774 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 18

5. The bush portion of this reserve must be kept securely fenced off, and must be rigorously preserved.
6. No sublease, subdivision, or other disposition of the land allowed without the prior consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. Lessee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments accruing upon the said land.
8. Accommodation for stock arriving or departing from the French Pass wharf must be provided at a convenient place on the reserve, without charge.
9. The lighthouse-keeper at French Pass Lighthouse shall have the right at all times to graze two head of great cattle and four head of small cattle on the reserve free of charge.
10. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in the Gisborne Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 25th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 5th May, 1927, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve, under the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.—TINIROTO VILLAGE.
SECTION 44: Area, 5 acres. Minimum annual rental, £2 10s.

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

(1) Term of lease: Fourteen years, without right of renewal.
(2) One half-year’s rent at rate tendered, together with lease fee (£1 1s.), must be deposited with tender.
(3) No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee.
(4) Possession will be given on date of acceptance of tender, from which date the rent will commence.
(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 have the right to use the land comprised in the lease for grazing and cropping purposes only.
(8) All persons duly authorized in that behalf shall have free right of ingress, egress, and regress for such purposes as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may deem expedient.
(9) The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(10) The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(11) 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 which the same ought to have been fulfilled.
(12) Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne.

E. H. FARNIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Gisborne Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 28th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for a lease of the undermentioned reserve will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock on Thursday, the 5th day of May, 1927, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.—WAIOTAHİ PARISH.
SECTION 400: Area, 19 acres 2 roods. Minimum annual rental, £7 7s.

Abstract of Conditions of Lease.

1. Term of lease: Fourteen years, without right of renewal. The first year’s rental and lease fee (£1 1s.) to be forwarded with tender.
2. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for compensation for improvements effected during the currency of the lease.
3. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, and shall with all reasonable despatch remove or cause to be removed all such noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
5. The local authority or other person authorized by the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall have full rights of ingress, egress, and regress on the land for the purpose of removing metal or other material for road or other public works, and the lessee shall have no claim for compensation by reason of the removal of such metal or material aforesaid.
6. On the expiration of the term of lease the lessee shall have the right to remove all fences and buildings erected by him.
7. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Gisborne, free from all deductions whatsoever.
8. Lease liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.
9. Lease terminable at twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
10. Possession will be given on date of acceptance of tender.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained at the Ohiwa and Opotiki Post-offices, and at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne.

E. H. FARNIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 28th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up till 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 4th May, 1927, for a lease for a term of twenty-one years of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

QUARANTINE Island, opposite Port Chalmers: Area, 37 acres. Minimum rental, £40 per annum. Term of lease, twenty-one years from 1st July, 1927, without right of renewal.

Good grazing land. All necessary buildings. Good boat service several times a day, if needed.

Tenders to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, and marked “Tender for lease” on the outside.

A payment of the first half-year’s rent, plus £1 1s. lease fee, to accompany each tender. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

The buildings on the island, valued at £500, must be paid for in cash by the successful tenderer for the lease.

Abstract of Conditions of Lease.

1. Lease to be under Part I of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation for improvements on the land, but on expiry of the lease, or sooner determination, he will be allowed one month in which to remove all buildings or fences erected or paid for by him.
3. If any part of the land is cultivated it must be left down in permanent pasture.
4. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the property without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.
5. The lessee shall prevent the spread of gorse, broom, ragwort, and all other noxious weeds, and rabbits, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.
6. The lessee will be liable for all rates and taxes that may become due and payable.
7. After the payment of the first half-year’s rent, the annual rental will be payable in two equal half-yearly instalments on the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July in each year. Rent for the broken period of the lease, from the date of the granting until 1st July, 1927, will be payable on demand.