Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2001

These lots are situated about a mile and a quarter west-
ward of Temuka, on the banks of the Raupo Stream, close
to the Waitohi Road, and comprise open flat loamy land of
good quality.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments in Southland open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 6th September, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned vil-
lage-homestead allotments will be open for selection
on lease in perpetuity at this office, on and after Wednes-
day, the 22nd December, 1897.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NEW RIVER HUNDRED.
Village-homestead Allotments, Waianiwa Village.

The whole of the sections are covered with scrub; subsoil,
deep red clay; soil good, but thin; sections are all well
watered; height above sea-level, about 90 ft. Distance from
Waianiwa Railway-station, about three miles.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber at Auckland for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th September, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
clumps of green and scorched kauri timber, in the
Aponga State Forest, within Blocks IV. and VIII., Manga-
kahia Survey District, will be offered for sale by public
auction, at this office, on Friday, the 19th day of November,
1897, at 11 o'clock a.m.

No. 1 Clump.—452 green kauri-trees, containing about
2,127,834 superficial feet; 66 scorched kauri-trees, contain-
ing about 212,043 superficial feet: upset price, £1,143 8s.

No. 2 Clump.—139 green kauri-trees, containing about
439,238 superficial feet: upset price, £219 12s.

No. 3 Clump.—45 green kauri-trees, containing about
71,259 superficial feet: upset price, £35 13s.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half of the purchase-money to be
paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the
hammer, the balance within two years thereafter. Timber
to be removed within three years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run and Reserves for Leasing, Marlborough Land
District.

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands will
be offered for lease by auction, at the District Lands
and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Wednesday, the 10th day
of November, 1897, at 11 a.m. :—

PASTORAL LICENSE UNDER PART VI., "THE LAND ACT, 1892."
Orieri Survey District: Run No. 136: Area, 110 acres;
upset annual rent, £1; term, 21 years.

RESERVE FOR LEASING UNDER "THE PUBLIC RESERVES ACT,
1881."

Town of Picton: Sections 620 to 624 (inclusive): Area,
1 acre and 12 perches; term, 5 years; upset annual rent,
£2 10s.

One half-year's rent and £1 1s. lease-fee must in each
case be paid on the fall of the hammer, and in the case of
the pastoral run the necessary declaration must be lodged.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Township of Pipiriki open for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 25th September, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
sections in the Township of Pipiriki will be open for
lease by public tender for a term of twenty-one years, with
right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, at
this office, on Wednesday, the 17th November, 1897.
Sections not applied for on the 17th November, 1897, will
be open thereafter at the upset ground rentals noted below.

TOWNSHIP OF PIPIRIKI.

General Description.

Pipiriki Township is situated on the proper left bank of the
Wanganui River, about fifty-six miles from the Town of
Wanganui, and comprises generally open, scrub, forest, flat,
undulating, and hilly land, intersected by several gullies and
small streams. The open land is interspersed with patches
of fern and manuka scrub; the forest comprises tawa,
pukatea, rata, hinau, rimu, &c., and tawhero on the ridges.
The elevation ranges from about 110 ft. to about 700 ft. above
sea-level. The soil is generally good, and grows garden
and farm produce freely. Its capabilities for the production
of the grape, peach, cape-gooseberry, pear, apple, quince,
and other fruits are well known, and are due in great
measure to the low elevation, the mild climate, and the
sunny aspect of the township-site.

Pipiriki is at present the key to the up-river country,
being the present inland terminus of Messrs. Hatrick and
Co.'s Wanganui River steamboat-service, and the point of
junction with the coach-services connecting with Taupo and
Rotorua on the north, Napier on the east, and Hunterville
and Rangitikei on the south-east, and it is possible that it
will ultimately be connected by road with Taranaki. The
Government has, where practicable, reserved the banks of
the Wanganui River, and also the adjacent country, with
the object of conserving for all time the beautiful and un-
rivalled scenery which is already of world-wide fame.
Large numbers of tourists travel annually by way of
Pipiriki, both from the north and the south.

Pipiriki Township is the present inlet and outlet to the
Waimarino and Murimotu country as far east as Ohakune,
and also the starting-point for visitors by canoe to Manganui-
o-te-ao and the upper reaches of the Wanganui River, and
the resting-place of those on the downward journey. These
with other considerations indicate that the township will
develop into a place of some commercial importance, and
that, owing to its genial and healthy climate and many
attractions, it will become yearly more popular as a place of
resort.

Each tender must be accompanied by a deposit of a half-
year's rent in cash or by marked cheque, together with the
lease-fee of £1.

Maps and full particulars may be obtained on application.

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