Dec. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1449

No. 4747.—ALEXANDER STORRIE, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Implement-maker. An invention to be called “Storrie’s Patent Manure Distributor,” for the purpose of distributing artificial manure either in drills or broadcast, as may be desired.

No. 4748.—ALICE WATTS, Wife of Robert Watts, Water Street, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand, House-painter. An invention for Watts’s patent white floating soap.

No. 4750.—JOB OSBORNE, of Doyleston, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention for an improved gorse-cutting apparatus to be attached to the rear of a traction-engine or other wheeled vehicle.

F. WALDEGRAVE,
Deputy Registrar.

Crown Lands Notices.

Auction Sale of Town and Suburban Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 26th November, 1890.

I HEREBY notify that the town and suburban lands enumerated in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Thursday, the 15th January, 1891, at the hour of 11 o’clock in the forenoon.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN OF RANGIRIRI.

VILLAGE OF PAENGAROA.

| 1 | 1 0 12 | 10 0 0 |
| 2 | 1 0 37 | 10 0 0 |
| 3 | 0 3 34 | 6 0 0 |
| 4 | 0 2 32 | 10 0 0 |
| 5 | 0 3 1 | 6 0 0 |
| 6 | 0 3 1 | 8 0 0 |
| 7 | 0 3 1 | 8 0 0 |
| 8 | 0 1 27 | 8 0 0 |
| 9 | 0 1 28 | 8 0 0 |
| 15 | 0 3 31 | 8 0 0 |
| 16 | 0 2 24 | 8 0 0 |
| 17 | 0 3 0 | 10 0 0 |
| 18 | 0 3 8 | 5 0 0 |
| 19 | 0 3 7 | 10 0 0 |
| 20 | 0 2 31 | 10 0 0 |
| 21 | 0 3 8 | 5 0 0 |
| 22 | 0 3 32 | 8 0 0 |
| 23 | 0 3 8 | 8 0 0 |
| 24 | 0 2 19 | 8 0 0 |
| 25 | 0 2 19 | 10 0 0 |
| 26 | 0 1 32 | 5 0 0 |
| 27 | 0 2 8 | 5 0 0 |
| 28 | 0 2 35 | 5 0 0 |
| 29 | 0 3 23 | 5 0 0 |
| 30 | 0 3 23 | 5 0 0 |
| 31 | 0 2 19 | 6 0 0 |
| 32 | 0 2 17 | 6 0 0 |
| 33 | 0 1 38 | 8 0 0 |
| 34 | 0 2 12 | 10 0 0 |

SUBURBS OF OPOTIKI.

| 369, 370, & 371 | 6 3 27 | 58 0 0 |
| 436 | 5 0 0 | 44 0 0 |
| 437 | 5 0 0 | 20 10 0 |

SUBURBS OF TUAKAU TOWN.

| 81 | 5 3 12 | 30 0 0 |
| 82 | 4 2 18 | 22 10 0 |
| 83 | 4 0 39 | 21 5 0 |
| 84 | 4 2 9 | 22 10 0 |
| 85 | 6 2 6 | 32 10 0 |
| 86 | 5 0 4 | 25 0 0 |
| 87 | 5 1 2 | 26 5 0 |
| 88 | 5 2 0 | 27 10 0 |
| 89 | 6 1 3 | 31 5 0 |
| 90 | 6 0 0 | 30 0 0 |
| 91 | 5 0 29 | 25 10 0 |
| 92 | 3 0 18 | 15 10 0 |
| 93 | 2 1 24 | 11 15 0 |
| 94 | 2 0 17 | 10 10 0 |

NOTE.—Plans of the sections may be seen, and further information obtained, on application at the Crown Lands Office, Customs Street, Auckland.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of purchase-money to be paid at time of sale, and the balance within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall henceforward be null and void.

Crown-grant fee, £1, to be paid on completion of purchase.

