MAY 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1159

Land in Auckland Land District, Hauraki Mining District, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th April, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection, at this office, on Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905, under the regulations for the occupation of pastoral lands within the Hauraki Mining District published in Gazette No. 19, of the 2nd March, 1905, page 627.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—COROMANDEL COUNTY.

Auckland Museum Endowment.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, situate in Blocks IV., V., and VI., Harataunga Survey District, and containing by admeasurement 2,560 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north-east by the Waikanae No. 3 Block; towards the east by Matamataharakeke Block; towards the south-east by Crown land formerly known as the Moehau No. 3c Block; towards the south-west by the Moehau No. 3f, Rangihau, Kairaumati No. 1, Kairaumati No. 2, and Waikanae No. 4 Blocks; and towards the north-west by Section No. 4 of Block V., Harataunga Survey District, and the Moehau No. 1x Block, to the point of commencement.

JAS. MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 18th April, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be offered to the holders of adjoining lands, under section 114 of the said Act, on Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 20th March, 1905.

THE undermentioned Crown land, having been surrendered in terms of section 156 of “The Land Act, 1885,” will be open for selection on perpetual lease on and after Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905.

If more than one application be received for the section 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, Invercargill.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TOETOE'S SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Situation fair. Distance from Fortrose, about five miles and a half. Clay formation. Light bush of no commercial value, and fit only for fencing and firewood; heavy undergrowth. Well watered.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Westland Land District for Lease under Section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 10th April, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KANIERI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Sixty-one acres consists of open land, mostly in grass. On the area there is a complete stock-yard, a mile of fairly good fencing, and a dwellinghouse and outhouses.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease will be issued in terms of section 116 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

4. A deposit of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

5. The lessee will hold the land for a term of one year, and thereafter from year to year until he is notified that it is required for other purposes, and upon being so notified shall give up possession immediately. He will, however, be allowed one month in which to remove any improvements he may have effected. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, for any improvements that may be made on the land, nor for any other cause.

6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall, with all reasonable despatch, remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 8th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Tuesday, the 13th day of June, 1905, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Runs Nos. 254, 254A, and 260 (grouped), Taieri and Maniototo Counties (Class I.): Area, 76,020 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £400.

This run, known as Rocklands Station, and situated about twenty-five miles from Outram, on the old Dunstan Road, comprises high pastoral country, the elevation ranging from 1,500 ft. to 3,700 ft. About 16,000 acres of good lambing country lie between Deep Stream, Deep Creek, Sutton Creek, and the eastern boundary of the run. The higher lands, situated on the Lammerlaw Range, are mostly summer country.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.