JAN. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 31

Sale of Leaseholds, Westland Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 2nd December, 1889.

NOTICE is hereby given that auction sale of the under-mentioned reserves and subdivisions of reserves will be held at the Lands Office, Hokitika, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1890, subject to the rents, terms, and conditions set out hereunder.

Conditions of Sale: The highest bidder (for rent or bonus) to be the purchaser. Payments to be made on the fall of the hammer, such to include one year’s rental, bonus (if any), and lease-fee and value for improvements (if any). In cases where the person entitled to valuation for improvements purchases, payment for rental, bonus, and lease-fee only will be required. If any dispute occurs as to who is entitled to valuation for improvements, the question will be decided by the Land Board; and, if any arises as to any bidding, the auctioneer may put the lot up again.

Plans to be seen at the Land Office, Hokitika.

SCHEDULE.

Improvements: * £50; † £65.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Forfeited Deferred-payment Lands in the Wellington Land District to be sold at Auction on Deferred Payments.

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

IT is hereby notified, in terms of the Land Acts, that the under-mentioned sections will be offered at auction, for selection on deferred payments, at the Crown Lands Office, Wellington, on Friday, the 31st January, 1890, at noon.

Plans and particulars can be obtained at this office.

A deposit of one-twentieth of the purchase-money, together with £1 1s. license-fee, must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the selector will be required to make the statutory 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All sections unsold at the auction will be withdrawn till further notice.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 comprises 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 originally 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 Township.

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