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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Town and Rural Lands for Sale, Auckland District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Auckland, 28th 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 8th January next, at 11 o’clock a.m.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN OF RUSSELL.
Section I.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Parish of Pupuke.

| N. 136 | 46 2 0 | 23 5 0 |
| 137 | 118 3 0 | 119 0 0 |
| 138 | 78 2 30 | 79 0 0 |
| S. 139 | 29 2 17 | 22 6 3 |

Very poor and broken forest land, containing kauri timber as follows, which is the only value for the lots: Section 136, about 30,000ft.; Section 137, about 700,000ft.; Section 138, about 300,000ft.; and Section 139, about 150,000ft. The timber can be driven down the Mangakino Stream.

| N.E. 16 | 23 1 0 | 60 0 0 |
| N.E. 40 | 25 0 0 | 15 0 0 |
| S.W. 42 | 66 3 0 | 40 0 0 |

Section 16, poor broken land, covered with fern and dry timber; the section contains about 180,000ft. of kauri. Sections 40 and 42, broken bush land, Section 40 containing about 80,000ft. of kauri, and Section 42 about 100,000ft.

Parish of Hunua.

| 231 | 37 0 0 | 55 10 0 |

Comprises 8½ acres of bush, which contains 35,000ft. of kauri; the remainder is open land covered with fern and scrub.

Parish of Tuakau.

| 77A | 4 1 8 | 6 7 6 |

Mixed forest and open land, very broken, situated about one and a half miles from Tuakau Railway-station.

WAIKATO COUNTY.
Parish of Taupiri.

| 471 | 48 0 0 | 48 0 0 |

Open land of good quality, containing a few small clumps of bush, situated about three miles from Taupiri, and adjoining the Mangawara Stream.

Parish of Whangamarino.

| 115A | 5 0 32 | 2 12 6 |

Open land, intersected by the Waerenga Stream.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Mangakahia Survey District.
Block XII.

| 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 |

All open and forest lands. Section 3 contains about 30 green and 80 dry kauri trees; Section 4 contains 260 green and 60 dry trees; Section 5, about 110 green and 25 dry trees; Section 6, about 30 green and 45 dry trees.

Tangihua Survey District.
Block II.

| 35 | 471 0 27 | 4,711 14 0 |

This section contains a large quantity of burnt and green kauri timber, estimated as follows: 8,000,000ft. green timber and about 2,610,000ft. burnt. The timber can be driven down the Waionepu to the Wairoa, or conveyed by train to Otaika or Mangapai.

WHANGAROA COUNTY.
Parish of Kaeo.

| N.E. 34 | 6 2 0 | 3 5 0 |
| 74A | 4 2 29 | 2 10 0 |
| 75 | 25 2 13 | 13 0 0 |

N.E. 34, broken forest land containing about £5 worth of kauri; 74A, broken forest land with northerly aspect; 75, broken indifferent land, mostly cleared and in grass, subject to £50 for improvements.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on fall of hammer, 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.

Also, at the same time and place, in terms of Part VII. of “The Land Act, 1885,” lease of small Grazing-run No. 10A, Parish of Matata, Whakatane County; area, 6,000 acres. Upset annual rent, £75. Open land with a little puriri in the gullies; situated on the sea-coast between Otamarakau and Whakarewa Rivers, near Matata.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

The purchaser will be required to hand to the auctioneer the declaration required by section 200 of “The Land Act, 1885,” and to pay the first half-year’s rent from the 1st March next, and lease- and registration-fees (£1 11s.) on fall of the hammer.

Conditions of occupation may be seen at the Post-office, Matata, the Land Office, Tauranga, and at this office.

Land for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th October, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned rural sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Wednesday, the 6th January next, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

TAURANGA COUNTY.

Sections 11 and 91A, Parish of Te Papa, containing together 13 acres 2 roods. Upset price, £54.

All open land, close to Wairoa Bridge, and bounded by main coach-road.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid at close of sale, and the balance, with £1 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 inspected at this office, and at the Land Office, Tauranga.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Land in Canterbury.

Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th November, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned forfeited village-homestead special-settlement sections will be re-opened for application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 6th January, 1892. The leases will be granted for a term of thirty years, renewable, subject to the conditions of residence and occupation prescribed by the Village-homestead Regulations. Each selector must reside on his section within six months of the date of selection, and will also be required to cultivate and make substantial improvements on the land. An advance of £10 will be made by Government after the erection of a dwellinghouse of at least that value. Any person who has an interest in any land of more than an acre in extent in the colony is not eligible to select. No person can hold more than one section. Married men will have preference as selectors. A fee of 10s. for the registration of the lease is payable at the time of application:

ASHLEY COUNTY.—OXFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.—VIEW HILL VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

*Subject to valuation for improvements to the extent of £6.

These sections comprise level stony land of fair quality, contiguous to the water-race, in the View Hill Village Settlement, and are situated about eight miles from Oxford and four and a half miles from Sheffield.

Full particulars as to conditions, and plans and forms of application, may be obtained at this office, where applications will be received on and after the date specified, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., except on Saturdays, when the office closes at 1 p.m.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,