The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Otago to the Secretary for Crown Lands.
Sir,—
With reference to my letter of date 15th January, forwarding a memorial from certain merchants and others resident in Dunedin, praying that the unoccupied reserved in the town of Dunedin might be let, I have the honor to report that having received instructions from the Honorable the Colonial Treasurer to comply with the prayer of the memorialists, the reserve on the east side of Princes Street was divided into sixteen lots, and the right to occupy the same offered for competition at the Land Office, Dunedin, on the 5th day of February instant, subject to the following terms and conditions:—
1 | The lot will be put up at auction at the upset price of 5s. per foot frontage. |
2 | The purchaser to pay down 10 percent deposit on the lot being knocked down, and pay the full year's rent before the license to occupy is granted to him. |
3 | If the rent be not paid within one month from the date of sale, the purchaser's right to the license will be considered abandoned, the deposit will be forfeited, and the license resold. |
4 | On completing the above conditions the purchaser will be entitled to a license to occupy the section or sections purchased by him for twelve months from the date of sale. |
5 | The occupier will be bound to remove all buildings, and give up possession of the land specified in his license, upon receiving three months' notice in writing from the Commissioner of Crown Lands at any time after the expiry of nine months from the date of sale. |
6. | The occupation of the sections as laid off on the office map is to be understood to give no right to the water frontage to the harbour, or to prevent any improvements in the harbour which the Superintendent of the Province may direct. |
7 | The licensee will not be allowed to sublet or to assign his license without first obtaining the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. |
8 | Upon any transfer of the license or any part thereof with the consent of the Commissioner, a fee of one pound will be charged. |
The various lots were let at the rental stated in the annexed Schedule, and the sums received were deposited in the Union Bank of Australia to a distinct account, in obedience to the instructions of the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer.
I have, &c.,
W. H. Cutten,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.