Whangarei is about half-an-hour's journey by motor. Road
metalled all the way. Land is of good quality, slightly
infested with gorse. Sections command beautiful view of
Whangarei Harbour, and are eminently suited for building
purposes. Work of supplying Onerahi with water from
Whangarei is now under way, and negotiations are in pro-
gress re the supply of electric light.

Whangarei County.--Suburbs of Grahamtown.

Section 18 : Area, 13 acres 2 roods 28 perches ; upset
annual rental, £10.

Situated in the Town of Onerahi, which is on the Auckland-
Whangarei Railway line, four miles from Whangarei, fifteen
minutes' journey by train and about half-an-hour's journey
by motor over good metalled road. Gorse spreading -on
portion of section. In view of locality very suitable for
residential purposes. Work of supplying Onerahi with water
from Whangarei is now under way, and negotiations are in
progress re the supply of electric light.

Town of Auckland.

Lot 1 on D.P. 18143, portion of Allotment 18 of Section 40 :
Area, 5.26 perches ; upset annual rental, £62 10s.

Lot 2 on D.P. 18143, portion of Allotment 18 of Section 40 :
Area, 6.76 perches ; upset annual rental, £37 10s.

Situated near to the corner of Hobson and Wellington
Streets. Ten minutes by tram-car from Central Post-office.
Lot 1 has frontage of 20 ft. 11 in. to Hobson Street, and
Lot 2 has frontage of 28 ft. 3 in. to Wellington Street and
65 ft. 4 in. to Wellington Place. Suitable for shop-sites.

Special Conditions.—1. The lessee or lessees shall within
one year from the date of the lease remove the buildings
at present on the sections.

2. The lessee or lessees shall within two years from the date
   of the lease erect new buildings on the sections to the satis-
   faction of the North Auckland Land Board.

Manukau County.--Pakuranga Parish.

Part Section 57 : Area, 2 acres 2 roods 38 perches ; upset
annual rental, £6 15s.

Situated fronting the Tamaki River within ten chains of
Bucklands Beach, which is a holiday resort about one hour
and a half's journey by motor-bus from Auckland. Section
commands a good view, and has some very fine pohutukawa
trees growing along the cliffs. Fenced along south-eastern
boundary. Some gorse and a little blackberry in evidence.
Suitable for residential purposes, and would make good home-
stead site. Only access is by water.

Manukau County.-Suburbs of Weymouth.

Lot 10: Area, 4 acres 2 roods 8 perches; upset annual
rental, £8 15s.

Weighted with £17 6s., valuation for improvements con-
sisting of clearing and grassing, 17 chains of fencing, and
one good gate.

Situated on the Manurewa-Weymouth Road, two miles
and three-quarters distant from Manurewa Railway-station
and town *and one mile and a quarter from Weymouth.
School handy to section. Soil in good loam, on clay formation ;
section flat and all ploughable; no water. There are about
seventeen chains fencing.

Papakura Village.

Lot 47 of Section 2: Area, 2 roods 16 perches; upset
annual rental, £7 10s.

Situated in good residential part of Town of Papakura,
fronting a side road off the main Great South Road. Also
has frontage to harbour. About five minutes' walk from
nearest store and school. Soil is of poor clay, and section
is covered with gorse and blackberry. Suitable position on
higher part for residence, and also plenty of room for garden.
Papakura is situated twenty miles from Auckland City;
less than an hour's run by frequent train ser vice, being
within the suburban area.

Lot 58 of Section 2 : Area, 32 perches; upset annual
rental, £7 10s.

Situated in Town of Papakura, twenty miles from Auckland,
at corner of Wood and Queen Streets. Five minutes' walk
to post-office and ten minutes to railway-station. Section
elevated, and very suitable for residential purposes. Water
laid on to section. Train service between Auckland and
Papakura, which is within the suburban area.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months' rent at the rate offered, valuation for im-
   provements, and £2 2s. lease fee and cost of registration
   must be deposited on acceptance of bid.

2. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with perpetual right of
   renewal for further similar terms at rentals based on fresh
   valuations under the provisions of the Public Bodies' Leases
   Act, 1908.

3. Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all build-
   ings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains,
   ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and
   yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the
   expiration of his lease.

5. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or subdivide without the
   consent of the Land Board.

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

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

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

9. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent
   of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improve-
    ments; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, the
    new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be
    subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for
    buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee
    with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and
    buildings revert to the Crown without compensation.

11. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

12. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

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

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

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
at this office.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

The valuation for improvements must be paid immediately
on the fall of the hammer.

H. J. LOWE,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Gisborne Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 17th November, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
education reserves will be offered for lease by public
auction for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal
for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, at 11 o'clock a.m. on
Tuesday, 22nd December, 1925, under the provisions of the
Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the
Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Gisborne.-Subdivision of Sections 47 and 48.

Lot 1: 27.9 perches; frontage of 46 ft. to Lowe Street;
upset annual rental, £104.

Weighted with £2,500, valuation for improvements con-
sisting of sample-rooms. To be paid for by cash or by forty-
two half-yearly instalments (principal and interest) of £97 10s.;
the first of such instalments to be payable on date of sale.

Lot 2: 9.4 perches; frontage of 40 ft. to Lowe Street;
upset annual rental, £63. The old wooden building on the
section is to be removed by the owner before sale, or im-
mediately after.

Lot 3: 15.2 perches; frontage of 46 ft. to Lowe Street
and 78 ft. to Childers Road; upset annual rental, £145.

Easement: Lot 4, as shown on the plan, will not be
offered for lease, but will be allowed to remain as an easement
or private right-of-way for the use of the lessees of other
lots (1, 2, 3, 5, and 6) without charge, for the first term of
lease, each lessee to be deemed to have an equal right to use
the said Lot 4.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

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

2. Improvements to be paid for by half-yearly instalments
   of interest and principal as specified in the Schedule above.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal
   for further successive terms of twenty-one years.

4. Rent on renewed lease to be fixed by arbitration. If
   lessee does not desire new lease at the end of term, land to be
   leased by auction. The incoming tenants to pay the value
   of improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing
   tenant, less any amount due to the Crown.