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Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 30th October, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that tenders for a lease of the undermentioned reserve will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the 6th December, 1928, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Amuri County.—Lyndon Survey District.
RESERVE 3418, Block XVI : Area, approximately 120 acres. Term, 7 years. Weighted with £42, valuation for improvements, to be paid in cash. This does not include fencing on railway boundary.
Situated about one mile and a half from the Waiau Township by good road. All flat and open ; about 10 acres swamp, and the remainder medium quality to light stony sandy soil, practically all ploughable. Parts will grow crops—turnips, oats, &c. Watered by Waiau River and springs.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders, accompanied by six months’ rent at the rate offered, £1 1s. (lease fee), and valuation for improvements (£42), to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and marked on the outside “Tender for Lease.”
2. Immediate possession will be given.
3. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice in writing of his intention so to do.
4. No compensation payable to the lessee on account of improvements or for resumption, but upon the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, if the land is again offered for selection, the new lease will be loaded with an amount equal to the value of improvements effected by the outgoing lessee, which amount will be payable in cash by the incoming lessee. In the event of the land not being reselected when offered as aforesaid, the lessee will be allowed a reasonable time in which to remove any improvements to which he may be entitled.
5. 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.
6. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, Californian thistle, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
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 sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be obtained on application to this office.

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th October, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up till 4 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, 6th December, 1928, for a lease for a term of five years of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KELSO.
SECTIONS 6, 7, and 8, Block VII : Area, 1 acre 2 roods. Minimum annual rental, £3.
A good handy section; quite suitable for a grazing paddock.
Sections 1 to 10, Block VIII : Area, 2 acres 1 rood 28 perches. Minimum annual rental, £5.
All level land; good access; good sharp river soil. At present sown out in rape and permanent pasture. Improvements, to be paid for in cash by the successful tenderer for the lease, comprise grassing and fencing, valued at £12.
Term of lease: Five years from 1st January, 1929.

No. 82

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.

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.
8. (a) If the lessee fails for a period of two calendar months to pay the regular half-yearly payment as it falls due, his lease will be liable to forfeiture; (b) while any breach of the conditions of the lease will also render it liable to forfeiture. In each case at the discretion of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Any further particulars may be obtained at this office.

R. S. GALBRAITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 20th October, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash at the Council Chambers, Murchison, on Monday, 3rd December, 1928, at 2 o'clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Town of Murchison Extension No. 1.
Lot 2 : Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £12.
Lot 3 : Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £14.
Lot 4 : Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £15.
Lot 5 : Area, 1 acre 0 roods 10 perches. Upset price, £14.
Lot 6 : Area, 1 acre 0 roods 28 perches. Upset price, £12.
Lot 7 : Area, 1 acre 1 rood. Upset price, £10.
Lot 8 : Area, 3 roods 10 perches. Upset price, £8.
All sections are suitable for building-sites. Situated within one mile of Murchison Post-office. Lots 2, 3, and 4 have frontages to Essex Street, which is unformed. Lots 5, 6, and 7 have frontages to a formed road along the banks of the Buller River, while Lot 8 has a frontage to the last mentioned road and to Chalgrave Street on the east.

Terms of Sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall 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 had on application to this office.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 30th October, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 2 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, 6th December, 1928, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KAIKOURA.
SECTION 95 : Area, 2 roods 1 perch : Upset annual rental, £3. This property is situated in Avoca Street, and is handy to wharf. Weighted with £390, valuation for improvements