Nov. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3079

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 19th day of December, 1906, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation 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.

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

Ordinary Farm.

This section comprises mostly pastoral land fronting Dry River, and varying in altitude from 300 ft. to 800 ft. There are about 25 acres of stony flat land between Dry River Road and Dry River, and about 10 acres of flat land to the east of Dry River Road, the remainder consisting of easy slopes of native grass on clay soil, with fern and light manuka in the gullies. The flat land and tops of the spurs are ploughable. Watered by Dry River and by a branch of Kelly’s Creek, which also supplies permanent water. Access to this section is from Martinborough, about six miles and a half distant—by four miles metalled coach-road, another mile and a half unformed surveyed road practicable for wheel traffic, and the remainder unformed surveyed road. There is a school-site near the junction of the Dry River Road with the Main Road, about two miles and a half distant. The improvements (which are included in the price of the land) comprise half value of about 142 chains of boundary-fences and whole value of 69 chains of interior-fences, and sheep-yards, the whole valued at £80.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 5th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment will be opened for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 19th day of December, 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.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—CROYDON VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Village-homestead Allotment.

Situated four miles and a half from Gore—three miles formed road, remainder partly formed. Soil fair, mostly covered with light bush only fit for firewood. The limit of holding in Croydon Village Settlement is 50 acres.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 22nd October, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the village-homestead allotment mentioned in the Schedule hereto will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 4th day of December, 1906, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903.”

For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the land enumerated in the said Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “swamp land.”

No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said land for the period of three years from the date from which such land is disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such land during such period.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of three years shall not be demanded: provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

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

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—MORLEY VILLAGE.

Village-homestead Allotment.

First-class Swamp Land.

Situated about one mile from Nightcaps Railway-station. Soil fair, but swampy; gravel formation. Access good.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 5th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands Office, Nelson, on Wednesday, the 19th day of December, 1906, under the provisions of section 118 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Situated about two miles and a half from the Village of Takaka, and about three miles from the Port of Waitapu, Golden Bay. Flat and undulating land, covered with manuka scrub. About 35 acres of the southern portion is land of fair quality, the remainder medium.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.