1488
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

Town and Village Lands, Canterbury Land District, for Sale
for Cash by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 24th August, 1896.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of "The Land Act, 1892," that the under-mentioned sections will be offered for sale for cash by public auction, at Russell's Hall, Pembroke, on Wednesday, the 14th October, 1896.

SCHEDULE.
VINCENT COUNTY.
Makarora Village.

| No. of | Block. | Area. | Total | No. of | Block. | Area. | Total |
| Section. | | | Upset | Section. | | | Upset |
| | | | Price per | | | | Price per |
| | | | Allotment. | | | | Allotment. |
| | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 1 | I. | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 17 | I. | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 2 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 18 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 3 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 | II. | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 4 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 5 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 3 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 6 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 4 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 7 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 5 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 8 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 6 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 9 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 7 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 10 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 8 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 11 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 9 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 12 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 10 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 13 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 11 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 14 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 12 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 15 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 13 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 16 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 | 14 | " | 0 1 0 | 2 0 0 |

The above sections are situated a mile and a half above the landing-place, head of Lake Wanaka, and about forty-two miles from the Pembroke Township, and comprise loamy and clayey soil. On each side there are permanent streams, distant about 10 and 5 chains from the north and south boundary respectively. There is also a large birch bush on the north-east of the sections and about 20 chains distant therefrom. Altitude, about 1,000ft. above sea-level.

Subdivision of Part of Reserve 2245, Block XII., Wilkin District.

| No. of Section. | Area. | Cash Price. |
| | | Per Acre. | Total Price. |
| | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 1 | 0 1 36 | 20 0 0 | *182 10 0 |
| 2 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 20 0 0 |
| 3 | 0 1 35 | 20 0 0 | 9 7 6 |

• Includes £173 for valuation of improvements.

These sections are situated adjacent to the landing-place, head of Lake Wanaka, about forty miles distant from the Pembroke Township, and are at present in the occupation of Mrs. C. F. Moffat, and consist chiefly of open stony land, Sections Nos. 2 and 3 being steep hillside. The improvements on Section No. 1 comprise house, £140; garden and stone fence, £16; barn, &c., £17: which have to be paid for on the fall of the hammer.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st August, 1896.

THE under-mentioned lots of dead and scorched kauri timber, situated in the Oue State Forest, in Blocks X. and XI., Mangakahia Survey District, Hobson and Whangarei Counties, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 25th September, 1896, at 11 o'clock a.m.:

424 scorched kauri-trees, containing about 1,354,397ft.; upset price, £451 9s. 4d.

50 old dead kauri-trees, containing about 50,000ft.; upset price, £12 10s.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half of the purchase-money to be paid by cash or marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, the balance within twelve months. Timber to be removed within three years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Taranaki, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 24th August, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at this office on Wednesday, the 7th October, 1896, at the half-yearly rental stated. If more than one application be received for the runs on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—RAWHITIROA BLOCK.
Second-class Pastoral Country.

| Survey | Sec- | Block. | Area. | Rent | Half- |
| District. | tion. | | | per | yearly |
| | | | | Acre. | Rent. |
| | | | A. R. P. | d. | £ s. d. |
| Taurakawa | 1 | VI., X., | 2,465 0 0 | 1½ | 9 12 7 |
| | | XI. | | | |
| " | 3 | X. | 1,990 0 0 | 1½ | 7 15 6 |
| " | 4 | XI., XV. | 4,880 0 0 | 1½ | 19 1 3 |
| " | 5 | X., XIII., | 3,060 0 0 | 1½ | 11 19 1 |
| | | XIV. | | | |
| " | 7 | XIV., XV. | 3,857 0 0 | 1½ | 15 1 4 |
| " | 8 | XII., XV., | 2,570 0 0 | 1½ | 10 1 4 |
| | | XVI. | | | |
| " | 9 | XIV. | 4,175 0 0 | 1½ | 16 6 2 |
| Kapara .. | 10 | I., II. | 1,365 0 0 | 1½ | 5 6 8 |
| " | | III. | | | |
| Taurakawa | 11 | XV., XVI. | 3,870 0 0 | 1½ | 15 2 4 |
| Kapara .. | | III., IV. | | | |
| Taurakawa | 12 | XIII., XIV. | 4,514 0 0 | 1½ | 17 12 8 |

Section 1: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, no flat land; papa, sandstone, and shell-rock formation; well watered. The timber is chiefly tawa, rimu, rata, and tawhero. Altitude from 600ft. to 2,000ft. above sea-level. No road-access at present, but will be by Puteore Ridge Road.

Section 3: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, no flat land, well watered; formation is papa, sandstone, and shell-rock. Timber same as Section 1, with some black-birch. Altitude from 400ft. to 1,500ft. above sea-level. No road-access at present, which will be by Omaru Ridge Road.

Section 4: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, well watered, no flat land; formation, papa, sandstone, and shell-rock. Timber mostly tawa, rata, rimu, and tawhero. Altitude 500ft. to 1,800ft. above sea-level. No road-access at present, which will be by Omaru Valley Road.

Section 5: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, mostly black-birch razorback ridges; formation, papa, sandstone, and shell-rock. From 250ft. to 1,600ft. above sea-level. Well watered. Road-access by the Waitotara Valley Road, formed 6ft. wide. Same timber as preceding section.

Section 7: All forest, pastoral country, 400ft. to 1,700ft. above sea-level, very rough and broken, mostly razorback black-birch ridges; formation, papa and sandstone; well watered. Bush chiefly black-birch, tawa, rimu, rata, tawhero. There are several small flats along the Pokeka Valley, cut up by gutters between the bends of the river—about 20 acres altogether. No road-access at present, which will be by Pokeka Valley Road.

Section 8: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, mostly razorback ridges covered with black-birch. Altitude from 500ft. to 1,800ft. above sea-level. Formation, papa and sandstone, well watered. Bush is chiefly black-birch, tawa, rimu, rata, tawhero. There are some small flats along the Pokeka Valley, very much cut up by gutters, the total area of these being about 15 acres. No road-access at present, which will be by Pokeka Valley and Omaru Ridge Roads.

Section 9: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, mostly black-birch razorback ridges. From 230ft. to 1,670ft. above sea-level. There are some small alluvial flats in the Pokeka Valley, between the bends of the river, subject to high floods; total area of these, about 5 acres. Formation is papa and sandstone, well watered. The timber is chiefly black-birch, tawa, rimu, rata, and tawhero. Road-access is by the Waitotara Valley Road, which is formed 6ft. wide.

Section 10: All forest, pastoral country, very rough and broken, mostly black-birch razorback ridges. From 400ft. to 1,690ft. above sea-level. Well watered. There are about 30 acres flat land, mostly alluvial, along the Pokeka Stream, subject to high floods. Formation is papa and sandstone. The timber is mostly black-birch, tawa, rimu, rata, and tawhero. No road-access at present, which will be by the Pokeka Valley Road.