Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 521

Lot 1.—1,166 kauri-trees, containing about 3,674,031ft.;
91 totara-trees, containing about 121,518ft.: total, 3,795,549ft.:
upset price, £2,055 18s. 6d.

Lot 2.—612 kauri-trees, containing about 2,062,924ft.; 53
totara-trees, containing about 68,131ft.: total, 2,131,055ft.:
upset price, £1,154 6s. 4d.

Lot 3.—2,670 kauri-trees, containing about 10,184,988ft.;
25 totara-trees, containing about 39,152ft.: total, 10,224,140ft.:
upset price, £5,538.

Lot 4.—332 kauri-trees, containing about 1,140,072ft.; 4
totara-trees, containing about 5,760ft.: total, 1,145,832ft.:
upset price, £620 13s.

Timber may be removed as under:—

From Lots 1 and 2, up to 12th March, 1901, along the
temporary road reserve on south side of Okaha Stream to
the Wairoa River. From Lot 3, up to the 12th March,
1901, along the temporary road reserve on the west side of
Boar Stream to the Mangonui River. From Lot 4, up to
the end of the term of five years, by the Mangonui River.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half of the purchase-money to
be paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the
hammer, the balance in four equal annual payments com-
mencing on 1st February, 1898. Timber to be removed
from Lots 1, 2, and 4 within five years, and from Lot 3
within eight years, from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in the Town of Tauranga for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th February, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the lease of the under-mentioned
lands will be submitted at public auction, at the Land
Office, Tauranga, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,”
for a term of fourteen years, on Wednesday, the 7th April,
1897, at 12 noon.

TOWN OF TAURANGA.

Lots 275, 276, 277, 280, 281, and 282 of Section II.: Area,
1 acre 2 roods; upset annual rental, £9.

Conditions of Lease.—Term, fourteen years without right
of renewal. Rent payable quarterly in advance, and non-
payment of rent for thirty days to carry forfeiture of lease.

The lease is offered subject to a valuation of £75 for
improvements.

No allowance for improvements will be made during the
currency or at the termination of the lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, 12th January, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,”
either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and
after Thursday, the 4th March, 1897.

If more than one application be received for the same land on the same day, then the order of selection shall be
decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Southland | Waikawa .. | 7 | VII. | 127 1 0 | 1 0 0 | 127 5 0 | 1 0 | 3 3 8 | 0 9·6 | 2 10 11
Land undulating, covered with bush of no commercial value; soil fair; height above sea-level, from 100ft. to 950ft.;
distance from Waikawa about three miles.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Southland | Campbellt'n | 43 | III. | 93 0 36 | 0 10 0 | 46 12 3 | 0 6 | 1 3 4 | 0 4·8 | 0 18 8
" " | 44 | " | 79 0 16 | 0 10 0 | 39 11 0 | 0 6 | 0 19 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 15 10
" " | 26 | XI. | 158 1 22 | 0 10 0 | 79 3 11 | 0 6 | 1 19 7 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 8
Land flat, covered with manuka scrub; wet and peaty in places. Section 26, Block XI., is burdened with £10 valua-
tion for fencing.

Southland | Toetoes .. | 13 | X. | 205 3 17 | 0 15 0 | 154 7 11 | 0 9 | 3 17 2 | 0 7·2 | 3 1 9
" " .. | 14 | " | 258 1 13 | 0 15 0 | 193 15 0 | 0 9 | 4 16 10 | 0 7·2 | 3 17 6
A portion is open land, the remainder being covered with mixed bush; land undulating; situated about seven miles
and a half from Fortrose, accessible by road.

Wallace .. | Centre Hill | 1 | XIV. | 217 2 30 | 0 10 0 | 108 16 10 | 0 6 | 2 14 5 | 0 4·8 | 2 3 6
Open, hilly, tussock-clad land, well watered; distance by road from Mossburn Railway-station, about twelve miles.

Southland | Waimumu.. | 34 | .. | 399 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 199 10 0 | 0 6 | 4 19 9 | 0 4·8 | 3 19 10
This section is covered with scrub, but there are a few red-pine, black-pine, and kowhai trees; soil, black loam, is
broken and stony in parts; height above sea-level, from 600ft. to 1,400ft.; distance by road from Mataura Township is
about fourteen miles.

Southland | New River | 27 | X. | 56 0 16 | 0 12 6 | 35 1 3 | 0 7½ | 0 17 6 | 0 6 | 0 14 0
Land is for the most part covered with scrub and timber, fit only for firewood; soil peaty; height above sea-level,
50ft.; distance from Ryal Bush Railway-station, by partly-formed road, about five miles.

Wallace .. | Waiau .. | 115 | .. | 57 0 35 | 0 12 6 | 35 13 3 | 0 7·5 | 0 17 11 | 0 6 | 0 14 4
" .. | " .. | 116 | .. | 59 3 16 | 0 12 6 | 37 8 1 | 0 7·5 | 0 18 9 | 0 6 | 0 15 0
Land level; soil poor; gravel formation; vegetation, silver-tussock and fern; height above sea-level, from 300ft. to
350ft.; distance from Otautau Railway-station, about twenty-five miles by a good summer road.

Southland | Otara .. | 29 | VI. | 138 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 155 5 0 | 1 1½ | 3 17 8 | 0 10½ | 3 2 1
" " .. | 34 | " | 314 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 235 10 0 | 0 9 | 5 17 9 | 0 7½ | 4 14 2
" " .. | 36 | " | 315 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 236 5 0 | 0 9 | 5 18 2 | 0 7½ | 4 14 6
" " .. | 39 | " | 264 2 1 | 0 15 0 | 198 7 8 | 0 9 | 4 19 2 | 0 7½ | 3 19 4
" " .. | 44 | " | 267 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 200 5 0 | 0 9 | 5 0 2 | 0 7½ | 4 0 1
" " .. | 45 | " | 244 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 183 0 0 | 0 9 | 4 11 6 | 0 7½ | 3 13 2
" " .. | 46 | " | 282 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 211 10 0 | 0 9 | 5 5 9 | 0 7½ | 4 4 7
This land is undulating pastoral country, mostly covered with bush of no commercial value, and is well watered;
the distance from Fortrose is about eleven miles, and the height above sea-level varies from 400ft. to 760ft.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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