APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 833

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Selection on
Optional Tenure.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 29th April, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section
is open for selection on optional tenure 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, 25th May, 1936.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednes-
day, 27th May, 1936, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any
applicant 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.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

SECTION 14, Block X: Area, 575 acres. Capital value, £145.
Deposit on deferred payments, £5: Half-yearly instalment on
deferred payments, £4 11s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly
rent, £2 18s.

Loaded with £655 for improvements, comprising dwelling,
wool-shed, yards and dip, fencing, felling and grassing. This
sum is payable in cash or by a cash deposit of £155, leaving
£150 on first mortgage to the Mortgage Corporation of New
Zealand and £350 on second mortgage under the Discharged
Soldiers Settlement Act. Under the first mortgage instal-
ments will be payable quarterly, and under the second mort-
gage half-yearly. All expenses in connection with the pre-
paration and registration of mortgages require to be borne
by the selector.

A grazing property situated on the Whangamomona Road,
thirteen miles from Whangamomona School, Railway-station,
and Saleyards; access is by metalled road. About 20 acres
level country, balance low to steep hills. Subdivided into six
paddocks. The soil is a light loam on sandstone formation;
watered by streams. Some 150 acres are in fair pasture,
110 acres worn-out pasture, the balance of 315 acres being in
natural state.

Full particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

F. H. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(Files: H.O. 26/2022; D.O. O.R.P. 838.)

Education Reserves in Southland Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 28th April, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for lease by public auction at this
office on Wednesday, 3rd June, 1936, at 11 o’clock a.m.,
under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928,
and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF INVERCARGILL.

SECTION 2, Block LXII: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental,
£15.

Weighted with £805 for improvements, comprising wooden
dwelling, workshop, garage, &c. Situated in Spey Street.

Section 2, Block LI: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental,
£7.

Weighted with £245 for improvements, comprising four-
roomed dwellinghouse, greenhouses, &c. Situated in South
Invercargill.

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Possession will be given on the 1st July, 1936.

2. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, and rent for the
   broken period, valuation for improvements, lease and regis-
   tration fees (£2 2s.), must be deposited on acceptance of bid.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with perpetual right of
   renewal for further similar terms at rentals on fresh valuations
   under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

4. Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

5. 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 repair and condition at the expiration
   of the lease.

6. Lessee not to transfer, mortgage, sublet, or subdivide
   without consent of the Land Board.

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

8. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without consent
   of the Land Board.

9. No liability is accepted on the part of the Crown or of
   the Land Board to pay to the lessee any compensation for
   improvements, but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration,
   or if it is sooner determined, 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.

10. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

11. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

12. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be
    paid on rent in arrear.

Full particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

T. CAGNEY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(Files: H.O. 20/834; D.O. 10/6.)

(NOTE.—This notice is in substitution for that published
at page 768 of New Zealand Gazette No. 29 of the 16th April,
1936, in respect of the two properties advertised above, and
the sale previously notified is hereby cancelled.)

Education Reserve in Southland Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 28th April, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for lease by public auction at this
office on Wednesday, 3rd June, 1936, at 11 o’clock a.m.,
under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928,
and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF INVERCARGILL.

PART Section 8, Block LXXIII: Area, 20 perches. Upset
annual rental, £30.

Weighted with £1,450 for improvements, consisting of con-
crete motor-garage, &c. Situated about half a mile from
post-office, with frontage to Dee Street.

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Possession will be given on the 1st July, 1936.

2. Six months’ rent at the rate offered and rent for the
   broken period, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), must be
   deposited on acceptance of bid.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, without right of renewal
   under the provisions of section 5 (c) of the Public Bodies’
   Leases Act, 1908.

4. Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

5. 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 the lease.

6. Lessee not to transfer, mortgage, sublet, or subdivide
   without consent of the Land Board.

7. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without consent of
   the Land Board.

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

9. No liability is accepted on the part of the Crown or of
   the Land Board to pay to the lessee any compensation for
   improvements, but upon the expiration of the lease, or on its
   sooner determination, a new lease will be offered for disposal
   by public competition 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 pay-
   ments in arrear.

10. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

11. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

12. Interest at the rate of 10 per centum per annum to be
    paid on rent in arrear.

Full particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

T. CAGNEY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(Files: H.O. 20/801; D.O. 10/6.)

(NOTE.—This notice is in substitution for that published
at page 768 of New Zealand Gazette No. 29, of the 16th April,
1936, in respect of the property advertised above, and the sale
previously notified is hereby cancelled.)