Auction Sale of Pastoral Licenses, Westland Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 20th November, 1890.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leaseholds of pastoral runs, as noted below, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Lands Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 13th January, 1891, at 11 o’clock a.m. Terms in each case, ten years, from the 1st March, 1891; and upset price, annual rentals as noted:—

Run No. 5, Upper Teremakau North, 10,000 acres; £10.
Run No. 12, Upper Mikonui, 3,000 acres; £3.
Run No. 24, Waiatoto, 15,000 acres; £15.
Run No. 25, Arawata, 14,000 acres; £14.
Run No. 48, Blue River, 10,000 acres; £10.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land District of Canterbury.—Canterbury Runs for Sale by Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Christchurch, 24th November, 1890.

THE under-mentioned runs will be offered for sale by public auction, at the upset annual rentals noted below, at the Land Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 7th January, 1891, at 11 a.m.:—

Rhoboro’ Downs Station: Run No. 88, Mackenzie County, 64,600 acres; rent, £250. Tenure, ten years.

Part of Benmore Station: Run No. 92, Waitaki County, 28,000 acres, of which about 10,000 acres are fairly-grassed country, extending down to Lake Ohau; rent, £40. Tenure, ten years.

Part of Lake Ohau Station: Run No. 93, Waitaki County, 55,000 acres, on the east side of Lake Ohau and the Hopkins River, including the homestead-paddocks; about 27,000 acres of fairly-grassed country, including some good river-flats; the rest is bush or high barren country. Rent, £150. Tenure, ten years.

Part of Lake Ohau Station: Run No. 93A, Mackenzie County, 124,000 acres, in the fork of the Hopkins and Dobson Rivers, and the country lying on the east side of the latter river down to Lake Ohau; about 47,500 acres are fairly-grassed country, including the river-flats up the Dobson River; the rest is bush or high barren country. Rent, £150. Tenure, ten years.

Birchwood Station: Run No. 94, Waitaki County, 47,000 acres, of which it is estimated about 15,000 to 20,000 acres are fair grazing country; the rest is bush or high barren country. Rent, £50. Tenure, ten years.

Hunter River Station: Run No. 95, Vincent County, about 50,000 acres, the estimated area of grazing country being about 15,000 acres, including the cattle-flats on the Hunter River; rent, £35. Tenure, seven years.

Cotter’s Station: Run No. 95A, Vincent County, about 18,000 acres, including the flats on both sides of the Hunter River, fit for grazing cattle; rent, £10. Tenure, seven years.

Green Bush Station: Run No. 99A, Vincent County, 9,500 acres, on the east side of the Hunter River, including some river-flats capable of grazing cattle; rent, £20. Tenure, seven years.

Island Flat Station: Run No. 99B, Vincent County, 16,000 acres, including river-flats, on the east side of the Hunter River; rent, £10. Tenure, seven years.

Mount Albert Station: Run No. 96, Lake County, about 46,000 acres, on the west side of Lake Wanaka, including about 7,300 acres of bush; rent, £60. Tenure, seven years.

Otawaiti Station: Run No. 98, Lake County, about 30,000 acres, of which 18,000 acres are bush land. This run includes the flats on the north side of the Wilkin River and west side of the Makarora River. Rent, £20. Tenure, seven years.

Birch Hill Station: Part of Reserve No. 2652, 10,000 acres, and part of Reserve No. 2756, 4,000 acres, Mackenzie County; rent, £85. These reserves are let under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.” Tenure, seven years; but subject to twelve months’ notice of termination of lease as provided by the said Act.

Runs Nos. 95 and 96 are subject to valuation for improvements existing on such parts of them as are occupied under license formerly held as No. N92, issued under “The Land Act, 1885.” The said valuation will be payable one month before possession is given, as provided by section 180 of “The Land Act, 1885.”

Six months’ rent must be paid at the time of sale, and possession will be given on the 1st March, 1891. Conditions