Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2203

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

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 5th December, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands 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 13th February, 1901.

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.

First-class Land.

Akitio .. | Mt. Cerberus | 24 | V. | 100 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 137 10 0 | 1 4·5 | 3 8 9 | 1 1·2 | 2 15 0

Weighted with £15 for improvements.

This section is situated on the Waipatukaka Road, in the Pahiatua No. 1 Block, the access being from Makuri, which is about twenty-one miles distant—nine miles by dray-road, nine miles by horse-track, and three miles cleared only. Pongaroa Township is about seven miles distant—two miles dray-road, and the rest horse-track and cleared road. The section comprises undulating and hilly land, with about 8 acres of flat. The soil is clayey, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, tawa, kahikatea, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is watered by a small creek. The improvements comprise 15 acres grassed, valued at £15.

Wanganui .. | Manganui | 14 | XV. | 283 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 353 15 0 | 1 3 | 8 16 11 | 1 0 | 7 1 6

This section is situated on the Middle Road, in the Waimarino Block. The access is from Raetihi, which is about nine miles distant, via the Ohura and Middle Roads, which are formed for dray traffic (summer roads) for about four miles, the rest is bridle-track. The section comprises flat and undulating land. The soil is of good quality, resting on gravel-and-sandstone formation. The forest is heavy, comprising rimu, matai, miro, maire, rata, &c., with thick undergrowth of konini, horopito, &c. The section is watered by the Orauto Stream. The elevation ranges from 2,200 ft. to 2,400 ft. above sea-level.

Second-class Land.

Wanganui .. | Karioi .. | 13 | V. | 306 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 267 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 6 13 11 | 0 8·4 | 5 7 2

Weighted with £112 for improvements.

This section is situated in the Clifton No. 1 Block, the access being from Ohakune (post-and-telegraph office, store, school, sawmill, &c.), which is about three miles and a half distant by the Rangatawa and Kopuru Roads, which are formed for dray traffic for about two miles, and formed bridle-track to within about half a mile of the land. The section comprises, generally speaking, hilly and undulating land, with occasional flats. There is a good building-site near the road. The soil is of good quality, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising chiefly matai, rimu, miro, rata, tawa, rewarewa, &c., with thick undergrowth of usual kind. The section is watered by small streams. Elevation ranges from 2,000 ft. to 2,300 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements comprise 56 acres felled and grassed, valued at £112.

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

Pastoral Runs, Southland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 13th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction at this office, on Wednesday, the 9th day of January, 1901, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

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

Run No. 530 is situated about twenty-eight miles by road from Mossburn Railway-station. Hilly country; front half well grassed with white and blue tussock; back portion poorly grassed, rocky, and steep. Height above sea-level, 1,400 ft. to 5,000 ft.

Run No. 531 is situated about fourteen miles by road from Mataura Township. About one-half covered with scrub, rest open; soil black loam; land broken and stony in parts. Height above sea-level, 600 ft. to 1,400 ft.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

The purchaser must deposit a statutory declaration as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent and the license fee on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Elderslie Settlement, Otago, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 24th October, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, 12th December, 1900, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—KAUROO SURVEY DISTRICT, BLOCK XI., AND AWAMOKO SURVEY DISTRICT, BLOCK X.

First-class Land.

Mixed agricultural and pastoral country. The main portion of this section is practically ring-fenced, as the Kakarui River is a natural boundary. Of waste and grazing land there are about 82 acres, the remainder being good agricultural land on what is known as the Crown Hill and its slopes. It has only once had a wheat-crop taken off, sixteen years ago; since then it has been broken up at intervals for root-crops, and sown down again. The distance from Windsor Railway-station is three miles and a half, by good road. The improvements consist of 207½ chains of wire fences and gorse hedges, valued at £80 2s. Water may be obtained from the river by hydraulic ram on to the higher ground. The right is reserved to take a water-race through this section.

The successful applicant must take a temporary license, under section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892,” over Section 14B, containing 15 acres, at a rental of 2s. 6d. per acre per annum.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.