JULY 26.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1003

Lands to be sold as Village Settlement and Small-Farm
Allotments, on Deferred Payments, Land District of
Canterbury.

Land Office, Christchurch,
14th June, 1883.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands
will be open for application, on Tuesday, the 18th day of
September next, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru:—

TO BE SOLD AS SMALL-FARM ALLOTMENTS ON DEFERRED
PAYMENTS.

Reserve 1824, Springfield, Malvern: Lots 12 to 15 inclusive,
17 to 26 inclusive, 34 and 46 to 52 inclusive, 57 and 58; price,
£6 per acre; in areas from 1 to 3 acres each.

Reserve 1263, Pig-hunting Creek, near Timaru: Lots 4 to 14
inclusive; price, £15 per acre. Lots 1, 2, 3, 15 to 22, 28 to 30,
32 to 34 inclusive; price, £12 per acre; in areas from 4 to 20
acres each.

Reserve 424, Village Settlement of Annat, near Sheffield:
Lots 1 to 4 inclusive; price, £10 per acre. Lots 5 to 12, 15 to
28 inclusive, and Lot 33; price, £7 per acre. Lots 13, 14, and
32; price, £4 per acre: in areas from 5 to 17 acres each.

Terms: Each application must be accompanied by a statutory
declaration form, of which can be obtained at the Land Offices.
A deposit of one-tenth of the amount of purchase-money will
also be required to be made at the same time.

In case of more than one application being received for the
same section on the same day, the right to occupy the same will
be decided by lot amongst the applicants.

Personal residence required within six months of purchase,
to continue to the end of the fourth year. Must bring into
cultivation not less than one-tenth of the allotment the first
year; one-fifth the second year; and, within four years, must
have three-fourths cultivated, the whole fenced, and have made
substantial improvements to the value of at least £10 per acre.

LAND TO BE SOLD AS SMALL-FARM ALLOTMENTS ON DE-
FERRED PAYMENTS.

Reserve 424, Village Settlement of Annat, near Sheffield:
Lots 29, 30, and 31; price, £4 per acre; 50 acres each.

Reserve 1263, Pig-hunting Creek, near Timaru: Lots 23, 24,
25, 26, 27, and 31; price, £12 per acre; in areas from 21 to
24 acres each.

Terms: Each application must be accompanied by a statutory
declaration, form of which can be obtained at the Land Offices.
A deposit of one-twentieth of the amount of purchase-money
will also be required to be made at the same time.

In case of more than one application being received for the
same section on the same day, the right to occupy the same will
be decided by lot amongst the applicants.

Personal residence required within six months, to continue to
the end of the sixth year. Must bring into cultivation not less
than one-twentieth the first year; one-tenth the second year;
and, within six years, must have cultivated one-fifth, and
effected permanent improvements to the value of £1 per acre.

Plans may be seen at the Land Offices at Christchurch and
Timaru.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases for Tender.

SECTION 66A, BLOCK II., LONGWOOD DISTRICT.

276a. Or. 12p. set apart for Leasing, with perpetual Right of
Renewal; Leases for 30 years.

WRITTEN Tenders (in sealed covers) are invited for
Section 66A, Block II., Longwood District, in accord-
ance with "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882," at
the upset annual rent of two shillings per acre, as fixed by
the Board.

The price tendered must be given in writing as well as in
figures, accompanied by a statutory declaration, together
with six months' rent at the rate tendered, and thirty shil-
lings, fee for lease and registration, to be lodged with the
Commissioner of Crown Lands, Invercargill, not later than
4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, 1st August, 1883.

The tenders will be opened at a meeting of the Land
Board, on Thursday, the 2nd day of August, 1883, when the
highest tenderer (if the tender shall equal or exceed the

upset annual rental per acre fixed by the Board) will be
declared the lessee. The tenderers must appear at the Land
Board, either in person or by an agent authorized in writing,
on the day on which the tenders are opened. Forms of
tender and declaration, with covers, can be had upon applica-
tion at the Land Office, Invercargill.

W. H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 29th June, 1883.

Further Sale of Sections, Kopuaranga, Mikimiki, Kaiwaka,
and Rewa Survey Districts.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 19th July, 1883.

THE Crown lands as under will be open for application
for cash, on Monday, the 20th August next, and every
lawful day thereafter until sold, at the Land Office, at
Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

CASH PAYMENTS.

Description of Land. — The Kopuaranga and Mikimiki
sections include forest land, mixed timber, more or less
totara, soil good throughout, part limestone, well watered,
and most of the sections approachable by good roads. The
Kaiwaka sections (near the White Rock, East Coast) include
fair soil, partly covered with mixed timber and scrub, easily
cleared.

Terms of Payment: For the cash sections one-fourth must
be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with
Crown-grant fee, within one month from day of sale.

Maps showing the position of these sections may be seen at
the Land Office, Wellington. Lithograph maps and schedules
may be seen at all the district post-offices; copies will be
forwarded on application.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.