MAY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1083

Land in Merrivale Estate, Southland, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 17th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 30th June, 1897:—

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Merrivale Estate.—Wallace County.—Waiau Survey District.

About one-quarter of this section is limestone ridge of fair quality, suitable for sheep; remainder open flat, shingly, dry, with patches of good land; no permanent water. Distant twenty miles from Otatau. Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. The section is burdened with valuation for improvements, consisting of ploughing (60 acres), £60; and 140 chains fencing, value £84: total, £144.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Eketahuna Native Reserve to be sold by Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction, for sale for cash, at the Public Hall, Eketahuna, on Friday, the 5th June, 1897, at 1.30 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.
EKETAHUNA NATIVE RESERVE, MANGAONE SURVEY DISTRICT.

This section is weighted with £384 15s. for improvements.

2B | X. | 578 1 5 | 3 5 0 | 1,879 8 4

This section is weighted with £778 7s. 6d. for improvements.

These sections are situated within a mile and a half of Eketahuna Railway-station, and front on the Main Forty-mile Bush Road, and extend from the Makakahi River inland, and comprise hilly, undulating, and flat land of good quality. The formation of the hills is sandstone; portions of the flats consist of alluvial deposit. On Section 2A there are about 60 acres of practically flat land, the cleared area being 140 acres, well grassed. The balance, of forest, consists chiefly of rimu and tawa and the usual undergrowth. Section 2B comprises 150 acres of flat and 220 acres of cleared and well-grassed land, the forest on the back portion and a small area near the Makakahi River consisting of rimu, tawa, hinau, kahikatea, and usual undergrowth. The general elevation of the country ranges from 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Both sections are well watered. The improvements on Section 2A consist of—42 chains of fence at 12s. 6d. (seven black wires, posts chiefly rimu), £26 5s.; 58 chains of fence at 15s. (seven black wires, new fence, well put up, posts chiefly rimu), £43 10s.; 140 acres of good grass at £2 5s., almost clear of logs, £315: total, £384 15s. Those on Section 2B include the homestead, comprising—house with iron roof and brick chimneys, £150; cowshed, &c., £9; slaughterhouse, &c., £7: also fencing valued as follows—45 chains at 18s. 6d. (seven galvanised wires, good new fence), £41 12s. 6d.; 16 chains at 10s. (old black wire and stab fence), £8; 60 chains of subdivisional fences at 8s. (old stab fence, with some good timber), £24; 45 chains of new fence at 15s. (seven black wires), £33 15s.; 10 acres of fence-line, felled only, £10; also 220 acres in grass at £2 5s., £495: total, £778 7s. 6d.

These sections, owing to their position, good quality, and capability, are specially adapted for dairying, fruit-growing, ordinary grazing, and general farming, the only drawback being the existing lease specified below.

Terms of Sale.

One-fifth of the purchase-money, together with the amount with which the section is weighted for improvements, 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.

Mr. F. C. Turnor holds a lease from E. F. Rangiputawa and other Maoris of the above-mentioned sections, together with a section of 97 acres 2 roods adjoining, for twenty-one years from 13th May, 1884; the annual rent being £50 for the first seven years of the said term, £100 for the next seven years, and £150 for the remaining seven years: and, therefore, Sections 2A and 2B, now being offered, will be sold subject to this lease.

There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on purchasers of these sections other than above mentioned.

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

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

Land in Tiniroto Village for Lease by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th May, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections in the Village of Tiniroto will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of seven years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Friday, the 9th July, 1897.

VILLAGE OF TINIROTO.

Description of Land.—The sections are situated in the middle of the Tiniroto Village, which is close to the main road from Gisborne to Wairoa, about forty-two miles south-west from the former place. The land is undulating fern country, with fair soil.

Conditions of Lease.—The lease shall be for a term of seven years. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year’s rent on the fall of the hammer, and, in addition, £1 1s. for the preparation of the lease. 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.

ERIC C GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd April, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease for a term of seven (7) years of the under-mentioned land will be submitted at public auction, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at this office, on Friday, the 11th day of June, 1897, at 11 a.m.

MANUKAU COUNTY.—PARISH OF MANUREWA.

Section 199A (Canal Reserve): Area, 5 acres 2 roods 10 perches; upset annual rent, £5. This lot is part of the Canal Reserve at Otahuhu, nine miles from Auckland.

Terms of Lease.—Lease for term of seven years, without any right of renewal. Rent payable half-yearly in advance. No compensation allowed for improvements during either the currency or at the termination of lease, but the lessee may remove any buildings erected by him before the termination of the lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 6th April, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease for a term of seven years of the under-mentioned land will be submitted at public auction under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at this office, on Friday, the 18th day of June, 1897, at 11 a.m.:

Section No. 9, Parish of Awhitu: 200 acres; upset annual rental, £4.

Terms.—Rent is payable half-yearly in advance. No compensation will be allowed for improvements during the currency or at the termination of lease, but the lessee may remove any buildings erected by him before the termination of the lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.