Nov. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2059

Land in Taranaki for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 22nd October, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sec-
tion of Crown land will be offered for sale by public
auction on Wednesday, the 26th day of January, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Village of Eltham.

Section No. 40: Area, 1 acre; upset price, £15.

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.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Elsthorpe Estate, Hawke's Bay, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for
selection upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on
Wednesday, the 17th November, 1897, under the provisions
of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land for Settlements
Act, 1894," and its amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same
section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be
decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

OERO SURVEY DISTRICT.—PATANGATA COUNTY.

Description of Land.—Section 3 contains about 100 acres
of agricultural land, the remainder being broken country,
and only suitable for pastoral purposes; the soil is good,
on papa formation, and well watered; the average height
above sea-level is 800 ft.; there are about 176 chains of
post-and-wire fencing on the north and west boundaries,
and about 92 chains of internal fencing; the distance from
Kaikora by road is eighteen miles, fourteen miles of which
are formed and gravelled, the remainder is to be formed;
in English and native grasses. Section 34 is well watered
grass land adjoining the village; there are erected on it a
large open shed used for storing hay, a good cattle-yard, a
loose-box, and about 16 chains of internal fencing. Sec-
tion 39 is well watered, the Makara Stream forming part of
the boundary; nearly half of the section is flat, the balance
being undulating hills with easy slopes; the soil is very
good, all in grass, and suitable for cultivation; there are
about 64 chains of boundary and 24 chains of internal
fencing.

ELSTHORPE VILLAGE.

Description of Land.—The Village of Elsthorpe is situated
on the main road from Kaikora to the coast, about fourteen
miles from the former place. It is a very pretty spot, ap-
proached from both sides through clumps of carefully-pre-
served native bush—a somewhat rare sight in that part of
the country. The sections are all in good sward, and will
make excellent residence-sites.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
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 appli-
cation 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.

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 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
Wednesday, the 22nd December, 1897.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

KIWITEA COUNTY.

Rewa Village Settlement.

WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY.

Pongaroa Village Settlement.

| 1 | .. | 100 0 0 | 1 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 7* | .. | 25 0 0 | 1 7·2 | 1 0 0 |
| 17 | .. | 50 0 0 | 1 3·6 | 1 12 6 |
| 18 | .. | 46 0 0 | 1 4·8 | 1 12 3 |
| 27† | .. | 20 0 0 | 1 9·6 | 0 18 0 |
| 31 | .. | 19 3 0 | 1 9·6 | 0 17 10 |

Rakaunui Village Settlement.

| 7 | .. | 10 0 0 | 1 4·8 | 0 7 0 |

• This section is weighted with £40 10s. for improvements.
  † This section is weighted with £40 for improvements.

Section 8, Rewa Village Settlement, is situated in the
Rewa Village Settlement, in the Rangitikei Valley, on the
main road from Feilding to Sandon Block, and consists of
flat land, rather swampy in places. The soil is good, being
river-deposit overlying gravel. It is covered with forest of
a mixed character, containing rimu, matai, kahikatea, tawa,
&c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is about
twenty miles from Feilding, and about three miles from
Waituna Post- and Telegraph-office, by a good dray-road.
There is a school close to the section.

Section 1, Pongaroa Village Settlement, is situated on the
Manuhara Road, in the Pongaroa Village Settlement, and
consists of somewhat broken country, with a permanent