2062
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

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.

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 village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office, on and after Wednesday, 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., Mangakahia 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, containing 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.

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 unrivalled 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 Mangani-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.