Mar. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 443

Plans may be seen at the principal post-offices in the district, and at this office, where full particulars can also be obtained.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £1 Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the deposit will be forfeited. There are no limitations or restrictions incumbent upon purchasers of town lands for cash.

All sections unsold at the auction will be withdrawn until further notice.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Village Section, Hunter ville.

Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1892.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885,” that the under-mentioned section in the Hunter ville Village Settlement will be offered for sale for cash, by public auction, at Hunter ville, on Saturday, the 12th March, at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SUBURBAN LAND.

SECTION 92, Hunter ville Village Settlement; area, 1 acre and 32 perches; upset price per lot, £8.

This section is situated on the Ongo Road, in the Township of Hunter ville, which is about sixteen miles from Marton, on the Murimotu Road and the projected North Island Main Trunk Railway, and the trains now run past the township. The quality of the land in Hunter ville is generally very good, and it is the centre of a large and progressive district.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Pastoral Runs, Southland Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Invercargill, 19th February, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease, for a term of ten years, by public auction, at the Land Office, Invercargill, on Thursday, the 31st March, 1892, at noon:—

Run 143, Birchwood Station, Wallace County; about 6,550 acres. Upset annual rental, £54 11s. 8d.

Hilly country, poor land, at an elevation of about 1,800ft. Water is to be had on lower portions during the greater part of the year. Situated five miles west of Wairio Railway-station, with access either from Nightcaps Railway-station, ten miles distant by the Mount Linton Road, or by a cross road from the main road leading through Merivale.

Run (part) 143A, part of Mount Linton Station, Wallace County; about 3,400 acres. Upset annual rental, £28 6s. 8d.

High, ridgy country, with clay-shale formation between Nugget Hill and Wairaki River, patches of good tussock-land here and there, well watered. Accessible by road ten miles from Nightcaps Railway-station.

Run (part) 143B, part of Mount Linton Station, Wallace County; about 3,700 acres. Upset annual rental, £30 16s. 8d.

Broken land, with fairly good tussock-grass and some bush for shelter. Accessible by road eleven miles from Nightcaps Railway-station.

Run (part) 156A¹, part of Mount Linton Station, Wallace County; about 5,130 acres. Upset annual rental, £42 15s.

Situated on the bank of the Wairaki River, and is moderately good tussock-grass country, well watered, with some bush here and there. Accessible by road twelve miles from Nightcaps Railway-station.

Run 173B, part of Blackmount Station, Wallace County; about 6,800 acres. Upset annual rental, £56 13s. 4d.

This run has a long frontage to the Waiau River, on the banks of which latter is some flat land. There are existing improvements consisting of three miles and a half of fencing, including a dividing-fence one and a half miles long. Accessible by road thirty miles from the Nightcaps Railway-station.

Run 173C, part of Blackmount Station, Wallace County; about 15,775 acres. Upset annual rental, £131 9s. 2d.

This run is situated between the western slopes of the Takitimo Ranges and the main road through the western district, by which access is had to it. It consists of high country, with tussock-grass and mountain-herbage, and is abundantly watered by tributaries of the Waiau River. It is well adapted for merino sheep. Improvements consist of twenty-six miles of fencing, sheep-yards, &c.

Run 173A, Redcliffe Station, Wallace County; about 14,400 acres. Upset annual rental, £120.

This run is situated between the western spurs of the Takitimo Ranges and the Waiau River, the highest elevation being about 1,200ft. above the sea-level. It consists of good tussock-grass and other native herbage, and is well watered. The main road from Otautau to Manipori passes through this run; it is also accessible by the Mossburn-Te Anau Road. Improvements consisting of seven miles of boundary-fence are on this run.

Run 181, Castle Rock Station, Wallace County; about 5,974 acres. Upset annual rental, £49 15s. 8d.

This run consists of hilly, tussock, and fern country in the centre of Castle Rock Station, and is well watered. Accessible by road five miles from Mossburn Railway-station.

Run 187C, part of Beaumont Station, Wallace County; about 10,100 acres. Upset annual rental, £84 3s. 4d.

This run consists of high country with well-rounded ridges containing fair tussock-feed in places, and is well watered. Accessible by road twelve miles from the Nightcaps Railway-station.

Run 188B, part of Centre Hill Station, Wallace County; about 10,800 acres. Upset annual rental, £90.

This run consists of high rugged country with inferior tussock-grass, and is well watered; patches of bush here and there. Accessible by road six miles from Mossburn Railway-station.

Run 198A, part of Dunrobin Station, Wallace County, about 8,200 acres. Upset annual rental, £68 6s. 8d.

This run is similar in quality to Run 188B, but is not such high country. Accessible by road nine miles from Mossburn Railway-station.

Run 198C, part of Dunrobin Station, Wallace County, about 2,100 acres. Upset annual rental, £17 10s.

This run is well-watered country, with fairly good tussock-grass, and contains some peat bogs. Accessible by road thirteen miles from Mossburn Railway-station.

Runs 190A and 302A, part of Five Rivers Station, Southland County, about 7,200 acres. Upset annual rental, £60.

These runs consist of high, ridgy, and rocky country, with fairly good grass, and are well watered. Accessible by road six miles from Mossburn Railway-station.

Run 191B, part of Dome Station, Southland County, about 11,300 acres. Upset annual rental, £94 3s. 4d.

This run consists of high country, fairly well watered, unfit for winter pasture, being at an elevation of 3,000ft. Accessible by road two miles from Lowther Railway-station.

Run 191C, part of Dome Station, Southland County, about 10,300 acres. Upset annual rental, £85 16s. 8d.

This run consists of high, ridgy, and rocky country, with fairly good grass. Accessible by road two miles from Parrawa Railway-station.

Run 302C, part of Eyre Creek Station, Southland County; about 9,310 acres. Upset annual rental, £77 11s. 8d.

This run is similar to Run 191C in character. Accessible by road two miles from Lowther Railway-station.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land District of Canterbury.—Pastoral Lease of Black Forest Station to be sold at Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 30th January, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Acts, that the pastoral lease of the under-mentioned run will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd March, 1892, at 12 o’clock noon:—

Run 68, Black Forest Station, Waimate County, about 20,800 acres; term of lease, nineteen years. Upset rental, £460 per annum.

This run is good sound sheep-country, and comprises about 4,000 acres of flat, on the Waitaki River; the remainder consisting of low hills, well grassed and watered.

Six months’ rent must be paid at the time of sale, and possession will be given on the 1st April, 1892. Subsequent payments of rent must be made half-yearly in advance, on the 1st March and the 1st September.

Plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

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