Section fronts Waikawa Road and adjoins the harbour.
Fairly good grazing section, somewhat cut up by a water-
course.
Section 11, Block XI, Gore Survey District : Area, 3 acres
l rood ; upset annual rental, £1.
Section comprised of easy sloping land in grass, somewhat
stony in parts. Situated in Endeavour Inlet, Queen Charlotte
Sound.
Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lease shall be for a term of twenty-one years from
   the lst day of July, 1925, subject to termination by twelve
   months' notice in the event of the land being required by the
   Government.
2. Possession will be given on the 1st day of July, 1925.
3. Six months' rent at the rate offered, and £1 1s. lease
   fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
4. Rental shall be payable half-yearly in advance, on the
   lst day of January and lst day of July in each and every year.
   5: The lessee shall not be entitled to have or receive
   compensation or allowance whatsoever by reason of such
   resumption or in respect of any improvements now in exist-
   ence or effected by him upon the said lands, but he may, on
   the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove,
   or cause to be removed, all buildings or fencing then in exist-
   ence on the land. However, if on expiry a new lease be
   offered for disposal by public competition, same will be sub-
   ject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for
   improvements as assessed by the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands or his agent. Failing removal as aforesaid, or dis-
   posai, the land and improvements revert to the Crown with-
   out compensation.
5. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose
   of his interest in the lease without the consent of the lessor
   first had and obtained.
6. The lessee shall not carry on any noxious, noisome, or
   offensive trade upon the land.
7. The lessee shall not use or remove any gravel without
   the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, sweet-brier, and other noxious weeds 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.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the lease within
   thirty days after the date on which same ought to have been
   fulfilled.
   Special Condition.
   The lease of Section 11 will be issued subject to a right-
   of-way l chain wide along the southern boundary of the
   section; such right-of-way to be appurtenant to the owners
   and lessees of Section 35, Block XI, Gore Survey District,
   and their agents.
   Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
   J. STEVENSON,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Small Grazing-run in Canterbury Land District for Lease by
  Application.
  District Lands and Survey Office,
  Christchurch, 23rd March, 1925.
  NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small
  grazing-run is open for selection in terms of the Land
  for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments and the Land
  Act, 1924, and applications will be received at the District
  Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 4 o'clock p.m.
  on Monday, the 18th May, 1925.
  Applicants must appear personally for examination at the
  District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday,
  the 20th day of May, 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.
  The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey
  Office, Christchurch, at the conclusion of the examination of
  applicants.

• SCHEDULE.
  CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.-THIRD-CLASS LAND.
  Amuri County.-Waiau Survey District.
  Annan Settlement.
  SECTION 2, Block II: Area, 1,272 acres; capital value,
  £5,000; annual rental, £250. Term: Twenty-one years from
  l3t March, 1926.
  Weighted with £1,143, valuation for improvements,
  Purely pastoral country, altitude ranging from 1,000 ft.
  to 1,900 ft. About 800 acres originally burnt bush, downs
  and hills, and some small flats; about 80 acres green bush,
  remainder tussock hills and downs. Fairly well surface-sown
  in cocksfoot and other grasses. At present mostly covered
  with fern. Well watered. Fronts on to the Main Kaikoura
  Motor-road. Eleven miles from Waiau.
  Improvements.—The improvements not included in the
  capital value consist of four-roomed dwelling and conveniences,
  watered by two 200 gallon tanks, wash-house and copper,
  storeroom, wood-shed, hut, shearing-shed, and yards. The
  improvements included in the capital value consist of boundary
  and subdivisional fencing, valued at £337. In addition to
  the sum of £1,143, valuation for improvements, the successful
  applicant must pay a half-year's rent and £1 ls. lease fee
  upon being declared successful.
  Possession given on date of sale. Payment of rent for broken
  period from dav of sale to 28th February, 1926, payable on
  lst March, 1926.
  Plans and full particulars with application forms may be
  obtained on application from the undersigned.
  G. H. BULLARD,
  Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Education Reserves in Otago Land District for Lease by Public
  Auction.
  District Lands and Survey Office,
  Dunedin, 23rd March, 1925.
  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, Dunedin, at 2 o'clock p.m., on Thursday, 30th April,
  1925, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act,
  1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act,

1908. SCHEDULE.
      OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
      Rural Lands.—Bruce County.
      SECTION 2 of 5, Block VI, Hillend District : Area, 40 acres ;
      upset annual rent, £10.
      Weighted with £15, valuation for improvements.
      Land nearly level, with good black loam on clay subsoil.
      Situated about four miles from Lovell's Flat Railway-station.
      Formed road in good condition.
      Town Lands.
      Section 27, Block XLIII, Town of Oamaru : Area, 1 rood ;
      upset annual rent, £4.
      Weighted with £263, valuation for improvements, con-
      sisting of wooden cottage, wash-house, fruit-trees, fencing, &c.
      Situated in Aln Street, about a quarter of a mile to business
      centre of the town.
      Section 9, Block XCIII, Town of Oamaru : Area, 1 rood ;
      upset annual rent, £6 5s.
      Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements.
      Situated in Mersey Street, and distant about three-quarters
      of a mile from the post-office.
      ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
1909. Six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £2 2s.
      lease fee and valuation for improvements, must be paid on
      the fall of the hammer. Rent for broken period between
      date of sale and 1st July is also payable.
1910. Term of lease : twenty-one years from 1st July, 1925,
      with right of renewal for further similar terms at rents based
      on fresh valuations under the provisions of the Public Bodies'
      Leases Act, 1908.
1911. Rent payable half-yearly in advance, on 1st days of
      January and July in each and every year.
1912. Lessee to keep in good state of repair all improvements
      effected upon the lands and yield up same in good order
      and condition on expiry or sooner determination of the lease.
1913. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the
      consent of the Land Board.
1914. Lessee to keep lands free from noxious weeds and
      rabbits.
1915. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive
      trade upon the lands.
1916. Lessee not to make any improvements without the
      consent of the Land Board.
1917. On the rural lands lessee not to take more than three
      crops in succession, one of which must be a root-crop; after