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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

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.

Waihaki 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 Town-
ship and Railway-station. Altitude, about 490 ft. Valua-
tion for improvements, payable with application or imme-
diately 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 improve-
ments, 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 Rail-
way-siding, and two miles and three-quarters from George-
town 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.

Waiaemo 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.

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, Aka-
roa. 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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 19th 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, on and after Wednes-
day, the 25th August, 1897, at the rental stated.

SCHEDULE.
Wellington Land District.—Rawa Survey District.
Run No. 51: 1,430 acres; rent per acre, 1½d.; rent per
annum, £8 18s. 9d. Term of lease, twenty-one years.

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