The access to this section, which is situated in the Birmingham Special Settlement, is from Birmingham, which
is about two miles distant by a road fit for dray traffic for one mile and three quarters. The section comprises mostly flat land; the rest is easy-sloping ground. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, rata, &c., is heavy on the flats, but light on the slopes, with a thick undergrowth of supple-jacks, mokomoko, pukapuka, rangiora, &c. A fire has been through most of the bush. The section is well watered by a constant-running stream. The elevation ranges from 1,200 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level.

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

Reserves in Wellington Land District for Lease by Tender.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1900.
WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, the 19th July, 1900, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If the sections are unapplied-for on the 19th July, 1900, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Section. Block. Area. Annual Rental.
TAIHAPE TOWNSHIP.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
3 III. 0 1 0 3 0 0
This section, situated on the main street in the Township of Taihape, comprises all flat land, felled and in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on gravel formation. There is no water on the section. This reserve is offered subject to the right of owner of improvements to remove same. Term, seven years.

HASTWELL VILLAGE.
7 XIV. 1 0 0 0 10 0
This section is situated on the main road from Masterton to Eketahuna, in the Hastwell Village Settlement. The access is from Mangamahoe Railway-station, which is about two miles distant, and fronts the main coach-road about twenty-two miles north of Masterton. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The section is not watered. The elevation ranges from 700 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Term, seven years.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.
4. The leases shall be for the term of seven years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee should fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

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

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

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.
Small Grazing-run Block. Area. Lease for Twenty-one Years.
No. Rent Half-yearly
per Acre per Annum. Rent.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
73 XII. 4,020 0 0 0 1·5 12 11 3
74 XII. 3,200 0 0 0 1·5 10 0 0
75 XV. 4,910 0 0 0 1·5 15 6 11
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 18½ to 20½ miles, and 75 is distant from Weber Township ten miles.

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

Reserves for Lease by Public Tender.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th May, 1900.
WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 26th June, 1900, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 26th June, 1900, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals and for the terms stated below.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
PAHIATUA COUNTY.--MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.
Section. Block. Area. Minimum Annual Rental. Term.
Part 3, VII. 22 1 0 7 15 9 7 years.
83 EKETAHUNA COUNTY.--PARKVILLE TOWNSHIP.
48 .. 0 3 24 0 10 0 7 years.
55 .. 0 3 24 0 10 0 7 years.
89 .. 0 3 24 0 10 0 10 years.
Part 3 of Section 83: The section is situated on the road to Ballance. The access is from Pahiatua Railway-station, which is about three miles distant, also about one mile and a half from Ballance Creamery, by metalled road. The section comprises all level land, partly covered by mixed forest; marketable timber removed. The soil is of alluvial deposit, resting on gravel formation The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, with an open undergrowth of supplejack, lawyer, makomako, &c. The section is at present watered by a small watercourse. The elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Sections 48, 55, 89: These sections are situated in the Parkville Township, and are in the vicinity of a creamery. They are about a mile from Eketahuna, by metalled road. Good soil, on shingle formation.

CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months' rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.
4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months' notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.