May 26.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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 27th day of July, 1910.
SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT - SOUTHLAND COUNTY - NEW RIVER HUNDRED.
Rural Land.
Section Block. Area. Upset Price.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
33 II 15 2 16 16 0 0
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 - OMAPEPE 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 800 ft. 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.
   1601
   Lands in Matakanui Settlement, Otago Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.
   District Lands Office,
   Dunedin, 26th April, 1910.
   NOTICE is hereby given 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 Monday, the 13th day of June, 1910, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1908," and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1908."
   SCHEDULE.
   OTAGO LAND DISTRICT - VINCENT COUNTY - LAUDER SURVEY DISTRICT - MATAKANUI SETTLEMENT.
   First-class Land.
   Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.
   A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
   1A III 276 3 0 | 1,400 0 0 | 31 10 0
   Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The land consists of a low-lying flat of 180 acres, which provides good grazing on the western side, and a terrace on the eastern side of about 99 acres at a slightly higher elevation. The land holds the grass well, as the pasture is now sixteen years old. The allotment is ring-fenced and subdivided into three paddocks, and is well watered by two streams and numerous springs. The distance to Omakau Railway-station is about four miles by a good road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 187½ chains of boundary-fences and 74 chains subdivisional fences, all valued at £68 10s. 10d.
   2A III 398 3 27 | 1,820 0 0 | 40 19 0
   Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The northern portion consists of a low-lying flat of 200 acres, half of which has been cultivated and sown in grass, which is about thirteen years old and requires renewing. The southern portion of about 199 acres is at a slightly higher elevation, and the pasture is about eleven years old.
   The allotment is watered by two streams and numerous springs, and is ring-fenced and subdivided into three paddocks.
   The distance to Omakau Railway-station is two miles and a half by a good road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 268½ chains of boundary-fences and 40½ chains of subdivisional fences, all valued at £96 2s. 1d.
   3A III 499 0 16 | 1,080 0 0 | 24 6 0
   Open agricultural land at an elevation of about 1,150 ft. above sea-level. The land is flat and undulating, and the soil is light. About 200 acres on the eastern side has been cultivated and sown in grass, which is nine years old. About 100 acres on the west of the main road is in tussock. The allotment is ring-fenced and subdivided into four paddocks. The distance to Omakau Railway-station is one mile by a good dray-road. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of 289 chains of boundary-fences and 137 chains of subdivisional fences, all valued at £149 16s. 8d.
   GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
   Matakanui Settlement lies in the valley of the Manuherikia River. Good metalled roads connect it with the railway-stations at Omakau and Lauder. The distance to Omakau, the nearest railway-station, is about two miles from the centre of the settlement.
   The country is at an altitude of about 1,000 ft. above sea-level, and is dry and healthy.
   There is a very good water-supply on two of the allotments from springs, and a water-race runs through the settlement, one-third of the water being available for the use of the settlers. At Omakau there is a post and telegraph office, and across the river at Black's there are stores and a school. There is a daily service to and from Dunedin, 120 miles distant from Omakau. The whole of the land is suitable for agriculture and dairying. On the terraces the soil is light and gravelly.
   E. H. WILMOT,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.