-station. Access is by formed dray-road to railway-station, and thence by partly formed track to section. The section consists of high, hilly, poor pastoral land. Soil light nature, resting on rotten-rock formation, and is well watered by small streams.

Town of Featherston.—Featherston County.—Wairarapa Survey District.

Section 104: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, £8 10s.; term, fourteen years from 1st July, 1921.

Weighted with £55, valuation for ten chains fencing £5, three-roomed dwelling £50.

Situated in the Town of Featherston, close to the main road. Frontage, five chains to Revans Street. Bush on section has been felled, and section grassed and fenced. Suitable for grazing, and is watered by small streams.

Town of Levin.—Horowhenua County.—Waiopehu Survey District.

Section 2, Block III: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £2; term, twenty-one years.

Situated in the Borough of Levin, fronting Salisbury Street. Flat land of good quality, in grass. Would make a good building-site.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and lease and registration fee (£2 2s.), to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Term and lease as stated on Schedule.

3. Land Board to approve of improvements proposed.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.

5. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.

6. Buildings on land to be insured to their full insurable value.

7. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.

8. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

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

10. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.

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

12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

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

Education Reserves for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Monday, the 29th August, 1921, at 11 a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

EDUCATION RESERVES.

Town of Mangaweka.—Rangitikei County.—Tiriraukawa Survey District.

SECTION 8: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £2.

Weighted with £40, valuation for improvements—small cottage, old fence, and outbuildings.