Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 177

Land in Rakitairi Settlement, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 11th December, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 21st February, 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 allotment on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot, on Thursday, the 22nd February, at 2.30 p.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch. If the section be not applied for on the 21st February, it will be open for application thereafter at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — GERALDINE COUNTY. — OPIHI SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Agricultural Land.

This allotment is situated on the southern side of the Rakitairi Settlement, about nine miles and a half north-west of Temuka, and comprises open undulating agricultural land, with soil from 7 in. to 9 in. deep on clay subsoil. The selector of this allotment will be liable to pay to the lessee of the adjoining Lot No. 22 one-half of the value of the fencing erected by him on the boundary between the two lots.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Lands, Otago, for Sale by Public Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 16th January, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that licenses of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 27th day of February, 1900, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Runs 121a and 121k, Taieri County: Area, 7,757 acres 2 roods 34 perches; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £130; valuation for improvements, £290 14s. 6d. Situated about four miles from Middlemarch. Possession on 1st March, 1900.

Run 261k, Maniototo County: Area, 1,005 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £16 15s.; valuation for improvements, £17 10s. High pastoral country. Situated about fifteen miles from Ranfurly Railway-station. Possession on day of sale.

Run 244d and commonage, Vincent County: Area, 3,298 acres and 11 perches; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £27 9s. 8d.; valuation for improvements, £89 5s. Situated about one mile from Ophir Township. Possession on day of sale.

Run 11a, Waitaki County: Area, 300 acres; term, thirteen years; upset annual rental, £3. Situated on the Waianakarua River, about five miles from Waianakarua Railway-station. Possession on day of sale.

The runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Purchasers must deposit statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements (if any) on the fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Waimana Parish, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th November, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for leasing on application at this office on Wednesday, 31st January, 1900, at the rental noted below. In case of more than one application being received on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHAKATANE COUNTY.—PARISH OF WAIMANA.

Run No. 3 (part of University College endowment): 1,827 acres; half-yearly rent, £11 8s. 6d.; term of lease, twenty-one years.

About two-thirds heavy forest land, consisting of tawa, &c., balance fern and tupaki. Situated near Whakatane Township.

Conditions of lease in terms of Part IV. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Full particulars, plans, and forms may be obtained on application at this office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago for Lease by Public Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 4th December, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 31st day of January, 1900:—

PASTORAL LANDS.

(Under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Sections 13, 14, 15, and 17, Block VII., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 700 acres and 24 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £8 15s.; valuation for improvements, £60. Situated about three miles north-east of Manuaka Railway-station, on the Lawrence-Milton line; highest point, 1,330 ft. Possession on day of sale.

Runs 170b, 170c, 170d, 170e, Tuapeka County: Area, 5,990 acres; term, five years; upset annual rental, £74 17s. 6d. This land is of fairly good quality, broken, and mostly open; watered by the branches of the Clutha River. Situated about twenty-three miles from Lawrence; altitude, 700 ft. to 1,930 ft. Valuation for improvements, £41 4s. Possession on day of sale.

Runs 137, 137a, 137b, 137c, and 137d, Tuapeka County: Area, 9,091 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £75 15s. 2d. Mostly open ridgy land growing silver- and snow-tussock, with a little grass. Situated from nine to thirteen miles from Lawrence; altitude, 800 ft. to 2,400 ft. Valuation for improvements, £16 5s. Possession on day of sale.

Run 17c, Waitaki County: Area, 626 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £10; valuation for improvements, £76 13s. This run, which is part of the old Ben Lomond Run, is purely pastoral country, very steep; watered. Situated about five miles from Livingstone. Possession on day of sale.

Sections 2 and 3, Block V., part Section 12, Block IX., Section 11, Block IX., and Section 17, Block X., Teviot District, Tuapeka County: Area, 7,509 acres 2 roods 15 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £25; valuation for improvements, £207 10s. Hilly pastoral country; well watered. Situated about three miles from Roxburgh. Possession on day of sale.

Run 129, Clutha County: Area, 12,040 acres; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £150 10s. Part of the Clutha Trust Endowment. Situated about nine miles south-west of Warepa Railway-station, in a direct line. Watered by the Upper Catlin’s River. Valuation for improvements, £98 9s. 6d. Possession on day of sale.

Runs 24, 240b, 245, 245a, 245b, 245c, 245d, 340, and 340a (grouped), Lake and Vincent Counties: Area, 148,413 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £500; valuation for improvements, £2,207. These runs, which comprise the Mount Pisa Station, consist of high pastoral country; well watered. Situated about ten miles from Cromwell. Possession 1st March, 1900.

Sections 7 and 8, and part of Section 3, Block III., Cairnhill District; parts of Sections 3 and 4, Block VIII., Teviot District; Sections 4, 6, 7, and 8, and parts of Sections 2 and 3, Block V.; part of Section 12, Block IX.; Section 2, Block VIII.; and Section 46, Block II., Teviot District and part of Whitecomb District (grouped), Vincent and Tuapeka Counties: Area, 18,267 acres; term, eleven years; upset annual rental, £150. Situated between the Clutha River and summit of the Old Man Range, about five miles north of Roxburgh. Possession on 1st March, 1900. Valuation for improvements on this run, £893 8s. 6d., to be paid before licensee is let into possession, in terms of section 207 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

The runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements (if any), on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.