APRIL 18.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Block IX., all sections forest and undulating forest and
open lands of good quality, in Te Puke Settlement.
Terms: One-fifth cash; balance, together with £1 Crown-
grant fee, within thirty days.

Auction Sale of Crown Lands, Tauranga.
Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th April, 1889.
I T is hereby notified that the town and rural lands in-
cluded in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for
sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on
Wednesday, the 15th day of May next, at 11 a.m.

A. F. F. ETHERIDGE,
(For Commissioner of Crown Lands.)

SCHEDULE.

Description of Land: Open fern land, good soil; about
three-fourths of Lot 224 and all Lot 225 have been in culti-
vation; 217 has frontage to Te Puna River; 220 to 225 have
frontage on Tauranga Harbour; 224 has frontage to Te Puna
River.
Terms: One-fifth cash; balance, together with £1 Crown-
grant fee, within thirty days.

Auction Sale of Crown Lands, Auckland.
Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 8th April, 1889.
I T is hereby notified that the lands contained in the Sche-
dule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction
at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, the
15th day of May next, at 11 a.m.

A. F. F. ETHERIDGE,
(For Commissioner of Crown Lands.)

SCHEDULE.
WAIKATO COUNTY.

399

Description of Land: Sections 14 and 14B are flat alluvial
land near Huntly; 23A, flat land, good soil, liable to be flooded
by Waikato River; 28, about half fern hills, remainder
swamp; the two last-named lots are between Ohinewai and
Huntly; 30 to 473 inclusive, open and swamp land, poor soil,
near Ohinewai Lake. Coal is supposed to underlie all this
country.

Whangamarino Parish.

Description of Land: Section 435A, about 20 acres swamp
remainder a fern spur, soil very poor; 436, near Ohinewai,
supposed to have coal underlying.
Terms: One-fifth cash; balance, together with £1 Crown-
grant fee, within thirty days.

Tenders for Occupation of Reserve 461, Canterbury Land
District.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 25th March, 1889.
N OTICE is hereby given that tenders for the yearly occu-
pation, for grazing purposes only, under section 25 of
"The Public Reserves Act, 1881," of the under-mentioned re-
serve, will be received at this office up to 5 p.m. on Wednes-
day, the 1st May, 1889:—
Reserve 461, 200 acres, upset annual rental £15, situated
in the fork of the Kowai and Waimakariri Rivers, about
two and a half miles from Springfield.
Every tender must be accompanied by marked cheque or
post office order for five months' rent up to the 1st October,
1889, at the rate tendered.
Plans may be seen at the Lands Office, Christchurch.
JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Lands, Westland, for Sale on Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 26th March, 1889.
I N accordance with section 173 of "The Land Act, 1885,"
I hereby give notice that the under-mentioned runs,
which have been submitted to auction and not sold, will be
open for sale on application, at the upset annual rental, after
the 30th April next:—

| No. of
Run. | Area. | Annual
Rental. | Term of
Years. | Locality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 20,000 | 20 | 10 | Poerua (Little Wanganui) River Valley. |
| 36 | 15,000 | 15 | 10 | Oinamaka or Black River Valley. |
| 50 | 10,000 | 10 | 10 | Abbey Rocks and Paringa Lake. |
| 56 | 17,000 | 17 | 10 | Wataroa and Rotokino Rivers, and Saltwater Lagoon. |
| 87 | 7,000 | 7 | 10 | Haast River, between Clarke River and Haast Pass. |

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing Runs open for Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, 20th March, 1889.
T HE under-mentioned runs having been offered by public
auction, and not having been disposed of, will be open
for application on and after the 28th April next, at the
Napier and Gisborne Land Offices, in terms of section 213
of "The Land Act, 1885: "—
Run No. 53; area, 3,259 acres; annual rental, £20 7s. 4d.
Run No. 57; area, 4,300 acres; annual rental, £26 17s. 6d.
Run No. 58; area, 2,893 acres; annual rental, £72 6s. 6d.
Run No. 59; area, 2,986 acres; annual rental, £74 13s.
Run No. 60; area, 3,155 acres; annual rental, £78 17s. 6d.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.