Sept. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1431

the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days there-
after, 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 on purchasers of these sections.
Plans containing full particulars may be obtained at this
office.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Public Reserve, Wellington, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-
mentioned sections will be submitted to public auc-
tion, at the Assembly Rooms, Feilding, on Tuesday, the
15th October, 1895, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

| Section. | Block. | District. | Area. | Upset
| Annual |
| | | | A. R. P. | Rental. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | XIII. | Ongo | .. .. | 36 0 0 | £ s. d.
| | | | | 4 10 0 |
Term, fourteen years. Subject to a right of way to any
portion of the Rangitikei River-bed to which the ford may be
shifted by floods.

| 41A | XI. | Apiti | .. .. | 40 2 0 | 2 10 0 |
Term, ten years.

| 1326 | .. | Bunnythorpe | .. | 1 1 14 | 0 10 0 |
| 1260 | .. | Bunnythorpe | .. | 1 0 24 | 0 10 0 |
| 105 | .. | Apiti Township | .. | 0 1 0 | 0 10 0 |
Term, from year to year.

| 107 | XIV. | Apiti | .. .. | 18 2 0 | 0 1 0 |
Term, fourteen years.

TERMS OF SALE.

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

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Land in Bunnythorpe Village Settlement.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act,
1892," that the under-mentioned forfeited village-
settlement section will be offered by public auction, at the
upset price noted opposite thereto, at the Assembly Rooms,
Feilding, on Tuesday, the 15th day of October, 1895, at
noon.

SCHEDULE.

| Section. | District. | Upset Price | Upset Price |
| | | per Acre. | per |
| | | | Allotment. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1401, 1403, | Bunnythorpe Village | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 1405 | Settlement | 3 10 0 0 | 30 0 0 |

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 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 the
purchaser of this section.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Parish of Matata, open for Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th August, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
small grazing-runs will be open for lease on applica-
tion on and after Wednesday, the 23rd day of October, 1895,
at the rentals noted below.
In the event of more than one application being received
for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will
be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

W HAKATANE COUNTY.—PARISH OF MATATA.

Both runs are situated about five miles from the Town-
ship of Matata, and comprise open and bush land, broken,
and of inferior quality. Run No. 10 is weighted with £387
for improvements effected. Term of lease, twenty-one years.
Full particulars may be obtained on application at the
office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."—Sitting of Court
further adjourned.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 9th September, 1895.

N OTICE is hereby given that the sitting of the Native
Appellate Court, which now stands adjourned to
Spring Creek, Wairau, on the 10th instant, has been further
adjourned to the 17th instant, at the same place.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON,
Registrar.

*Application to the Validation Court under "The Native
Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
HOLDEN AT GISBORNE.

In the application of HEREWAKA POATA for validation of
the contract for sale of three shares in the Tauwharetoi
No. 3 Block, containing 4,057 acres.

H EREWAKA POATA, of Kaiti, near Gisborne, aboriginal
native (wife of Thomas William Porter, land agent
and licensed interpreter), applies for the validation of her
undivided estate in the above block, and that effect may be
given to a conditional order of partition made by the Native
Land Court at Wairoa, on or about the 25th day of November,
1890, awarding all that piece of land called Tauwharetoi
No. 3A, containing 1,352 acres, a little more or less, to the
applicant, as being her said estate.
The applicant desires to appear before the Validation
Court on Monday, the 7th day of October, 1895, at 10 a.m.,
or at the first sitting of the said Court thereafter.
The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is a
deed of conveyance, dated the 23rd day of July, 1883, made
by Watikeni Tukairu, Oriwia Wata, and Oriwia Tuatine,
aboriginal natives, to the applicant, in consideration of the
sum of £75 paid to each of such Natives for the whole of
their shares or interests in the said Tauwharetoi No. 3 Block,
the title to the land then being memorial of ownership.
The estate which the applicant seeks to obtain is an estate
in fee-simple.
The address for service of the applicant in the Town of
Gisborne is at the office of Thomas William Porter, agent.
The applicant desires that copies of this application shall
be served upon the Natives named in the application afore-
said or their representatives, as by the list of names lodged
herewith.
Dated at Gisborne, this 26th day of August, 1895.

HEREWAKA POATA
(By her Agent,
T. W. PORTER).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Gisborne. 563