DEC. 24.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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hammer, and the selector will be required to make the statu-
tory declaration necessary when selecting lands on this
system.
All sections unsold at the auction will be withdrawn till
further notice.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

This section is situated at the north-east corner of the
Pahiatua-Puketoi Special-settlement Block, on the Makuri
Stream, and comprises generally hilly bush country of good
quality.

| 15 | VII. | Mangaone | 108 0 0 | 1 5 0 |

This section is situated on the Mangaone Block, on the
Tawataia Road, and comprises generally hilly mixed bush
land of good quality.

| 90 | II. | Kopuaranga | 161 1 8 | 1 10 0* |

• Weighted with £116 10s. for improvements.

This section is situated north of the Mauriceville Railway-
station, fronting the main Forty-mile Bush Road, and com-
prises generally hilly mixed bush land of good quality, with
some flat in front. There is a four-roomed house, 24ft. by
24ft., with a lean-to on the section. Four acres are in grass,
and 5 acres in addition have been felled. The section is
partly fenced.

| 2 | IX. | Wairoa | 182 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| 6 | " | " | 122 2 0 | 1 5 0 |

These sections are situated in the Waitotara District,
inland of the Momohaki Gorge, and comprise generally hilly
land intersected by deep gullies. The sections were origi-
nally taken up and have been slightly improved, Section No.
2 being now weighted with £29 11s. 3d. for felling, grassing,
and fencing, and Section No. 6 with £4 18s. for fencing,
ploughing, and grassing.

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District to be sold at
Auction for Cash.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1889.

It is hereby notified, in terms of "The Land Act, 1885,"
that the under-mentioned sections will be offered for
sale, for cash, by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, on Friday, the 31st January, 1890, at noon.

Plans and particulars can be obtained at this office.
One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the
fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days, or
the deposit will be forfeited.

There are no limitations or restrictions incumbent upon
purchasers of these lands for cash.
All sections unsold at the auction will be withdrawn till
further notice.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

• Weighted with £20 3s. 8d. for improvements.

Description of Land: This section is situated on the bank
of the Tiraumea River, on Whitcombe's property, near the
end of Tiraumea Road, about four miles from Pahiatua.
The land is of good quality; the bush has been felled and
burnt off, and the land laid down in grass. The access is by
the river-bank reserve and the roads in the Kaitawa Town-
ship.

| 1 | XIV. | Ongo | 165 0 0 | 2 0 0* |

• Weighted with £55 5s. for improvements.

Description of Land: This section is situated in the South-
west Waitapu Block, on the Rangitikei River, at Te Rewa,
near the Onepuhi Native Reserve. The area includes river-
flats and terrace-land, portions being cleared, and the rest
covered with mixed bush. The soil varies from good to
first class. The only means of access is by the Rangitikei
River-bed, from the Orepuhi Bridge-distance, six miles-or
by the road laid off through Williamson's. There are some
Maori whares and fences on the land.

| 10 | I. | Makuri | 15 0 0 | 2 10 0 |

Description of Land: This section is situated in the
Woodville-Tiraumea Special-settlement Block, adjacent to
Mr. G. H. Collie's property, and fronting the main road into
the block. The section is of good quality, covered with
bush, and is very suitable for selection by a small settler or
business-man.

| 278 | X. | Wairoa | 51 3 17 | 4 0 0 |

Description of Land: This section is situated about four
miles south of Waverley, in the Okotuku District, and is
accessible by drays, though part of the road is still un-
formed. It is, therefore, well situated as regards railway
and road communication. The section, less about 5 acres
of low sand-hills, comprises good flat land, covered with
light scrub, except 35 acres which have been ploughed and
cropped. The section is partly fenced by the adjacent
owners. There is no permanent surface-water.

Public Reserves Leases of Lands in the Wellington Land
District to be sold at Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1889.

It is hereby notified, in terms of "The Public Reserves
Act, 1881," that the leases of the under-mentioned
sections will be offered at public auction, at the Crown
Lands Office, Wellington, on Friday, the 31st day of Jan-
uary, 1890.

Plans can be seen and particulars obtained at this office.
A deposit of a half-year's rent and £1 11s. lease-fee must
be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

Description of Land: These subdivisions of Section 83
form part of the Stock Reserve in the Masterton-Mangahao
Special-settlement Block, and are about five miles distant
from Pahiatua by dray-road and horse-track. The land is
watered.

| 22 | IV. | Mikimiki | 4 1 0 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: This section is situated on the west
side of the Ruamahanga River, about fifteen miles from
Masterton, at the head of the Opaki Plain, at Mole's Corner,
and comprises stony flat land of fair quality, covered with
mixed bush.

Notice to prove Land Claim.

Crown Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 5th September, 1889.

TO THOMAS MOONEY, formerly of H.M. 70th Regiment of
Foot, or his Representatives.

You are hereby required, within six months from this
date, to prove, to the satisfaction of the Land Board
of the Taranaki Land District, that you have complied with
the conditions required to entitle you to 60 acres of land in
the Tarurutangi District, selected under a naval and military
settlers' land order; and, if you fail to prove your claim
within the specified time, your title to the land will be for-
feited, and the section will thereupon be dealt with as the
said Board may direct.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Crown Lands in Taranaki.

Crown Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 10th December 1889.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered for
sale by public auction, for cash, at the Crown Lands
Office, New Plymouth, at 11 o'clock on Wednesday, the 29th
January next.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.