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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

APPLICATIONS FOR PROBATE.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1886," and its Amendments.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Land Court will be held at Gisborne, on the 24th day of July, 1893, to hear and determine the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written, in respect of which applications have been received by the Registrar, and all such other matters as may be lawfully brought before it.

JOHN BROOKING, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.
PARTITION.

APPLICATIONS FOR SURVEY CHARGING ORDERS.

Crown Lands Notices.

Town and Rural Lands at Hanmer Plains for Lease by Public Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 5th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned town and rural sections, being subdivisions of the Hanmer Plains Reserve, will be offered for lease by public auction, for the term of forty-two years, at the Hot Springs, Hanmer Plains, on Tuesday, the 11th July, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

| No. of | Area. | Annual | No. of | Area. | Annual |
| Section. | | Rentals. | Section. | | Rentals. |
|----------|-------|--------|----------|-------|--------|

TOWN SECTIONS.
Block I.

Block II.

Block III.

• Each.

Rural Section 7, chiefly covered with manuka scrub, undulating clay soil. Section 9, nearly all tussock-covered flat, poor soil. Section 10, fairly good soil towards the river, remainder poor and shingly. Section 11, shingly soil covered with tussock, some short native grass on top of terrace. Section 12, flat covered with tussock, poor stony soil. Section 13, tussock-covered flats, shingly, fairly good soil. Section 20, covered with tussock, inferior soil, much broken by terraces. Section 24, half tussock-covered hillside, about one-third manuka, poor clay soil. Section 26, covered with tussock and a little manuka, fairly good soil along the creek. Section 27, about one-fourth good easily-drained flax and manuka swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 28, dry shingly soil, three-parts manuka scrub, remainder tussock. Section 29, about two-fifths good drainable swampy soil, remainder rather poor manuka- and tussock-covered soil. Section 32, two-thirds drainable good flax and manuka swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 33, about 10 acres fairly good soil, remainder poor tussock-covered flat. Section 34, about four-fifths poor shingly soil, remainder good swampy soil. Section 35, about three-fourths good easily-drained flax swamp, remainder poor shingly soil. Section 36, one-half good easily-drained flax swamp, remainder fairly good tussock- and manuka-covered land. Section 37, poor, dry, shingly soil, covered with tussock and manuka scrub. These sections are situated at the Hanmer Springs, about ninety-three miles from Christchurch, and may be reached by railway from Christchurch to Culverden, sixty-nine miles, and thence to the Springs by coach.

Rents are payable half-yearly, in advance, to the Receiver of Land Revenue at Nelson. The first half-year's rent to be paid on the day of sale, together with a fee of £1 1s. for the lease.

Not more than one rural section may be leased by one person.

On each of the town sections buildings of the value of at least £50 must be erected within two years from date of lease.

Plans and forms of lease may be obtained at the District Land and Survey Office, Nelson, or at the District Land and Survey Office, Christchurch; at the post-offices, Culverden and Waiau; and also at the Baths, Hanmer Plains.

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.