1994
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of December, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 37 perches, more or less, being part of Rural Section 266, Town of Lyttelton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, having frontages to Brittan Terrace and Dudley Road.

Crown Lands Notices.

Rural Land, Canterbury, open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th December, 1898.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection, in terms of sections 107 and 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on lease in perpetuity, on and after Wednesday, 1st March, 1899.

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

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—HALSWELL SURVEY DISTRICT.

Block X., Reserve 959, Lake Ellesmere.

First-class Land.

These sections are situated on the northern shore of Lake Ellesmere, about two miles and a half southwestward from the Greenpark Railway-station on the Little River branch line of railway, and comprise low-lying land, liable in great part to be flooded when the lake is high, but well adapted for pastoral purposes. The soil is of light sandy quality, carrying principally native lake grasses, with rye-grass and clover on the better portions. The sections are weighted with a valuation of £101 18s. 6d. for improvements, consisting of boundary-fencing and three artesian wells.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Crown Land at Islington, near Christchurch, for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th December, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 22nd March, 1899, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.

This land is situated at Islington, on the north-west side of the main south line of railway, and immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Meat Company’s Freezing-works, and consists of very light shingly land, formerly part of the bed of the Waimakariri River.

Terms of Sale.

There are no restrictions or limitations upon purchasers of cash lands at auction. Residence and improvements are not compulsory.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must 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.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans inspected at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sections in Township of Tokaanu for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington 12th December, 1898.

THE under-mentioned sections in the Township of Tokaanu will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, at Wellington, on Wednesday, the 8th February, 1899. Sections not applied for on the 8th February, 1899, will be open thereafter, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at the upset ground-rentals noted below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Township of Tokaanu.

(Land for Lease under “The Native Townships Act, 1895.”)

*Weighted for improvements, £20.