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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

Section 9: Area, 1 rood 1 perch; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 10: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 11: Area, 38 perches; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 12: Area, 1 rood 7·4 perches; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 13: Area, 1 rood 5·3 perches; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 14: Area, 37·8 perches; upset annual rental, 15s.
Section 16: Area, 1 rood 3·1 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 17: Area, 1 rood 2·7 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 18: Area, 1 rood 4·7 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 19: Area, 1 rood 21·6 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 20: Area, 1 rood 20·3 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 21: Area, 1 rood 13·3 perches; upset annual rental, £1.
Section 22: Area, 1 rood 1·1 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Section 23: Area, 32 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Section 24: Area, 32 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Section 25: Area, 32 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Section 26: Area, 30·5 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Section 27: Area, 1 rood 2·6 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.
Part Section 8, Square 18, Block II, Maungatapu Survey District. Area, 6 acres 3 roods 10·7 perches; upset annual rental, £1.

Locality and Description.

Situated on the banks of the Maitai River, eight miles from Nelson by good road. Level to undulating land, very suitable for sites for week-end whares.
Part Section 8 is practically all hillside and suitable for grazing only.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser.
2. One year’s rent at the rate offered, together with rent for broken period and £1 1s. lease fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. Possession will be given on day of sale.
4. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal for one further term of twenty-one years.
5. If at the expiration of the term of this lease the section is again offered for lease, it shall be weighted with the value of all substantial improvements effected, and the incoming lessee shall pay to the outgoing lessee the value of those improvements as assessed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands or his agent.
6. No sublease, transfer, or other disposition of the land shall be allowed without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. Lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, and other noxious weeds on the land, and shall, with all reasonable despatch, remove and cause to be removed all noxious weeds now growing upon the said lands.
8. Rent is payable yearly in advance on the 1st of July in each and every year.
9. Lease is liable to forfeiture if the lessee shall fail to pay the rent or fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within thirty days from the date on which same ought to have been fulfilled.

Sale plan and full particulars on application to this office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 30th May, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 10th July, 1924, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Borough of Sumner.—Pigeon Bay Survey District.

RESERVE 60, Block II: Area, 478 acres; upset annual rental, £240. Term, ten years.

Situated near Godley Head between Taylor’s Mistake and Lyttelton Harbour. Clear open grazing country rising to a height of 800 ft., well grassed with native and exotic grasses and tussock. No permanent running water, but water may be obtained by tapping springs and making dams in the gullies for conserving water in dry seasons. Access from Lyttelton distant about five miles by formed road and sledge-track, or from Sumner about two miles formed road, the last 15 chains of which is by a chain reserve along coast-line.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. The lease shall be for the term stated, 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.
3. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation, either on account of any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid possible resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove any fences or buildings erected by him on the land, but not otherwise.
   It is provided, however, that a sum not exceeding £200 will be allowed as compensation if the lessee erects approximately one mile of rabbit-proof fencing along the western boundary and constructs a permanent water-supply. These improvements to be approved by the Commissioner of Crown Lands and valued at the end of the term of the lease. If lessee in occupation does not reselect, his successor in title must pay all moneys due on fall of hammer.
4. 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.
5. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
6. 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 noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall once a year during the said term, and at the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live fences now on the demised land, or which may be planted thereon during the said term.
8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
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 have been fulfilled.

The reserve is described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Timber in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.—1,195,019 Superficial Feet.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 30th May, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 9th July, 1924, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.

SECTIONS 10 AND 2A, Block VI, Whangape Survey District :—

Rimu 619,221 superficial feet.
Kahikatea 560,620 ,,
Miro 15,178 ,,
1,195,019

Distinguishing brands: X, V, or T.
Upset price: £1,200.
Time for removal: Two (2) years.