Inferior soil, covered with fern, tea-tree, and light bush; situated at Waikare Inlet, Bay of Islands.

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 forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall henceforth be null and void.

In the case of the small grazing-run the purchaser will be required to pay half-year's rent, and lease- and registration-fees (20s.), on the fall of the hammer, and hand the auctioneer the declaration required by section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892."

Plans and further particulars may be obtained on application at the office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands for Sale by Auction, Marlborough Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 10th November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands will be offered for disposal by public auction, at the Land and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Monday, the 19th December, 1892, at 11 a.m.:-

FOR SALE FOR CASH.

Should any other person than applicant become the purchaser of either of these sections, the cost of survey and value of improvements as stated above must be paid on the fall of the hammer to the Receiver of Land Revenue, to be handed to the applicant.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with the Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the payment at auction will be forfeited.

HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Public Reserve for Lease.

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

IT is hereby notified, in terms of "The Public Reserves Act, 1881," that the lease of the under-mentioned section will be offered at public auction, at the Land Office, Nelson, on Friday, the 16th December, 1892, at noon.

Plan and form of lease can be seen and particulars obtained at this office.

The term of the lease will be for fourteen years. No allowance whatever shall be payable on account of improvements effected by the lessee. A deposit of a half-year's rent and £1 1s. lease-fee must be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 103, Block I., Waitapu District; area, 15 acres 2 roods 8 perches. Upset rental, £3 per annum.

The above section has frontage on the Parapara Estuary, and is situate about four miles and a half from Collingwood. About 4 acres is high ground, poor soil, and the remainder low and swampy.

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village and Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District for Sale by Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned village and rural lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, the 11th January, 1893, at 11 a.m.:-

These lots are situated at the mouth of the Parakete-Creek, Port Charles.

MANUKAU COUNTY.-PARISH OF OPAHEKE.-SECTION 2.

Lot 85 | 4 1 8 | 17 5 0

At Maketu Settlement, Great South Road.

WHANGAROA COUNTY.-PARISH OF MATAWHEROHIA.

| S.E. 3 | 15 0 0 | 73 15 0 |
| S.W. 8 | 92 1 0 | 81 0 0 |
| S.W. 9 | 49 2 0 | 49 10 0 |
| 11 | 90 3 0 | 667 0 0 |
| 19 | 140 0 0 | 65 0 0 |
| 23 | 400 2 0 | 139 15 0 |
| 24 | 221 3 36 | 84 0 0 |
| 25 | 155 2 0 | 78 0 0 |
| 26 | 527 0 0 | 400 0 0 |
| 28 | 313 3 30 | 160 0 0 |
| 30 | 252 2 0 | 80 0 0 |

All very broken forest land with clay soil, situated about four miles from Kaeo Post-office, and containing timber as follows: S.E. 3, about 140,000ft. of kauri; S.W. 8, 135,000ft. of kauri and 20,000ft. of totara; S.W. 9, 27,000ft. of kauri and 24,000ft. of totara; Section 11, about 1,290,000ft. of kauri, including a squared log of 3,969ft.; Section 19, 20,000ft. of kauri and 60,000ft. of totara; Section 23, about 66,000ft. of kauri and 40,000ft. of totara; Section 24, about 21,000ft. of kauri and 55,000ft. of totara; Section 25, 85,000ft. of kauri and 21,000ft. of totara; Section 26, about 260,000ft. of kauri and 540,000ft. of totara; Section 28, about 200,000ft. of kauri and 20,000ft. of totara; and Section 30, 30,000ft. of kauri and 14,000ft. of totara.

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 forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall henceforth be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

Sitting of Court adjourned.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 25th November, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sitting of the Native Land Court advertised to be held at Wellington, on the 26th day of November, 1892, has been adjourned to the 3rd day of December, 1892, at the same place.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881," and the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amendment Acts, 1888 and 1889.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Trust Commissioner will, under the authority and for the purposes of the said Acts, hold a Court at the Courthouse, Palmerston North, on the 9th day of December, 1892, for investigating the cases mentioned in the Schedule hereunder, at which time and place all persons interested in the said cases, and having objections to the said dealings, are hereby notified to attend.

W. BRIDSON,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

AWAHURI TOWNSHIP, LOTS 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69.

92-441. TRANSFER dated the 25th day of March, 1892, from Areta Pekamu to Henry Corish Bennett.