Crown Lands Notices.

Leases of Land in Taranaki District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 1st June, 1895.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands have
been forfeited by resolutions of the Taranaki Land
Board dated the 2nd and 17th April, and the 6th May, 1895.

SCHEDULE.

Section 9, Block II., Ngatimaru; held by John Bowden;
lease in perpetuity.
Section 6, Block XI., Ngatimaru; held by John Walle tt;
lease in perpetuity.
Section 12, Block VI., Egmont; held by Thomas Conway;
lease in perpetuity.
Section 5, Block V., Ngatimaru; held by Jane Harvey;
lease in perpetuity.
Section 19, Block V., Ngatimaru; held by Frederick Mun-
dell; lease in perpetuity.
Section 5, Block II., Ngatimaru; held by A. P. Taylor;
lease in perpetuity.
Section 12, Block II., Ngatimaru; held by John Rumbal;
lease in perpetuity.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Pastoral License in the Counties of Waimea and Marl-
borough for Lease by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 15th May, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pas-
toral land, known as Tophouse Run, will be submitted
to public auction, for lease, on Wednesday, the 12th June,
1895, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at
11 a.m.

PASTORAL LICENSE (UNDER PART VI. OF "THE LAND
ACT, 1892").

Sections 4 and 7, Motupiko and Rintoul Survey District,
24,400 acres. Sections 3 and 6, Motupiko Survey District,
1,250 acres. Part of Reserve D, 1,098 acres, Raglan Survey
District. Part of Reserve D, 2,000 acres, Raglan Survey
District.

Upset rental, £108 5s. per annum. Tenant to insure build-
ings and maintain fences.
The above run will be sold generally in accordance with
the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases of Public Reserves, Wellington, for Sale by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 4th May, 1895.

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 the Public Hall,
Levin, on Tuesday, the 18th June, 1895, at 11 o'clock 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 opposite each
section.
No allowance whatsoever shall be payable on account of
improvements effected by the lessees.
A deposit of a half-year's rent and £1 11s. lease-fee must
be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

SCHEDULE.

WAIOPENU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section. | Block. | District. | Area. | Upset
| | | | Annual
| | | | Rental.
--------|--------|-----------|-------|---------
| | | A. R. P. | £ s. d.
51 | VII. | Mount Robinson | 15 3 12 | 11 17 5
3 | XVIII. | Levin Township | 0 2 30 | 1 0 0
322 | .. | Shannon | 0 1 13 | 1 0 0
340 | .. | " | 0 1 0 | 1 10 0
44 | .. | Manukau | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0
5 and 6 | .. | " | 0 2 0 | 0 12 6
17 | .. | " | 0 2 0 | 0 7 6
29, 30, 31 | .. | " | 1 0 0 | 1 0 0

Term of Lease: Section 51, 14 years; Sections 3, 322,
340, and 44, 7 years; Sections 5 and 6, 17, and 29, 30, 31,
from year to year.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

University Reserves, Patea County, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 6th May, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sub-
divisions of the University Reserve, Carlyle and Opaku
Survey Districts, will be offered for sale by public auction at
the Town Hall, Waverley, on Wednesday, the 3rd July, 1895,
at 12 o'clock noon.

SCHEDULE.

UNIVERSITY RESERVE LEASES, PATEA COUNTY.

Section. | Block. | Area. | Upset | Half- | Valuation
| | | Annual| yearly| for
| | | Rent. | Rent. | Improvements.
---------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------------
| | Acres.| s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.

CARLYLE SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | V. | 350 | 1 0 | 8 15 0 | 620 0 0
2 | " | 300 | 1 3 | 9 7 6 | 473 10 0

OPAKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | XI. | 654 | 0 6 | 8 3 6 | ..
1 | XII. | 720 | 0 6 | 9 0 0 | ..
1 | XV. | 420 | 1 6 | 15 15 0 | 821 0 0
2 | " | 1,050 | 0 6 | 13 2 6 | 1,410 0 0
3 | " | 1,070 | 0 4½ | 10 0 8 | 322 0 0
4 | " | 1,000 | 0 6 | 12 10 0 | 424 15 0
5 | " | 665 | 0 6 | 8 6 3 | 210 0 0
6 | " | 970 | 0 6 | 12 2 6 | ..

This reserve is situated about nine miles and a half from
Waverley, and lies between the Okahutiria Road and the
Whenuakura River. All broken forest-country, except
where clearings have been made by the present lessees. The
southern end of the block is accessible by the Kohi Road,
which is a good cart-road. The Okahutiria is formed as a
bridle-road to near the southern boundary of Section 5, and
the remainder is under contract.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

The leases will be for a term of thirty years, commencing
from the 1st July, 1895; upset rental per annum as noted
in the Schedule.

Rent is to be paid half-yearly in advance on the 1st Janu-
ary and the 1st July in each year. In the event of the out-
going lessee becoming the highest bidder for the new lease, a
year's rent and a lease-fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of
the hammer. Should any other person become the highest
bidder, the amount of valuation for improvements to be paid
on the fall of the hammer, together with a half-year's rent,
and lease-fee.

There being no improvements effected on Section 1,
Block XI., Section 1, Block XII., and Section 6, Block XV.,
Opaku, the highest bidder will pay a half-year's rent and
lease-fee only.

Valuation for improvements made during the term of new
lease will be paid by incoming tenant up to £2 per acre; but
no valuation will be paid by the Crown or University Coun-
cil in the event of the land not being again leased.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Auction of Pastoral Lease, Southland Land District
(under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892").

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 21st May, 1895.

IT is hereby notified that Run No. 515 will be submitted
to public auction at the Land Office, Invercargill, on
Wednesday, the 10th July, 1895, at noon.

Run No. 515, Port William, Stewart Island County.—1,000
acres undulating country, from 10ft. to 1,000ft. above sea-
level, principally covered with bush and scrub; distance
from Half-moon Bay, about eight miles. Term, twenty-
one years from 1st March, 1896. Upset annual rental, £5.
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.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.