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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1]

Reserve in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 7th January, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve
will be offered for lease by public tender, and tenders
will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 24th February,
1936, under the provisions of the Public Reserves, Domains,
and National Parks Act, 1928.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
SECTION 17, Town of Eltham : Area, 1 acre 0 roods 15 perches.
Minimum annual rental, £4.

This section, which is set aside as a public buildings reserve,
is situated at the corner of Derby Street and Conway Road,
and comprises flat land, all in grass.

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six months’ rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be
   paid immediately on acceptance of tender. Thereafter rent
   payable half-yearly in advance. The lessee will also be
   liable for all rates, taxes, and other assessments.

2. Possession will be given on acceptance of tender, and the
   lease will be for the term of seven years, subject, however,
   to termination on twelve months’ notice in the event of the
   land being required by the Crown.

3. Residence is not compulsory.

4. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor
   shall any be allowed by the Crown, on account of any improve-
   ments effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause ; but at
   the expiration or sooner determination of the lease the lessee
   shall be entitled to remove any buildings, fencing, or yards
   erected by him on the demised land.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose 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 not be cropped or broken up, except
   with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands first had and obtained.

7. 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 Com-
   missioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lessee shall keep all buildings, fences, ditches, drains,
   watercourses, gates, fixtures, and other things upon and about
   the land in good order and condition.

9. The lessee shall, at the expiration of the term, yield up
   the whole of the land in permanent pasture of grasses and
   clovers.

10. The lessee shall not engage in any noxious, noisome, or
    offensive trade upon the demised land.

11. If the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the
    lease within thirty days after the date on which the same
    should be fulfilled, the lessor shall have the right to determine
    the lease.

12. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

The reserve is described for the general information of
intending buyers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to
make a personal inspection, as the Department is not
responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Further particulars may be obtained at this office.

F. H. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 6/1/166.)

Land in Nelson Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 7th January, 1936.

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, Nelson, up to 4 o’clock p.m.
on Tuesday, 11th February, 1936.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Thursday,
13th February, 1936, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any appli-
cant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other
Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

N.B.—This land is offered in terms of section 153 of the
Land Act, 1924, which provides that no right to any mineral
under the surface shall pertain to the lessee, whose rights shall
be to the surface soil only.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—THIRD-CLASS LANDS.
Waimea County.—Wangapeka Survey District.
(National Endowment.)

SECTION 25, Block XIV : Area, 1,167 acres. Capital value,
£360 ; half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Weighted with £216 for improvements, comprising whare
and lean-to, wool-shed, fencing, and clearing. This sum
may be paid in cash or by a cash deposit of £115, the balance
of £600 remaining on mortgage to the Mortgage Corporation,
term thirty years. On the basis of the present rate of interest
charged by the Corporation the first instalment payable
under the mortgage amounts to £18 11s. 10d. (reducible to
£17 1s. 10d. for prompt payment). Legal costs in connection
with this mortgage, amounting to £3 13s., will be payable
by the successful applicant.

Section 23, Block XIV : Area, 448 acres. Capital value,
£135 ; half-yearly rent, £2 14s.

Weighted with £214 (payable in cash) for improvements,
comprising 80 chains of fencing and approximately 348 acres
partly felled and partly burned.

These sections are situated up the junction of the Wangapeka
and Dart Rivers, and are five miles from the Matariki Post-
office and School, twelve miles from Tadmor Railway-station,
twenty-nine miles from Brightwater Dairy Factory, and
sixteen miles from Tapawera Saleyards. The soil is poor,
resting on granite formation, practically all broken, hilly
land; watered by permanent streams. Suitable for grazing
dry stock only. Foxglove and rabbits are both slightly in
evidence.

The successful applicants will require to enter into an agree-
ment not to require the Crown or the County Council to
improve the existing access road to the sections.

Full particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/881.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 6th January, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will
close at the office of the State Forest Service, Auckland, at
4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 27th January, 1936.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—NORTH
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that area, containing approximately
150 acres, being the southern portion of Section 6 (part
Provisional State Forest No. 126 N.E.), Block I, Motatau
Survey District, and situated about three miles from Rakautao
Railway-station (no formed road).

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet (81,870), or in
board feet (450,390), is made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Kauri . . . . . . . . . 7,474 56,390
Rimu . . . . . . . . . 46,875 198,770
Totara . . . . . . . . . 7,566 52,690
Kahikatea . . . . . . . . 16,539 113,870
Miro . . . . . . . . . 3,583 23,210
Matai . . . . . . . . . 832 5,460

                              81,870         450,390

Upset price : £905.
Time for removal of timber : One year and a half.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fourth of the purchase-money,
together with £1 1s. (license fee), must accompany the tender,
and the balance be paid in three equal quarterly instalments,
the first of which shall be paid three months after the date of
sale.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by “ on
   demand ” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satis-
   faction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest at
   the rate of 1 per cent. per annum in excess of current bank
   overdraft rates will be charged on all notes overdue from
   the date of maturity to the date of payment.