SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: S.T.L./S. Lease No. 40. Section 7, Avonhead Settlement. Formerly held by E. L. Rice. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th November, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington 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, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: R.L. Lease No. 240. Lot 3 of Section 8, Block VI, Kaitieke Survey District. Formerly held by J. C. Sullivan. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 27th October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale for cash by public auction at the Council Chambers, Murchison, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday, the 2nd December, 1925, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Maruia Village.

SECTION 4: Area, 1 acre ... ... ... £ 10 0 0
,, 5: ,, 2 acres ... ... ... 8 0 0
,, 6: ,, 1 acre ... ... ... 5 0 0
,, 7: ,, 1 ,, ... ... ... 4 0 0
,, 8: ,, 1 ,, ... ... ... 4 0 0
,, 9: ,, 1 ,, ... ... ... 4 0 0
,, 10: ,, 1 acre 2 roods 26.6 perches ... 6 0 0
,, 13: ,, 1 acre 0 roods 23.1 perches ... 6 0 0
,, 14: ,, 1 acre ... ... ... 6 10 0

Maruia Village is situated at Station Creek in the centre of Maruia Settlement, and adjacent to butter factory.
All fair building sections.

TERMS OF SALE.

Cash.--One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £1, Crown grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.
Full particulars may be obtained on application to this office.

A. F. WATERS,
Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sections in Westport Colliery Reserve, Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 21st November, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Westport, on Thursday, 7th January, 1926, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.--WESTPORT COLLIERY RESERVES.
Block III, Kawatiri Survey District.
Section 54: Area, 22 perches; upset annual rental, £4.
Section 55: Area, 22 perches; upset annual rental, £4.

Section 65 : Area, 27.02 perches; upset annual rental, £5. Weighted with £60, valuation for bungalow.
Lot 1 of 66 : Area, 15.83 perches; upset annual rental, £4. Weighted with £120, valuation for bungalow.
Lot 2 of 66 : Area, 15.43 perches; upset annual rental, £4. Weighted with £120, valuation for bungalow.
Section 67 : Area, 20 perches; upset annual rental, £3.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Situated on the north beach, Westport. Ideal camp or whare sites.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser.
2. The purchaser shall pay one half-year's rent, £1 1s. lease fee, and valuation for improvements on the fall of the hammer.
3. The lease shall be for a term of forty-two years, without right of renewal.
4. No compensation for improvements will be allowed, but on expiry of lease the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for improvements, as assessed by the Commissioner of Crown lands or his agent. Failing disposal, the land and improvements revert to the Crown without compensation.
5. Possession will be given on date of sale.
6. Rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, on the 1st day of January and July in each year.
7. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, mortgage, subdivide, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without consent.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any condition of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.
    The valuation for improvements must be paid for in cash on the fall of the hammer.
    Full particulars may be obtained from this office.

A. F. WATERS,
Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sections in Town of Westport, Nelson Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 21st November, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the Courthouse, Westport, at 11 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, 7th January, 1926, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.--TOWN LAND.

Town of Westport.

PART Section 472 : Area, 9.5 perches; upset price, £60. Weighted with £30, valuation for improvements, consisting of stable and cart-shed.
Situated on the east side of Palmerston Street near Mill Street. A good building-site.
Part Section 486 : Area, 25.6 perches; upset price, £75. Situated on the corner of Fonblanque and Russell Streets.
NOTE.-A building on an adjoining freehold encroaches a few feet on this section.
Section 1071 : Area, 16.8 perches; upset price, £250. Situated on the corner of Palmerston and Wakefield Streets. A good flat dry section, suitable for a business-site.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

Cash.--One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £1 Crown grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited and the sale of the land declared null and void.