SEPT. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3431

Cunningham, James, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, carpenter. Filed on the 8th day of September, 1910.

Foxcroft, William, late of Little River, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 9th day of September, 1910.

Bramich, Howard, late of Rakaia, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 9th day of September, 1910.

Dale, Mary Lavinia, late of Ohautira, in the Provincial District of Auckland, married woman. Filed on the 9th day of September, 1910.

Watts, Reginald Adolfinа, late of Reefton, in the Provincial District of Nelson, miner. Filed on the 12th day of September, 1910.

Harris, Herbert Gillman, late of Blackball, in the Provincial District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 12th day of September, 1910.

FRED FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Pastoral Lands in Hauraki Mining District for License.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 12th September, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for license under the regulations for the occupation of pastoral lands within the Hauraki Mining District, and applications will be received at the District Lands Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 24th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Coromandel County.

HASTINGS Survey District, Block II, Section I: Comprising 377 acres and 13 perches. Altitude, from 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Comprises broken land covered with mixed forest, comprising tawa, rata, hinau, miro, nikau, kohekohe, and a few puriri-trees, with dense undergrowth. Clay soil, fair to medium in quality, resting on slate formation; well watered. Distant about nineteen miles from Thames, eighteen miles by good metalled cart-road.

Tauranga County.

Aroha Survey District, Block IV, and Katikati North Survey District, Block I: Comprising 4,200 acres, more or less. Undulating land, mostly covered with short fern and manuka, with some swamp at eastern end of block; fairly well watered; fronts main Waihi–Katikati Road from about four to eight miles from Waihi Town.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Term, twenty-one years, with conditional right of renewal.

The maximum area that can be selected is 1,000 acres, and the minimum area 25 acres. On approval of applications survey fees will require to be deposited in accordance with scale of fees for the survey of Crown lands. Survey fee is credited to the licensee as rent paid in advance. If Section I, Block II, Hastings Survey District, is selected as a whole, survey fee can be dispensed with.

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 case there is a ballot.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 14th September, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 10th day of November, 1910, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.—NORSEWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
6 | IX | 126 0 0 | 1,150 0 0 | 28 15 0 | 23 0 0

Somewhat broken in the western portion, the remainder being flat and undulating. About half of the section is in English grass. Good soil; well watered. Altitude, 1,075 ft. to 1,250 ft. above sea-level. Distant five miles from Piripiri and Matamau Railway-stations. The owner of buildings will be allowed two months in which to remove or otherwise dispose of them.

Second-class Land.

3 | V | 1,069 0 0 | 2,200 0 0 | 55 0 0 | 44 0 0

Forest country, suitable for pastoral purposes. About 600 acres of the southern portion consists of low hills, with tawa, rimu, and other mixed bush, and fair soil. The remainder of the section consists of rough broken country, with inferior soil; well watered. Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 2,400 ft. above sea-level. Distant six miles from Piripiri and Matamau Railway-stations.

1 | IX | 1,459 0 0 | 2,300 0 0 | 57 10 0 | 46 0 0

Mixed forest country, suitable for pastoral purposes. About 600 acres consists of fairly low hills, the remainder being high and broken. The soil is fair to inferior; well watered. Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 2,400 ft. above sea-level. Distant six miles from Piripiri and Matamau Railway-stations.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 6th September, 1910.

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 for cash, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, the 8th day of December, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TOWN LAND.

Town of Ranfurly.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
10 | XI | 0 1 47 | 35 0 0

Weighted with £780, valuation for improvements consisting of building containing twenty-five rooms, windmill, tower, and tank.

SUBURBAN LAND.

Town of Alexandra.

5 | XXVII | 1 1 19 | 5 0 0

Weighted with £5 11s. 4d., valuation for fencing.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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.