1068
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

Crown Land in Wellington for Sale under Section 117 of
"The Land Act, 1892."

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered for sale, under section 117 of "The Land Act, 1892," on or after Wednesday, the 14th June, 1899.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Aohanga Survey District.

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

Tamai Hamlet, near Christchurch, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 26th June, 1899, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.
Tamai Hamlet.

• Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £120, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £6 18.3d. + Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £20, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £1 14s. 7d.—Total, half-yearly, £10 13s. 4d.

Locality and Description of Tamai Hamlet.

The Tamai Hamlet is situated in the Borough of Woolston, and is about two miles from the General Post Office, Christchurch, via the Ferry Road. The nearest portion of the hamlet is 5 chains and the furthest 40 chains from the Ferry Road. The Christchurch-Woolston tram passes Mackworth Street both ways about thirty times a day. The whole of the hamlet comprises flat agricultural land, and the greatest portion is good soil on clay subsoil on sand, a small area of some of the sections at the north end being sandy.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
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 undermentioned 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 Hunter ville-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.