Mar. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 373

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner's Office),
Wellington, 3rd March, 1891.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now
in the possession of the police at the stations named,
will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at
the respective police-offices, on Saturday, the 28th instant,
at noon, in accordance with the Police Regulations:—

Auckland: Brooch and sundries.
Wanganui: Two swags, containing clothing and sundries.
Wellington: Silver watch, ladies' waterproof cloak and
cape, gold ring set with small pearls and garnets, macintosh
coat, and sundries.
Dunedin: Ladies' black-cloth jacket.
Oamaru: Scarf-pin, brooch, boys' ulster, swag, and tin
trunk containing sundries.
Invercargill: Silver brooch and sundries.

A. HUME,
Commissioner of Police.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of litera-
ture will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special
books will be Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Crown Lands, Auckland District.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 9th March, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown
lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at this
office, on Friday, the 24th day of April proximo, at 11 o'clock
a.m.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

MANUKAU COUNTY.—PARISH OF OPAHEKE.

Open land, at Williamson's clearing.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.—PARISH OF OMARU.

Forest land, good soil, fronting the Omaru River. The
section contains some valuable kauri, in very scattered
clumps, also totara and puriri.

RODNEY COUNTY.—PARISH OF TAUHOA.

Broken forest land, between old and new roads.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PARISH OF PAREMOREMO.

Open undulating land of poor quality, situated at Lucas's
Creek.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—MANGAKAHIA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block XIII.

| 3 | 166 1 10 | 208 0 0 |
| 4 | 267 3 0 | 402 0 0 |
| 5 | 71 3 0 | 108 0 0 |
| 6 | 147 3 20 | 185 0 0 |

Open and forest land of inferior quality. The following
are the approximate number of kauri trees on each section:
Section 3, 30 green and 80 dry trees; 4, 260 green and 60
dry trees; 5, 110 green and 25 dry trees; 6, 30 green and 45
dry trees. The kauri is between 3ft. and 4ft. in diameter.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be
paid at close 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 henceforth be null and void.

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

Sale of Crown Lands, Auckland District.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th February, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown
lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at this
office, on Friday, the 24th April, 1891, at the hour of 11
o'clock a.m.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

Subject to £20 for improvements.

SUBURBS OF GREERTON.

| 246 | 6 3 34 | 20 17 9 |

SUBURBS OF TE AROHA.
Block IX.

| 111 | 35 1 38 | 106 10 0 |
| 112 | 23 1 17 | 70 5 0 |
| 113 | 16 1 29 | 49 10 0 |
| 114 | 11 3 12 | 36 0 0 |

These are chiefly swamp lands, with flax, adjoining
Waihou River.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.—PARISH OF PUPUKE.

| S.W. pn. 125 | 40 2 0 | 97 10 0 |
Broken forest land, containing about 370,000ft. of kauri
timber.

RODNEY COUNTY.—PARISH OF KOMOKORIKI.

| M. pn. 44 | 36 0 0 | 150 0 0 |
Broken forest country, containing about 300,000ft. of
kauri timber.

LANDS WITHIN THE PUHIPUHI MINING DISTRICT.—BAY OF
ISLANDS COUNTY.—HUKERENUl SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block VI.

| 39 | 99 2 16 | 106 0 0 |
| 40 | 108 1 35 | 109 5 0 |
| 41 | 139 0 0 | 135 10 0 |
| 42 | 105 1 21 | 76 15 0 |
| 43 | 168 0 0 | 154 0 0 |
| 46 | 62 3 0 | 59 10 0 |
| 47* | 90 3 24 | 65 10 0 |
| 48 | 101 2 32 | 50 5 0 |
| 49 | 45 2 32 | 198 0 0 |

• Subject to £60 for improvements.

Sections 39, 40, and 41, all mixed bush containing kauri,
fair land; 42 and 43, about one-third bush, remainder fern
and tea-tree, the bush contains kauri.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—PARISH OF OTAKAIRANGI.

| 19 | 193 3 9 | 152 0 0 |
| 20 | 432 0 0 | 330 15 0 |

Section 19 consists of about 30 acres of fern and scrub,
remainder is forest, containing kauri; 20, about one-third
forest, containing some kauri.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid
at close of sale, and the balance (with Crown-grant fee,
usually £1) 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
henceforth be null and void.

Plans of the sections may be seen at the local post-offices
and on application at this office.

Runs in Marlborough declared forfeited.

Crown Lands Office,
Blenheim, 3rd March, 1891.

IN accordance with section 188 of "The Land Act, 1885," I hereby declare that the following runs are forfeited
for non-payment of rent, namely:—

Run No. 18, 450 acres, situated at Port Underwood, Ara-
pawa Survey District.

Run No. 13, 2,500 acres, situated at Waikakaho, Cloudy
Bay Survey District.

Run No. 29, 1,400 acres, situated at Waikakaho, Cloudy
Bay Survey District.

HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.