Dec. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1501

Application for Probate.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1891.

In the matter of the will of TE KIHI KAITANA, of Ranana, deceased.

APPLICATION having been made by Ihaka te Iringa that probate be granted of the aforesaid will:

It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such application must lodge a caveat in manner prescribed within two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

Application for Probate.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1891.

In the matter of the will of RUIHANA TE MERE, of Piha-ma, deceased.

APPLICATION having been made by Kuini Wi Rangi-pupu that probate be granted of the aforesaid will:

It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such application must lodge a caveat in manner prescribed within two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

Crown Lands Notices.

Lease of Land in City of Auckland.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Auckland, 10th December, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the section enumerated hereunder will be offered for lease for fourteen years, by public auction, at this office, at noon on Wednesday, the 20th January, 1892:—

CITY OF AUCKLAND.

Lot 24 of Section 8, containing 18 perches. Upset price, £10 per annum.

The section has frontages of 143 links to Beach Road, and 82 links to Short Street.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands, Land District of Canterbury, to be leased on the Perpetual-leasing System, under Section 161 of “The Land Act, 1885.”

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned section will be opened for application on Wednesday, the 13th January, 1892, under section 161 of “The Land Act, 1885,” for perpetual lease, for a term of thirty years, renewable, subject to the conditions of residence and improvements prescribed by the Land Acts. Every application must be accompanied by a statutory declaration (in form below) and by £2 10s., the amount of the first six months’ rent, and a fee of £1 10s. Should there be more than one application on the same day, the right to occupy shall be determined by lot:—

ASHBURTON COUNTY.—ASHBURTON SURVEY DISTRICT.

Reserve 264, Lot 12, Block VII., 50 acres; price per acre, £2; capital value, £100; rent per acre, 2s.; half-yearly rental, £2 10s.

This section is situated on the south-eastern side of the Main South Railway, about two miles north-east of the Dromore Railway-station, and comprises light arable land. A sum of £100 shall be paid at the time of application for the improvements on the land, consisting of dwelling-house, fencing, crops, water-race, &c.

DECLARATION ON TAKING A LEASE, OR BECOMING A TRANSFEREE OR SUB-LESSEE OF A LEASE UNDER SECTION 161.

I, , of , in the Land District, and Colony of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.

2. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” am tendering for the purchase [or is desirous of becoming the transferee or sub-lessee] of a lease of Section , Block , District.

3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and for the purpose of cultivation, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

4. That, including the said lands, I am not the owner, tenant, or occupier, directly or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any other person or persons, of any lands anywhere in the colony exceeding in the whole fifty acres.

5. That I have not within seven years from the date hereof surrendered a lease with perpetual right of renewal of the lands for a lease whereof I am now tendering.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

Declared at , this day of 189 , before me, , a Justice of the Peace.

Full particulars as to conditions, and plans and forms of application, may be obtained at the Land Office, Christchurch, 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.

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.
A. R. P. | £ s. d.
Lot 6 | 0 0 36 | 6 15 0
Lot 7 | 0 0 31 | 5 16 3
Lot 8 | 0 1 2 | 7 17 6
Lot 9 | 0 0 32 | 6 0 0

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 30,000ft. 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.