Feb. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 503

Small Grazing-runs in Wellington Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office and the Survey Office, Wanganui, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” on Wednesday, the 26th day of March, 1902.

In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WANGANUI COUNTY.
Wanganui River Trust Endowment Block.

This block, which has been subdivided into four sections, is situated in the Waimarino Block, on the eastern side of the Wanganui River, being about two miles and a quarter back therefrom, and about ten miles and a quarter above Pipiriki, and sixty-four miles from Wanganui. The access will be from the landing-place at the mouth of the Arawata Stream, from which point a road has been surveyed into and through the block; the nearest point of the latter is distant two miles and a quarter from the landing-place, the centre of the block being distant about thirteen miles. The area, taken as a whole, comprises broken hilly country, with fair soil resting on sandstone formation. There is a homestead-site on each of the runs, but there is no extent of flat land anywhere. The forest is of a mixed character, the larger trees comprising tawa, rata, rimu, hinau, with tawhero on the ridges where the soil is poor, with a thick mixed undergrowth, and is light in places, with here and there patches of large manuka and scrub. Most of the land is well sheltered by the dividing ridges and surrounding hills, and is well watered throughout by permanent streams. The elevation ranges from 600 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. The climate is healthy and bracing, with copious rainfall. Fruit grows well in the neighbourhood, and when the land is cleared and sown down in English grasses it should form good sheep and cattle country, being probably on the whole better adapted for the former than it is for the latter.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 4th February, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at this office, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” on Wednesday, the 26th day of March, 1902.

In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIROA COUNTY.

Run 79: Open fern ridges; soil poor to fair; well watered; there is some fencing and building timber on this run. Run 80: About one-third open fern ridges, one-third good mixed bush, and one-third fern and scrub; soil fair to good; some grass; well watered. Run 81: About one-third open fern and scrub ridges, remainder good bush, carrying rimu, totara, &c.; well watered; soil fair. Run 82: Rough pastoral country, a little of which is open fern land, and the remainder heavy bush land, bush consisting of rimu, kahikatea, and totara; well watered; soil poor to fair. Run 83: Heavy bush country, with the exception of a few small clear patches; soil good; well watered; the bush consists of rimu, kahikatea, and some totara. The above lands are situated near Lake Waikaremoana, from thirty to thirty-five miles from Wairoa.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Beaumont Settlement, Southland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 4th February, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Tuesday, the 25th day of March, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

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

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—WAIKARI SURVEY DISTRICT.—BEAUMONT SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Situated about four and a half miles from Nightcaps. First-class land; all low ridges, mostly ploughable; good soil; well watered. The improvements consist of fencing—on north boundary, wire fence, half value, £6 18s. 9d.; on east boundary, wire fence, value £8; on south boundary, wire fence, value £13 17s. 6d.: total value of improvements, which go with the land, £28 16s. 3d. Altitude, 600 ft. to 700 ft.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Canterbury liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 10th February, 1902.

PURSUANT to section 215 of “The Land Act, 1892,” notice is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral license is liable to forfeiture, and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with the penalty of 10 per cent. for non-payment at due date, be not paid within three months from the date hereof the license will be declared forfeited.

SCHEDULE.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.