Mar. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 417

Crown Lands Notices.

Land in Merrivale Estate, Southland, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 4th January, 1898.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity at this office, on Thursday, the 10th March, 1898, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WALLACE COUNTY.—MERRIVALE ESTATE.

First-class Land.

This section contains 191 acres of bush land, remainder undulating, fern, tussock, and surface-sown grass; all ploughable; bush mixed; soil good. Distance, fourteen miles from Otautau, and two miles from dairy-factory reserve and school-site; altitude, 300 ft. to 450 ft.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Hurunui-Greta Stock Reserve, Cheviot, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 4th January, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the lease of the under-mentioned reserve, situated near the Hurunui-Greta Bridge, Cheviot Estate, for a term of seven years, will be received up to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 9th March, 1898. Tenders must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and marked on the outside “Tender for Hurunui-Greta Stock Reserve,” and must be accompanied by a post-office order, or by bank draft or cheque, marked “Correct for fourteen days” by the bank on which it is drawn, for the amount of a half-year’s rent of the reserve at the rate tendered, together with a license-fee of £1 1s.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—LOWRY PEAKS SURVEY DISTRICT.

Reserve 3135: Area, 34 acres 2 roods 10 perches; upset rental per annum, £5 3s. 6d.; term of lease, seven years.

This reserve is situated on the northern or Cheviot bank of the Hurunui River, about 15 chains east of the Hurunui-Greta Bridge, and consists partly of flat, stony terrace land; and partly of hilly land of superior quality.

Conditions of Lease.

The lessee shall, within two months of the acceptance of his tender, complete the fencing-in of the area, and subdivide it into suitable paddocks for the accommodation of travelling stock.

The lessee shall take in, and provide approved accommodation for, all travelling stock, charging therefor per night at the rate of 2d. per head for horses and cattle, and ½d. per head for sheep.

A clause will be inserted in the lease providing that, in the event of the reserve being again offered for lease at the expiration of the term of seven years, such new lease will be granted subject to payment by the incoming lessee of valuation for improvements effected upon the reserve.

The lease will also be subject to the usual covenants and conditions affecting Crown leases.

Further particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th January, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned green kauri timber, standing upon the Waerekahakaha State Forest, in Block IX., Mangakahia Survey District, Hobson County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 11th day of March, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

206 green kauri-trees, containing about 816,765 superficial feet; upset price, £510 10s.

The timber is situated about a mile from Mangakahia Post-office, and can be delivered into the Mangakahia River by a tramway about one mile and a half long.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the hammer; the balance to be secured by promissory notes sufficiently indorsed, and payable within two years thereafter. Timber to be removed within two years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th February, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned green kauri timber, situated on Sections 26 and 27, Block XII., Opuawhanga Survey District, Whangarei County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 25th day of March, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

On Section 26: 361,000 superficial feet; upset price, £180 10s.

On Section 27: 374,000 superficial feet; upset price, £187.

About nine miles from Hikurangi Railway-station, and there is a formed road to within one mile of the sections.

Conditions of Sale.—Purchase-money in cash or by marked cheque, payable on the fall of the hammer. Two years to be allowed for the removal of the timber.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th February, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease for a term of fourteen years of the under-mentioned land will be submitted at public auction, under “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at this office, on Friday, the 25th March, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 33, Block II., Tangihua Survey District: 65 acres. Upset annual rental, £5.

Terms.—Rent is payable half-yearly in advance. No compensation will be allowed for improvements during the currency or at the termination of lease, but the lessee may remove any buildings erected by him before the termination of the lease.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th February, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing upon Block XI., Waipoua Survey District, in the County of Hokianga, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 25th day of March, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

This timber is situated about four miles from Kaihu Railway Extension Terminus. Timber to be hauled from thence to Dargaville by railway.

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

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.