day, the 22nd day of June, 1910, under the provisions of
"The Land Act, 1908."

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—WAIRAKI*
AND WAIAT SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Second-class Pastoral Land.

Weighted with £49 17s. 6d., valuation for fencing.

Grazing country. Fairly good tussock feed on Wairaki
Flat and on eastern slope towards Sharpridge Creek; remainder ridgy ground more or less covered with manuka scrub. Well watered. Situated about twenty miles from Nightcaps Railway-station.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 13th April, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, on Wednesday, the 20th day of July, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

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

Rural Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 28th March, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 27th day of May, 1910, under the provisions of "The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908." If not sold at auction the reserve will be open for application at the upset rental.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OMAPERE SURVEY DISTRICT.—BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.

SECTION 4, Block XII, containing 80 acres. Upset rental per annum, £12.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Situated about two miles from Ohaeawai by fair road. Open fern land, with danthonia grass all through it. One acre shelter-bush ; undulating and of first-class quality, but very stony, resting on volcanic formation. Well watered by stream and springs. Altitude, from 800ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease : Seven years, without right of renewal.

2. One half-year's rental, together with lease fee £1 1s., shall be deposited immediately on fall of the hammer.

3. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or for any other cause.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease, and shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all such noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland, free from all deductions whatsoever.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th April, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 25th day of July, 1910, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1908," and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1908." The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1910, at 11 o'clock a.m., at this office.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—MATAMATA SETTLEMENT.—WAHAROA TOWNSHIP.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 9th March, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of June, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT. — WALLACE COUNTY.— WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second - class Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.