Village Allotments in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th August, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village allotments will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the Assembly Rooms, Mangaweka, on Wednesday, the 17th day of October, 1906, at 1 o'clock p.m., under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-HAWAENGA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.-VILLAGE ALLOTMENTS.

Situated in the Hawaenga Village Settlement, on the east bank of the Rangitikei River, about two miles and a half north-east of Mangaweka.

JOHN STRAUCHAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Westland Land District liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 21st August, 1906.

PURSUANT to section 215 of "The Land Act, 1892," notice is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral license is liable to forfeiture, and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with a penalty of 10 per cent. for non-payment at due date, be not paid within three months from the date hereof the license will be declared forfeited.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 16th day of October, 1906, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

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

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-MANGATAHOO SURVEY DISTRICT.-PAHIATUA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Lease in Perpetuity:
Rent, 4 per Cent.
Half-yearly Rent.

Weighted with £376 5s. 5d., valuation for improvements.
Situated at the junction of the Carisbrook and Mangaramarama Roads. Access from Mangatainoka Railway-station, about one mile and a half distant by metalled road. Comprises flat land intersected by the Mangaramarama Stream, which is liable to flood the land at time of heavy rains. The section is felled, grassed, fenced, and subdivided. About 9 acres has been stumped and cultivated. Willows are planted along the stream, and there is a good macro-carpa fence around garden and house. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle formation. A plentiful water-supply is provided by the Mangaramarama Stream.

The improvements consist of 191 acres felled and grassed, about 66 chains of fencing, stumping, draining, shelter-trees, house, cowshed, dairy, &c.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

2. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the declaration prescribed in Schedule C of the said Act.

3. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee, and the valuation for improvements, immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

4. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 157 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is payable as before provided.

5. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 144, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 141, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to a lessee under these regulations.

6. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

7. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment in Pahiataua Village Settlement, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. Each section is an allotment. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

8. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and lease to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Dyer Settlement, Wellington Land District, open for Lease.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications for leases of the undermentioned small grazing-runs for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal, under the provisions of "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," and amendments, will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 17th day of September, 1906.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-FEATHERSTON COUNTY.-HAU-RANGI SURVEY DISTRICT.-DYER SETTLEMENT (SOUTHERN PORTION).

Small Grazing-runs.

Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £25, repayable in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £2 8s. 3d. Total half-yearly payment, £182 10s. 3d.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.