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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 4th February, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted for sale by public auction, at this office, on Tuesday, the 10th day of March, 1903, at 11 o’clock a.m., the Land Board having reduced the rentals.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—EYRE DISTRICT.

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

CONDITIONS.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

Purchasers 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 license fee (£1 1s.) on the fall of the hammer. Valuation for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue before the licensees will be let into possession.

Full particulars and declaration forms may be obtained at this office.

Any run not sold at auction will remain open to application on and after the 10th day of March, 1903, at the upset rental above stated.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Township of Parata, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” at this office, on Monday, the 30th day of March, 1903, for a term of twenty-one years, with the right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years.

If the section is not disposed of at auction it will be open thereafter for lease on application at the upset annual rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—TOWNSHIP OF PARATA.

Weighted with £170 for improvements.

Parata Township is situated on the Manawatu Railway-line, and adjoins the Waikanae Railway-station. The above section contains a nine-roomed house, and comprises all flat land in English grasses. The soil is of good quality, resting on gravel formation.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 28th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned 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 Tuesday, the 24th March, 1903.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—POHANGINA COUNTY.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Pohangina | Umutoi | 1 | VIII. | 320 0 0 | 0 11 6 | 184 0 0 | 0 6 9 | 4 12 0 | 0 5 5 | 3 13 7 |
| Weighted with £81 16s., valuation for improvements. | | | | | | | | | | |

Sections 36 and 37 are situated in the Umutoi Small-farm Block, on the Umutoi Road. The access is from Apiti Township, which is about nine miles distant, eight miles of which is formed and metalled, the remainder being formed only. The sections comprise hilly and undulating country, ranging in altitude from about 1,300 ft. to 1,700 ft.; well watered, with soil of fair quality, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising rimu, maire, white-pine, tawa, birch, &c., with thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The improvements comprise: On Section 36—42 acres felling, 45 chains fencing, and slab whare with iron roof and chimney; on Section 37—17 acres of felling and grassing, and 4 chains of fencing.

Section 1 is situated in the Umutoi Small-farm Block, on the left bank of a branch of the Oroua River. The access is from Apiti, which is about nine miles distant, by a good metalled dray-road for about eight miles, thence by a 6 ft. bridle-track for the remainder of the distance. The section comprises broken, hilly, and undulating country, fairly well watered, with soil of rather light quality, resting on clay-and-papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising birch, rimu, matai, maire, white-pine, &c., with a very thick undergrowth. The improvements consist of about 32 acres felled and grassed, 12 chains fencing, and house of sawn timber (one room), with iron roof and chimney.

Section 15 is situated in the Umutoi Small-farm Block, on the right bank of the Oroua River. The access is from Apiti, which is about eight miles distant—viz., by a good metalled road for about seven miles, thence by bridle-track for the remainder of the way. The section comprises undulating and broken country, with soil of rather light quality, resting on gravel-and-papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising matai, rimu, birch, hinau, maire, white-pine, &c., with thick undergrowth. The section is fairly well watered.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.