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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

ground may be found for house, yards, &c. Soil of fair
quality, but rather light, on sandstone formation. The
forest is fairly heavy, comprising hinau, matai, rata, birch,
rewarewa, some totara and small maire, with thick under-
growth of rangiora, horopito, karamu, lawyers, &c. Well
watered by small streams. Elevation ranges from about
500 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. The improvements com-
prise about 413 acres felled and grassed, about 75 chains of
fencing, buildings, and yards. A portion of the felling and
grassing has become partly overgrown with scrub.

Note.—The area and rental are subject to alteration and
adjustment on final survey.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Renew-
able Lease.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 9th March, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned
lands will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this
office, on Wednesday, the 17th day of June, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU
BLOCK.

National Endowment.

SECOND-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.

Acres. d.
Kongahu .. | III | 750 | 5·28

Situated near Little Wanganui. Access by Karamea In-
land Road from Mokihinui, about twenty miles, and thence
by Westport—Mokihinui Railway, twenty-nine miles. The
land can also be reached by steamer trading between West-
port and Little Wanganui River, a distance of about thirty-
five miles.

Forest-clad country, the bush being principally birch.
The soil is fair, and when cleared and sown produces
excellent grass. Altitude, about 800 ft. above sea-level.
Good climate; abundant rainfall.

Kongahu .. | III | 430 | 4·68
.. | VI | 30 | 4·68

Hilly pastoral country, with patches of excellent soil on
western side of Glass-eye Creek, remainder good soil of
sedimentary marine formation; covered with bush, com-
prising birch, rimu, and kamahi. Access by about two
miles of unformed track from the Little Wanganui River,
which is distant about thirty-five miles from Westport by
steamer.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Disposal under
Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned
lands will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining lands,
under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the
9th day of April, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MOUNT CERBERUS SURVEY
DISTRICT.

| Section. | Block. | Area. || Section. | Block. | Area. |
|----------|--------|-----------||----------|--------|-----------|
| | | A. R. P. || | | A. R. P. |
| 50 | XII | 34 2 11 || 52 | I | 79 2 0 |
| 51 | " | 165 1 7 || 53 | " | 78 2 0 |

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Renew-
able Lease.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 6th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned
land will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this
office, on Thursday, the 9th day of April, 1908, under the
provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—INANGAHUA COUNTY.

Third-class Unsurveyed Land.

Weighted with £42, valuation for felling and grassing.
Situated about three-quarters of a mile from Longford
Post-office and Telegraph-station, and about 10 chains off
the main coach-road—Nelson to Westport. Portion of the
block known as the Matiri Valley Block. Open and forest-
clad land, the timber being brown-birch and silver-birch, not
suitable for milling. Formation, sandstone and conglome-
rate. Soil is very fair, and well watered. Northern and
western portions of the area lie well to the sun, and when
cleared will carry good grass.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal by way of Ex-
change.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 18th February, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned
land will be exchanged for an equal area included in the
area of 1,000 acres held under lease in perpetuity by
Mrs. M. McDonald on or after Wednesday, the 20th day of
May, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, situated in
Block VI, Motupiko Survey District, containing by ad-
measurement 64 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the
north-east by a road fronting the Motupiko River, towards
the south by land granted to Mrs. Minnie McDonald on
lease in perpetuity, and towards the west by Chinaman’s
Creek.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Sec-
tion 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned
land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land,
under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the
30th day of April, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.