Aug. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1435

Crown Lands in Otago open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 19th July, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for application under lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 15th day of September, 1897, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

WAITAKI COUNTY.
Maerewhenua Estate.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
Maruwenua .. | 7 | III. | 21 3 36 | 7 9 | 4 5 2
Open, level, and gently-sloping ground, on old alluvial and limestone formation; soil good, wholly agricultural; water within 20 chains, and will probably be obtained by sinking. Accessible by formed roads. One mile to Duntroon Township and Railway-station. Altitude, about 490 ft. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £4 10s.

Maruwenua .. | 11 | III. | 7 0 28 | 8 9 |
" .. | 12 | " | 12 0 18 | 8 6 | 5 13 0
" .. | 14 | " | 6 3 22 | 8 9 |
Open, gently-sloping ground, on limestone formation; soil good, agricultural. Situated from one mile and a quarter to one mile and a half from Duntroon. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £42 15s. 6d. Sections 11, 12, and 14 are grouped, and offered as one allotment.

Awamoko .. | 53 | III. | 248 1 0 | 1 9 | 10 17 2
Level, and mostly shingly land, between main Oamaru–Duntroon Road and Waitaki River bed, intersected by Oamaru–Duntroon Railway. Situated four miles and a half from Duntroon, and adjacent to Borton’s Railway-siding. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £82 16s.

NOTE.—The successful applicant for this allotment will acquire the adjoining Crown lands, Section 32, Block III., Awamoko District, containing 63 acres 3 roods 22 perches, on lease in perpetuity, at an annual rental of £6 7s. 10d.

Awamoko .. | 61 | II. | 117 1 29 | 2 0 | 5 17 6
Level land, part shingly, lying between Oamaru–Duntroon Railway and Waitaki River, adjacent to Black Point Railway-siding, and two miles and three-quarters from Georgetown Post-office. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £41 6s.

Awamoko .. | 99 | II. | 40 0 0 | 4 0 | 4 0 0
Level land, west end shingly, east half good; water can be obtained by sinking. Altitude, about 300 ft. One mile and three-quarters to Uxbridge Railway-siding, and two miles and a quarter to Georgetown Post-office. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £7.

WAIHEMO COUNTY.
Puketapu Estate.

Moeraki .. | 6A | IV. | 54 3 26 | 7 0 | 9 13 3
About 5 acres in bush, remainder open undulating land; soil good, on sandstone formation; watered. Two miles from Palmerston.

Moeraki .. | 8A | IV. | 20 1 12 | 8 6 | 4 6 9
Open, undulating, agricultural land; soil good; watered. Situated about two miles from Palmerston.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th July, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned green kauri timber, standing upon Sections 6 of Block I. and 79 of Block V., Hukerenui Survey District, in the Bay of Islands County, about two miles from Towai Post-office and eight miles from Kawakawa, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 17th day of September, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

About 190,000 sup. feet, standing on Section 6, Block I., Hukerenui Survey District. Upset price, £63 6s. 8d.

About 220,000 sup. feet, standing on Section 79, Block V., Hukerenui Survey District. Upset price, £73 6s. 8d.

This timber, if not required for home consumption, is to be conveyed to railway and shipped at Kawakawa or Whakapara.

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 three months. Timber to be removed within one year from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th July, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing upon Crown land in Block VIII., Tutamoe Survey District, in the Hokianga County, about five miles from Mangakahia Post-office, and at junction of Takitu and Opouteke Streams, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 17th day of September, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

77 kauri-trees, containing about 200,000 sup. feet. Upset price, £75.

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 three months. Timber to be removed within one year from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Old Survey Office and Site, Akaroa.

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that written tenders for the lease of the under-mentioned land and building will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th August, 1897:

Part of Reserve No. 81, situated in Balgueri Street, Akaroa. Size of section, 60 links frontage by 150 links deep. Together with two-roomed building, suitable for office or small dwelling-house. Term of lease, five years. Upset rental, £8 per annum.

Tenders must be addressed to the undersigned, and be accompanied by a deposit by bank draft, marked cheque, or post-office order for a half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and a license-fee of £1 1s.

The lease will contain provisions for the payment of the rent half-yearly in advance; for the maintenance of the building by the lessee; for the payment of all rates and taxes by the lessee; for the insurance of the building by the lessee for a sum of £20 in the name of the Queen; together with any other conditions that may be deemed applicable and necessary.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Woolshed, Yards, Buildings, and 162 Acres of Land in the Cheviot Estate to be disposed of by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 3rd July, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the lease of the Cheviot woolshed, sheep-yards, sheep-dip and shed, shearers’ quarters, bakery and cookhouse, slaughter-house and outhouse, together with about 162 acres of land surrounding and adjacent thereto, situated close to the Township of Mackenzie, will be received at this office up to noon on Wednesday, 11th August, 1897, subject to the following conditions, and any others that may be deemed necessary:

(1.) Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit by bank draft, marked cheque, post-office order, or cash, for the amount of a half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and must be enclosed