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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

Crown Land in Hawke’s Bay for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 4th January, 1901.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned Crown land will be offered to the holders of the adjoining lands under section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on or after the 17th April, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Section 11, Block VI., Weber Survey District, 65 acres.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Town of Napier for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 9th January, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction, for sale for cash, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Wednesday, the 13th day of March, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Napier Suburban Sections.

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 will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on the purchasers of these sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run, Marlborough, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 21st January, 1901.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on the 26th day of February, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WHERNSIDE SURVEY DISTRICT.

(Pastoral License under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)
Run No. 115, Class I. (Woodside): 12,760 acres; term, three years; upset annual rental, £150.

Broken country, principally limestone formation; about 5,700 acres open land, covered with grass, tussock, and fern; balance, light bush and scrub. About fifty miles from Blenheim by main road to Kaikoura.

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1901.

One half-year’s rent and £1 1s. must be paid on the fall the hammer, and the usual declaration furnished.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Taranaki, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 23rd January, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application on Tuesday, the 26th February, 1901, at the half-yearly rental stated. In the event of more than one application being received on the same day, the right to selection will be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—STRATFORD AND PATUA COUNTIES.—TAURAKAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

Rough and broken country, heavily timbered with tawai, rata, rimu, tawa, &c., with dense undergrowth. All pastoral country, the soil being poor, resting upon a formation of papa, and well watered; the streams lie mostly in gorges. The height of hills above streams is about 1,000 ft. Distant from Waitotara about fifty miles, by way of the Waitotara Valley Road, which is formed as a dray-road to within about eleven miles of the block. Access may also be had from Eltham, via the Rawhitiroa Road, distant about fifty-two miles, twenty of which have been opened for dray traffic, eleven miles being metalled; the remainder of the Rawhitiroa Road has been opened for horse traffic to its junction with the Waitotara Valley Road.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Leases in the County of Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 9th January, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 26th February, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

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

Run No. 4: 6,000 acres, in Upper Taramakau, Otahake, and Otira Valleys, on northern faces of Aicken Range; bush-clad terraces and hill-sides; cattle-feed only. Access by open river-beds from Hokitika–Christchurch Road.

Run No. 71: 10,000 acres, Kaimata Range, Upper Taramakau Valley; rugged mountain-tops, with scanty tussock feed; mean elevation, 4,000 ft. above sea-level; sheep-pasture, summer country. Access from Taramakau and Crooked River beds.

Run No. 84: 13,000 acres, Kelly’s Range, between Taipo and Otira Rivers; hummocky, well-grassed tops; mean altitude, 3,700 ft. above sea; fair summer sheep-country. Access from Hokitika–Christchurch Road, via leading spurs.

Run No. 91: 9,000 acres, Hokitika Valley, watershed of Doctor’s Creek; rough, hilly land all covered with forest; suitable for cattle only. Access by open river-bed.

Terms of Sale.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” subject to any rights of renewal or resumption as may be presented by the Land Acts or other constituted authority.

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 and license-fee on fall of the hammer.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.