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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Crown Lands Notices.

Forfeiture of Leases of Reserves in the Nelson Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 30th January, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the leases of the under-mentioned Crown lands have been forfeited by a resolution of the Nelson Land Board on the 5th January, 1899:—
Lease of Section 46, Bright Street, Westport, Coll. Reserve: Held by William Bavis.
Lease of Section 12, Hanmer Plains Reserve: Held by William James Blackler.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Temporary Grazing Licenses, Starborough Estate.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th January, 1899.

APPLICATIONS for leases of the under-mentioned sections will be received up to 4 p.m. on and after Monday, the 13th day of March, 1899, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim. If there be more than one application on the first day for any of the sections, a ballot will be taken on Thursday, the 16th March, 1899, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim.

No deposit is required with the application, but the successful applicant must be prepared to pay a half-year’s rent and license-fee immediately on his application being approved. This will be taken as the rent due on the 1st July, 1899. The next payment will become due on the 1st January, 1900.

The conditions and restrictions of the Land Act and the Land for Settlements Acts do not apply.

LANDS FOR TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR GRAZING: 335 ACRES.
Section 3, Block XI., Clifford Bay Survey District: Area, 174 acres; half-yearly rental, £11 19s. 3d.
Section 13, Block X., Clifford Bay Survey District: Area, 71 acres; half-yearly rental, £1 15s. 6d.
Section 14, Block XI., Clifford Bay Survey District: Area, 20 acres; half-yearly rental, £1 2s. 6d.
Section 5, Block XIV., Clifford Bay Survey District: Area, 44 acres; half-yearly rental, £3 6s.
Section 6, Block XIV., Clifford Bay Survey District: Area, about 26 acres; half-yearly rental, £1 19s.
Term of lease: From year to year until required by the Government. The lessee or lessees will have to give up possession of the sections on one month’s notice.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Starborough Estate, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th January, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease, upon application at this office, on Monday, the 13th March, 1899, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—STARBOROUGH ESTATE.

• Interest and sinking fund on iron cottage, valued at £50, repayable in seven years in half-yearly instalments of £4 6s. 5d. † Total, £146 16s. 3d.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Starborough Estate, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th January, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Monday, the 13th March, 1899.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—STARBOROUGH ESTATE.

Second-class Land.

| Clifford Bay | 3 | XIII. | 983 0 0 | 3 0 | 73 14 6 |
| " | 4 | " | 521 0 0 | 3 0 | 39 1 6 |
| " | 7 | " | 425 0 0 | 3 0 | 31 17 6 |
| " | 8 | " | 525 0 0 | 2 9 | 36 1 11 |
| " | 10 | " | 532 0 0 | 2 9 | 36 11 6 |
| " | 11 | " | 740 0 0 | 3 0 | 55 10 0 |
| " | 2 | XIV. | 598 0 0 | 2 6 | 37 7 6 |
| " | 3 | " | 420 0 0 | 3 0 | 31 10 0 |
| Blue Mountain | 1 | IV. | 963 0 0 | 3 0 | 72 4 6 |
| " | 2 | " | 727 0 0 | 2 10½ | 52 5 1 |
| Cape Campbell | 2 | I. | 735 0 0 | 2 1½ | 39 1 0 |
| " | 3 | " | 464 0 0 | 2 9 | 31 18 0 |
| " | 4 | " | 700 0 0 | 2 0 | 35 0 0 |
| Taylor Pass | 12 | XXII. | 696 0 0 | 3 0 | 52 4 0 |

• Interest and sinking fund on house, valued at £150, repayable in twenty-one years, in half-yearly instalments of £5 17s. † Total, £54 13s. 6d.

† Interest and sinking fund on hut, valued at £15, repayable in seven years, in half-yearly instalments of £1 5s. 11d. § Total, £62 14s. 1d.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands in Auckland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th January, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned allotments of Crown lands will be open for selection upon lease in perpetuity at this office, on Monday, the 27th March, 1899, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Section 9, flat alluvial land, excellent soil; frontage to river and main road; eleven miles and a half from Whakatane.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.