Aug. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1339
Land in Southland for Sale or Selection.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th August, 1894.
T is hereby notified that the under-mentioned land will be open for sale or selection on and after the 14th November,
1894, and may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of
purchase, or on lease in perpetuity.
SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
| County. | District. | Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Price. | Occupation with Right of Purchase: | Lease in Perpetuity: |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | Per Acre. | Total Price. | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent. | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent. |
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Southland | Chatton | 21 | IV. | 34 2 0 | 1 5 0 | 43 2 6 | 1 3 | 1 1 7 | 1 0 | 0 17 3
Open undulating land; soil good; well watered. Distant about three miles from Waikaka Township.
Southland | New River | 18 | VIII. | 75 3 12 | 2 0 0 | 151 13 0 | 2 0 | 3 15 10 | 1 7 2 | 3 0 8
Three-fourths open land; balance covered with inferior bush, suitable only for firewood. The whole is low-lying and
swampy. It is about 50ft. above sea-level, and is situated about five miles from Forest Hill railway siding.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Southland | Hokonui | 806 | | 37 0 27 | 0 12 6 | 23 4 7 | 0 7½ | 0 11 7 | 0 6 | 0 9 3
Land partly open; balance covered with bush of no commercial value; about 300ft. above sea-level. Distant about
three miles from East Dipton Township.
Southland | New River Hundred | 51 | X. | 62 2 10 | 0 15 0 | 46 18 5 | 0 9 | 1 3 6 | 0 7 2 | 0 18 10
" | Ditto | 52 | " | 75 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 56 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 8 2 | 0 7 2 | 1 2 6
" | " | 53 | " | 75 3 27 | 0 15 0 | 56 18 9 | 0 9 | 1 8 6 | 0 7 2 | 1 2 10
These sections are all low-lying, partly swampy; covered with timber fit for fencing and firewood; height, 150ft.
above sea-level. They are distant about five miles from Makarewa Railway-station.
G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner Crown Lands.
Westland Land District.—Auction Sale of Pastoral
Licenses.
Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 12th July, 1894.
NOTICE is hereby given that the licenses of the pastoral
runs set out below will be offered by public auction,
at the Land Office, Hokitika, on Wednesday, the 29th day of
August next, at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the
prices and for the terms given, and subject to any rights of
renewal or resumption as may be prescribed by the Land
Acts or other constituted authority, and subject to the
necessary declarations being taken. Maps may be seen at
the Land Office, Hokitika, where other full particulars, as to
conditions of sale and license, &c., may be ascertained.
Payments to be made on the fall of the hammer, and con-
sist, with regard to the said licenses, of six months' rent in
advance and license-fee of £1 1s.
| No. of | Area. | Locality. | Upset Annual Rental. | Term: Ten Years from |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Run. | Acres. | | £ s. | |
| 23 | 23,000 | Clark and Landsboro' and Haast Valleys | 11 10 | 1 Sept., 1894 |
| 48 | 10,000 | Moeraki River | 10 0 | " " |
| 57 | 7,500 | Mariner's Peak | 7 10 | " " |
| 70 | 12,500 | Haast and Waita Rivers | 12 10 | 1 Mar., 1895 |
| 80 | 6,000 | Mount Argentine | 6 0 | 1 Sept., 1894 |
| 90 | 5,500 | Bald Hill Range | 5 10 | " " |
| 93 | 10,000 | Upper Hokitika River | 10 0 | " " |
| 119 | 5,000 | Upper Makawhiho River | 5 0 | " " |
Run No. 23, 23,000 acres, Clark and Haast Valleys: Prin-
cipally cattle-feed in bush on hillsides and flats; lower open
country. Access by Haast Pass Track and Clark River-bed.
Run No. 48, 10,000 acres, Moeraki River: Cattle-feed coun-
try, undulating surface; commences half-mile back from the
sea-beach. Accessible by the sea-beach, Moeraki River-bed,
Moeraki Road, and Main South Road.
Run No. 57, 7,500 acres, Mariner's Peak and Kinnaird
Range, immediately south of Paringa River: Fine, open,
grassed country, very little scrub, tussock land runs down
into main bush. Access by old track from Main South
Road.
Run No. 70, 12,500 acres, between Haast and Waita
Rivers: Fine cattle-feed, bush-slopes, and spurs of Mataki-
taki Range; good, dry, flat, timbered lands between foot of
range and Tawerikiti Swamp. Access by Haast River-bed
and Main South Road.
Run No. 80, 6,000 acres, Argentine Range, north of
Paringa River: Access by old track from Paringa Forks or
by spurs from Main South Road. Good, smooth, well-grassed
tops; average height, 3,400ft.; sheep country.
Run No. 90, 5,500 acres, Bald Hill Range. Very smooth
open ridges; good sheep country for nine months in year.
Access must be made by track up spur from Mikonui or
Hokitika River-beds.
Run No. 93, 10,000 acres, Upper Hokitika River Valley:
Comprises all the open lands on the Mita Range and the
flanks of the dividing-range north of Mathias Pass; tus-
sock country, in parts very rugged; good summer sheep-
feed. Access by track to be made up leading spur from
junction of Hokitika-Whitcombe Rivers, and also by spurs
from Mathias River-bed in Canterbury. Average altitude,
3,900ft.
Run No. 119, 5,000 acres, Upper Makawhiho River Valley:
Includes all the lower slopes and terraces on both banks of
river; heavily timbered; cattle-feed under scrub. Access-
sible by Makawhiho River-bed.
DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Lands in Town of Hamilton for Sale by Auction.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 16th July, 1894.
T is hereby notified that the under-mentioned town lots
will be submitted for sale by public auction at this
office on Friday, the 14th day of September proximo, at
11 a.m.:-
Town of Hamilton West: Lots 476, 477, 1 acre each,
upset price £30 per acre; Lots 478, 479, 480, each contain-
ing 2 roods 28 perches, upset price £20 5s. per lot. Museum
endowment lands, near Hamilton Railway-station.
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
part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be
forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null
and void.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner Crown Lands.