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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

This section is situated in the Maungakaretu District, on the western slopes of the watershed between Whangaehu River and Mangamahu Stream. The access is from Manga-weka, which is about seventeen miles distant, via the Whangaehu Valley Road, which is formed for dray traffic for about ten miles, and a bridle-track to within about a mile from the section, the rest is not formed. The section comprises hilly and undulating land with occasional small flats. Nearly the whole area has been laid down in good grass; only a few clumps of shelter-bush are left. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation. The section is well watered by small streams. The elevation ranges from about 1,300 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is good. The improvements comprise—Felling and grassing, 97 acres at £1 12s. 6d. per acre, £157 12s. 6d.; stumping, &c., £7; fencing, £45; buildings (slab whare and outbuildings), £16 10s.: total, £226 2s. 6d.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated herein is first-class land, and is 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 Tuesday, the 29th May, 1900.

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

4. Applications for leases 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, 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 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 as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

9. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III. of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations.

10. The lessee shall not subdivide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I. of the said Act.

11. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

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

Township and Rural Lands, Nelson Land District, for Sale by Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 26th March, 1900.

THE under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction for sale for cash, at the Courthouse, Takaka, on Wednesday, the 16th May, 1900, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 1.—Part Section 21, Block X., Township of Takaka, 1 rood, fronting the main Takaka Valley Road, about two miles and a half from the Port of Waitapu; upset price, £25.

Lot 2.—Part 2 of Section 113, Block X., Waitapu Survey District, 34 acres 3 roods 7 perches; upset price, £2 10s. per acre.

Lot 3.—Part 3 of Section 113, Block X., Waitapu Survey District, 35 acres 1 rood 11 perches; upset price, £2 10s. per acre.

The above sections are situated near the Village of Takaka, distant about four miles from the Port of Waitapu, Golden Bay.

Part 2 of Section 113 is about one-half terrace land, medium soil for grass; timber, birch and rimu, and scrub in gullies. Remaining half nearly flat, fair soil; timber, rimu, birch, with a little rata and pukatea.

Part 3 of Section 113, two-thirds high terrace land, medium soil for grass on slopes and in gullies; timber, chiefly birch with some rimu. Remaining one-third nearly flat, rather wet, medium soil for grass; timber, chiefly brown-birch with some rimu.

Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land in the Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 13th February, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 18th April, 1900.

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.—TE NGAUE BLOCK.

Second-class Land.

These sections are situated on the western bank of the Waitotara River, lying in a north-westerly direction from the Waitotara Township, the present access being from the Waitotara Township, from which the land is distant, via the Mangawhio Road, about twenty miles, which is formed as far as McConochie’s Bridge, over the Waitotara River, as a dray-road; from thence another mile is in course of construction to the northern boundary of Section 5. A more direct route from the land later on will probably be by road down the Waitotara River and by Puao Road through the University Reserve; thence by Mangawhio Road on to Waitotara Township. This route is, with the exception of three or four miles at the northern end, constructed either as a dray- or horse-road. The sections consist of undulating land, sloping towards the river, the soil varying from poor to good. There is a good homestead-site on each section, of moderate size, along the river. The land is well watered, and, with the exception of some old Native clearings on the river, the whole is heavily timbered, the timber consisting chiefly of birch on the ridges, and tawa, tawhero, rimu, hinau, kahikatea, and other mixed forest on the slopes and valleys.

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