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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97

Section 27, Pongaroa Village Settlement, is situated on
the Alfredton-Weber Road, in the Pongaroa Village Settle-
ment, and consists of low flat spurs, all ploughable. Water
is obtainable by sinking a few feet. The soil is good, on a
papa formation, and is grassed. The section is about half a
mile from Pongaroa Township, by dray-road. The improve-
ment consists of 20 acres in grass, valued at £40.

Section 31, Pongaroa Village Settlement, is situated on the
Alfredton-Weber Road, in the Pongaroa Village Settlement,
and consists of low flat spurs on the frontage, rising towards
the back line, the greater portion of the section being plough-
able when clear. Water can be obtained by sinking a few
feet. The soil is good, on a papa formation, and is covered
with forest consisting of tawa, &c., with an undergrowth of
supplejack, rangiora, &c. The section is about a mile from
Pongaroa Township by dray-road.

Section 7, Rakaunui Village Settlement, is situated on the
Alfredton-Weber Road, in the Rakaunui Village Settle-
ment. It consists of land sloping from a long ridge running
through the section. The soil is fair, on a papa formation,
and covered with forest of a mixed character, containing
rimu, rata, kahikatea, &c., with an undergrowth of lawyer,
supplejack, &c. The section is distant about half a mile
from the school and post-office, and a mile from Rakaunui
Village, by dray-road.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
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.

Land in Town of Rotorua for Lease by Auction.

Crown Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th October, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands in
the Township of Rotorua will be submitted for leasing
by public auction, for a term of fourteen years, at the
upset annual rentals and subject to the conditions noted
below, at this office, on Friday, the 17th day of December,
1897, at 11 a.m.

• TOWN OF ROTORUA.

Block XLV.: 3 acres 1 rood 8 perches; upset annual
rent, £10.

Block XLVII.: 5 acres; upset annual rent, £5.

Conditions of Lease.

1. Term of lease, fourteen years.

2. Rents are payable half-yearly in advance to the Re-
   ceiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; and the first half-yearly
   payment is to be made on the fall of the hammer,

3. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession
   thereof parted with except with the consent in writing of
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.

4. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever
   to be paid by the lessee.

5. All buildings erected to be kept in good repair and con-
   dition, and in the erection of any building upon the sections
   within the town the lessee must abide by and conform to
   the alignment of streets and roads, and to all by-laws and
   regulations made by the local authority intrusted with
   the administration of the local affairs of the Township of
   Rotorua.

6. Privies, ashpits, and other works of a similar character
   to be constructed and maintained as directed by the local
   authority. All drains and channels, and the sanitary state
   and condition of the premises, to be subject to the by-laws
   and regulations of the local authority.

7. No wells to be sunk or any excavations to be made
   without the consent in writing of the local authority.

8. The trade or business of a soap-boiler, tallow-chandler,
   tanner, slaughterman, meat-curer or preserver, or any noisy,
   noxious, or offensive trade or manufacture of any kind what-
   ever will not be permitted.

9. No valuation for improvements will be paid by the
   Crown; but lessees will have the right to remove fences
   and buildings on expiration of the term of lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Motukaraka Island, Auckland, for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
Crown land will be offered for lease for the term
of seven years by public auction, at this office, on Friday,
the 26th November, 1897, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

MOTUKARAKA or Flat Island, off Maraetai Point, near Howick:
Section 1, Block IV., Otahuhu Survey District, containing
7 acres 2 roods 35 perches. Upset rental, £6 per annum.
Weighted with the sum of £25 as valuation for improve-
ments.

The land is first-class agricultural land in grass.
The lessee will only be permitted to use the land for
grazing purposes.
Six months’ rent and the lease-fee of £1 1s. must be paid
on the fall of the hammer.
Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Southland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for
application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on
Monday, the 13th December, 1897, under the provisions of
“ The Land Act, 1892,” and “ The Land for Settlements
Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Land all bush, excepting about 3 acres; undulating,
mixed bush, with considerable area of manuka; papa forma-
tion; soil fair, excepting manuka land. Fifteen miles from
Otautau, two miles from dairy-factory reserve and school-
site. Permanent water, touches Waiau River. Altitude,
200 ft. to 350 ft.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.