JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1357

Crown Land in Fencourt Settlement, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th June, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 13th August, 1902, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.—CAMBRIDGE SURVEY DISTRICT.—FENCOURT SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Partly hilly land, balance well-drained alluvial swamp; nearly all in grass. Fenced for about 170 chains on north-east and west sides by post-and-wire fences. Distant about three miles and a half from Cambridge and two miles and a half from the cheese-factory. Improvements: Fencing, £120; grass, £200.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 17th June, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 11th day of August, 1902, at 11 o’clock a.m., for the term of fourteen years, at the upset annual rentals stated below.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 29, Block VII., and 72, Block IV., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 145 acres 1 rood 27 perches; upset annual rental, £7 5s. Rough hilly country, well watered; fair pastoral land; situated about three miles from Round Hill Siding, on the branch railway-line to Lawrence. Possession of this run will be given on the 1st March, 1903.

Run No. 221g, Vincent County: Area, 4,600 acres; upset annual rental, £30. This run is part of what is commonly known as the Clyde Commonage, and is all open undulating land with a good aspect. About 1,000 acres are level, dry, and rather poor land; but the remainder of the run consists of gently rising slopes carrying a very fair sole of grass. The altitude varies from 700 ft. to 2,000 ft. There is water in Waikerikeri Creek, near the eastern boundary, and also in some of the gullies. This run is situated near the Town of Clyde. Possession will be given on day of sale.

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before the licensees will be let into possession.

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

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license fee (£1 1s.), on fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Otago, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 17th June, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Monday, the 11th August, 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

This land is of fair quality, but is rather exposed to the south-west winds. It is hilly, well watered, and has a southerly aspect. Valuation for improvements, consisting of house and fencing, £133 17s. 6d.

CLUTHA COUNTY.—KURIWAO SURVEY DISTRICT.

6, 7, 8 | IX. | 861 3 6 | 0 6 | 10 15 6

Open, undulating land, with a good aspect; soil somewhat light and sour; contains patches of almost undrainable bog; well watered. Situated on a good road, about eight miles from Clinton Railway-station, and about four miles from a school. Valuation for improvements, £201 3s.

TAIERI COUNTY.—SILVER PEAK SURVEY DISTRICT.

2 | IV. | 2,331 1 23 | 0 6 | 29 2 9

This run fronts the Taieri River, on the Otago Central Railway, about one mile from Mount Allan Siding. The country is high and rough. It is, however, fair grazing-land, and is well watered. Access is difficult, being obtained by sledge-track from Little Mount Allan Railway-siding. Average elevation is about 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Valuation for improvements, £582 13s. 6d.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th April, 1902.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned Crown lands will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 1st day of August, 1902.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 19, Block XIV., Pomahaka Downs Estate: 10 acres.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Forest Reserve in Auckland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that a grazing lease, as under, will be submitted for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 18th day of July, 1902, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PARISH WAIPAREIRA (WAITEMATA COUNTY).

Section 184, containing 300 acres, and known as the Forest Reserve, situated two miles from Swanson Railway-station. Upset annual rental, £5.

Terms of lease: Seven years; for grazing purposes only.

The lease will convey no right to fell or remove any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground.

No compensation for improvements at any time, but lessee may remove all fencing and buildings erected on the land. The lease will be subject to the conditions of section 232 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 2nd July, 1902, for the lease of the undermentioned reserve.