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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Opuatia, and containing approximately 576 acres. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 4 of the Parish of Opuatia; towards the east by Sections Nos. 2 and 3 of the said parish; towards the south by Section No. 6 of the said parish; and towards the west by Section No. 5 of the Parish of Opuatia aforesaid to the point of commencement.
Swamp and open land, of inferior quality. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Opuatia, and containing approximately 250 acres. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 6 of the Parish of Opuatia; towards the east by the Opuatia Stream; towards the south generally by Sections Nos. 8 and 6 of the Parish of Opuatia; and towards the west by Section No. 6 aforesaid to the point of commencement.
Nearly all deep swamp, with about 10 acres of dry land. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

Waitemata County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Waipareira, and containing approximately 1,675 acres. Bounded towards the north by the Kaipara-Auckland Railway; towards the east by Section No. 6A of the Parish of Waipareira; towards the south by the Opapuku Stream; towards the south-west by Section No. 7 of the Parish of Waipareira aforesaid; and towards the north-west by a public road and by Sections Nos. 123, 122, 114, and 113 of the Parish of Waipareira aforesaid to the point of commencement.
Very poor, open, gum land, lying south of Swanson Railway-station. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

Otamatea County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, being Sections Nos. 136, 137, 138, and 139 of the Parish of Wairau, and containing approximately 434 acres. Bounded towards the north by a public road; towards the east generally by the eastern boundary of the Parish of Wairau and by the western branch of the Waipu River; towards the south by the said western branch; and towards the west generally by a public road to the point of commencement.
All very broken land, but good soil, covered with mixed forest and some tea-tree; the forest contains a little totara. These sections are situated on Main North Road, near Waipu Gorge. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Forest Sections in the Maraeroa-Oturoa Block,
Thermal-springs District, Rotorua.

Lands and Survey Department,
Auckland, 3rd November, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the sections specified in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 16th December next, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

These sections are nearly all covered with mixed forest; soil light, but good. They are not well watered, owing to the porous nature of the soil.

CONDITIONS OF LEASING.

1. Term of lease, twenty-one years from the 1st day of January, 1892.

2. Rent payable half-yearly in advance; the first of such half-yearly payments to be made at the close of sale, and all future payments to be made to the officer appointed to receive the same within sixty days from the days on which they become due, and in default thereof the lease to be forfeited.

3. The lessee shall, within one year from the date of lease, fell, burn, and sow with grass an area equal to 10 per cent. of the land comprised therein; within two years a further 10 per cent of the area; within three years a further 10 per cent. of the area; and within six years an amount equal to one-half of the total area.

4. The lessee shall enclose with a legal fence within six years from the date of lease one-half, and within ten years from the date of lease the whole, of the lands comprised in the said lease.

5. The lessee at the end of the term shall have cleared the whole of the land comprised within his lease, and shall leave the same in grass and securely fenced.

6. The lessee shall be liable for all rates and taxes.

7. The lessee shall have no right of compensation for improvements.

8. The successful purchaser of a lease shall sign these conditions.

Town and Rural Lands for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd October, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned town and rural lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 27th November next, at 11 a.m.:

TOWN OF RUSSELL.

| 182 | 16 1 24 | 16 10 0 |

Very poor land, being a wiwi swampy bank in the mangroves, near mouth of the Whau Creek.

HOBSON COUNTY.—PARISH OF WHAKAHARA.

| S.E. 15 | 39 2 0 | 39 10 0 |

All mixed bush, containing about 40,000ft. of kauri.

MANGONUI COUNTY.—PARISH OF KAIAKA.

| 70A | 16 0 0 | 8 0 0 |

Broken forest land, adjoining Hindson’s homestead selection.

MANUKAU COUNTY.—PARISH OF HUNUA.

| 204 | 40 3 3 | 82 0 0 |

Comprises 15 acres undulating forest land, remainder low wet flat, poor soil. The bush contains some good totara, and about 80,000ft. of kauri timber.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.—PARISH OF OMARU.

| 163 | 520 0 0 | 520 0 0 |
| 164 | 545 0 0 | 545 0 0 |
| 165 | 685 0 0 | 1,370 0 0 |
| 166 | 800 0 0 | 800 0 0 |
| 168 | 135 2 0 | 203 5 0 |

These sections are all mixed forest except 164, which contains some open land fronting the road. The following is the approximate quantity of kauri timber contained in each section: Section 163, 500,000ft.; Section 164, about 200,000ft.; Section 165, about 2,000,000ft.; Section 166, about 200,000ft.; and Section 168, about 800,000ft. These sections all adjoin the Mangonui River, but a right of road to enable timber to be got out is reserved through Sections 163, 164, 165, and 166.

RAGLAN COUNTY.—PARISH OF KARIOI.

| 93A | 30 0 0 | 15 0 0 |

Open land, near sea-coast.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance (with Crown-grant fee) 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 may be seen at the local post-offices, and on application at this office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.