Jan. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 107

Lands in Patutahi Township for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st December, 1896.

THE under-mentioned sections in the Township of Patutahi will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of seven years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday, the 20th January, 1897.

SCHEDULE.
TOWNSHIP OF PATUTAHI.

Conditions of Lease.—The leases shall be for a term of seven years, commencing from the 1st day of January or July following the date of auction. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year’s rent on the fall of the hammer. No compensation shall be allowed, nor shall any be claimed, at the termination of the lease, for any improvements effected on the land during the term of lease.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 4th January, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, the 25th day of February, 1897:—

PASTORAL LANDS.

(Under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Run 186, Tuapeka and Taieri Counties: Area, 25,880 acres; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £250; valuation for improvements, £1,107 13s. The southern part of this run lies about one mile from Waipori Town, and extends north to the Lee and Deep Streams. Highest point, 2,400ft. Present licensee, Mr. George Nichol. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

Runs 243A and 243B (grouped), Waitaki County: Area, 49,610 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £250; valuation for improvements, £764 10s. This country extends southwards from the Waitaki River, and is watered by the Otematata River. It lies within fourteen miles from Kurow. Altitude, 2,900ft. to 4,900ft. Present licensee, Mr. Hugh Cameron. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

Sections 3, Block VIII., and 1, Block IX., Waihemo District, Waihemo County: Area, 988 acres 1 rood 11 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £20; valuation for improvements, £88 1s. This run is situated at the head of Coal Creek, Waihemo. Altitude, 1,000ft. to 3,000ft. Present licensee, Mr. John Matheson. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

Runs 3, 4, and 6, Tuapeka County: Area, 7,507 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £61; valuation for improvements, £49 10s. Situated between Waipori and Tuapeka Rivers, about six miles north of Lawrence. Highest point, 2,400ft. Present licensee, Mr. George Matheson. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

Run 2, Tuapeka County: Area, 3,700 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £46. Situated on the Waipori River, about nine miles north of Lawrence. Highest point, 2,900ft. Last licensee, Mr. Samuel Henry. Possession on day of sale.

Run 353C, Tuapeka and Maniototo Counties: Area, 8,600 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £35. Situated immediately north of Run No. 2, and extends across the Lammerlaw Ranges to the head-waters of the Taieri River. Highest point, 3,700ft. Last licensee, Mr. Samuel Henry. Possession on day of sale.

Section 70, Block IV., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 173 acres 2 roods 29 perches; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £4 7s.; valuation for improvements, £48 19s. Situated about two miles from Manuka Railway-station, on the Lawrence Branch Railway. Present licensee, Mr. George Milne. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

Run 134A, and Section 2, Block IV., Kakanui District, Waitaki County (grouped): Area, 24,500 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £220; valuation for improvements, £162 4s. Run 134A is situated between the north and south branches of the Kakanui River, and extends back to the summit of the Kakanui Range. Section 2 adjoins the run on the north, and lies about six miles from Tapui Railway-station. Present licensees—Run 134A, the New Zealand and Australian Land Company; section 2, John Chesney. Possession, 1st March, 1897.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration as required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Township of Waimate to be sold by Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 4th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of “The Waimate Public Reserve Sale Act, 1889,” and “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned town sections will be submitted to public auction, for sale for cash, at the District Land Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 7th April, 1897, at noon.

SCHEDULE.
TOWNSHIP OF WAIMATE.
Formerly Reserve No. 391.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money 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 on purchasers of these sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Canterbury, to be offered for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 4th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be offered for sale by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, 10th February, 1897.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—MACKENZIE COUNTY.—HALDON AND GRAY’S HILLS STATIONS.

First-class Pastoral Country.

Run No. 69, part of Haldon Station, Mackenzie County: About 19,025 acres; term of lease, fourteen years fixed tenure from the 1st March, 1897; upset annual rental, £350 for the first four years, and £400 per annum for the remainder of the term.

Run No. 71, Gray’s Hills Station, Mackenzie County: About 29,862 acres; term of lease, fourteen years fixed tenure from the 1st March, 1897; upset annual rental, £350 for the first four years, and £450 per annum for the remainder of the term.

Possession of these runs will be given to the purchasers of the licenses on the 1st March, 1897.

The leases will be sold subject to the general provisions relating to pastoral leases of “The Canterbury Educational Reserves Sale and Leasing Act, 1876,” and “The Land Act, 1892,” and any Acts amending the same. The leases—all costs whereof shall be borne by the purchasers—will be from the Canterbury College. The lease shall be subject to the right of the Canterbury College or the Crown to dispose of the freehold of the whole of the runs or any part thereof by way of sale. Provision is made in the memorandum of lease to meet this contingency. The rent will be payable half-yearly, on the 1st days of March and September in each year, six months’ rent being paid on the fall of the hammer.

Plans and full particulars as to terms of lease may be obtained at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, or from the Registrar of Canterbury College.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.