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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

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

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 21st August, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for
application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on
Wednesday, the 13th day of October, 1897, under the pro-
visions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land for
Settlements Act, 1894," and its amendments:—

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

WAIKOBU COUNTY.—MOERAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Puketapu Estate.

Open undulating land, soil good, on a limey-sandstone
formation; watered; all agricultural. Situated about two
miles from Palmerston.

| 11A | IV. | 19 0 0 | 8 6 | 4 0 9 |

Open undulating land, soil good; watered; all agricultural.
Situated about two miles from Palmerston. Valuation for
improvements, payable with application or immediately the
result of the ballot is declared, £3 15s.

WAITAKI COUNTY.—OAMARU SURVEY DISTRICT.
Ardgowan Estate.

| 87 | II. | 19.2 34 | 15 0 | 7 7 10 |

Slightly undulating agricultural land, good soil; perma-
nently watered. Situated 40 chains from Weston Park
Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Oamaru.
Valuation for improvements, payable with application or
immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £9 16s. 6d.

WAITAKI COUNTY.—AWAMOKO SURVEY DISTRICT.
Maerewhenua Estate.

| 102 | II. | 50 0 0 | 3 3 | 4 1 3 |

Level land, ground somewhat shingly, soil fair; water can
be obtained by sinking. One mile and a quarter to George-
town Post-office and Uxbridge Railway-siding. Valuation
for improvements, payable with application or immediately
the result of the ballot is declared, £4 17s. 6d.

| 69 | II. | 10 0 16 | 2 3 | 0 11 4 |

Level ground, lying between the Oamaru Water-race and
the main Oamaru-Duntroon Road. One mile to Black Point
Railway-siding, and two miles to Georgetown Post office.
Valuation for improvements, payable with application or
immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £10 16s.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st August, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned singed
kauri, within the Waerakahaka State Forest, in
Block IX., Mangakahia Survey District, Hobson County,
will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on
Friday, the 8th day of October, 1897, at 11 o'clock a.m.:—
70 singed trees, containing about 207,072 sup. feet. Upset
price, £103 10s. 8d.
This timber is situated about a mile from Mangakahia
Post-office, and can be delivered into the Mangakahia River
by a tramway about one mile and a half long.
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 six months thereafter. Timber to be re-
moved within one year from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 24th August, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," on and after Thursday, the 14th October, 1897.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Southland County.—Wendonside Survey District.

The land is level; soil fair, with shingle bottom; it is
covered with silver-tussock. The distance from Riversdale
is about three miles.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
village-homestead allotments will be open for selec-
tion on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on and after Wed-
nesday, the 13th October, 1897.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

HOROWHENUA COUNTY.
Levin Village Settlement.

Weighted with £134 for improvements.
This section is situated on the main street of Levin
Township, close to the Post-office, school, and the main busi-
ness part of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle
formation, and is open land.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.
Makuri Village Settlement.

| 152 | 9 3 0 | 2 3·6 | 0 11 3 |

Weighted with £73 5s. for improvements.
This section is situated at Makuri, about 20 chains from
the main road, this distance not yet having been formed
into a road. The soil is good, on a limestone formation,
although there is no flat land on the section.

Pahiatua Village Settlement.

| 15 | 5 1 27 | 4 9·6 | 0 13 1 |

Weighted with £69 19s. for improvements. There is a
liability of £1 17s. 8d. on this section due to the Pahiatua
County Council for rates.
This section is situated about a mile from Mangatainoka
Township, where there is a post-office, school, butter-fac-
tory, &c., and is approached by a good metalled road. The
land consists of alluvial soil, is level, and in grass, although
fern and thistle are now getting into it.

Upper Makuri Village Settlement.

| 1 | 10 3 15 | 2 9·6 | 0 15 3 |

This section is situated in the Upper Makuri Village,
distant from Makuri Township about three miles and a half,
from which place there is a good metalled road to within 30
chains of the section. The soil is alluvial, on a shingle and
limestone formation. The land is level, and covered with
bush. There are a few large trees, consisting of white-pine,
rimu, &c., the balance of the timber being light, with very
little undergrowth. The land is watered by the Makuri
Stream.