196
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Tikinui Run classified.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1889.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Commissioners appointed in pursuance of section 9 of “The Land Acts Amendment Act, 1888,” have reported to His Excellency the Governor that the land described in the Schedule hereto has been classified by them as herein noted.
G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

We, the undersigned, being Commissioners appointed under section 9 of “The Land Acts Amendment Act, 1888,” to classify a certain run in Hobson County known as Tikinui, a description of the boundaries of which is given below, have the honour to inform you that we classify the said run as coming within the meaning of subsection (1) of the said section of the Act quoted above.
S. PERCY SMITH.
RICHARD JOHN GILL.
WM. P. MOAT.

Auckland, 2nd February, 1889.

HOBSON COUNTY.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, containing approximately 24,000 acres, situate in the Survey Districts of Tokatoka and Te Kuri, and being portions of Blocks XIII., XIV., and XV. of the Survey District of Tokatoka aforesaid, portions of Blocks I. and II. of the Survey District of Te Kuri aforesaid, and portions of the Parish of Te Kuri. Bounded generally towards the north-east by Sections 93, 94, and 40 of the Parish of Tatarariki, by a road, by Sections 31 and 32 of the said parish, by the abutment of a road, by Section 33 of the said parish, by Section 1 of Block XIV. of the Survey District of Tokatoka aforesaid, by a road, by Section 5 of Block XV. of the said survey district, by high-water mark of the Wairoa River, by Section 1 of Block II. of the Survey District of Te Kuri, by a road, again by Section 1 aforesaid, again by high-water mark of the Wairoa River, by a stream, by a road, by Sections 8, 9, 10 of the Parish of Te Kuri aforesaid, by a road, by high-water mark of the Kaipara Harbour, by the Otiaho Block, and again by high-water mark of the Kaipara Harbour; towards the south-east by the Poutu No. 2 Block; towards the south-west generally by Section 5 of the Parish of Te Kuri aforesaid, by a road and the crossing of the said road, and by Sections 3 and 6 of the said parish; again towards the south-east by Sections 6, 1, and 4 of the said parish; again generally towards the north-east by Sections 4, 2, and 5 of the said parish; again towards the south-east by the Poutu No. 2 Block aforesaid; towards the south-west by high-water mark of the sea; and generally towards the north-west by the production in a south-westerly direction of the north-western boundary of Section 47B of the Parish of Tatarariki aforesaid, by said Section 47B, and by a road: save and except thereout all those parcels of land being Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Block XIV. of the Survey District of Tokatoka aforesaid, Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Block I. of the Survey District of Te Kuri aforesaid, and Section 2 of Block II. of the said survey district.

Small Grazing-runs for Lease under Part VII. of “The Land Act, 1885.”

Crown Lands Office,
Napier, 22nd January, 1889.

NOTICE is hereby given that the small grazing-runs enumerated in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for lease by auction, at the Land Office, Gisborne, on Thursday, the 28th February next, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon.

COOK COUNTY.

Description of Land: Greater part bush, good soil broken. These runs are situated about fifty-five miles north of Gisborne, on the Waiapu Inland Road (unformed), which bounds them on one side.

They are about twelve miles inland from Tokomaru, along a surveyed road (unformed) which divides Runs 53 and 54. There is a good landing at Tokomaru, where the smaller steamers of the Union Company call fortnightly to and from Auckland and the South.

57 { Tutamoe .. IV. | 1 | 2,820 }
Hikurangi .. XVI. | 1 | 779 } 4,300 26 17 6
Mata .. XIII. | 1 | 281 }
Tokomaru .. I. | 5 | 420 }

Description of Land: Nearly all bush, good soil. This run is about seventy miles north of Gisborne, fifteen miles inland from Tokomaru, and about three miles from the Waiapu Inland Road.

58 { Wangaomia .. XV. | 1 | 480 } 2,893 72 6 6
" .. XVI. | .. | 2,413 }

59 { Waimata .. III. | 1 | 672 } 2,986 74 13 0
" .. IV. | 1 | 2,314 }

60 { " .. III. | 22 | 3,155 } 3,155 78 17 6

Description of Land: Almost all bush, good soil, broken. These runs are situated between twenty-three and thirty miles from Gisborne by the Waimate Valley Road, which is formed for about twenty miles. Run 58 is about fourteen miles inland from Tolago Bay.

WAIROA COUNTY.

69 | Taramarama | IX. | 3 | 1,919 | 1,919 | 18 0 0

Description of Land: Broken, soil light, covered with high fern and tutu, well watered. The run is situated near the road from Frasertown to Lake Waikaremoana, and about ten miles distant from the town.

Terms and Conditions.

The lease will be for an absolute term of twenty-one years, renewable for a further term of twenty-one years, in accordance with section 209 of “The Land Act, 1885.”

Improvements equal in value to one year’s rent must be effected in each year for the first two years, and before the end of the sixth year an additional amount, equal to two years’ rent, must also be expended.

Valuations for permanent improvements, as described in sections 210 and 214 of “The Land Act, 1885,” will be paid at the expiry of the leases to the outgoing tenants.

No person can take up more than one run. No person who owns freehold land or land held under lease or license from the Crown which in all would exceed 21,000 acres, or who is incapable of making the declaration prescribed by section 200 of “The Land Act, 1885,” can become a lessee.

Every lessee will have to reside on the land he leases within twelve months of the commencement of his lease, and thereafter for a period of six consecutive years. But the Land Board may relax this condition in the case of any lessee who is actually residing on any freehold or leasehold land of his own which is situated within ten miles of the land leased by him.

For a period of fourteen years from the date of the lease one-fourth of the rents will be handed over to the County Council or Road Board of the district, to be expended in the maintenance or construction of the roads leading to and opening up the land.

Intending purchasers must be prepared to hand to the auctioneer, on the fall of the hammer, a declaration signed and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace, as required by section 200 of “The Land Act, 1885.” In the event of any purchaser failing to produce the required declaration, the lot will be put up again and resold.

The first half-year’s rent, from the 1st March, 1889, to the 1st September, 1889, together with £1 1s. for the lease, must be paid at the sale.

Further particulars may be obtained on application at the Land Offices, Napier and Gisborne.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Sale.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 22nd January, 1889.

IT is hereby notified that the town and rural lands included in the Schedule hereunder will be submitted for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 22nd February next, at 11 a.m.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.