Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3207

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th July, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining land, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 27th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 103, Parish of Ngaroto, containing 14 acres 3 roods, more or less.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 14th June, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the renewable-lease system to James Enright, of St. Bathan's, farmer and coal-miner, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 16th September, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
An estimated area of 129 acres, being part of Section 6, Block IX, Blackstone Survey District.

E. H. WILMOT,
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, 1910.
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 26th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Otago Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 19th July, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction, at this office, at 11 o'clock a.m., on Wednesday, the 21st day of September, 1910, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
SECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 22, Block I, Tuapeka West District, Tuapeka County: Area, 1,522 acres 3 roods 29 perches. Term, fourteen years. Up-set annual rental, £8.
The run is situated about seven miles from the Town of Lawrence by a good road. The land is rough and broken, the intersecting gullies being deep and steep. Most of the area is covered with fern.
Possession will be given on the day of sale.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Lands in Hauraki Mining District open for License.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 21st June, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral lands are open for license under the regulations for the occupation of pastoral lands in Hauraki Mining District, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of August, 1910.
If more than one application is received for the same area or part of the same area on the same day, the order of selection will be decided by ballot on Thursday, the 25th day of August, 1910, at 2.30 p.m.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—THAMES COUNTY.
2,622 ACRES (unsurveyed), Blocks XIII and XIV, Tairua Survey District, and Blocks I and II, Ohinemuri Survey District. Forest land and old kauri workings, situated on the head-waters of the Tairua River, eight to twelve miles from Puriri.
Term of Lease.—Twenty-one years, with conditional right of renewal.
The minimum area that can be selected is 25 acres. On approval of applications survey fees will require to be deposited in accordance with the scale of fees for the survey of Crown lands. Survey fee is credited to the lessee as rent paid in advance.
All applications are subject to the approval of the Land Board, and applicants who are landless within the meaning of the Land Act shall have preference in the ballot.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Kohika No. 2 Settlement, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 4th July, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office and at the local Lands Office, Timaru, on Tuesday, the 23rd day of August, 1910, up to 4 o'clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT.—KOHIKA NO. 2 SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
Kohika No. 2 Settlement is situated on the downs which rise to the eastern slopes of the Hunter's Hills Range. The point where the road crosses the Makikihi River and enters the settlement is about six miles in a north-westerly direction from the railway-station at Makikihi. The latter is on the Main Trunk Railway line, Christchurch to Dunedin, about one hundred and eighteen miles from Christchurch and eighteen miles from the Port of Timaru. The main road leading down the Makikihi Valley is well formed and metalled. The original Kohika Settlement, formerly part of Mr. T. J. Teschmaker's Otaio Estate, which was established in 1901 and is now a prosperous settlement, lies about three-quarters of a mile in a direct line eastward from the Kohika No. 2 Settlement.
The settlement lies at an elevation of about 500 ft. above sea-level. It comprises open undulating arable downs land, intersected by broken watercourse channels and by a creek. The soil is of good quality on clay