As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Canterbury for Sale by Public Auction.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirteenth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the nineteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction at Christchurch; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Ashburton County.

Section. Block. Area. Upset Price.

ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
34244 IX., X. 85 0 0 127 10 0
36521 X. 6 1 10 9 9 5

HINDS SURVEY DISTRICT.

36522 IX. 19 1 28 48 11 3

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the nineteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule 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, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-RANGITIKEI COUNTY.
Unsurveyed First-class Land.

District. Block. Area. Cash Price per Acre. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Rent (5 per Cent.) per Acre. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent (4 per Cent.) per Acre.

Hautapu .. VI., 4500 0 0 £1 5s. to 1s. to 9·6d. to
VII., £1 15s. 1s. 9d. 1s. 4·8d.
X., XI.

This block lies on the east side of the Rangitikei River, above Three-Log Whare, between the Kawatau and Manga-wharariki Streams. The main access is via the main North Island inland road and railway-line, it being about fourteen miles distant from Mangaonoho Station, the present railway terminus; from thence, passing Ohingaiti to Three-Log Whare, for a distance of eleven miles the route is by the main road, which is formed and metalled; the remaining distance, about three miles, is by a pack-track, and in ordinary weather the Kawatau River-bed is available for horse traffic. The land consists of flat, hilly, and broken country, the soil varying from good to very good; some of the flats, however, are stony. The formation on the river-flats is papa overlaid with old river-bed shingle; the hilly portion is chiefly on sandstone formation. The whole area (with the exception of a clearing, partly artificial and partly natural, of about 375 acres, covered with grass interspersed with manuka scrub) is under forest, consisting principally of hinau, miro, manuka, rata, tawa, kahikatea, matai, rimu, totara, &c., with the usual mixed undergrowth. The elevation ranges from about 800ft. to 2,000ft.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Southland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the nineteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule 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, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

County. District. Section. Block. Area. Cash Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Rent, 5 per Cent. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent.

Per Acre. Total Price. Rent per Acre. Half-yearly Rent. Rent per Acre. Half-yearly Rent.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Wallace | Waiau .. | 64 | .. | 200 0 14 | 12 0 | 120 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 0
Open land, level and shingly; silver-tussock. Distance from Otautau, about 11½ miles. This section is burdened with valuation for improvements of £30, consisting of hut and fencing.
Wallace | Waiau .. | 65 | .. | 192 0 36 | 12 0 | 115 16 0 | 0 7·2 | 2 17 11 | 0 5·76 | 2 6 4
Open land, level, and shingly; silver-tussock. Distance from Otautau, about twelve miles.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.