Aug. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1415

Crown Lands Notices.

Land in Wellington open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned section will be opened for selection on perpetual lease, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after Wednesday, 20th September, 1899.

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SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MOUNT CERBERUS SURVEY DISTRICT.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £1,353 for improvements.

Section 35, Block XII., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the North-east Puketoi Block, on the Mangatoro and Towai Roads. The improvements comprise the felling and grassing of the whole of the section (viz., 324 acres), 260 chains of fencing, and sheep-yards, &c. The section comprises hilly, broken country. The soil is of fair quality, resting partly on limestone formation. Elevation ranges from 1,400 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level.

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

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Lands in Wellington open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection, in terms of section 159 of “The Land Act, 1892,” for lease in perpetuity, on and after Wednesday, 20th September, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

PAHIATUA COUNTY.—NORTH-EAST PUKETOI BLOCK.

Second-class Land.

Section 51 is weighted with £27 for improvements; Section 52 with £95 for improvements.

Sections 51 and 52, Block XVI., Makuri, are situated on the Makairo Road, and are distant about six miles from Makairo Post-office and School. The access is from Pahiatua or Woodville, via Makairo, which are about twenty miles distant, sixteen miles being dray-road, and the remainder formed bridle-track. The approach to each section is somewhat difficult, owing to the land rising steeply from the road. The sections comprise hilly and undulating land with easy ridges and spurs. The soil is of fair quality, resting on shale or rotten-rock formation. The forest is medium in density and size, and comprises rata, rimu, birch, konini, with a thick undergrowth of whitewood, kawakawa, supplejack, &c. The sections are at present watered by small creeks in gullies. The elevation ranges from 2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements on Section 51 comprise 15 acres grassed: and on Section 52, 30 acres grassed, 8 acres felled only, sheep-yards; whare, 14 ft. by 10 ft. by 6 ft., split, iron roof, &c.; and cultivations.

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

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Suburban Land at the Village of Havelock, Hawke’s Bay, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st August, 1899.

THE under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction for lease for a term of ten years, at the Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, the 20th September, 1899, at 11 a.m., at the upset annual rentals noted below.

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SCHEDULE.

SUBURBS OF HAVELOCK.

Section 50: Area, 2 acres 2 roods 10 perches; upset annual rental, £5.

Section 52: Area, 2 acres; upset annual rental, £4.

Conditions of Lease.

Each lease will be for a term of ten years, commencing from the 1st day of January, 1900.

Half a year’s rent, and £1 1s. lease-fee, must be paid by the successful bidder on the fall of the hammer.

No compensation will be allowed for any improvements effected by the lessee during the term of his lease.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Village-homestead Allotment, Levin, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1899.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 20th September, 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, Wellington. If the section be not applied for on the 20th September, 1899, it will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

VILLAGE-HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENT, LEVIN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Section 45: Area, 5 acres 2 roods. Rent per acre, 9s. 8·64d.; half-yearly rental, £1 7s. 3d. Weighted with £90 for improvements.

This section is situated on the main street of Levin Township, close to the Post-office, school, and the main business portion of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle formation, and is open land.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on lease in perpetuity under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The day on which the land shall be open for selection shall be Wednesday, the 20th day of September, 1899.

3. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

4. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.

5. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.

6. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease- and registration-fee, and the valuation for improvements (if any), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

7. All rents must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

8. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible