Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1345

Small Grazing-run in Raglan County for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 18th July, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application at this office on Wednesday, the 14th day of September, 1898, at the annual rent noted.

In the event of more than one application being received on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the day following.

SCHEDULE.

RAGLAN COUNTY.—PARISH KARAMU.

(Subdivision of Section 174, Auckland University College Endowment.)

First-class Pastoral Country.

Run No. 5: 611 acres; annual rent, £15 5s. 6d.

The run comprises one-third broken forest land, balance open and of limestone formation of fair quality; three miles from Whatawhata, and sixteen miles from Raglan.

Forms of declaration required under the Land Act, and the full conditions of lease, may be obtained on application at the office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lease of Public Reserves, Nelson, for Sale by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 6th June, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned reserves will be offered for sale by public auction at noon on Wednesday, the 14th September, 1898, as follows:—

AT THE DISTRICT LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, NELSON.

Lease of Reserve Section 10, Moutere Hills, Motueka Survey District.—Area, 28 acres 3 roods 21 perches. Situate about four miles from Motueka Township. Inferior land, covered with fern and manuka. Upset rental, £1 per annum. Term of lease, fourteen years.

Lease of Reserve Section 131, Block XIII., Matiri Survey District.—Area, 61 acres and 18 perches. Situate about two miles from Longford, on the main road from Nelson to Westport. Fair terrace land, covered principally with birch forest with an occasional rimu. Upset rental, £5 per annum. Term of lease, fourteen years.

Lease of Reserve Block XXII., Town of Waiau, Amuri County.—Area, 3 acres and 28 perches. Upset rental, £2 per annum. Term of lease, five years.

AT THE DISTRICT SURVEY OFFICE, REEFTON.

Lease of Reserve Section 1, Block VII., Mawheranui Survey District.—Area, 20 acres and 27 perches. Situated on the main road at Nelson Creek, about six miles from Ahaura and three-quarters of a mile from the railway-station at Ngahere. On the land is a house with out-buildings, &c., in the occupation of Mr. J. Campbell, who holds an hotel license. Upset rental, £5 per annum; weighted with the sum of £150, value of improvements. Term, 14 years. Possession given three months from date of sale.

AT THE DISTRICT SURVEY OFFICE, WESTPORT.

Section 9, Square 142, Steeples District.—Area, 11 acres 3 roods 8 perches. Situate about eight miles west of Town of Westport. The lease of the above reserve is sold subject to the right of the Government, Buller County Council, and Westport Harbour Board to remove stone without paying compensation of any kind. Annual upset rental, £2. Term of lease, seven years.

Terms of Sale.—A deposit of a half-year’s rent, £1 1s. lease-fee, and amount of valuation of improvements, must be paid on the fall of the hammer. Lessees will not be entitled to compensation at the end of the term on account of any improvements existing or that may be effected during the currency of the lease. Possession will be given on day of sale of each of the above reserves, with the exception of Section 1, Block VII., Mawheranui, possession of which can be obtained three months from the date of sale.

Full particulars, plans, forms, &c., may be obtained at the District Land Offices, Nelson, Reefton, and Westport, and at the Post-office, Waiau.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 18th May, 1898.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned land will be offered for sale under section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after the 25th August, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 33, Block IV., Mount Cerberus Survey District, containing 8 acres: Upset price, £1 5s. per acre.

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

Lands in Whangarei County for Leasing for Grazing Purposes by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 18th July, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned leases, for grazing purposes only, will be submitted for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 16th day of September, 1898, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.

Mareretu-Waipu State Forest Reserve.

These areas are at the head of Mill Brook and Big Brook, Waipu, about eight miles from Waipu Post-office, and four miles from Mareretu Post-office.

Term of Leases.—Fourteen years, for grazing purposes only. The leases convey no right to fell or remove any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground. No compensation for improvements at any time, but lessees may remove all fencing and buildings erected on the lands.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 18th July, 1898.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned land will be offered for sale by auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Wednesday, the 14th day of September, 1898, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

GREENBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTIONS 1, Block XIV., and 1, Block XV.: Area, 4,117 acres; upset price, £2,058 10s. Weighted with the sum of £275 as valuation for improvements.

There are about 50 acres light bush on Section 1, Block XIV., suitable for firewood. The land is hilly, but some of the ridges are ploughable. The soil is light and friable, and well watered by several permanent streams. On Section 1, Block XV., the ploughable area is 300 acres, of which 80 acres are level. The section is principally round-topped spurs and ridges. The soil is good, and well-watered. The sections are from eighteen to twenty miles south of Kai-koura, and are accessible by a good metalled dray-road.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid at the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £5 3s. 8d., Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the payment at auction will be forfeited.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.