708 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 28

Bonus for the Production of Mineral Manure.—Notice No. 580.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 12th December, 1899.

THE following sum is hereby offered as a bonus for the discovery and working within the colony of a deposit or deposits of marketable mineral manure, viz.:—
£500 IF FOUND ON CROWN LANDS;
£250 IF FOUND ON FREEHOLD LANDS.

The following are the conditions under which the bonus is offered and will be paid:—

1. That the raw material is easily accessible, and within reasonable distance of a railway or seaport.
2. That the committee appointed by the Minister for Agriculture to examine the deposit is satisfied that there is sufficient to meet all ordinary demands for five years.
3. That the manure can be disposed of at a price which will allow of it being remuneratively used for agricultural purposes.
4. That the composition of the phosphate shall average not less than 40 per cent. of phosphate of lime (tricalcic phosphate); provided, however, should a phosphate of a lower average composition be discovered, the committee may recommend that a portion of the bonus be granted.

The terms of payment will be—
One-fifth on the committee reporting favourably of the discovery;
One-fifth on delivery of first 200 tons;
The remaining three-fifths by equal payments on delivery of each additional 150 tons.

Applications addressed to “The Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington,” will be received up to and including the 1st day of July, 1900.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Crown Lands Notices.

Small Grazing-runs, Mangatoro Survey District, Hawke’s Bay, for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th April, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, 13th June, 1900, at the half-yearly rentals noted below.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPAWA AND PATANGATA COUNTIES.—MANGATORO SURVEY DISTRICT.

These runs are steep and broken country, bush-clad; timber chiefly black-birch and manuka; soil poor; well watered. Runs are from 450 ft. to 2,050 ft. above sea-level: 73 and 74 are distant from Ormondville 18¾ to 20½ miles, and 75 is distant from Weber Township ten miles.

E. C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Blind River Estate, Marlborough, open for Application on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 10th April, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown land will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Monday, the 4th June, 1900, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—CLIFFORD BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.—BLIND RIVER ESTATE.

Second-class Land.

Weighted with £84, valuation for improvements.

Section 10, Block XII., Clifford Bay Survey District.—110 acres of flat and sloping land, easily ploughable, and 40 acres of hilly and broken country, fit for pastoral purposes only, are comprised in this section. The altitude ranges from 10 ft. to 150 ft. The section extends between the Blind River and the coast, in a belt of about 26 chains in width, and is accessible by Redwood Pass Road, Blenheim to Kai-koura. Distance from Blenheim, about twenty miles.

The improvements consist of house valued at £35, 55 chains boundary-fence valued at £33, and 35 chains division-fence valued at £12, fencing material valued at £4; total, £84.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Albury Settlement, County of Mackenzie, Canterbury, open for Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 2nd April, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, on Tuesday, the 29th May, 1900, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” the Land for Settlements Act Amendment Acts, 1895 and 1896, and the regulations made thereunder.

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 at the District Land and Survey Office, Christchurch.

If the sections be not applied for on the 29th May, 1900, they will be open for application thereafter at the District Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—MACKENZIE COUNTY.—TE NGAWAI SURVEY DISTRICT.—ALBURY SETTLEMENT.

First-class Agricultural Land.

Lot 47, Albury Settlement, is situated on the north side of the Camp Valley Road, about two miles westward from Albury Railway-station by good metalled road; there is also access from the north-eastern corner of the section to Tengawai Railway-station, distant one mile and a quarter. The land consists of open flat-topped downs, sloping gradually towards the north and east, and falling abruptly towards the Camp Valley Road; the soil is a rich loam over clay subsoil. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

Lots 62 and 63 are situated on the south side of the Camp Valley Road, about four miles westward from Albury Railway-station; they consist of open undulating land with flat-topped spurs, at an elevation of from 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level; the soil being a deep loam of good quality on clay subsoil.

The sections are weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Lot 47, £68 17s., being valuation of small house and boundary fencing; Lots 62 and 63, £38, being valuation of small hut and boundary and internal fencing. These sums must be paid by the successful applicants before being admitted to possession of the lands.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.