Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 219

In the event of any other person than the applicant becoming the purchaser of either of these sections, the cost of survey and value of improvements as stated above must be paid on the fall of the hammer to the Receiver of Land Revenue, to be handed to the applicant.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with the Crown grant fee, within thirty days after the auction, otherwise all the money paid at the auction will be forfeited and the sale rendered void.

Payments must be made in money, or by cheque on some bank in Blenheim, marked by such bank as “Good for two days.”

HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection.—Land District of Canterbury.

LANDS LYING BETWEEN HINDS AND ASHBURTON RIVERS, AND BETWEEN RANGITATA AND ORARI RIVERS.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Monday, the 10th March, 1890 (with possession on the 2nd May, 1890).

In cases where more than one application is received for the same selection on the same day for surveyed lands, priority of choice will be decided by lot at the meeting of the Land Board at which the applications are considered, and by priority of application for unsurveyed lands; but if two or more persons shall apply at the same time for the same piece of land, or any portion thereof, the Board shall determine by lot the priority of right to be heard, as provided by section 2, Appendix E, of “The Land Act, 1885.”

Lithograph No. 15.

SURVEYED LANDS.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ashburton County.—Between Hinds and Ashburton Rivers.

| 35894 | II. | Westerfield | 26 0 18 | £1 10 0 |
| 35898 | V. | " | 31 1 31 | 1 7 6 |
| 35899 | XI. | " | 27 3 38 | 2 0 0 |
| 35900 | " | " | 11 3 13 | 1 10 0 |
| 35904 | XIV. | " | 36 1 4 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Light stony land, fairly grassed.

Ashburton County.—Between Hinds and Ashburton Rivers.

[Re-offered at reduced valuations.]

| 35775 | IV. | Shepherd’s Bush | 40 1 34 | |
| 35776 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35777 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35778 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35781 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35782 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35783 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35784 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35785 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35786 | IV., VIII. | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35787 | VIII. | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35788 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |
| 35789 | " | " | 50 0 0 | |

Description of Land: Well grassed, stony plains, capable of being broken up and growing turnips and English grass.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ashburton County.—Between Hinds and Ashburton Rivers.

[Re-offered at reduced valuations.]

| 36 | III. | Hinds | 45 2 12 | 0 19 6 |
| 38 | " | " | 120 0 0 | |
| 39 | " | " | 100 0 0 | |

Description of Land: Light stony plain land, poor soil.

R. 350, Sec. 41 | III. | Hinds | 100 0 0 | 0 17 6

Description of Land: Light stony plain land, with manuka scrub.

R. 350, Sec. 42 | III. | Hinds | 93 3 10 | 0 19 6

Description of Land: Light stony plain land, poor soil.

R. 350, Sec. 47 | II. | Hinds | 159 3 34 | 0 15 0

Description of Land: Light stony plain land, poor soil, with manuka scrub.

UNSURVEYED LANDS.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ashburton County.—Between Hinds and Ashburton Rivers.

| III., IV. | Shepherd’s Bush | 600 0 0 | £1 5 0 |
| IV. | " | 706 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 320 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| IV., VIII. | " | 2,456 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| VIII. | " | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 62 2 34 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 19 3 33 | 1 7 6 |
| " | " | 44 0 34 | 1 7 6 |
| " | " | 442 0 0 | 1 10 0 |
| VIII., XII. | " | 400 0 0 | 1 10 0 |

Description of Land: Well grassed, stony plains, capable of being broken up, and growing turnips and English grass.

| I. | Westerfield | 180 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 40 0 0 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Well grassed, stony land.

| V., IX. | Westerfield | 653 3 0 | 1 5 0 |
| V. | " | 312 0 0 | 1 7 6 |
| VI. | " | 279 0 0 | 1 7 6 |
| V., VI. | " | 225 0 0 | 1 7 6 |
| IX. | " | 670 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 965 0 0 | 1 5 0 |
| " | " | 460 0 0 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Light stony land, fairly grassed.

| IX., X. | Westerfield | 880 0 0 | 1 2 6 |
| X., XIV. | " | 1,500 0 0 | 1 2 6 |

Description of Land: Light land, thinly grassed, with patches of manuka.

| X. | Westerfield | 255 0 0 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Light stony land, fairly grassed.

| XIII., XIV. | Westerfield | 1,000 0 0 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Light stony land, well grassed.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ashburton County.—Between Hinds and Ashburton Rivers.

| IV. | Shepherd’s Bush | 170 0 0 | 0 15 0 |
| I. | Westerfield | 470 0 0 | 0 12 6 |
| " | " | 7 3 0 | 0 19 6 |

Description of Land: Thinly grassed river-bed land, intersected by dry watercourses.

| XIV. | Westerfield | 245 0 0 | |
| " | " | 300 0 0 | |
| " | " | 350 0 0 | |
| XIV., XV. | " | 50 0 0 | 0 17 6 |
| XV. | " | 130 0 0 | |
| " | " | 750 0 0 | |
| II. | Hinds | 150 0 0 | |

Description of Land: Light stony land, partly covered with scrub.

Lithograph 17.

SURVEYED LANDS.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Geraldine County.—Between Rangitata and Orari Rivers

| 35923 | III. | Orari | 22 0 26 | £1 10 0 |

Description of Land: Fairly-grassed stony land, adjoining creek.

| 35924 | V. | Orari | 31 2 28 | 1 5 0 |

Description of Land: Fairly-grassed river-bed land, below high terrace.

| 35927 | VIII. | Orari | 61 2 36 | |
| 35928 | " | " | 5 0 36 | |
| 35931 | IX. | " | 37 0 20 | 1 5 0 |
| 35932 | " | " | 24 2 28 | |

Description of Land: Poorly-grassed, light, stony land.

| 35921 | XII. | Geraldine | 57 3 36 | 1 5 0 |
| 35922 | " | " | 32 2 7 | |

Description of Land: Light stony land, poorly grassed not suitable for cropping.