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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

This property is situated just outside the boundary of the New Plymouth Borough, and is within a short distance of the bus terminus and about two miles and a half distant from the New Plymouth Post-office. The land, which is of a volcanic nature, is of first-class quality, and the area, when cleared, should make a good market-garden.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease: Thirty-three years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years, and a right to acquire the freehold.

2. Rent: Five per cent. per annum on the capital value, payable in advance on 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. Applicants to be twenty-one years of age and upwards.

4. Applicants to furnish with applications statutory declaration, and, on being declared successful, deposit £1 1s. (lease fee) and a half-year’s rent. Rent for the broken period between date of lease and 1st January or 1st July following is also payable.

5. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be simultaneous.

6. No persons may hold more than one allotment.

7. Successful applicants to execute lease within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.

8. Residence is to commence within four years in bush land or swamp land, and within one year in open or partly open land, and to be continuous for ten years. Under certain conditions personal residence may be dispensed with.

9. Improvements.—Lessee is required to improve the land within one year to the value of 10 per cent. of the price; within two years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price; and thereafter, but within six years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price. In addition to the foregoing, and within six years, improvements are also to be effected to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land, 10s. for every acre of second-class land, and 2s. 6d. for every acre of third-class land.

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

11. Transfer not allowed until completion of two years’ continuous residence, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.

12. Roads may be taken through the lands at any time within seven years; twice the original value to be allowed for area taken for such roads.

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

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 21st January, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 24th February, 1930.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 10-30 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 26th February, 1930, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

The ballot will be held immediately upon the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent on them; to landless applicants who within two years immediately preceding date of the ballot have applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully; to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force; to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the war were bona fide residents of New Zealand; to applicants who, while domiciled in New Zealand, have served beyond New Zealand as members of any of His Majesty’s Forces in connection with any war other than the war with Germany, and to landless applicants in respect of whom the Board, after taking into consideration the experience and skill of the applicants in farming operations, the proximity of their homes to the lands the subject-matter of the ballot, and any other relevant considerations, is of opinion that they should be entitled to preference equally with applicants of any of the hereinbefore specified classes.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

SECTION 12, Block I: Area, 472 acres. Capital value, £120. Half-yearly rent, £2 8s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of seven years, provided improvements to the value of £12 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £200, for improvements comprising about 150 acres felling and grassing, approximately 120 chains fencing, and two whares. This amount may be paid in cash, or may by arrangement with the State Advances Department be taken over by way of first mortgage.

This section is situated on the Moki Road, about ten miles from Tahora Railway-station. Country is of a sandstone formation. About 150 acres is in fair pasture, balance of felled and grassed area—namely, about 250 acres—is in bracken fern and second growth. About 72 acres in standing bush. Well watered by streams.

Section is subdivided into five paddocks, but the fences are in disrepair. Estimated carrying-capacity in present state is 150 dry sheep and 10 head of cattle.

Whangamomona County.—Ngatimaru Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years.)

Section 27, Block IV: Area, 117 acres. Capital value, £90. Half-yearly rent, £1 16s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years, provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £110, for improvements comprising about 30 acres felling and grassing, and approximately 80 chains fencing. This amount may be paid in cash, or may by arrangement with the State Advances Department be taken over by way of first mortgage.

Section is situated on Arnold Road, about one mile and a half from the Pohokura Railway-station and about two miles from the Pohokura School. The soil is very light loam on sandstone formation. The whole of this section has been felled and grassed, but is gradually reverting to fern.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years.)

Sections 1 and 2, Block IV: Area, 400 acres. Capital value, £300. Half-yearly rent, £6.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years, provided improvements to the value of £30 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £200, for improvements comprising about 50 acres felling and grassing, about 5 acres stumping and grassing, and approximately 100 chains fencing. This amount may be paid in cash, or may, by arrangement with the State Advances Department, be taken over by way of first mortgage.

Section is situated about sixteen miles from Douglas Railway-station and about two miles from Puniwhakau School. The land is of sandstone formation and is fairly broken.

With exception of about 50 acres the property has all reverted to high bracken fern.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Upper Waitara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for a period of ten years.)

Section 2, Block XVI: Area, 1,417 acres. Capital value, £360. Half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of ten years, provided improvements to the value of £36 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £930, for improvements comprising house, wool-shed, approximately 90 chains fencing, and about 500 acres felling and grassing. This amount is payable in cash, or may be secured on first mortgage by arrangement with the State Advances Department. A remission of interest, payable under this mortgage for a period of two years from date of selection, will be allowed provided improvements to value of £60 are effected annually.

This property is situated on the Tarawai Road. The outlet is via the Mangere Road, to Whangamomona Railway-station, a distance of about twelve miles. There is a formed dray road for about five miles and thence by a six-foot track. About 400 acres is in good pasture. Present estimated carrying-capacity is 500 wethers.

ABSTRACT AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease: Sixty-six years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years.