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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

Applicants should appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 24th June, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS SETTLEMENT LAND.

Hutt County.—Belmont Survey District.—Maungaraki Settlement.

PART Section 34, Block VIII: Area, 17 acres 1 rood 28·6 perches. Capital value, £240; half-yearly rent, £6.

Weighted with £525 for improvements, comprising dwelling and outbuildings (in poor repair), cowbyre and yards, old pigsty, concrete tank, dam and piping, boundary and subdivisional fencing. This amount may be paid in cash, or, after payment of a deposit of £20, £190 of the balance may remain on first mortgage to the Mortgage Corporation of New Zealand for a term of thirty years with interest at the current rate ruling as at date of selection, and the balance of the amount (£315) secured by second mortgage under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, term not exceeding thirty-six years and a half.

This section is situated on Maungaraki Road, two miles and a half from Petone Post-office, two miles from Petone Railway-station, and one mile from Korokoro School. It is subdivided into two paddocks and comprises steep exposed hillsides. There are 17 acres in fair pasture. The soil is of light clay resting on rock formation; watered by a small stream. Suitable as a home from which a man with outside employment could augment his income.

For any further information required apply to the undersigned.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(Files H.O. 26/17536; D.O. L.S.L.P. 224.)

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

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th May, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 24th June, 1936, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Hawksbury.—Borough of Waikouaiti.

Section 3, Block XXII, and Section 2, Block XXIV: Area, 2 roods. Upset annual rental, 15s.

Section 8, Block XLIV: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, 10s.

Weighted with £3 (to be paid in cash) for fencing.

Section 4, Block XXIX: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, 10s.

Situated within three-quarters of a mile of the Waikouaiti Post-office; access by unformed road. Suitable for grazing purposes.

(D.O. files E.R. 1826, 1827, and 1863.)

Town of Palmerston.—Borough of Palmerston.

Section 18, Block XII: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, £1.

Situated about a quarter of a mile from Palmerston Post-office, fronting Brough Street. Suitable building-site.

Section 17, Block XXXI: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, £2.

Weighted with £485 (to be paid in cash) for improvements (including dwelling). Suitable residential property, situated about 10 chains from the Palmerston Post-office, fronting Tiverton Street.

(D.O. files E.R. 1829 and 1830.)

Town of Herbert.—Waitaki County.

Section 14, Block XI: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, 10s.

Weighted with £10 (to be paid in cash) for shed.

Section 15, Block XVIII: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, 10s.

Weighted with £2 (to be paid in cash) for fencing.

The sections are situated about half a mile from the Herbert Railway-station; access by good road. Suitable for building-sites.

(D.O. files E.R. 1828 and 1871.)

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six month’s rent at the rate offered, rent for broken period, loading for improvements, and £2 2s. (lease fee), must be deposited on acceptance of bid.

2. Term of lease: Twenty-one years from 1st July, 1936, 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.

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 to 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 consent 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 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 and other payments in arrear.

9. Lease liable to termination by re-entry 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 undersigned.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 20/839.)

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Land in Southland Land District for Selection on Optional Tenure.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 19th May, 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, Invercargill, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 16th June, 1936.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Thursday, 18th June, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Southland County.—Mataura Hundred.

SECTION 63E, Block III: Area, 10 acres. Capital value, £200. Deposit on deferred payments, £10; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £6 3s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £4.

Weighted with £400 for improvements, comprising four-roomed dwelling, cowbyre, fencing, &c. This amount may be paid in cash or by a deposit of £40, and the balance of £360 secured by instalment mortgage—term, twenty years.

This property, which is suitable for dairying or cropping, is situated 40 chains north of Edendale Township by good road.

Any further information desired may be obtained from the undersigned.

T. CAGNEY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(Files: H.O. 26/19239; D.O. S.T.L. 41.)