1572
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 38

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Nelson, 8th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE or license: R.L. 320. Section 4, Block XV, Maruia Survey District. Lessee or licensee: H. C. Harris. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

Lease or license: R.L. 608. Part Section 3, Block XV, Maruia Survey District. Lessee or licensee: H. C. Harris. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 10, Lyndhurst Settlement. Tenure: S.T.L./S. 115. Formerly held by Public Trustee in estate L. T. Gordon (deceased). Reason for forfeiture: Abandonment.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Gisborne Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 18th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Thursday, the 25th day of June, 1925, at 11.30 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.

Opotiki County.—Motu Survey District.

SECTION 32, Block II: Area, 8 acres 0 roods 8 perches; upset price, £40.

Section is situated about one mile from Motu, and adjoins Motu Domain. Milling-timber has been removed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Deposit of one-fifth of purchase price to be paid on fall of hammer, and the balance, with £1 Crown grant fee, within thirty days of sale. If purchaser fails to make prescribed payments by due date, the amount already paid shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

2. Immediate possession will be given.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

VINCENT I. BLAKE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Westland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 18th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of seven years at this office at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 24th day of June, 1925, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

PART Reserve 345, Block I, Poerua Survey District: Area, 128 acres 3 roods 5 perches; upset annual rental, £6.

Weighted with £71 17s., valuation for improvements, consisting of fencing and cultivation.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The purchaser shall upon conclusion of the sale pay to the Receiver of Land Revenue one half-year’s rent at the rate bid, together with valuation for improvements and £1 1s. lease fee.

2. Possession will be given on the 1st July, 1925.

3. Term of lease seven (7) years.

4. No conditions are imposed as to residence or improvements, and the lessee shall not be entitled to claim, nor shall any compensation be allowed on account of any improvements effected nor for any other causes, but the lessee shall at end of term or earlier termination of lease be permitted to remove any buildings or fencing he may have erected on the land.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

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

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of noxious weeds, and shall with all reasonable despatch cause the same to be removed.

8. The lessee shall provide accommodation for travelling stock as required at a charge of ½d. per head per day or portion of day for sheep and 3d. per head per day or portion of day for cattle, and shall erect and maintain cattle and sheep proof fences.

9. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.

10. 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 obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Hokitika.

W. T. MORPETH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Marlborough Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 18th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 25th June, 1925, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT—TOWN LAND.

Marlborough County.—Block VII, Arapawa Survey District.—Town of Karaka Extension No. 1.

SECTION 1: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 7 perches; upset price, £35.

Section 2: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 24 perches; upset price, £28.

Section 3: Area, 1 acre 0 roods 5 perches; upset price, £21.

These sections are situated at the head of Waikawa Bay, in Queen Charlotte Sound, about two miles and three-quarters from the Picton Post-office, and adjoining the Waikawa School. There is a formed road fronting the sections, which, with little or no excavation, should make good sites for seaside residences, now increasing in popularity in the Sounds.

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 1s. 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.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.

Full particulars on application to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Blenheim.

J. STEVENSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.