Feb. 18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 571

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

District Lands and Survey Office.
Wellington, 9th February, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small
grazing-runs will be open for lease on application,
at this office, on Monday, the 14th day of March, 1904,
under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1882,”
and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act,
1903.”

For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands
Settlement Act, 1903,” the runs are classed as “heavy-bush
land.”

No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local
authority from the said runs for the period of four years
from the date from which in each case respectively they are
disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy
or collect any such rate from such runs during such period.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selec-
tor the further instalments of rent payable by him for a
period of four years shall not be demanded; provided that
if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy a
selector disposes of his interest in the run the rent so con-
ceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land
Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the
incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount
of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board
shall think fit.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Pastoral Country.

WANGANUI COUNTY.—KAITIEKE SURVEY DISTRICT.—KAITIEKE BLOCK.

PATEA COUNTY.—MOMOHAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.—TE NGAUE BLOCK.

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| 6 | " | 661 0 0 | 0 6·75 | 9 5 11 |

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 25th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
small grazing-runs will be open for lease on appli-
cation, at this office, on Friday, the 26th day of February,
1904, 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 de-
cided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Maniototo County.

Run 226 consists of open, broken, pastoral land, not
ploughable, with fair soil of a gravelly nature. Access by
good road, half of which is unformed. Situated about three
miles and a half from St. Bathan’s Post-office and School.
Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 5,000 ft. Improvements, half-value of
276 chains fencing on west and north-west boundaries, at 4s.
per chain, £27 12s. Section 86 is open, level, and undu-
lating land, mostly ploughable, 50 acres of frontage being
good land. Situated about two miles from St. Bathan’s.
Improvements consist of woolshed, sheep-yards, and dip,
valued at £100. Total valuation for improvements, £127 12s.

Run No. 226r, and Section 3,466 3 27. 0 2 | 14 8 11
92, Block I., St. Ba- than’s

Run No. 226r is similar to Run No. 226. Improvements,
half-value of 346 chains fencing on west boundary, at 4s. per
chain, £34 12s.; half-value of 44 chains fencing on south-
west boundary, at 6s. 6d. per chain, £7 3s. Section 92 is
open, level, gravelly land with good soil; has been ploughed.
About one mile and three-quarters from St. Bathan’s. Al-
titude, 1,800 ft. Improvements, 60 chains of fencing along
main road, at 6s. per chain, £18; 82 chains along Dunstan
Creek, at 5s. per chain, £20 10s.; 15 chains of fencing on
west boundary, at 5s. per chain, £3 15s. Total valuation for
improvements, £84.

Tuapeka County.

Sections 17, 18, and 19, 792 1 13 0 6 | 9 18 0
Block IX., Rankleburn,
and Section 31, Block
IV., Glenkenich

Open agricultural and pastoral land. The soil is a clay
loam on clay subsoil; watered. Broken by somewhat steep
gullies in which are occasional patches of bush; fairly good
tussock on upper ridges, lower ridges being covered with
fern. Altitude, from 650 ft. to 2,000 ft.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District open for Selection on
Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 1st February, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, on Tuesday, the 8th day of March, 1904, under
the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolida-
tion Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—CHRIST-
CHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—TARAWAHI HAMLET.
Workman’s Home Allotment.

This allotment is situated at the north-eastern end of the
Tarawahi Hamlet, fronting on Somerfield and Young
Streets, about 25 chains westward from Colombo Road, and
about two miles and a quarter distant from the Christ-
church Post-office. It consists of flat agricultural land of
excellent quality, with black loamy soil on clay subsoil.
The value of the fencing on part of the boundary of the
allotment is included in the price of the land.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.