Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1703

Situated about five miles from Waipu, and containing
about 250,000ft. green and dead kauri timber, which could
be driven into Waihoihoi Stream.

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 one-
fifth deposit will be forfeited and the contract for the sale of
the land be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands and Leases of Railway Reserves, Taranaki
for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 26th October, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands
will be submitted to public auction, at the District
Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the
19th December, 1894, at 12 o'clock noon.

SCHEDULE.

Moa District.

Block IX., Huiroa Survey District.

Section 291: Area, 4 acres 1 rood; upset price, £12 15s.
Situate between the Mountain Road and the railway-line,
and close to the Waipuku Village. The land is covered with
bush, and broken with a gully running across the centre.

Village of Kaponga.

Block XI., Kaupokonui Survey District.

Section 20: Area, 1 acre; upset price, £10.
Section 25: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £12.
Situate on the main road from Eltham to Opunake, about
eight miles from the former township. The sections com-
prise flat grassed land, with good soil.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be
paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together
with £1 Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the deposit
will be forfeited.

Plans, &c., may be obtained at the principal post-offices
and railway-stations throughout the district, and full par-
ticulars upon application at this office.

Eltham-Opunake Railway Reserve Leases.

| No. of | Block. | Survey | Area. | Upset | Half-yearly |
| Section| | District. | | Rent £s. d. | Rent |
|--------|--------|-----------|-------|-------------|------|
| 4 | X. | Opunake.. | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| | | | 3 2 5 | 1 0 | 0 1 9 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Nearly all river-bed. |
| 5 | X. | Opunake.. | 4 2 4 | 1 0 | 0 2 3 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Heavy bush; swampy in parts. |
| 6 | X. | Opunake.. | 3 3 22 | 1 0 | 0 2 0 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Heavy bush; swampy in parts. |
| 10 | XI. | Opunake.. | 16 2 11 | 1 0 | 0 8 3 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Felled and grassed; fenced on one side. |
| 11 | XI. | Opunake.. | 13 2 3 | 1 0 | 0 6 9 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Heavy bush. |
| 17 | X. | Kaupokonui| 17 3 12 | 1 0 | 0 9 0 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Felled and grassed; fenced on one side. |
| 20 | X. | Kaupokonui| 12 0 16 | 1 0 | 0 6 0 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Half an acre in grass, remainder heavy bush; fenced on |
| | | | one side. |

Terms of lease: Ten years. The land under bush to be
cleared and laid down in English grasses within five years
from the date of lease. One half-year's rent and £1 1s. lease-
fee to be paid on the fall of the hammer. Leases of reserves
to be signed by successful purchasers within thirty days from
date of notice that they are ready for execution. Further
particulars may be obtained upon application at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Leases of Public Reserves.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st October, 1894.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of "The Public Reserves
Act, 1881," that the leases of the under-mentioned
sections will be offered at public auction, at Pahiatua, on
Wednesday, the 5th December, 1894, at 11 a.m.

Plans and form of lease can be seen and particulars ob-
tained at this office.

The terms of the leases will be as stated hereunder.
No allowance whatsoever shall be payable on account of
improvements effected by the lessees.
A deposit of a half-year's rent and £1 1s. lease-fee must be
made on the fall of the hammer.

SCHEDULE.

| Section | Block. | District. | Area. | Upset |
| No. | | | | Annual |
| | | | | Rental. |
|---------|--------|-----------|-------|---------|
| 65 | IV. | Mangahao, Mangataino- | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| | | ko Village Settlement | 1 0 0 | 0 10 0 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. |
| 117 | VI. | Mangahao .. | .. | 4 0 30 | 0 10 0 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. Subject to the right of |
| the Crown to resume the section, or any portion of the same, |
| at any time for any public purpose. |
| 23 | VII. | Mangahao .. | .. | 9 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. Subject to the right of |
| the Crown to resume the section, or any portion of the same, |
| at any time for any public purpose. |
| 11 | X. | Mangahao .. | .. | 21 2 0 | 2 3 0 |
| 20 | XVII. | " .. | .. | 0 2 30 | 0 10 0 |
| Term of Lease of both Sections: Fourteen years. |
| 35 | II. | Makuri .. | .. | 7 0 0 | 0 10 6 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. This section is weighted |
| £15 15s. for improvements. |
| 69 | VIII. | Makuri .. | .. | 5 0 0 | 0 10 0 |
| Term of Lease: Ten years. Subject to the right of the |
| Crown to have access at all times for the purpose of quarry- |
| ing any stone required, or for any other public purpose. |
| 156,157 | X. | Mangaone .. | .. | 6 2 0 | 3 5 0 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. |
| 64 | XIV. | Mangaone, Hastwell | 12 1 24 | 1 17 3 |
| | | Village Settlement | | |
| Term of Lease: Ten years. |
| 22 | IV. | Mikimiki .. | .. | 4 1 0 | 0 10 0 |
| Term of Lease: Fourteen years. |

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Grazing-lease of Forest Reserve, Wellington, for Sale
by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st October, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land,
being a forest reserve, will be offered for lease for
grazing purposes, in terms of section 232 of "The Land Act,
1892," for the term of fourteen years, by public auction, at
Pahiatua, on Wednesday, the 5th December, at 11 a.m.:

MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 133, Block III., 72 acres 2 roods 16 perches; upset
annual rental, £16 6s. 3d. Weighted with the sum of £65
as valuation for improvements.

This section lies to the east of Ballance, on the banks of
the Mangahao River, with rich alluvial soil; all level. A
saw-mill has been formerly at work, and the totara timber
has been cut out.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District for Sale by
Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st October, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act,
1892," that the under-mentioned sections will be put
up to auction, at Pahiatua, on Wednesday, the 5th day of
December, 1894, at 11 a.m., at the upset price noted opposite
each section.