MAR. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: Francis Philip O’Reilly. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business: The Aparima Gold-mining Company. 9 acres, at Longwood, in the Orepuki Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this tenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

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

Crown Lands Notices.

Leases of River-bed Reserves, Provincial District of Canterbury, under the Provisions of Section 25 of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 5th March, 1886.

TENDERS for the temporary pastoral occupation of the following river-bed reserves will be received, at the upset annual rentals noted against each, until Tuesday, the 6th April, 1886, at the Land Office, Christchurch, at 12 o’clock noon :—

Tenders to be indorsed “Temporary Occupation of Reserves.” The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands for Sale on Deferred Payments.

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, 1st March, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sections mentioned in the Schedule hereunder have been set apart for sale on deferred payments, and that Wednesday, the 24th instant, has been fixed as the day on which the said lands shall be open for application at this office.

If more than one application is made on the same day for the same section, the section so applied for shall be put up to competition by tender limited to the applicants, and the tenders will be opened by the Land Board on Friday, the 26th instant.

The Land Board will dispense with personal residence for the first two years from the date of the license to occupy.

Plans, forms, conditions, and further particulars can be obtained at this office.

HORACE BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

RUATANIWHA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Description: The land in Blocks I. and II., Ruataniwha, is situated between the Tukituki and Waipawa Rivers. It is covered with forest, portions when cleared being suitable for agriculture. The main roads through the blocks have been cleared of bush, one connecting the two rivers has been formed for horse-traffic, and gives access to most of the sections. Drays can be taken along the river-beds to both north and south sides of the block, which is about sixty miles from Napier and twenty miles from the railway-line at Waipawa.

Reserves to be sold by Auction, Provincial District of Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 21st January, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be open for application, upon deferred payments, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on Wednesday, the 28th April, 1886:—

RESERVE 134, WAITANGI RIVER.

Should two or more persons apply for the allotment on the same day, the land will be put up to public competition by tender, limited to the applicants.

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

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Terms and Conditions of Sale.

1. The land enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for application on deferred-payment conditions, at the prices stated in such Schedule.

2. The day upon which the land shall be open for application shall be the 28th day of April, 1886, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru.

3. The land shall be subject to the provisions relating to rural lands of Part III. of “The Land Act, 1885.”

4. Should two or more persons apply for the allotment on the same day, the land will be put up to public competition by tender, limited to the applicants.

5. Each applicant will be required to make the declaration prescribed by section 113 of “The Land Act, 1885,” and shall, at the time of application, deposit with the Receiver of Land Revenue for the Canterbury Land District one-twentieth of the price of the allotment. Such payment shall be deemed to be a discharge of the license-fee for the six months due the 1st July, 1886.

The purchaser of the land described in the Schedule, upon the full payment of the purchase-money, and also the fulfilment of the terms and conditions prescribed by “The Land Act, 1885,” relating to lands on deferred payments, will be entitled to a Crown grant, to be issued in the usual way upon payment of the fees prescribed by law.

Reserve to be sold by Auction, Provincial District of Canterbury.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 21st January, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be submitted to public auction at the Courthouse, Waimate, on Saturday, the 1st May, 1886, at 12 o’clock noon :—

RESERVE 134, NORTH BANK, RIVER WAITANGI.

Terms: One-fourth of purchase-money on fall of the hammer, balance within two calendar months thereafter, when, if balance is not paid, the one-fourth referred to will be forfeited, and the sale declared null and void. Crown-grant fee to be paid on completion of purchase.

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

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.