976
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

Description of Land.

This allotment comprises the site of the Tekapo Hotel, situated on the western side of the Tekapo River, between the main coach-road and the lake.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Renewable 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.

| Kongahu | .. | III | 750 | 5·28 |

Situated near Little Wanganui. Access by Karamea Inland 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 Westport 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, comprising 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 Renewable 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 conglomerate. 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 Exchange.

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 admeasurement 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 Section 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.