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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 27th July, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Tuesday, the 15th day of September, 1903, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.—LEANING ROCK SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

These runs are composed of level dry terraces. The soil is light and poor, with a gravel subsoil. There are some small areas of fair land in the intersecting gullies, where homestead-sites might be chosen. Surface water is not available during the summer months, but there are many indications of springs where permanent water might be obtained by sinking. Elevation up to 810 ft. above sea-level. Situated about two miles from the Town of Clyde, and adjacent to the proposed Otago Central Railway.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Maungaraki Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HUTT COUNTY.—BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.—MAUNGARAKI SETTLEMENT.

Ordinary Farm.

This section is in the Maungaraki Settlement, which is situated on the hills to the north-west of Petone and joins the Korokoro Village Settlement. The access is from Petone Railway-station, which is about two miles distant by good formed dray-road. The section comprises hilly and undulating country; about 16 acres are under light native bush, and the remainder in English grasses. The soil is of fair quality, resting on rocky formation. The forest is light, comprising tawa, mahoe, hinau, and a few ratas, with a thick undergrowth of the usual variety. The section is not permanently watered, but water can be had by sinking. The elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The original cost of felling the bush and sowing grass-seed on the cleared portion is estimated at £6 15s., and is included in the price of the section.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Epuni Hamlet, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HUTT COUNTY.—BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.—EPUNI HAMLET.

Workmen’s Home Allotment.—First-class Land.

The section is situated in the Waiwetu portion of the Hutt Valley. The access is from Lower Hutt, which is about two miles and a half distant: first by the Main Road, then by the Middle Waiwetu Road, thence by the Wi Tako and Porutu Roads, all of which are formed and metalled. The section comprises flat grass country; the soil is of a deep loam of great depth and fertility, resting on gravel formation; water is obtainable by sinking. The elevation ranges from about 10 ft. to 15 ft. above sea-level.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of August, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

This section is situated on the hills to the north-west of Petone Railway-station. The access is from Petone, which is about one mile and a half distant by a good metalled road. The section comprises easy-sloping land, sloping from the front to the back, and is all in English grasses; the soil is of good quality, of fair depth, resting on broken rock and sandstone formation; water can be had by sinking; the elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY.—OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Oraukura Village Settlement.

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This section is situated to the north-east of Taihape, in the Oraukura Village Settlement. The access is from Taihape, which is about four miles distant—about two miles by the main trunk line, one mile and three-quarters of which is metalled; thence by the Taihape-Otuarei Road, which is formed 12 ft. wide, but not metalled. The section comprises easy undulating natural clearing in English and native grasses; most of the land is ploughable and well suited for growing oats; the soil is of good quality and depth, resting on clay and papa formation; the section is not watered by streams, but water can be had by sinking wells or making dams.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.