Sept. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1849

Land in Kapuatohe Hamlet, Canterbury, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 25th August, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection, on lease in perpetuity, as workmen’s homes allotments, at this office, on Tuesday, the 15th October, 1901, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

If more than one application is received for the same allotment on the same day the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—COUNTY OF SELWYN.

Kapuatohe Hamlet.—First class Land.

SMALL FARM OF 12 ACRES FOR DISPOSAL ON LEASE IN PERPETUITY.

| 7 | VII. | 12 0 0 | 2 5 0 | { 13 10 0
| | | | | { *9 15 0

*Interest and sinking fund on building valued at £250, repayable in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £9 15s. Total half-yearly payment, £23 5s.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 6th November, 1901, under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Term of lease, ten years.

This run comprises the bulk of the watershed of the Jackson Valley, and consists principally of heavily timbered hill slopes, with terraced flats and small patches of open land. It is suitable for grazing cattle, and is situated thirteen miles from the Port of Jackson Bay by bridle-road.

Possession will be given on the day of sale.

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

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th September, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” on Tuesday, the 5th November, 1901.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.

MERRIVALE ESTATE.

First-class Land.

Open, undulating; limestone formation; 130 acres cultivated, remainder in tussock. Fifteen miles from Otatau, two miles and a half from the school. Permanent water. Improvements: 27½ chains wire fence and gorse hedge on main road, valued at £13 15s. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements. The section, however, is burdened with valuation for the following improvements erected by the former lessee: 55 chains wire fence along boundary with Section 14, at 8s. per chain, right to half value, £11; 16 chains fencing on road on western boundary, right to full value at 8s. per chain, £6 8s.; 20 chains fencing on boundary with Section 17, at 10s. per chain, right to half value, £5; 55 chains fencing on boundary of Section 16, at 10s. per chain, right to half value, £13 15s.: total, £36 3s., which amount must be deposited with the application.

OTAHU ESTATE.

Second-class Land.

| Waiau | 10, 12 (grouped) | IV. | 1,095 1 39 | 0 9 | 20 10 10 |

Ground flat, descending towards the Waiau River on the west in two high terraces; soil light and shingly on western half, rest good swampy soil suitable for agriculture; about 16 acres of bush on Section 10 suitable for fencing and firewood; elevation, 210 ft. to 270 ft. Distance from Otatau Railway-station, about 23½ miles. Improvements: 88·1 chains fencing on eastern boundary, valued at 6s. per chain, right to half value, £13 4s. 6d.; 87 chains fencing on east side of road, valued at 8s. per chain, £34 16s.; 92·7 chains old fence along part of south boundary, valued at 4s. 6d. per chain, £20 17s. 2d. No cash-payment will be required for these improvements. The sections, however, are burdened with valuation for 85 chains of fencing erected by former lessee, valued at £22 6s. 3d., which amount must be deposited with the application.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Wellington for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th July, 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 holder of the adjoining land under section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on and after the 8th November, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Section No. 41, Block III., Makuri Survey District, 10 acres.

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