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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th February, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the license of the under-
mentioned land having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said land has
thereby reverted to the Crown under provisions of the Land
Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE : O.R.P. Lease No. 804. Section 2, Block X,
Mikimiki Survey District. Formerly held by H. McDermott.
Reason of forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 20th February, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or
on deferred payments at the Courthouse, Westport, at
2.30 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 31st March, 1925, under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Town of Millerton.
SECTION 132 : Area, 1 rood 8 perches ; upset price, £50.
Situated in the Township of Millerton, on the south-east
corner of Tasman and Calliope Streets. Suitable for building-
site.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash.-One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the
hammer and the balance, with Crown grant fee of £1, is
payable within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of
the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited
and the sale of the land declared null and void.
Deferred Payments.-A deposit of 5 per cent. of the price
bid, together with £1 ls. license fee, on the fall of the hammer,
balance by equal annual instalments extending over a period
of nineteen years with interest payable half-yearly at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money,
but with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any
part of the outstanding amount.
Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.
Full particulars on application to the Commissioner of
Crown Lands, Nelson.
N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

National-endowment Land in Nelson Land District for
Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 24th February, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section
is open for selection on renewable lease under the
Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, up to 4 o'clock
p.m. on Wednesday, 1st April, 1925.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board
for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, on Thursday, 2nd April, 1925, at 10 o'clock a.m.,
but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the
Land Board of any other district.
After the first half-year's rent has been paid by the selector
the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of
two years shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time
during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes
of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid
by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit
such instalment of rent payable by the incoming tenant,
not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously
conceded to the selector, as the Board thinks fit.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.—SECOND-
CLASS LAND.
Waimea County.—Hope Survey District.
(Exempt from rent for two years.)
SECTION 5, Block XIII : Area, 1,170 acres ; capital value,
£1,300 ; half-yearly rent, £32 10s.

No. 15

The improvements on this section consist of felling and
grassing about 150 acres. A little fencing has also been
done. There are an uncompleted hut, cow-shed, and yards
on the property.
Situated in the Gowan Valley, about eleven miles from
Glenhope Railway-station, eight miles by main road, then
three miles metalled dray-road. With the exception of the
area felled and sown, the section is entirely bushclad,
principally birch, with some rimu. About 100 acres is
flat and terrace land, balnace is broken pastoral land, rather
steep.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, sixty-six years, with a perpetual right of
   renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years; but
   without right of purchase.
2. Rent, 4 per cent. per annum on the capital value, payable
   on 1st January and 1st July in each year.
3. Applicants to be seventeen years of age and upwards.
4. Applicants to furnish statutory declaration with applica-
   tions, and, on being declared successful, deposit £1 ls. (lease
   fee), and a half-year's rent. Rent for the broken period
   between date of lease and 1st January or 1st July following
   is also payable.
5. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be
   simultaneous.
6. Order of selection is decided by ballot.
7. Successful applicant to execute lease within thirty days
   after being notified that it is ready for signature.
8. Residence is to commence within four years in bush land
   or swamp land, and within one year in open or partly open
   land, and to be continuous for ten years. Under certain
   conditions personal residence may be dispensed with.
9. Improvements.-Lessee is required to improve the land
   within one year to the value of 10 per cent. of the price;
   within two years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the
   price; and thereafter, but within six years, to the value of
   another 10 per cent. of the price. In addition to the fore-
   going, and within six years, improvements are also to be
   effected to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land,
   10s. for every acre of second-class land, and 2s. 6d. for every
   acre of third-class land.
10. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
11. Transfer not allowed until completion of two years'
    continuous residence, except under extraordinary circum-
    stances, and then only with permission.
12. Roads may be taken through the lands at any time
    within seven years; twice the original value to be allowed
    for area taken for such roads.
13. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
    Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner
    of Crown Lands, Nelson.
    N. C. KENSINGTON,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 24th February, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash or
on deferred payment, at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Blenheim, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 8th
day of April, 1925, under the provisions of the Land Act,
1924.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
Marlborough County.—Town of Blenheim.
ALLOTMENT 177 of Section 3, Omaka : Area, 1 rood. Capital
value, £765.
This residential property is situated in Charles Street.
Blenheim, about fifteen chains from the post-office. Buildings
consist of six-roomed residence with front veranda, bath-
room, and pantry, also small motor-shed.

TERMS OF SALE.
The purchaser may pay for the land in cash or by deferred
payments extending over a period of nineteen years. The
terms are—
(1.) Cash.-One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall
of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1),
within thirty days thereafter.
(2.) Deferred Payments.-5 per cent. of the purchase-money
and license fee (£1 ls.) on the fall of the hammer; balance
by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen years,
with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum on the unpaid purchase-money; but with the