JULY 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1323

Sections in the Opouriao Estate open for Selection under Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th July, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for application under lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 25th day of August, 1897, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

Opouriao Estate.—Whakatane County.—Whakatane Survey District.

First-class Land.

Section 3, Block IX., a drained flat; 53 acres in grass, 27 acres swampy, 17 acres bush, 103 acres fern hills. Low spurs partially grassed; bush and fern hills at back somewhat broken; well watered; about 65 chains drains, besides boundary drain; frontage to main road; six miles and a half from Whakatane.

Section 8, Block IX., first-class alluvial flat; 91 acres grass, 8½ acres drained swamp, 13 acres low hills; fronting main road; nine miles from Whakatane.

Section 8, Block XIII., alluvial flat, in grass; fronting cross roads; ditch and hedge on west and south sides; no bush; soil excellent; eleven miles and a half from Whakatane.

| 1 | V. | 208 1 8 | 0 1 0 | 5 4 2 |
| 16 | XIII.| 306 1 0 | 0 1 1·2 | 8 8 6 |

Section 1, Block V., 20 acres good flat alluvial land in grass; 17 acres swamp, easily drained; 84 acres scrub and light bush; 87 acres fern hills. Well watered; fronting main road; six miles from Whakatane.

Section 16, Block XIII., 43 acres drained flat; 67 acres bush; 196 acres fern hills, broken at back, and hilly throughout. Eleven miles from Whakatane.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Southland, open for Lease upon Application.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease upon application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on and after Wednesday, the 1st September, 1897, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

Southland Land District.—Wallace County.—Centre Hill Survey District.—Small Grazing-run No. 41.

Second-class Land.

Land partly level and swampy; vegetation principally snow-tussock. Height above sea-level, from 100 ft. to 1,300 ft. Distance from Mossburn Railway-station, about two miles. This run is burdened with £196 10s. as valuation for improvements.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th July, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned reserve will be submitted for leasing for a term of fourteen years, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at this office, on Friday, the 3rd day of September, 1897, at 11 a.m.:

Raglan County, Parish of Karamu: Section 22, 15 acres 1 rood; upset annual rent, £3.

The landing reserve about one mile from Whatawhata.

Term of Lease.—Fourteen years, without any right of renewal.

No compensation for improvements during either the currency or on termination of the lease; but the lessee may remove any buildings or fences erected by him.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on and after Wednesday, 1st September, 1897.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Waikawa Village.

This land is covered with bush of no commercial value. Soil good. The distance from Waikawa is about two miles. Limit of holding in this village, 50 acres. This section is burdened with £26 valuation for improvements, consisting of—hut, £5; clearing and grassing, £16; fencing, £5.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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 1st day of September, 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 shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Invercargill; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.

6. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration-fee, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

8. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to the lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to the lessee under these regulations.

9. The lessee shall not subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

10. The lessee shall hold the allotment for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.