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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

Lands in Southland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 22nd May, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Thursday, the 13th July, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.

First-class Land.

All ploughable; about 150 acres river-flat in grass and turnips last winter; soil good, but shingly in places; 45 chains river-frontage; balance contains about 70 acres swamp partly drained, remainder low ridges of a strong clay soil, covered with red- and white-tussock; permanent water. Has stockyard valued at £10; and also 71½ chains of good fencing on southern boundary, value £28 12s.; 90 chains on main road, value £31 10s.; and about 44 chains of division-fences, value £13 4s.: total value of improvements, £83 6s. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements. Eight miles from Nightcaps. Altitude, from 580 ft. to 600 ft.

MERRIVALE ESTATE.

Waiau .. | 51 | X. | 23 0 20 | 8 0·6 | 4 13 1

Open, undulating; gravel formation; well watered. Fourteen miles from Otautau, adjoining dairy-factory reserve and school-site. Improvements existing at date of purchase of the estate, 18 chains fencing on eastern boundary, value £3 3s. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements; the section, however, is burdened with £9 5s., valuation for fencing erected by former lessee, which amount must be deposited with the application.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on lease in perpetuity, on and after Tuesday, the 25th July, 1899.

If more than one application be received for the same 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, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.—PALMERSTON NORTH KNIGHTS OF LABOUR BLOCK.

First-class Land.

These sections are situated in the Palmerston North Knights of Labour Block, north of Hunterville, which is distant about twenty-five miles. Improvements of the values stated have been effected on each section: Section 15, Block IV., £107 12s. 6d.; Section 19, Block IV., £251 11s. 1d.; Section 20, Block IV., £119 14s.; Section 17, Block VIII., £564 11s. 9d.: which is payable with the application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared.

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

Pastoral Runs in the Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, 6th June, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction at this office on Thursday, the 3rd day of August, 1899, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

(Pastoral Land under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Run 520, Waiau: Land level, of gravel formation, and poor soil; vegetation, silver- and blue-tussock; height above sea-level, 200 ft. to 600 ft. Distance from Otautau Railway-station, about twenty-three miles.

Run 481: Low marshy country, covered with bog-pine, poor soil.

Run 422: All hill, about one-half low scrub; balance fair sheep-country.

Possession will be given on the day of sale.

The purchaser must deposit the statutory declaration required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent and license-fee on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.