JUNE 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1139

FOR SALE FOR CASH.

Hundalee Survey District, on Claverley Run: Section 9, Block XVIII.: 527 acres; upset price, £527.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £2 15s. 7d. Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the deposit at auction will be forfeited.

Description of Land.—Generally good clay soil over limestone; appears to carry grass well; subject to slips; well watered; about 50 acres ploughable. Distance, sixteen miles from Kaikoura by road.

RESERVE FOR LEASING UNDER “THE PUBLIC RESERVES ACT, 1881.”

Puhipuhi Survey District: Reserve (A), Woodbank: 300 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rent, £25.

In the event of the reserve being again offered for lease at the end of the fourteen years, it will be weighted with the value of improvements to an amount not exceeding five years’ rent. Conditions will be inserted in the lease as to travelling stock.

Description of Land.—Light sandy soil, with patches of good land covered with fern and grass. About twenty-five miles from Kaikoura, on main road to Blenheim.

Particulars may be obtained on application at this office. One half-year’s rent and £1 1s. lease-fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 Otautau. Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. The section is burdened with valuation for improvements, consisting of ploughing (60 acres), £30; and 168 chains fencing, value £67 4s.: total, £97 4s.

DAVID BARRON,
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.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned green, scorched, and dead kauri timber upon Crown land in Block II., Maungataniwha Survey District, Mangonui County, will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 2nd day of July, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.

471 green and scorched kauri trees, containing about 1,020,000 sup. feet; 88 green trees, containing about 159,000 sup. feet; 39 dead trees, containing about 67,000 sup. feet: total, 598 kauri trees, containing about 1,246,000 sup. feet. Upset price, £519.

This timber is at the head of the stream flowing into Oruru River, about eight miles from Mangonui, and can be easily got out.

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

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned green and singed kauri timber standing upon the forest reserve in Block IV., Mangakahia Survey District, Whangarei County, close to the Aponga Post-office, will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 2nd day of July, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.

353 green kauri trees, containing about 1,213,384 sup. feet; 237 singed kauri trees, containing about 901,311 sup. feet: total, 590 trees, containing about 2,114,695 sup. feet. Upset price, £1,057 10s.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash, or by marked cheque, on the fall of the hammer, the balance within twelve months thereafter. The timber must be conveyed by railway, at current rates, to market, and be removed within three years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity on and after Wednesday, the 14th July, 1897, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

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

SCHEDULE.

GERALDINE COUNTY.—GERALDINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Surveyed First-class Land.

This section is situated about a mile south of the Orari Railway-station, between the Main South Road and the railway-line, and comprises open level land of fair quality. The section is weighted with a sum of £3 15s., being valuation of boundary fencing, which sum must be paid on application, in addition to the first half-year’s rent and lease-fee.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The day on which the land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 14th day of July, 1897.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act, and all such applications