492 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 23

on and after Wednesday, the 6th April, 1892, when the first
applicant on any tenure will be entitled to the area applied
for :—

SECOND-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.
Rodney County.—Parish of Hoteo.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District,
situate in the Parish of Hoteo, and containing approximately
600 acres. Bounded generally towards the north-east, south-east, and south-west by a public road; again towards the
south-east by Section No. 84 of the Parish of Hoteo; again
towards the south-west by a right line from the westernmost
angle of that section to the southernmost angle of Section No.
87 of the same parish; and towards the north-west by said
Section No. 87 to the point of commencement.

Description : Two-thirds open land, remainder mixed green
and burnt bush, situated between Dome Valley and Hoteo
River; land of inferior quality. Cash price, 7s. 6d. per acre.

Manukau County.—Parish of Kahawai.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District,
situate in the Parish of Kahawai, and containing approxi-mately 425 acres. Bounded towards the north and east
generally by the Taihiki River; towards the south by Sec-tion No. 1 of the Parish of Kahawai; and towards the west
generally by the Waiuku River to the point of commence-ment.

Description : All open land of poor quality, situated at the
confluence of the Waiuku and Taihiki Estuaries. Cash
price, 7s. 6d. per acre.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands for Sale by Auction, Auckland District.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th February, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned rural
lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at
this office, on Thursday, the 24th March, 1892, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

Open swamp land adjoining Cabbage Bay.

WAIKATO COUNTY.—PARISH OF TAUPIRI.

Open land, partially cultivated near Taupiri, and adjoining
the Komakorau River. Subject to £60, valuation for improve-ments.

HOBSON COUNTY.—PARISH OF TATARARIKI.

About two-thirds swamp, remainder open land.

RAGLAN COUNTY.—AWAROA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block VIII.

Open land, covered with fern and mixed bush. Subject to
£30, valuation for improvements effected.

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 abso-lutely forfeited.

Plans may be seen at local post-offices.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st January, 1892.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale
or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of "The Land
Act Amendment Act, 1887," either for cash, on deferred
payments, or for perpetual lease, at the option of the selector,
on and after Wednesday, the 23rd March, 1892, when the
first applicant on any tenure will be entitled to the area
applied for :—

SECOND-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.
Kawhia County.—Awakino North Survey District.

Broken country, situated on the Awakino River, covered
with forest, soil fair, some of it papa.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands for Application as Village Homesteads.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 10th February, 1892.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned land will
be open for application, under the village-homestead
system, on Thursday, the 24th March, 1892. Applications
must be made on the proper forms, and must be made in
person or sent through the post to the Commissioner of
Crown Lands, Nelson. Application-forms and full par-ticulars can be obtained at this office, and from the local
Land Officer, Westport.

This land is being opened for the purpose of providing
homestead sites for intending settlers. Holders of other
lands exceeding one acre in extent are not eligible as
selectors. Any person putting in an application in contra-vention of the conditions under which the land is opened is
liable to be prosecuted for making a false declaration, and
any section obtained thereby is, in accordance with the con-ditions, forfeited. Alleged ignorance of the conditions will
not, after this notice, be accepted as an excuse for persons
putting in applications who hold other lands.

MOKIHINUI VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.