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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 96

Pastoral Run in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 17th October, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 14th day of December, 1904, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — MARLBOROUGH COUNTY. — ONAMALUTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Run No. 56: Area, 550 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £5.

Description of run: Altitude, 200 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. 100 acres birch bush, remainder open, covered with fern, scrub, and grass; 16 acres grassed; 11 acres burnt bush, grassed; 27 acres flat, balance broken country; well watered. Situated about fifteen miles from Blenheim.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 31st October, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, the 22nd day of December, 1904, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PIAKO COUNTY.—TAPAPA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Matamata Settlement.

Agricultural and pastoral land of a light loamy nature, nearly all ploughable. Practically the whole area is in grass, only a few acres of manuka having been left as shelter for stock. The section is quite level, and some 210 ft. above sea-level. Wells will have to be sunk to obtain water. The section is fenced on three sides, one of which will have to be moved 1 chain further south-west, so as to be on the new road-line. Distant about half a mile from Matamata Railway-station. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 74 chains of road fencing, value £30 8s.; half-share in 33 chains of fencing between Sections 1 and 2, value £8 5s.: total value, £38 13s. (The road on southern boundary is 1 chain off the true line, but the selector can move the fence towards the road at his convenience.)

| 13 | II. | 194 3 15 | 4 6 | 21 18 5 |

Agricultural and pastoral land of good light loamy nature. All level, with altitude of about 210 ft. About 125 acres fallow after rape, 40 acres cleared and surface-sown, and balance in manuka and scrub. There are a good number of drains on the section, which the tenant must keep open. Distant half a mile from Matamata Railway-station. Water may be obtained by sinking wells. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of half-share in 70 chains of fencing on south boundary; value, £17 10s.

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Pastoral land of light loamy nature, of ultimate good value, and largely ploughable. Undulating to flat, with altitude of about 280 ft. About 150 acres in grass; balance manuka and scrub including about 45 acres of swamp capable of being drained. Section watered on south-east corner. No fencing on this section. Distance from Hinuera Railway-station about two miles and a half.

Agricultural and pastoral land of a light loamy nature; all ploughable. Section quite level, with altitude of about 250 ft. The whole area is in grass, rather worn out. The section is ring-fenced. The fence along the Mangawhara Stream is not on the true boundary, being a give-and-take one, and the selector will have to make arrangements with the adjoining holder for the retention of the fence or its removal to the true boundary. The Mangawhara Stream dries up at times, and therefore water must be obtained by sinking wells. Distant half a mile from Matamata Railway-station. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, are half-share in 140 chains boundary-fence, value £35; the whole of 118 chains fencing on road-boundary, value £59: total, £94. (The value of this section has been fixed at a low figure on account of the amount of Canadian thistle scattered over it.)

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 7th November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Tuesday, the 20th day of December, 1904, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” for the terms and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

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

Run No. 226 and Section 86, Block I., St. Bathan’s District, Maniototo County: Area, 5,358 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £50 4s. 8d.; valuation for improvements, £127 12s.

Description and Locality of Run: Run 226 consists of open broken pastoral land, 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 of fencing on west and north-west boundaries, at 4s. per chain, £27 12s. Section 86 is open level and undulating land, 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. 226F and Section 92, Block I., St. Bathan’s District, Maniototo County: Area, 3,466 acres 3 roods 27 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £28 17s. 10d.; valuation for improvements, £84.

Description and Locality of Run: Run No. 226F is similar to Run No. 226. Improvements: Half value of 346 chains of fencing on west boundary, at 4s. per chain, £34 12s.; half value of 44 chains of 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. Altitude, 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 on west boundary, at 5s. per chain, £3 15s. Total valuation for improvements, £84.

Runs Nos. 337 and 337A (grouped), Lake County (Class 1): Area, 48,940 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £5.

Locality of Run: Situated on the shores of Lake Wanaka, about twenty-two miles from Pembroke.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.” Possession will be given on day of sale.

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before possession will be given. Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, and £1 1s. license fee, on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.