subsoil. About 49 acres on Section 3 and 41 acres on
Section 4 have been ploughed; the remainder of the
settlement is all in old cultivated grass pasture, with the
exception of the terrace faces, which are in tussock.

A new road has been laid out through the settlement in
order to give suitable access to each section, and this road
will be constructed by the Government in due course.
Provision has also been made for the erection of a light
footbridge across the Makikihi River at the entrance to
the settlement.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements on the sections consist of fencing
only, the value of which is included in the prices of
the sections. Particulars of the improvements are as
follow: Section 1, half-value of 131 chains of boundary-
fencing, £40 18s. 9d. Section 2, half-value of 76 chains of
boundary-fencing, £12 Is. 9d. Section 3, half-value of
75 chains of boundary-fencing, £12 14s. 3d. Section 4,
half-value of 111 chains of boundary-fencing, £34 13s. 9d.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 11th July, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-
homestead allotment is open for selection on renew-
able lease, and applications will be received at this office up
to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of August, 1910,
under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908. The ballot for
the allotment, if there is more than one applicant, will be
held at this office at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the 25th
August, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—TOKATOKA
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Naumai Village Settlement.

Altitude, 5 ft. to 6 ft. above sea-level. All level reclaimed
swamp of first-class quality, covered with scrub, rushes, and
raupo. Situated one mile from Naumai Wharf by good
road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above 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 lease shall be made in manner as
   provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Auckland; and a lease shall be issued in accordance with
   the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

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

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; also the rent for the period elapsing
   between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-
   yearly payment.

6. All rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the
   lst 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 accord-
   ingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. No lessee shall divide, sublet, or transfer the land
   held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
   ject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allot-
   ment, 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 regula-
    tions, 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 pro-
    sion of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
    other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
    case.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 9th August, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash,
at the Survey Office, Hamilton, at 10 o'clock a.m. on Friday,
the 7th day of October, 1910, under the provisions of section
132 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPA COUNTY.—HOROTIU
PARISH.

Rural Land.

Altitude, from 140 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. About
30 acres of Section 40 and 8 acres of Section 169 undulating
land; some level and swampy land; soil of second-class
quality, on sandy clay; indifferent quality on Section 40,
fair on Section 169; well watered by springs. Situated
about four miles from Whatawhata by formed road, good in
summer.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral
run will be offered for license by public auction, for
a term of twenty-one years, at the Survey Office, Wanganui,
at noon on Friday, the 19th day of August, 1910, under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.—WAIROA
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Weighted with £70 2s. 6d., valuation for improvements.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Situated on the sea-beach about one mile and a half from
Whenuakura Railway-station, access being from Waverley,
five miles and a half distant, by a good dray-road to within
about half a mile from the land. Comprises flat and un-
dulating land, with soil of inferior quality, chiefly drift-sand.
About 50 acres is covered with vegetation, comprising
marram-grass, rushes, fern, &c. The elevation ranges from
about 3 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-level. Watered by the Waipipi
Stream.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.