890
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

TOWN OF PURAKANUI—continued.
Suburban Lands—continued.

| 20 | III. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 21 | " | 0 2 38 | 7 7 6 |
| 22 | " | 1 0 21 | 11 6 3 |
| 23 | " | 0 2 36 | 7 5 0 |
| 24 | " | 0 1 25 | 4 1 3 |
| 25 | " | 0 2 27 | 6 13 9 |
| 35 | " | 0 3 5 | 7 16 3 |
| 36 | " | 0 2 4 | 6 6 0 |
| 39 | " | 0 1 8 | 3 12 0 |
| 40 | " | 0 0 38 | 2 17 0 |
| 58 | " | 0 0 36 | 2 14 0 |
| 59 | " | 0 0 39 | 2 8 9 |
| 60 | " | 0 1 14 | 3 7 6 |
| 61 | " | 0 3 20 | 8 15 0 |
| 62 | " | 0 2 2 | 5 2 6 |
| 63 | " | 0 2 5 | 5 6 3 |
| 64 | " | 0 2 12 | 5 15 0 |
| 65 | " | 0 3 29 | 9 6 3 |
| 66 | " | 1 0 30 | 11 17 6 |
| 67 | " | 0 2 0 | 4 10 0 |
| 69 | " | 0 2 0 | 4 10 0 |
| 70 | " | 0 2 32 | 6 6 0 |
| 71 | " | 0 2 23 | 5 15 11 |
| 72 | " | 0 3 16 | 8 10 0 |
| 73 | " | 1 1 1 | 11 6 2 |
| 74 | " | 1 1 0 | 11 5 0 |
| 75 | " | 1 2 22 | 14 14 9 |
| 76 | " | 1 1 14 | 10 14 0 |
| 77 | " | 1 2 27 | 13 7 0 |
| | | 2 3 3 | 22 3 0 |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-third day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and three.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Otago for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred
upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of
“ The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ran-
furly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby appoint Tuesday, the twenty-sixth day of May, one
thousand nine hundred and three, as the time at which the
lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by
public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the
said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Sche-
dule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TOWN OF SUTTON.
Suburban Lands.

| 10 and 11* | XI. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 9 | " | 3 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 15 0 0 |
| 8 and 12 | " | 2 0 13 | 5 0 0 | 10 8 2 |
| 1 to 7, & 13 | " | 2 0 17 | 5 0 0 | 10 10 8 |
| | | 4 0 17 | 5 0 0 | 20 10 8 |

SUTTON SURVEY DISTRICT.
Rural Lands.

| 26 | XV. | 22 0 2 | 2 10 0 | 55 0 8 |
All cultivable; land good, well grassed.

| 29 | XV. | 9 0 8 | 5 0 0 | 45 5 0 |
Well-grassed land, with permanent water; the soil is
all cultivable, and the section is first-class land.

| 30 | XV. | 15 2 21 | 2 0 0 | 31 5 3 |
Well-grassed land, with permanent water; about 3 acres
are cultivable, the balance is rocky but sheltered.

| 31 | XV. | 12 1 29 | 1 5 0 | 15 10 10 |
Well grassed; soil good; permanent water; covered
throughout with rock, but with patches suitable for home-
stead.

• Weighted with £90, valuation for improvements.

SUTTON SURVEY DISTRICT—continued.
Rural Lands - continued.

| 32 | XV. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| | | 10 0 38 | 1 2 6 | 11 10 3 |
Covered with rocks, but with patches sufficient for home-
stead-sites; the soil is good but dry; a permanent creek
runs through the section.

| 33 | XV. | 6 1 39 | 0 15 0 | 4 17 5 |
Covered with rocks, only sufficient land for homestead-
sites; water is difficult to obtain.

| 34 | XV. | 3 2 21 | 1 5 0 | 4 10 10 |
Nearly all covered with rocks; homestead-site available
alongside permanent water; only a limited area is fit for
cultivation.

| 35 | XV. | 15 0 25 | 3 0 0 | 45 9 5 |
About 12 acres are cultivable, the remainder is partly
covered with rocks; the soil is light. This section lies
alongside the railway-station.

| 36 | XV. | 10 1 26 | 2 0 0 | 20 16 6 |
About one-half is ploughable, the balance being rocky and
hard; a creek passes through this section, giving it an
additional value; the land is well adapted for grazing
purposes.

| 37 | XV. | 12 2 1 | 1 5 0 | 15 12 7 |
This section is more or less covered with rocks; about
one-quarter is cultivable; the land is well watered.

| 38 | XV. | 15 1 37 | 0 15 0 | 11 12 3 |
This section is somewhat dry, but there is access to a
creek along the road; about one-quarter is cultivable, the
balance being rocky and broken.

| 39 | XV. | 14 2 25 | 0 15 0 | 10 19 10 |
This section is somewhat dry, but there is access to a
creek along the road; about one-quarter is cultivable, the
balance being rocky and broken.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-third day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and three.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Westland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth
section of “ The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark,
Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in
this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby
declare that the rural lands described in the Schedule hereto
shall be open for selection on and after the twenty-sixth
day of May, one thousand nine hundred and three; and
also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may be
selected on lease in perpetuity only, in accordance with the
provisions of section one hundred and twenty-one of the
said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metals,
minerals, or valuable stone; and I do hereby also fix the
prices at which the said lands shall be leased, as mentioned
in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands
shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of “ The
Land Act, 1892,” and “ The Mining Act, 1898,” and amend-
ments.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND COUNTY.—WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

Unsurveyed Second-class Land.

Situated at south-east corner of Lake Brunner. Com-
prising mostly flat land, covered partly with white- and red-
pine timber, mixed light bush, and patches of scrub; fairly
good soil. Access by unformed roads from Inchbonnie
Road. About five miles from Inchbonnie Railway-station,
and six miles by water of Lake Brunner from Moana
Railway-station.