DEC. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3673

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

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 27th November, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 129 of the said Act on or after Friday, the 1st day of March, 1912.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.-OHURA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Section. | Block. | Area.
--- | --- | ---
Part 7 | XV | 23 0 0 (approximately).

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 15th November, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, at 11 o'clock a.m., on Wednesday, the 20th day of December, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.-OHURA COUNTY.-OHURA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Rural Land.
Section | Block. | Area. | Upset Price.
--- | --- | --- | ---
3 | XV | 358 0 0 | £1,408 10 0

The improvements, which are included in the upset price, consist of the following : 55 acres felled only, £68 15s.; 105 acres felled and grassed, £52 10s.; 5 chains wire netting on posts, 12s. 6d.; 101 chains fencing, £84 7s.; 58 chains fencing-wire on posts at homestead, £4 7s.; house, £90; whare, £15; pataka, £5: total, £320 11s. 6d.
The section is situated on the Aorangi Road, about a mile and three-quarters by good horse-track from Aukopae Landing, Wanganui River, which is about sixteen miles from Taumarunui by the river. There is also access from Taumarunui by a good horse-track, about twenty miles.
The section comprises flat, easy sloping, and rather steep country. The soil is of good quality generally, on papa formation. The forest is varied, ranging from fern and manuka to heavy bush consisting of rata, tawa, totara, rimu, miro, matai, white-pine, hinau, tawhero, &c., with a fairly dense undergrowth of supplejack, raurekau, punga, and other soft woods and ferns. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 600 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments 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 20th day of December, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.
The ballot for the allotments for which there is more than one applicant will be held at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the 21st day of December, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Village-homestead Allotments.
Section. | Block. | Area. | Capital Value. | Half-yearly Rental.
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
45 | ... | 10 0 0 | £200 0 0 | £4 0 0
22 | ... | 5 0 0 | 45 0 0 | 0 18 0
7, 8 | XIX | 2 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0

These homesteads are situated in the Ohakune Village Settlement, and comprise all flat land, with the exception of part of Section 22, which is undulating. Soil on Sections 45 and 7 and 8 loamy, on Section 22 of a light nature. The milling-timber on Section 45 has been removed. The forest on Section 22 is heavy, comprising matai, rimu, kahikatea, with usual dense undergrowth. Lot 7 and 8 is all in grass. The access is from Ohakune Township to Section 45 by a metalled road for about half a mile, and by a quarter of a mile of formed road ; to Section 22 by a quarter of a mile of dray-road partly metalled and partly formed; and to Lot 7 and 8 by three-quarters of a mile of formed and metalled road.

WANGANUI COUNTY.-MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.
30 | ... | O 3 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
Weighted with £65 10s., valuation for improvements.
This section is situated in the Mataroa Village Settlement, the access being from the Mataroa Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by formed road. Flat land; soil of good quality, on papa formation. The improvements comprise the whole area in grass, 7 chains of fencing, and a three-roomed house with lean-to.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands described above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments, 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 rentals stated above shall be the prices at which the lands shall be open for selection.
3. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.
4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.
5. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), and in the case of Section 30, Mataroa Village Settlement, the value of the improvements, 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. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st 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 accordingly to lessees under these regulations.
8. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.
9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, 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 regulations, 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 provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.