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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

Lands in Dyer Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 25th day of June, 1906, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—FEATHERSTON COUNTY.—DYER SETTLEMENT.

GROUP A.—DAIRY FARMS.

Subdivision 1.

| Wairarapa | 6 | XVI | 149 3 20 | 13 6 | £ s. d. |
| " | 7 | " | 147 1 20 | 12 6 | 50 11 8 |
| " | 10 | " | 167 0 30 | 9 8·4 | 46 1 1 |
| " | 19 | " | 155 1 30 | 12 7·2 | 40 10 10 |
| " | 20 | " | 123 3 30 | 14 1·2 | 48 19 3 |
| " | 21 | " | 111 3 10 | 11 1·2 | (a) 2 10 6 |
| " | 22 | " | 112 0 20 | 10 4·5 | 43 13 9 |

Subdivision 2.

| Wairarapa | 11 | XVI | 329 1 30 | 13 7·2 | (b)52 12 5 |

GROUP B.—ORDINARY FARMS.

Subdivision 3.

| Wairarapa | 7B | XVI | 308 0 10 | 6 0 | 46 4 2 |

Subdivision 4.

| Huangarua | 2 | XIII | 220 3 30 | 8 4·5 | 46 5 2 |
| " | 3 | " | 216 1 20 | 8 4·5 | 45 6 1 |
| " | 5 | " | 264 2 0 | 8 4·5 | 55 7 7 |
| " | 6 | " | 265 0 0 | 6 6 | 43 1 3 |
| " | 14 | " | 398 0 0 | 5 6 | (c) 5 1 0 |
| Wairarapa | 23 | XVI | 196 1 30 | 8 4·5 | 41 2 7 |

Subdivision 5.

| Huangarua | 1 | XIII | 312 3 10 | 8 3 | 64 10 4 |
| " | 13 | " | 411 0 0 | 7 1·8 | (d)13 2 7 |

Subdivision 6.

| Waipawa | 1 | I | 370 0 0 | 3 10·5 | 35 16 11 |
| " | 3 | " | 453 3 0 | 4 0 | 45 7 6 |
| " | 5 | " | 443 3 0 | 4 9 | 52 13 11 |

Subdivision 7.

| Huangarua | 8 | XIII | 375 0 0 | 3 6 | 32 16 3 |
| " | 9 | " | 608 0 0 | 3 10·5 | 58 18 0 |
| " | 12 | " | 470 1 0 | 4 6 | 52 18 1 |
| " | 15 | " | 482 2 0 | 3 10·5 | 46 14 10 |

Subdivision 8.

| Waipawa | 2 | I | 527 1 0 | 3 9 | 49 8 7 |
| " | 4 | " | 369 0 0 | 3 9 | 34 11 11 |
| " | 6 | " | 556 2 0 | 4 3 | 59 2 7 |
| Haurangi | 1 | IV | 501 0 0 | 4 9 | 59 9 11 |
| " | 2 | " | 359 3 0 | 5 1·5 | 46 1 10 |
| " | 3 | " | 510 0 0 | 6 7·5 | (f) 2 0 5 |
| " | 4 | " | 787 1 0 | 3 6 | 84 9 5 |

(a) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £50, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £2 10s. 6d. Total half-yearly, £51 9s. 9d.

(b) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £1,042, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £52 12s. 5d. Total half-yearly, £164 12s. 7d.

(c) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £100, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £5 1s. Total half-yearly, £59 15s. 6d.

(d) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £260, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £13 2s. 7d. Total half-yearly, £77 12s. 11d.

(e) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £770, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £38 17s. 8d. Total half-yearly, £112 7s.

(f) Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £40, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £2 0s. 5d. Total half-yearly, £48 2s. 3d.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Longbush and Tablelands Settlements, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 30th day of May, 1906, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

LONGBUSH SETTLEMENT.—WAIRARAPA SOUTH COUNTY.—HUANGARUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Dairy Farm.

| 3 | VIII | 289 0 35 | 8 3·6 | £ s. d. |
| | | | | 60 0 3 |
| | | | | 21 19 4 |

This section is situated in the Longbush Settlement, about seven miles from Gladstone by a good dray-road. It comprises flat and easy sloping land; the greater portion is grassed, the remainder is covered with patches of light bush and scrub; about one-half the area is ploughable. The soil is of a fair quality, resting on a papa formation. The section is well watered by the Wangaehu Stream, &c. The elevation ranges from about 360 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The improvements which are included in the price of the land comprise about 77 acres ploughed (now covered with weeds, &c.), 70 chains small drains, 202 acres grassed, 202 chains subdivisional fences, orchard and trees, fowlhouse, piggeries, and an old whare, the whole valued at £439 5s. The improvements which do not go with the land are cottage of seven rooms, shingle roof; dairy and wash-houses; woolshed, built of totara, with iron roof; stable (new), iron roof, stalls, feed-room, loft, &c.; sheep yards and dip. Total value of these improvements is £435, repayable by the lessee in fourteen years.

N.B.—An area of 5 perches is reserved from this section for Maori graves, and an undefined right-of-way is reserved thereto. The right is reserved to the lessees of Sections 1 and 2, Block VIII, Huangarua Survey District, to drain their swamp land through Section 3, Block VIII, Huangarua, and in the event of the lessees of these sections being unable to agree as to the route of said drain-connection the matter shall be referred to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, whose decision shall be final and binding on all parties.

TABLELANDS SETTLEMENT.—FEATHERSTON COUNTY.—HUANGARUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Farm of Mixed Agricultural and Pastoral Land.

| 6 | XI | 631 2 0 | 6 3·1 | £ s. d. |
| | | | | *98 16 1 |
| | | | | †45 14 1 |

This section is situated in the Tablelands Settlement, about eight miles from Martinborough by a good dray-road. It comprises flat and downs in English and native grasses, subdivided into eight paddocks, garden, and orchard. There are a few patches of manuka scrub, covering an area of about 20 acres. About one-half of the section is ploughable. The soil is good, on a limestone and sandstone formation. This section is well watered by the Wangaehu and other streams. The elevation ranges from about 400 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The improvements which are included in the price of the land comprise about 631 acres in artificial grass, half-value of about 64 chains of boundary-fences, and about 328 chains of interior subdivisional fences, the whole valued at £861. The improvements which do not go with the land are cottage and outbuildings, woolshed, wool-store, sheep yards and dip, men’s house, stock-yard and house, the whole valued at £905, repayable by the lessee in fourteen years.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £435, repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £21 19s. 4d. Total half-yearly payment, £81 19s. 7d.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £905 repayable in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £45 14s. 1d. Total half-yearly payment, £144 10s. 2d.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.