2670
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th October, 1923.

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

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTIONS 7A, 15, and 16, Block V, Lindhurst Hundred. Tenure: Renewable lease. Lease No. 172. Former lessees: Richard Cornelius Sutherland and Nancy Sutherland. Reason for forfeiture: Arrears of rent.

Section 4, Block IX, Manapouri Township. Tenure: Lease in perpetuity, village homestead. Lease No. 695. Former lessees: John Benjamin Charles Dore and Geo. Dore (deceased). Reason for forfeiture: Lessee’s request.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th October, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No. P.L. 350. Lessee: Wm. Mann. Section 19, Block VI, Ngakawau Survey District. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 21, Block XIV, Rimu Survey District. Tenure: Renewable lease. Lease Number: 213. Lessee: John Edward MacManus. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with improvement and residential conditions.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.

Town Lands in Westland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 18th October, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1908; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 6th December, 1923.

The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Friday, the 7th December, 1923, at 10 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Runanga Borough.—Runanga Township.

SECTION 10, Block VII: Area, 1 rood 1 perch; capital value, £40; half-yearly rent, £1.
Weighted with £170, valuation for improvements.

Part Section 10, Block VIII: Area, 32·7 perches; capital value, £30; half-yearly rent, 15s.

Section 12, Block XVI: Area, 1 rood 8 perches; capital value, £35; half-yearly rent, 17s. 6d.

Part Section 3 and Part Section 4, Block XVII: Area, 1 rood 37 perches; capital value, £65; half-yearly rent, £1 12s. 6d.
Weighted with £15, valuation for improvements.

Part Section 11, Block XVIII: Area, 23 perches; capital value, £25; half-yearly rent, 12s. 6d.

Part Section 4 and Part Section 5, Block VII: Area, 1 rood 28·5 perches; capital value, £125; half-yearly rent, £3 2s. 6d.
Weighted with £140, valuation for improvements.

Part Section 3, Block VII: Area, 1 rood 0·9 perch; capital value, £70; half-yearly rent, £1 15s.
Weighted with £160, valuation for improvements.

Part Section 9, Block IX: Area, 37·4 perches; capital value, £40; half-yearly rent, £1.
Weighted with £170, valuation for improvements.

Section 10, Block IX: Area, 1 rood 1 perch; capital value, £70; half-yearly rent, £1 15s.
Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements.

Runanga Township is situated at the State Coal-mine, about three miles by road and railway from Greymouth.

Plans and full particulars can be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Hokitika.

W. T. MORPETH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 5th October, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 28th November, 1923, for a lease of the undermentioned section, under the provisions of section 130 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—BLOCK VIII, MAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Waitomo County.—Town of Aratoro.

AREA, 41 acres 3 roods 23 perches; upset annual rental, £8 8s. Term of lease: Five years.

This town is situated about four miles from the Kopaki Railway-station, Post-office, and store by good metalled road. It comprises flat and undulating land covered with fern and scrub, lying well to the sun. Approximately 3 acres are low-lying, but is easily drained.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Residence is not compulsory, and no statutory declaration is required. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The lease shall be for the term of five years, but shall be subject to termination by three months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

6. 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.

7. The lessee shall not take more than two crops, one of which must be a root crop, from the same land in succession; and, either with or immediately after a second crop of any kind, he shall sow the land down with good permanent cultivated grasses and clovers.

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; and he shall, at the proper season in each year, clip and trim all gorse and other live fences on the land included in the lease.

9. The lessee will keep all buildings, fences, ditches, drains, watercourses, gates, fixtures, and other things upon and about the land in good order and condition.