on deferred payments, and the education reserve in the Third
Schedule for lease only, at the District Lands and Survey
Office, State Fire Building, Wellington, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
on Tuesday, 7th July, 1931, under the provisions of the Land
Act, 1924, and amendments, and the Education Reserves
Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908, and
amendments.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Waimarino County.
Horopito West Township.
SECTIONS 1 and 2, Block IX : Area, 2 acres. Upset price, £3.
Weighted with the sum of £3 for felling and grassing. This
sum is payable in cash.
Situat ed on either side of the Horopito Stream, one mile
distant by unformed road from Horopito Railway-station.
All level to easy rolling land felled and grassed, but pasture
is poor. Soil of light volcanic mixture on clay formation.
Permanently watered.
Sections 7 and 8, Block IX : Area, 4 acres 3 roods 29 perches.
Upset price, £7.
Weighted with the sum of £6 10s., for improvements
consisting of felling and boundary-fencing. This sum is
payable in cash.
These sections are situated on the right bank of the
Horopito Stream, one mile from Horopito Railway-station by
unformed road. Level to easy rolling land, all felled and in
poor-quality pasture. Soil of a light volcanic mixture on
clay formation. No permanent water. Altitude, 2,450 ft.
above sea-level.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
Kiwitea County.-Ongo Survey District.
Pakihikura Village.
SECTIONS 4, 8, 10 to 14, Block VIII : Area, 5 acres 0 roods
21 perches. Upset price, £56. Deposit on deferred pay-
ments, £6; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments,
£1 12s. 6d.
Weighted with the sum of £6 15s. for nine chains boundary
fencing. This sum is payable in cash.
These sections are situated eleven miles from Hunterville
by good metalled road, with frontages to the upper and lower
Pakihikura roads. The sections are level, and are all covered
in native bush which has been damaged by fire. The bush
comprises chiefly matai, with an odd rimu here and there.
Soil is of a heavy clay loam, but there is no permanent water.
Altitude is 1,300 ft.

THIRD SCHEDULE.
Featherston County.
Township of Featherston.
SECTIONS 61 and 62 : Area, 2 acres. Upset annual rental,
£3 7s. 6d.
Situated at the corner of Watt and Harrison Streets, half
a mile from Featherston Railway-station. These are good
level sections with a fine sole of English grasses. Soil of
good heavy loam. Town water-supply is available. The
mprovements consist of stumping, grassing, and 18 chains of
fencing.
TERMS OF SALE OF LANDS IN FIRST SCHEDULE.
Cash: One-fifth of the purchase-money and valuation
for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and
the balance, with certificate-of-title fee (£1), within thirty
days thereafter.

TERMS OF SALE OF LANDS IN SECOND SCHEDULE.
Cash: As above.
Deferred Payments : The required deposit on account of
the purchase-price, together with £1 ls. (license fee) and
loading for improvements, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
The balance of the purchase-money, with interest thereon
at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, to be paid by instalments
extending over the period of 34½ years.
The licensee shall have the right at any time during the
currency of his license to pay off either the whole of the
purchase-money or any half-yearly instalment or instalments
thereof then remaining unpaid.
Upon receipt of the final instalment the certificate of title
in respect of the land purchased shall issue upon payment of
the prescribed certificate-of-title fee.
If the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments
by due date the amount already paid shall be forfeited, and
the contract for the sale shall be null and void.
The lands 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.

TERMS OF SALE OF LEASE OF LANDS IN THIRD SCHEDULE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, loading for improve-
   ments, and £2 2s. (lease fee) 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. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all buildings,
   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 not to use or remove any gravel without the con-
   sent of the Land Board.

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

8. No liability is accepted on the part of the Crown or of the
   Land Board to pay to the lessee any compensation for improve-
   ments, but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, or if it is
   sooner deteimired, the new lease offered for disposal by public
   competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant
   of an amount equal to the value of buildings and improvements
   effected by the original lessee; and the amount so paid by
   the incoming tenant shall be paid to the original lessee without
   any deduction except for rent or other payments in arrear.

9. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

10. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

11. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be
    paid on rent in arrear.
    Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of
    Crown Lands, Wellington.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 9/2641.)

Land in the Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1931.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for lease for a term of thirty-three years,
with perpetual right of renewal, by public auction, at the
District Lands and Survey Office, State Fire Buildings, Wel-
lington, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 7th July, 1931, under
the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, section 130 of the Reserves
and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies’ Empowering Act,
1924, and the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Patea County.-Block VIII, Wairoa Survey District.-
Subdivision of Moumahaki State Farm.
Lot 2 on plan 73/26w, deposited in the office of the Chief
Surveyor, at Wellington (being part Sections 395 and 397,
Okutuku District) : Area, 108 acres l rood 35 perches. Upset
annual rental, £190.
Weighted with £395 for improvements. This sum is pay-
able in cash on the fall of the hammer.
Also weighted with £155, being part value of buildings.
This sum is payable by twenty-eight equal half-yearly instal-
ments of £7 16s. 7d., covering principal and interest.
This farm comprises part of what was formerly known as
the Moumahaki State Farm, which was utilized for many years
by the Department of Agriculture for experimental and
demonstration purposes. The property is situated about two
miles from Moumahaki Railway-station and Post-office, and
five miles from Waverley, by good metalled roads. School
adjoining. Cream cart calls daily. The section comprises
first-class dairying land, two-thirds being flat, balance undulat-
ing to steep. All in grass with the exception of a clump of
shelter bush and plantations, which affords good shelter. A
small area under cultivation. Good free loam soil resting on
clay and papa formation. Well watered by small streams and
by ram and troughs. Elevation, 160 ft. to 290 ft. above sea-
level. Well subdivided with first-class fencing.
Buildings comprise dwelling, garage, cow-shed, and dairy,
implement-shed and storeroom, and cattle yards.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease : Thirty-three years with perpetual right
   of renewal at rentals based on valuations made in accordance
   with the lease.
2. Residence is compulsory, and must be continuous.
3. A person may hold only one allotment of the Moumahaki
   State Farm Subdivision, and such allotment shall be held for
   his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit
   of any other person whomsoever. For the purpose of this
   condition husband and wife shall be considered to be one
   person.
4. Improvements : Lessee shall effect permanent improve-
   ments to value of £100 within year from date of lease.
5. Successful bidder shall execute lease within thirty days
   after being notified that it is ready for signature.
6. Rental is payable half-yearly in advance on 1st January
   and 1st July. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and other assess-
   ments.
7. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.