MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1195

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—STARBOROUGH SETTLEMENT.—
SEDdon TOWNSHIP.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Puhuka Hamlet, Canterbury Land District, open
for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 16th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, on Wednesday, the 5th day of July, 1905,
under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Con-
solidation 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PUHUKA HAMLET.
Workman’s Home.

Weighted with £28, valuation for improvements, consist-
ing of small wooden cottage, 12ft. by 10ft., iron roof,
match-lined, no chimney; well and windlass; and fencing
on the east, north, and west boundaries. This section is
situated on the south side of the Puhuka Road at Wash-
dyke, about two miles and three-quarters north of the
centre of Timaru and three-quarters of a mile from the
Smithfield Freezing-works. It comprises open land, slop-
ing from both the north and south ends to a ridge in the
middle, the elevation ranging from 15 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-
level. The soil is of good quality, on clay subsoil.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Auckland Land District liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 13th May, 1905.

PURSUANT to section 215 of “The Land Act, 1892,”
notice is hereby given that the license of the pastoral
run mentioned in the Schedule hereto is liable to forfeiture,
and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with the full
amount of the penalty for non-payment at due date, be not
paid within three months from the date hereof, the license
will be declared forfeited.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.

Run No. 85, Ruawahia Survey District: Area, 8,181 acres;
licensee, D. W. Steele.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 17th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pas-
toral run will be offered for lease by public auction
at the Land Office, Timaru, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the
28th 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.”

In the event of the run not being disposed of at auction it
will immediately thereafter be open for lease on application
at this office and the Land Office, Timaru.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.

Run No. 44, Bluecliffs (Class I.): Area, 17,000 acres;
upset annual rental, £200. Term of lease, twelve years.

This run is situated on the western slopes of the Hunters
Hills, between the summit and the River Waihao, about
twenty-three miles distant from St. Andrew’s Railway-
station, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. above sea-
level. It comprises high spurs, falling steeply into the
creeks, but becoming less rugged as they approach the
Waihao River, mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, and
other native grasses. The run is weighted with a sum of
£200 as valuation for improvements: this comprises the half
value of about thirteen miles of boundary fence, full value of
about three miles and a quarter of fencing which lies entirely
within the run although used as a boundary fence, full value
of nearly three miles of subdivisional fencing, and two huts,
each 12 ft. by 12 ft., built of wood and roofed with iron. The
amount of this valuation must be paid to the Receiver of
Land Revenue, Christchurch, before possession is given.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Sale or Selection.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for sale or selection, at this office, either for
cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on
Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905, under the provisions of Part III. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Hilly forest land, covered with tawa, rimu, kahikatea, matai, totara, rewarewa, hinau, miro, black-birch, &c.; well
watered, and soil good. Altitude, 800 ft. to 2,000 ft. Distant from Wairoa by road twenty-eight miles.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.