Nov. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2399

Lands in Otago Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 21st day of December, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

VINCENT COUNTY.—LEANING ROCK SURVEY DISTRICT.—EARNSCLEUGH SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £11 19s. valuation for improvements.

Open level section, the soil ranging from good to inferior. Situated on Earnscleugh Flat, about three miles from the Town of Clyde.

WAITAKI COUNTY.—MARUWENUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—TOKARAHI SETTLEMENT.

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Good level land, adjoining Tokarahi Railway station.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Pomahaka Downs Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 21st day of December, 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.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—POMAHAKA SURVEY DISTRICT.—POMAHAKA DOWNS SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

Good ploughable section, with deep, black soil; fairly well watered. Situated about six miles from Clinton.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, 1903, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — KAWHIA COUNTY. — MAUNGA-MANGERO SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Altitude, 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Mostly heavy tawa forest, with a small patch of manuka; soil of good quality, partly limestone and partly sandstone; well watered; generally consists of flat spurs and easy gullies. Has access to Ngapaenga and Pungarehu Roads. Situated about twenty one miles from Te Kuiti.

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Altitude, 900 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Mixed forest, with patches of manuka and rewarewa, tall heavy manuka in southern portion; partly sandstone formation, with limestone in south-eastern portion; generally easy spurs; well watered. Access to Ngapaenga and Pungarehu Roads. About twenty-one miles from Te Kuiti.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land in Wellington Land District open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that all the right, title, and interest of the late James Richard Wood in an undivided moiety of the undermentioned section will be open for application in terms of section 154 of “The Land Act, 1892,” on the occupation-with-right-of-purchase system, on and after Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, 1903.

If more than one application is received on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington. If the interest referred to is not applied for on Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, 1903, it will remain open for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

N.B.—The successful applicant will hold the undermentioned section in partnership with Mr. William Davison, of Raetihi, as tenants in common, in terms of section 161 of “The Land Act, 1892,” under an occupation-with-right-of-purchase license, which dates from the 27th August, 1896. He may enter into joint possession on date of sale, and shall thereupon become jointly liable on said date for compliance with conditions as to punctual payments of rental, residence, improvements, &c. The value of improvements already effected is about £165 short of the amount required under section 144 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and the incoming partner will be held jointly liable for effecting the total value of improvements in arrear.

SCHEDULE.
WAIMARINO COUNTY.—MAKOTUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.—WANGANUI UNITED WEST BLOCK.
First-class Land.

Weighted with £57 15s. valuation for improvements.

This section is situated in the Wanganui United West Block, about one mile and a quarter from Raetihi Township. The access is from Raetihi by the Hukaroa Road, which is formed for dray traffic to within about half a mile from the section; the remaining distance is formed bridle-track. The section comprises hilly land on the frontage, but at the back the land becomes more easy, with occasional flats. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, miro, maire, with thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered. The elevation ranges from about 1,600 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level. The improvements effected by the late Mr. Wood, whose interest is now offered, comprise 12 acres grassed, and a two-roomed house. The total value of the improvements on the section is £115 10s.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.