Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2179

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.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 131 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 24th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KAITIEKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 27th day of August, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—NEW RIVER HUNDRED.

Rural Land.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 203 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 203 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 24th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 1st day of October, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MAKURI SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 19th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 27th day of October, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—UMUTOI SURVEY DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 31st May, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 8th day of September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION E. 23, Paparoa Parish: Area, 9 acres.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.