JULY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2019

Land in the Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th June, 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, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act,
1915.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE : R.L./D.S. 698. Section 3, Cricklewood Settle-
ment. Formerly held by A. E. Cameron. Reason for for-
feiture : Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th June, 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, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act,
1915.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE : S.T.L./S. 197. Section 3, Hawthorne Settlement.
Formerly held by D. W. Dutton. Reason for forfeiture : Non-
compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Crown Land declared to be Settlement Land.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th June, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 20 (3) of the
Land Act, 1924, that the undermentioned Crown land,
which was acquired for a Government work and is not now
required for the purpose for which it was acquired, shall
henceforth be deemed to be settlement land and be subject to
the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL that parcel of land in the Westland Land District, con-
taining by admeasurement 34 perches, more or less, being
Section 11 (formerly parts of Sections 6 and 7), Block IX,
Town of Runanga. As the same is delineated on plan marked
2372, deposited in the District Office, Lands and Survey
Department, at Hokitika, and thereon edged green.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 17th June, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders marked on
the outside “Tender for Lease” will be received at
this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 22nd July,
1925, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve under the
provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908,
and amendments.

Term of lease: Seven years, from 1st January, 1926, without
right of renewal.

Tenders must be accompanied by one year’s rent at the
rate offered, plus £1 ls. lease fee.

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

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

PART Section 8, Block I, Motupiko Survey District: Area,
50 acres. Minimum annual rental, £5. Term of lease:
Seven years.

Situated at Kikiwa on the Main Tophouse Road. All flat
to undulating land, and adjoining the Motupiko River on
the back boundary. Soil of fair to poor quality.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Rent is payable yearly in advance on 1st July in each
   and every year.

2. No compensation for improvements effected.

3. Lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, sweetbrier, and other noxious weeds on the land,
   and shall remove or cause to be removed all noxious weeds
   now growing upon the said land.

4. Free right of ingress, egress, and regress over and upon
   the said land shall be given at all times to the general public
   with permission to hold picnics and sports meetings.

5. Lessee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments
   accruing upon the said land.

6. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

7. Lessee shall provide accommodation at all times for
   travelling stock at the following rates :—

For cattle not exceeding ten in number, 3d. per head per
day; exceeding ten, 2d. per head per day.

For sheep not exceeding thirty in number, 2d. per head
per day; exceeding thirty, 1d. per head per day.

Full particulars can be obtained on application to this
office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in Wellington Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned educa-
tion reserve will be offered for lease by public auction
at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at
2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 19th August, 1925,
under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908,
and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Kiwitea County.—Apiti Survey District.

SECTION 69, Block XIII : Area, 280 acres ; upset annual
rental, £100.

Term of lease, twenty-one years, with perpetual right of
renewal.

Weighted with £22, valuation for fencing, to be paid in
cash.

Situated on Spur Road, about four miles and a half from
Kimbolton. Access is by three miles and a half of good
metalled road and one mile of unformed road. Comprises
fairly hilly land, with a number of deep gorges. Fair pastoral
country, but more suitable as an addition to an established
farm than as a separate holding. The whole area has been
felled and grassed. Section is well watered by streams.
Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 2,500 ft.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and lease and
   registration fee (£2 2s.), to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Rent of renewed lease to be fixed by arbitration, if
   necessary. If lessee does not desire new lease at end of any
   term, land to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to
   to pay the value (to be handed over to the outgoing lessee)
   of the improvements effected with the consent of the Land
   Board. Failing disposal, the land and improvements to revert
   to the Crown without compensation.

3. Land Board to approve of improvements proposed.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of
   the Land Board.

5. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid
   on rent in arrear.

6. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.

7. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

8. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits,
   and vermin.

9. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the
   consent of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive
    trade upon the land.

11. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

Full particulars may be obtained on application to this
office.

THOMAS BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.