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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10.

Forfeited Sections, Wellington, for Sale by Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act, 1892," that the under-mentioned forfeited sections, town lands, and village allotments will be sold by public auction at the upset prices noted opposite each section, at the Argyle Hall, Hunterville, on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1895.

SCHEDULE.

Weighted with £20 12s. 6d. for improvements.

| 60, 61 | Hunterville Village Settlement | 10 3 23 | 8 0 0 | 87 3 0 |

Weighted with £27 5s. for improvements. Amount of advances on Sections 60 and 61, £20.

TOWN AND VILLAGE ALLOTMENTS.

| 170 | Hunterville Village Settlement | 0 0 29 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 171 | Ditto | 0 0 32 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 239 | " | 0 3 20 | .. | 20 0 0 |
| 240 | " | 0 3 14 | .. | 20 0 0 |
| 242 | " | 0 3 8 | .. | 20 0 0 |
| 243 | " | 0 0 38 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 244 | " | 0 1 1 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 246 | " | 0 1 10 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 247 | " | 0 1 15 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 248 | " | 0 1 16 | .. | 16 0 0 |
| 9 | West Waitapu Village Settlement | 1 0 0 | .. | 5 0 0 |

One-fifth of the purchase-money, together with the amount of the valuation for improvements (if any), 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 be null and void. There are no restrictions or limitations imposed upon purchasers of these sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at the District Land and Survey Office, Wellington, and at Hunterville.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Leases, Otago Land District, for Sale by Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 17th January, 1895.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, the 28th day of February next, at 11 a.m.

PASTORAL LANDS.

(Under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892.")

Run 362b (Class I.), Waitaki County.—Area, about 29,700 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £75. Situated about ten miles from Naseby, near the head of the Otamatakau River, and is watered by its branches; altitude, 3,000ft. to 5,000ft. Present licensee, Naseby Pastoral Investment Company (Limited).

Run 236b (Class II.), Vincent County.—Area, about 37,152 acres; term, six years; upset annual rental, £600. Part of the Tarras Station, embracing runs formerly numbered 236b, 236c, 236d, 237d, and 237e; situated about fourteen miles north-east of Cromwell, and extending from the Clutha River to the summit of the Dunstan Mountains; watered by the Lower Lindis and its tributaries; altitude, 800ft. to 5,000ft. Present licensees, Messrs. Spence and Parker.

Run 51a (Class II.), Tuapeka and Bruce Counties.—Area, about 10,460 acres; term, five years; upset annual rental, £150. Situated on the Waipori River, in Waipori District, about four miles west of Berwick; altitude, 1,000ft. to 2,000ft. Present licensee, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited).

Run 140a (Class II.), Tuapeka County.—Area, about 5,840 acres; term, five years; upset annual rental, £40. Situated about two miles south of Tapanui, on the slopes of the Blue Mountains; altitude, 1,300ft. to 2,300ft. Present licensee, Mr. William Sheath.

Run 228b (Class II.), Maniototo County.—Area, about 3,200 acres; term, fifteen years; upset annual rental, £50. Situated one mile south of St. Bathan's, between Manuherikia River and Dunstan Creek; altitude, 1,600ft. to 2,200ft. Present licensee, Mr. F. G. Dalgety.

Run 258 (Class II.), Southland and Clutha Counties.—Area, about 13,550 acres; term, three years; upset annual rental, £200. Part of Clutha Trust Endowment, embracing runs formerly numbered 258 and 258a; situated three miles south of Kuriwao, between Waipahi River on the north-east and Catlin's River on the south-east; altitude, 700ft. to 2,000ft. Present licensee, Mr. Alexander Burt.

Run 129 (Class II.), Clutha County.—Area, about 11,600 acres; term, five years; upset annual rental, £190. Part of Clutha Trust Endowment, lying to the south-east and adjoining Run 258, and situated about nine miles south-west of Warepa Railway-station in a direct line; watered by the Upper Catlin's River; altitude, 1,000ft. to 2,300ft. Present licensees, Messrs. Brough Brothers.

Sections 44, 50, and 52, Block I., and Sections 13 and 14, Block XV., Crookston District (Class II.), Tuapeka County.—Area, about 295 acres; term, five years; upset annual rental, £2. Situated two miles north of Beaumont, or one mile south of Bastings; the highest point is 980ft. Present licensee, Mr. Adam Stevenson.

Section 1a, Block X., Waipori (Class II.), Bruce County.—Area, about 1,064 acres; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £10. Situated on the Meggat Burn, about five miles west of Berwick; the highest point is 1,900ft. Present licensee, Mr. W. R. Moore.

Run 134a, Waitaki County.—Area, about 22,580 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £200. Situated about five miles south of Livingstone, between the northern and southern branches of the Kakanui River, and extending back to the summit of the Kakanui Mountains; altitude, 2,000ft. to 5,000ft. Last licensee, Mr. William Gardiner.

Run 335b, Vincent County.—Area, about, 27,050 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £10. Situated four miles north of Gladstone, on the east shore of Lake Hawea, and is bounded on the south by the Timaru River; altitude, 1,100ft. to 6,000ft. Last licensee, Mr. Hector McLean.

Run 337 and 337a (grouped), Lake County.—Area, about 49,540 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £15. Situated about twenty miles by land, and twelve miles by water, from Pembroke, on the west shore of Lake Wanaka, and is watered by the Minaret and Albert Burns; altitude, 930ft. to 7,000ft. Last licensee, Mr. W. H. Dansey.

Runs 239, 338b, and 338c (grouped), Vincent County.—Area, 43,970 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £25. Situated between Lakes Hawea and Wanaka, about five and seven miles north of Newcastle and Pembroke respectively; altitude, 930ft. to 4,500ft. Last licensees, Mesdames Muir and McLeod.

Run 34 (Class I.), Lake County.—Area, about 7,200 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £10. Situated about four miles above Skipper's, on the Shotover River; altitude, 1,500ft. to 3,700ft. Last licensee, Mr. James Commons.

Sections 18, 20, 21, and 27, Block VII., Table Hill District, Tuapeka and Bruce Counties.—Area, 722 acres 1 rood 30 perches; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £20; valuation for improvements, £119 19s. 6d. Situated about two miles north-east of Round Hill Railway-station, on the Lawrence railway-line; altitude, 1,200ft. Last licensee, Mrs. S. Dewes.

Possession of the runs will be given on the 1st March, 1895.

Possession of Runs 134a, 335b, 337 and 337a (grouped), 239, 338b and 338c (grouped), and 34, and Sections 18, 20, 21, and 27, Block VII., Table Hill, will be given on the 1st March, 1895.

Possession of Runs 362b, 236b, 51a, 140a, 228b, 258, and 129, and Sections 44, 50, and 52, Block I., and 13 and 14, Block XV., Crookston District (grouped), and 1a, Block X., Waipori District, will be given on the 1st March, 1896.

Valuations, if any, must be paid on day of sale; and such payments with respect to runs expiring in 1896 must be made to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before the licensee will be let into possession. The amount of such valuation shall, exclusive of the value of a rabbit-proof fence, in no case exceed three times the amount of the average annual rental paid under the expired or expiring lease or license during the term thereof, and five times such amount in cases where the annual rent does not exceed £50.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

Purchasers must deposit statutory declaration required by section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the first half-year's rent (together with license-fee, £1 1s.) on the fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.