June 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1687

Notifying Lands in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eight, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

Level, dry sections of fair quality; situated on the Hawea Flat, about four miles and a half from Gladstone (Lake Hawea).

TUAPEKA EAST SURVEY DISTRICT.

80 | XVIII | 0 1 22 | 2 10 0
Weighted with £45, valuation for improvements.

85 | XVIII | 0 1 20 | 2 10 0
Weighted with £50, valuation for improvements.

91 | XVIII | 0 1 26 | 1 0 0
94 | " | 0 2 3 | 2 0 0
Weighted with £3, valuation for improvements.

95 | XVIII | 1 0 10 | 4 0 0
Weighted with £40, valuation for improvements.

96 | XVIII | 0 2 10 | 2 0 0
Weighted with £2, valuation for improvements.

Steep, open land, known as Bluespur Township; situated on formed road, about three miles from Lawrence, where the railway terminates.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands

Opening Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1892,” and its amendments, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided in section one hundred and thirty-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Weighted with a sum of £7 17s. 3d., being half-value of about 37 chains of wire fence on the south-eastern boundary. Situated on the south bank of the Ashley River, adjoining the properties of Messrs. Beattie and Livingstone, about five miles north-westward from Cust Railway-station. Level land of light alluvial formation. Altitude, about 350 ft. above sea-level.

Selwyn County.—Kowai Survey District.

Pt. Res. 461 | XII | 187 0 0 | 330 0 0 | 8 5 0 | 6 12 0

Situated at the junction of the Kowai and Waimakariri Rivers, about three miles eastward from Springfield Township and Railway-station. About 60 acres good arable terrace land; 20 acres flax and toitoi swamp; balance light stony pastoral land, liable to flood, and partly overgrown with gorse.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Amuri County.—Culverden Survey District.

2-7 | XIII, XIV | 1856 0 0 | 2900 0 0 | 72 10 0 | 58 0 0

Situated on the north bank of the Hurunui River, below the traffic-bridge near Hurunui, and about six miles south-eastwards from Balmoral Railway-station. There are between 300 and 400 acres of swampy land, and about 750 acres of manuku scrub; the balance is open, dry, and stony. The swamp land, if drained, and parts of the open land, could be cultivated, but the greater portion of the area is only adapted for pastoral purposes. The portion below the terrace is well watered.

Amuri County.—Mandamus Survey District.

1-7 | XIV | 2229 2 7 | 2790 0 0 | 69 15 0 | 55 16 0

Situated on the north bank of the Hurunui River, above the traffic-bridge, about two miles south-eastward from Balmoral Railway-station. About 250 acres agricultural land of fair quality; about 800 to 1,000 acres partially burnt manuka-scrub land; balance inferior light stony land. The portion below the terrace is well watered by McGrath’s Creek and branches.

A right is reserved over this land in favour of the Amuri County Council, to enable it to construct and maintain protective works, and to take and occupy such areas as may be required for this purpose without any compensation other than a reduction of rent or payment in respect of the actual area so taken, and this right shall include all necessary rights of access to and over the land in connection with the construction and maintenance of any such works.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.