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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

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 Com-
mins.

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; valua-
tion 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 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, where specified, 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.

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, Hunter ville, on Monday, the 11th day of
March, 1895.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN AND VILLAGE ALLOTMENTS.

| 170 | Hunter ville 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 pur-
chasers of these sections.

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

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,

Lands in Auckland for Sale by Auction.

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned suburban
and rural lands will be submitted for sale by public
auction, at this office, on Friday, the 22nd day of March,
1895, at 11 a.m.:

Town of Hamilton West: Lot 58, 1 rood 13 perches; upset
price, £6 12s. 6d.

Weymouth Suburbs (Manukau County): Lot 39, 9 acres
3 roods 8 perches; upset price, £19 12s. Lots 43 and 44,
each 5 acres; upset price per lot, £10.

Paparoa Parish (Otamatea County): Section N.E. part 76,
10½ acres; upset price, £7 17s. 6d. Open land, about six
miles from Pahi, and intersected by the main road.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of
the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee £1, within
thirty days thereafter, otherwise the one-fifth paid by way
of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of
the land be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 23rd January, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small
grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at
the District Lands Office, on and after the 20th March, 1895,
at the half-yearly rental noted opposite the runs. In case
of more than one application for the runs on the same day,
priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the follow-
ing day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—LINKWATER SURVEY
DISTRICT.

First-class Pastoral Country.

These runs adjoin the Town of Picton; they are well
watered, and are mostly covered with bush, principally
birch.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The term of lease is twenty-one years, with the option
   of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rent
   to be fixed by valuation, and improvements being secured to
   lessee as provided by “The Land Act, 1892,” section 182.
   Each lessee is required to make the declaration as per form
   printed below.

2. No person can lease more than one run.

3. Residence on the run is compulsory, and commences
   within three years in bush or swamp land, and within one
   year in open or partly open land, unless the lessee obtain
   the consent of the Land Board to reside on other land in his
   occupation.

4. Permanent improvements must be effected equal to one
   year’s rental by the end of the first year, two years’ rental
   by the end of the second year, and four years’ rental at the
   end of the sixth year; and on bush land, in addition thereto,
   improvements must be made to the value of 10s. an acre if
   first-class land, or of 5s. an acre if second-class land.

5. One half-year’s rent and £1 1s. for the lease must be
   paid immediately the application is declared successful; the
   rent to be paid half-yearly in advance during the term of
   the lease. The next payment of rent will become due on
   the 1st September, 1895.