MAY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 935

Small Grazing-runs, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd April, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease, upon application at this office, on Wednesday, 7th June, 1899, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—PINE VALLEY, MOUNT OLYMPUS, AND PATRIARCH SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Second-class Land.

Run No. 121: About 3,000 acres open, mostly fern and scrub, with native grass in the valleys; 600 acres of this are rocky tops, covered with snow in winter; 1,500 acres birch bush. Well watered. Nearly all steep hills, rising to 4,500 ft.; very broken. Thirty miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 122: Two-thirds fern and scrub, one-third birch bush; 100 acres flat in fern and grass. Well watered. The whole run is very broken; 400 acres rocky tops, rising to 4,500 ft., covered with snow in winter. Thirty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 123: Two-thirds open, of which 600 acres are small flats and downs—fair agricultural land; remainder fern, scrub, flax, and native grass—very broken, pastoral only: one-third birch bush. Six hundred acres rocky tops, rising to 4,000 ft., covered with snow in winter. Thirty-five miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 124: About 20 acres English grass, 150 acres birch bush, remainder fern and scrub. Thirty acres flat; remainder steep hills, pastoral only. Altitude, 550 ft. to 2,365 ft. Well watered. Two-roomed cottage, small orchard. Twenty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 125: Ten acres English grass, 140 acres birch bush, remainder fern and scrub. Nearly all steep hills, very broken; pastoral only. Well watered. Small orchard. Altitude, 550 ft. to 2,712 ft. Twenty miles from Blenheim by road.

Run No. 126: About 40 acres flat; remainder steep hills, very broken, pastoral only. Twenty acres birch bush; remainder fern and scrub. Well watered. Thirty acres English grass. Small orchard. Thirty chains boundary-fence, 30 chains interior fence. Twenty-two miles from Blenheim by road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered for lease by public auction on Wednesday, 21st June, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Mount Robinson Survey District.

The section is situated on the Manawatu River, near the main road between Foxton and Shannon, the access being from Foxton, which is about seven miles and a half distant by dray-road.

The section is open, and mostly in grass. The soil is alluvial, of rich quality, and rests on a shingle formation. It is well watered.

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

Reserves for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, 22nd June, 1899, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 22nd June, 1899, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals, and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Section 57, Kimbolton Township, is situated at the junction of Lind Street with Henderson Street. It is nearly all flat, covered with bush consisting chiefly of makomako, konini, supplejacks, pongas, and ferns, with a few rimus and tawas; there is a small stream on the section, to which no road has been formed.

Section 16, Kimbolton Township, is situated at the junction of Waugh and Grammar Streets. The whole has been felled and grassed; there is no water on the section, and no formed road to it.

Section 22A, Kimbolton Suburbs, is situated on Edward Street, which is formed and metalled to the section. The whole area is flat, covered with makomako, konini, and scrub; there is no water.

Section 35, Kimbolton Suburbs, is situated on Haggerty Street, which has not been formed. Portion is flat, and portion easy sloping ground; all trees have been burnt and grass sown.

Section 20, Block XVII., Mangahao (Mangatainoka Village), is situated adjacent to the Pahiatua Village Settlement, on the Main Road. The access is from Mangatainoka Railway-station, which is about three-quarters of a mile distant. The section comprises level land, and is in grass and partly fenced; the soil is alluvial, resting on shingle formation.

Section 3, Block V., Taihape Township, fronts the main Hunterville-Tokaanu Road, is partly fenced, and has a slab stable erected thereon. Weighted with £12 19s. 6d. for improvements: Value of fencing, £2 19s. 6d.; buildings, £10.

Section 30, Block III., Hautapu, Rangitikei County, is situated on the Mangapapa Stream, in the Awarua Block, on the left bank of the Hautapu River. The access is from Utiku, which is about two miles distant via the Main Trunk Road and Torere Road, which are formed for dray traffic to within about three-quarters of a mile of the section. The section comprises practically level land; the soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation; the forest is heavy throughout, comprising rimu, matai, kahikatea, totara, rata, tawa, &c., with a thick undergrowth of the usual kind; the section is watered by the Mangapapa Stream.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.