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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Pastoral Leases, Canterbury Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 2nd November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered for pastoral lease by public auction, at this office, on Monday, the 19th December, 1892.

Except where otherwise expressed, each and every lease shall be subject to the right of the Crown to terminate it as to part or the whole of the lands comprised therein, by giving to the lessee one year’s previous notice in writing, if the land is required by Government for any purpose.

The lessees will have the right of occupying and using the lands for grazing purposes, but will be prohibited from cropping the same.

Upon the fall of the hammer, the purchaser of each lease shall pay six months’ rent in respect thereof.

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

UNDER “THE LAND ACT, 1892.”

ASHLEY COUNTY.

Mairaki .. | Run202| II. | 98 0 0 | 4 18 0 | Yearly.

This section is situated on the south bank of the River Ashley, adjoining the properties of Messrs. Beattie and Bowick, distant about five miles north of Cust Railway-station, and comprises soil of a sandy-loam quality, growing cocksfoot and clover.

The lease will be subject to the right of the Crown to terminate it by six months’ notice if the land is required by Government for any purpose.

ASHBURTON COUNTY.

Heron and | Run 203 | XV., XVI., | 1500 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 7 years.
Tripp | | III., IV. | | |

This section is situated on the north bank of the south branch of the Ashburton River, about sixteen miles above Mount Somers, and adjoining the Clent Hills and Dunbar’s Runs; it comprises flat and undulating land, stony and swampy in parts, and some large and small lagoons; the soil varies from inferior to fair in character, carrying native grasses. The elevation of the block is over 2,000ft. above the sea-level.

UNDER “THE PUBLIC RESERVES ACT, 1881.”

ASHLEY COUNTY.

Hawkins .. | Res. 179 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 5 16 8 | Yearly.

This section is situated on the north bank of the Waimakariri River, about eleven miles south of West Oxford, in the south-east corner of Burnt Hill Run, and consists of alluvial, stony flats of inferior quality.

AKAROA COUNTY.

Akaroa and | pt. Res. | XII., | 136 1 0 | 10 4 5 | 7 years.
Gough’s | 2166 | VI. | | |

This section comprises all but 23¾ acres of the Akaroa Lighthouse Reserve, and consists of fairly good, hilly, tussock land. The lessee shall forthwith fence off the paddock reserved for the lighthouse-keepers with a substantial post-and-wire sheep-proof fence, in which a 4ft.-gate shall be placed in the position pointed out by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. A right of road from the lighthouse to the roads leading to Akaroa is reserved across the land leased.

ASHBURTON COUNTY.

Rangitata .. | pt. Res. | I. | 383 0 0 | 28 14 6 | 5 years.
| 1237 | | | |

This section is situated on the north-east side of the Rangitata River, adjacent to the Arundel Traffic-bridge, and comprises the upper terrace lands and river-flats, which consist of stony, well-grassed land of fair quality.

Land for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands will be submitted for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 16th December, 1892, at 11 a.m.:

WAIPA COUNTY.—SUBURBS OF WHATAWHATA.
Lot 10, containing 11½ acres. Upset price, £34 10s.
Lot 12, containing 9 acres 1 rood 13 perches. Upset price, £28 2s. 6d.
Lot 13, containing 9 acres 1 rood 13 perches. Upset price, £28 2s. 6d.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PARISH OF TAKAPUNA.
Section 168, containing 10 acres. Upset price, £7 10s.
Open land with a small quantity of light mixed bush, situated on Hellyer’s Creek, about five miles from Northcote, Auckland.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee £1, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the deposit aforesaid shall be forfeited, and the sale of the land be null and void.

Also there will be offered, at the same time and place, the lease, for a term of seven years, of Lot 2A, Section 5, Town of Russell (containing two cottages). Upset annual rental, £10.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run liable to Forfeiture.

District Land and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 29th August, 1892.

PURSUANT to section 188 of “The Land Act, 1885,” notice is hereby given to JAMES HAUGH, the occupier of Run 433, under Pastoral License No. 782, that the said license is liable to forfeiture; and if the rent due thereon, together with the full amount of penalty, be not paid within three months from date hereof, the same will be declared forfeited.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town Lands for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lots in the Town of Ohiwa (Bay of Plenty) will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Thursday, the 15th December, 1892, at 11 a.m.:

BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT.—TOWN OF OHIWA.
Lots 2 to 12 (both inclusive) of Block II., each containing ¼ acre. Upset price, £7 10s. each lot.
Lots 2 to 5 (both inclusive) and Lots 7 to 12 (both inclusive) of Block IV., each containing ¼ acre. Upset price, £7 10s. each lot.

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 £1, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the deposit aforesaid shall be forfeited, and the sale of the land be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Rural Land.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 8th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned rural sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Nelson, on Friday, the 16th December, 1892, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

SECTIONS Nos. 8 and 9, Block VII., Mawheranui District; area, 101 acres and 38 perches. Upset price, £1 per acre. Subject to £325 for improvements.

Bush land, partly cleared, situate on south bank of the Grey River. The improvements consist of a house, out-buildings, and about 48 acres laid down in grass.

Terms of Payment: One-fifth part of the purchase-money, with £1 Crown-grant fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the remaining four-fifths to be paid by the purchaser within thirty days next after the sale, otherwise the part of the purchase-money so paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land will be null and void.

Plan of land can be seen at this office.

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.