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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Taieri County. — Otokia Survey District. — Duncan Settlement.

Mixed agricultural and pastoral land. The soil is of fair quality. Altitude, 150 ft. Distant one mile from Brighton Post-office and school. The improvements, which are included in the price of the section, comprise 37 chains of sod wall, 7 chains of post-and-wire fence, and one gate on district road; half-value of 44 chains of gorse hedge on south-eastern boundary; half-value of 16 chains of sod wall and post-and-wire fence on north-western boundary: total value, £13 7s. The section is practically ring-fenced with posts and wire, gorse hedges, and sod walls.

Waitaki County. — Kauroo Survey District. — Kauroo Hill Settlement.

| 32A | V | 128 0 18 | 1,410 0 0 | 251 2 0 |
| 38A | V, VIII | 3,248 3 34 | 9,750 0 0 | |

Weighted with £25, valuation for shepherd’s hut, which sum must be paid immediately the applicant has been declared successful.

Section 32A comprises mixed agricultural and pastoral land, partly ploughable. Soil is a light black loam, with a subsoil of clay and gravel. Stony faces occur on some of the ridges, and in such places tussock and surface-sown grasses exist. All portions previously ploughed carry good grass, and other parts are tussock-covered. Well watered, especially in the western portion, by Fuchsia Creek. Suitable for building. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of half-value of 15 chains of wire fencing on north-western boundary; half-value of 63 chains of wire fencing on south-western boundary; half-value of 32 chains of wire fencing on south-eastern boundary: total value, £19 5s. On the north-western portion of the section is a clump of about half a dozen large blue-gum trees.

Section 38A consists of pastoral land. Soil a light black loam, on a subsoil of clay and gravel. Hill country. Stony and broken in places, with stone outcropping on some of the ridges and slopes of the gullies. Well watered by creeks. Covered with tussock and a considerable amount of snow-grass. Mixed scrub in some of the gullies. The Blackcap Road passes through this section, and a road north and south branches off about the centre of the property. Fenced on the west, north, and east. The western fences and 134 chains of the northern fence are composed of standards, wire, and wire netting, with occasional posts. The fence to the north-east is irregular, and does not lie along the boundary, being partly on the section and partly on Balruddery. The portion falling on the section has been included in the fencing estimate, and the portion on Balruddery omitted. About 2 chains of fencing will be necessary on the south-eastern portion to exclude the small area on which the shepherd’s hut stands (locally known as the “Blackcap” hut). The improvements, which are included in the price of the section, consist of half-value of 210 chains of wire fencing on eastern boundary; half-value of 38 chains of wire fencing on northern boundary; half-value of 134 chains of wire fencing on northern boundary, with wire netting; half-value of 118 chains of wire fencing on western boundary, with wire netting; full value of 21 chains of wire fencing inside the north-eastern boundary; sheep-yards on south-eastern boundary: total value, £99 13s. 9d. The shepherd’s hut (locally known as “Scout Hill” hut) is situated on the south-western portion of this section.

Waitaki County.—Maruwenua Survey District.—Otekaike Settlement.

| 51A | V | 98 2 27 | 790 0 0 | 17 15 6 |

Weighted with £28 15s., valuation for fencing, which sum must be paid immediately the applicant has been declared successful.

This section fronts the Kurow Railway line, and is about three miles west of Duntroon. There is a siding close to the section. The soil is good, and the land is nearly all ploughable. Water may be obtained by sinking. The fencing, which is included in the capital value, is valued at £18 14s.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Rangaroa Village Settlement, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 25th May, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 29th day of June, 1909, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.” The ballot for the allotment, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Wednesday, the 30th day of June, 1909, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WEST TAUPŌ COUNTY.—RANGAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Level land, covered with fern and tea-tree; soil of an inferior pumice nature; no water. Situated half a mile from Taumarunui Railway-station by formed road. Half an acre of scrub has been cleared on this section.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The above land is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland; and a lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot.

6. All rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Cheviot Landing-service Plant for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 25th May, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 14th July, 1909, for the purchase, either in one or more lots, of the landing-service buildings, plant, and appliances connected therewith, situated at Port Robinson, Cheviot, about sixty-five miles from Lyttelton and 110 miles from Wellington.

The buildings include large shed, 85 ft. by 62 ft.—framework principally kauri, iron roof and walls; landing-slip, 300 ft. long, with ironbark and totara piles; engine-shed, with 20-horse power engine; office and men’s hut; 12-ton steel cargo-boat; winding gear, buoys, blocks, tackle, and numerous sundries.

Full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained at any Lands Office in the Dominion, or will be sent by post on application. No tender will necessarily be accepted.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.