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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93

Crown Land at Ealing, North Rangitata, Ashburton County,
for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 8th October, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 8th December, 1897, at 3 o'clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

ASHBURTON COUNTY.—RANGITATA SURVEY DISTRICT.

These sections are situated on either side of the Main South Road, on the north-eastern bank of the Rangitata River, at a distance of about two miles in a south-easterly direction from the Ealing Railway-station, and comprise open level plain land of light quality.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void. There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on purchasers of these sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 12th October, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity at this office, on Wednesday, the 8th December, 1897, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—WAITAKI COUNTY.
First-class Land.

ARDGOWAN ESTATE.

| | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Oamaru .. | 86 | II. | 12 0 0 | 15 6 | 4 13 0 |

Level and slightly undulating land, agricultural; soil good; water can be obtained by sinking. Distant 35 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from the Town of Oamaru. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £8 13s.

MAEREWHENUA ESTATE.

| | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Maruwenua .. | {4 | III. | 11 0 0 | 8 0 | 2 4 0 |
| | 6 | " | 7 0 28 | 7 9 | 1 7 10 |

Open flat land, on old alluvial and limestone formation; soil good; wholly agricultural. One mile from Duntroon Township and Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £82 1s. Sections 4 and 6 grouped and offered as one allotment.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Hundalee Survey District, Marlborough,
for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 12th October, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease upon application on and after Wednesday, the 1st December, 1897, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS PASTORAL COUNTRY.

S.G. Run 90.—Nearly all hill. 50 acres ploughed and in English grass; 200 acres mixed bush and scrub; remainder (with the exception of some rocky faces) good slopes covered with tussock, fern, and native grass. Good homestead site; good iron hut, 15 ft. by 10 ft.; 100 chains of boundary are fenced. Well watered; sunny aspect; altitude, 350 ft. to 1,850 ft. Distant ten miles from Kaikoura, five miles by good dray-road and five miles by Kahautara River bed.

S.G. Run 91.—Nearly all hills; 100 acres ploughable. More than half mixed bush; patches of good kowhai and birch timber; remainder tussock and native grass. Good homestead-site at Goose Bay. Well watered; altitude, 10 ft. to 3,000 ft. Distant thirteen miles from Kaikoura, five miles by good road and eight miles by track along coast. 520 chains fencing on the run.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th September, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for application upon lease in perpetuity at this office on Wednesday, the 10th November, 1897, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

LEVELS COUNTY.—PAREORA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Rosebrook Settlement.

| 8 and 9 | XVI. | A. R. P. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
| | | 58 0 25 | 10 5 | 14 17 11 |

These sections are situated at the western end of the Rosebrook Settlement, about six miles and a quarter westward from Timaru, and comprise open, flat, and undulating down lands of good quality, the soil being black, resting on a clay subsoil. The sections are entirely fenced, and include a plantation, the trees and shrubs in which may only be cut and removed with the written permission of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. The right of taking metal for road purposes from part of the plantation area is reserved in favour of the Levels County Council. The sections are weighted with a valuation of £6 10s. for fencing, &c., which sum must be paid on allotment, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

GERALDINE COUNTY.—AROWHENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Kereta Settlement.

| 3 | IX. | 26 1 19 | 15 2 | 10 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Kereta Settlement, about two miles eastward and seaward of the Seadown Railway-station, and about seven miles northward of Timaru, and comprises open flat land, consisting of rich, deep, and partially-drained and reclaimed swamp. The section is fenced and subdivided.

Epworth Settlement.

| 14A | II. | 11 3 32 | 12 11 | 3 17 1 |
| 16A | II. | 9 0 11 | 12 11 | 2 18 6 |