Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 451

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of “The Mines Act, 1877,” and with the regulations made under that Act for the granting of leases for gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-mining purposes to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden at Queenstown on or before the 11th day of March, 1884.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be seen at the Warden’s Office at Queenstown.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: John Aspinall. 1 acre, at Section 75, Block XI., Skipper’s Creek, in the Wakatipu Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Crown Lands Notices.

Auction of Crown Lands, Marlborough.

THE Land Board of the Marlborough Land District hereby notifies that at noon, on Tuesday, the 1st April, 1884, at the Survey Office, Blenheim, the under-mentioned allotments of town, suburban, rural, and pasture land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash, and licenses of the runs under mentioned will also be offered by public auction at the upset prices and rents respectively hereinafter set forth :-

TO BE SOLD FOR CASH.

TOWN OF KAIKOURA.

Part 2 of 342 | .. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
Part 2 of 343 | .. | 0 0 10 | 2 0 0 | ..
| .. | 0 0 29 | 6 0 0 | ..

KAIKOURA SUBURBAN.

12 | .. | 52 2 4 | 158 0 0 | ..

RURAL LAND.—KAITUNA VALLEY.
Whakamarina Survey District.

1 | XII. | 17 2 18 | 22 0 0 | 3 0 0*

PASTURE LAND.—PELORUS VALLEY.
Wakamarina Survey District.

1 | VI. | 179 3 0 | 135 0 0 | 17 19 6*

Twenty-five per cent. must be paid at the auction; the balance and the Crown-grant fee within one month, or the moneys paid at auction will be forfeited.

Runs to be let under License for Pastoral Purposes under “The Land Act, 1877,” and the Amendments thereof, 1879, and 1882.

Upset annual rent, 1d. an acre. Term of license to be ten years.

There must be paid in each case, at the auction, rent at the rate of the highest price bid, from date of auction to the 1st December, 1884, and £3 for the license.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office, Blenheim, 25th February, 1884.

HENRY G. CLARKE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• If any other person than applicant become the purchaser, cost of survey must be paid at auction by purchaser to applicant.

Sale of Forfeited Deferred-Payment Holdings, Marlborough.

IN compliance with section 71, “Land Act, 1877,” the under-mentioned forfeited deferred-payment holdings, with improvements thereon, will be offered for sale by public auction at noon on Tuesday, the 1st April, 1884, at the Survey Office, Blenheim, the improvements for cash and the land on deferred payments :-

PELORUS SOUND, WET INLET.

A deposit of 5 per cent. on the price of the land, and the full amount for improvements, must be paid at the auction.

Dated at the Crown Lands Office, Blenheim, 25th February, 1884.

HENRY G. CLARKE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land on Lease and for Sale.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 19th February, 1884.

3,407 ACRES UNDER AGRICULTURAL LEASING.

DISTRICTS.

BLACKSTONE.—Sections 20, 22, 23, and 24, Block XIII.; 2, 10, and 13, Block XV.; 1, 2, 11, and 13, Block XVI.; from 13 to 196 acres.

POOLBURN.—Sections 4 and 5, Block II.; 8, 10, 11, 26, and 27, Block III.; from 120 to 320 acres.

TIGER HILL.—Sections 10 and 14, Block IV.; 232 and 259 acres.

APPLICATIONS to be made on Wednesday, 9th April, 1884. For sections in Blackstone and Poolburn Districts, at the Warden’s Office, Naseby; and for sections in Tiger Hill District, on the same day, at the Warden’s Office, Clyde.

3,984 ACRES UNDER DEFERRED PAYMENT, AT £1 10s. PER ACRE.

DISTRICTS.

BLACKSTONE.—Sections 4, 8 and 9 (grouped), 27, 29, Block XIII.; 8, 9, 15, and 23, Block XV.; 3, 7, 8, 12, and 14, Block XVI.; from 91 to 204 acres.

POOLBURN.—Section 7, Block II.; 3, 4, 7, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, and 28, Block III.; from 100 to 304 acres.

MANIOTOTO.—Sections 5 and 8, Block XV.; 199 and 262 acres.

APPLICATIONS will be received at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, or at any Land Office in the Otago Land District, on Wednesday, 9th April, 1884.

NOTE.—If more than one application is received for any of the above deferred-payment sections, tenders for such section or sections must be lodged on Tuesday, the 22nd, to be opened at the Land Board on Wednesday, 23rd April, 1884.