FEB. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 591

CROWN LANDS NOTICE.

Lands in Te Arai Settlement, Hawke's Bay Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 10th February, 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease at this office, and at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday, the 25th day of March, 1908, under the provisions of "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900," "The Land Act, 1892," and their amendments.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TE ARAI SETTLEMENT.

NOTE.—Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 27, Block V, Turanganui Survey District, are first-class lands; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of Block VIII, 1, 2, and 13, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Block XII, Patutahi Survey District, and 23 and 26 of Block V, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of Block IX, Turanganui Survey District, are second-class; the remainder third class.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Te Arai Settlement is situated on the left bank of Te Arai River, nine miles and a quarter by good metalled road from Gisborne, at the nearest point. Gisborne is the centre of a flourishing district.

A large portion of the settlement is under English grass, the remainder is in native grass, a little bush, scrub, and swamp. There is some low-lying country, wet in winter.

The flat land is of very good quality, well adapted for agriculture and dairying; the remainder is good grazing country.

Most of the sections are watered, while on others water will probably be obtained by sinking.

The country varies in altitude from 30 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

Te Arai Post-office is within a quarter of a mile of the settlement.

IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAPITAL VALUE.

Block VIII, Patutahi Survey District: Section 1, fencing, £121 5s.; Section 2, fencing, £65 15s.; Section 3, fencing, £46; Section 4, fencing, £58; Section 5, fencing, £69; Section 6, fencing, £44; Section 7, fencing, £44; Section 8, fencing, £53; Section 9, fencing, £129; Section 10, fencing, £69; Section 11, fencing, £89; Section 12, fencing, £49; Section 13, fencing, £50; Section 14, fencing, £104.

Block XII, Patutahi Survey District: Section 1, fencing, £82; Sections 2 and 13, fencing, £110; Section 3, fencing, £90; Section 5, fencing, £39; Section 6, fencing, £46; Section 7, fencing, £17; Section 8, fencing, £29; Section 9, fencing, £29; Section 10, fencing, £58; Section 11, fencing, £61; Section 12, fencing, £49.

Block V, Turanganui Survey District: Section 4, fencing, £32; Section 5, fencing, £21; Section 7, fencing, £28; Section 8, fencing, £29; Sections 9 to 18, a few chains fencing each; Section 20, fencing, £5; Section 21, fencing, dip, and sheep-yards, £68 5s.; Section 22, fencing, £10 10s.; Section 23, fencing, loose-box, and yard, £105; Section 24, fencing, £38; Section 25, fencing, £45; Section 26, fencing, £143; Section 27, fencing, £3.

Block IX, Turanganui Survey District: Section 1, fencing, small open shed, and cattle-yard, £88; Section 2, fencing, £70; Section 3, fencing, £52; Section 4, fencing, £53; Section 5, fencing, £48; Section 7, fencing, £66; Section 8, fencing, £41; Section 9, fencing, £71.

IMPROVEMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN CAPITAL VALUE.

Section 5, Block VIII, Patutahi: Three-roomed lean-to cottage with brick chimney, £75.

Section 8, Block VIII, Patutahi: Four-roomed cottage, lined and ceiled and with a brick chimney, £105.

Section 8, Block XII, Patutahi: Cottage, two-roomed lean-to, £17.

Section 11, Block XII, Patutahi: Three-roomed cottage, £50.

Section 4, Block V, Turanganui: Four-roomed cottage, £50.

Section 21, Block V, Turanganui: Five-roomed cottage with brick chimney, woolshed, wool-loft, &c., seed-house, stable, men's whare, £690.

Section 25, Block V, Turanganui: Two cottages, £15.

Section 26, Block V, Turanganui: Seven-roomed house, stable, buggy-shed, men's whare, man's bedroom, tool-room, bedroom and wash-house, and meat-house, £507 10s.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £75, repayable in cash or in ten years by half-yearly instalments of £4 17s. 2d. Total half-yearly payment, £49 10s. 5d.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £105, repayable in cash or in ten years by half-yearly instalments of £6 16s. Total half-yearly payment, £55 12s. 6d.

‡ Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £17, repayable in cash or in five years by half-yearly instalments of £1 19s. 3d. Total half-yearly payment, £57 10s. 9d.

§ Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £50, repayable in cash or in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £4 6s. 5d. Total half-yearly payment, £111 12s. 11d.

|| Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £50, repayable in cash or in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £4 6s. 5d. Total half-yearly payment, £36 14s. 5d.

¶ Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £690, repayable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £26 18s. 2d. Total half-yearly payment, £54 13s. 11d.

** Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £15, repayable in cash or in five years by half-yearly instalments of £1 14s. 8d. Total half-yearly payment, £23 15s. 8d.

†† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £507 10s., repayable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £19 15s. 11d. Total half-yearly payment, £158 16s. 11d.