same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 1 rood 8 perches, more or less, being Section No. 72, Block IV., Ongo Survey District. Bounded on the north-west by a public road; on the east by Section No. 39; and on the south by a public road: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 74, Block I., Apiti Survey District. Bounded on the north-west by the Mangamako Stream; on the north-east by Section No. 23; and on the south-east by a public road: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 8 acres, more or less, being Section No. 73, Block I., Apiti Survey District. Bounded on the north by the Mangamako Stream; on the east by the Mangamako Stream; on the south by a public road; and on the west by the Mangamako Stream: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For road and gravel reserve.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 68, Block VII., Ongo Survey District. Bounded on the north by Section No. 52; on the east by Section No. 54; on the south by Section No. 54; and on the west by a public road: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 3 roods, more or less, being Section No. 67, Block VII., Ongo Survey District. Bounded on the north by a public road; on the east by a public road; on the south by Section No. 58; and on the west by Section No. 56: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For a gravel-pit.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Wellington, containing by admeasurement 360 acres, more or less, being Section No. 54, Block VII., Ongo Survey District. Bounded on the north by Sections Nos. 52 and 68; on the east by Crown lands; on the south by Sections Nos. 61, 59, and 57; and on the west by a public road and Section No. 68: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For primary education.

CANTERBURY.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Canterbury, containing by admeasurement 7 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 2808 (in red), formerly part of Reserve No. 361, situate in Block V., Mairaki Survey District. Bounded northward by a line parallel to the road north of Section No. 4643 and 1250 links distant therefrom, 1000 links; towards the eastward, southward, and westward by Section No. 15239, 750, 1000, and 750 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the map deposited in the District Survey Office, Christchurch. For recreation.

OTAGO.

All that area containing by estimation 1,200 acres, situated in the Benmore Survey District, being part of the bed of the Ahuriri River. Bounded on the west by the Ahuriri Survey District, 19300 links; on the north by Crown lands, 10000 links; on the east by Crown lands, 6500 links; and on the south-east by the Omarama River, 15700 links: be the aforesaid area and linkages more or less. For a plantation.

All that area containing by estimation 900 acres, situated in the Ahuriri Survey District, being part of the bed of the Ahuriri River. Bounded on the north-west, north-east, south, and west by Crown lands, 13100, 13800, 12200, and 2600 links respectively: be the aforesaid area and linkages more or less. For protection of river bank.

SOUTHLAND.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Southland, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block II., Calcium Township, Jacob's River Survey District. Bounded on the north-west by Section No. 2 of same block, 500 links; on the north-east by Section No. 14 of same block, 700 links; on the south-east by a road-line, 500 links; and on the south-west by Section No. 1A of same block, 700 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Invercargill. For a cemetery.

WESTLAND.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Westland, containing 5 acres 2 roods 16 perches, more or less, being Reserve No. 298 (in red), Block XVI., Cascade Survey District. Bounded towards the south by the north bank of the Martyr River to mouth of creek, and by the Main South Road; towards the west by Crown lands, 480 links; towards the north by Crown lands, 980 and 940 links; and towards the east by the Main South Road. For bridge-site purposes.

All that parcel of land in the Land District of Westland, containing 2 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 299 (in red), Block II., Hohonu Survey District. Bounded towards the north by the Maori Creek and Eight-mile Road Reserve, 500 links; towards the east by Crown lands, 400 links; towards the south by Crown lands, 500 links; and towards the west by Crown lands, 400 links. For a cemetery.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

G. F. RICHARDSON,

Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection.

ONSLOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the third section of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887" (hereinafter termed "the said Act"), I, Wiliam Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection, after the lapse of a period of not less than forty-five days from the date of the first public notification hereof, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the price per acre stated opposite such land in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SURVEYED LANDS.

Section or Block. District. Area. Cash Price per Lot. Acre.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ashburton County.-Between Hinds and Rangitata Rivers.

Lithograph 16. A. R. P. £ s. d.

Res. 350 70 I. Hinds.. 95 3 31
76 " " 200 0 13
77 " " 150 0 0
78 " " 149 3 38
79 " " 104 3 30 1 10 0

Description of Land: Part of old railway reserve; well grassed; light stony land.

80 I. Hinds.. 238 2 20
81 " " 234 2 0
82 III. Rangitata 247 3 4
83 " " 247 1 37
85 " " 150 0 24
86 " " 166 2 2
86A " " 160 0 0
87 " " 233 1 26
88 " " 226 3 18
89 " " 278 0 8
90 II., III. " 254 2 11 1 5 0
91 " " 270 3 12
96 V. " 191 2 15
97 II. " 241 2 5
98 I., II. " 280 0 8
99 V. " 136 0 17
100 IV. " 208 0 36
101 I. " 279 0 17
102 IV. " 199 2 6
103 " " 200 0 5

Description of Land: Part of old railway reserve; very light stony land, fairly grassed, can be ploughed, but not suited for raising grain crops; takes grass fairly if not previously cropped.

Res. Res. 1871 13 IX. Hinds.. 235 0 10
15 " " 316 0 0
16 " " 307 0 0
17 " " 311 0 0
18 " " 312 0 0 1 5 0
10 " VIII. Rangitata 242 3 9
12 " " 33 3 26
13 " " 79 1 22
4 " " 68 2 0
6 " "

Description of Land: Old railway reserve between Hinds and Ealing; light stony land, fairly grassed; not suitable for cropping, as the soil would soon become exhausted.