Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2047

fencing, £136 10s.; whare, orchard, and sheep-yards, £100. This section is situated on the Wharau-Kaiwhata horse-road, Wairarapa South County. The access is from Carterton, which is about thirty-four miles distant: from Carterton to Gladstone eight miles by coach-road, from Gladstone to Wharau twenty-two miles by fair-weather dray-road, and from Wharau to the section four miles, two miles of which is by dray-road. The section is also accessible from the mouth of the Kaiwhata River—distant six miles—by dray-road. The land comprises broken hilly country, intersected by deep gullies, with small flats along the road and on the banks of the Little Kaiwhata Creek, which runs through the section. The soil is of fair quality, resting on sandstone- and clay-formation. The forest comprises about 110 acres, and consists of rimu, birch, hinau, and maire, with a slight undergrowth of tutu and mahoe. The section is well watered by permanent streams. The elevation ranges from about 300 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

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

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.