MAY 25 ] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1755

Preference will be given to landless applicants, and the
decision of the Land Board as to which of the applicants
are landless shall be final and conclusive.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—GERALDINE COUNTY.—FOUR
PEAKS SURVEY DISTRICT.—TRIPP SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

Situated on the north bank of the River Waihi, about
two miles and a half north-westward from Woodbury,
eight miles from Geraldine, and about twelve miles and
a half from Orari Railway-station, on the main trunk
line from Christchurch to Dunedin. The section consists
principally of undulating agricultural land, with heavy
soil on clay subsoil.

The improvements, which are included in the price of
the section, consist of 97 chains of fencing, valued at
£29 12s.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District open for Sale or
Selection.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 18th April, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, 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 Wednesday, the 26th
day of July, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY, WINTON
HUNDRED.
First-class Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District open for Selection on
Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 15th March, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land is
open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will
be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday,
the 19th day of June, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT. — SOUNDS COUNTY. — GORE
SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th April, 1911.

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 at this office at 11
o'clock a.m. on Friday, the 28th day of July, 1911.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHANGAREI COUNTY.—PURUA
SURVEY DISTRICT.
Rural Land.

Shed No. 1 on the section will be offered for sale as a sepa-
rate lot for removal, at an upset price of £50.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 15th March, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned re-
serves will be offered for lease by public auction at
this office, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th day of
June, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and
Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SOUNDS COUNTY.—GORE
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Bush land, of fair quality, situate in Port Gore. Distant
three to four miles by mountain track to Endeavour Inlet,
thence twenty-two miles by water to Picton, or direct, via
Cape Jackson to Picton, about thirty-six miles.

| 49A | VII | 462 0 18 | 12 0 0 |

Bush land, of fair quality, with cold aspect. Situate at
Big Bay, Endeavour Inlet, about twenty miles from Picton
by water.

| 10A | VI | 336 2 0 | 10 0 0 |

Situate on the southern shore of entrance to Endeavour
Inlet, distant about twenty miles from Picton by water.
Broken bush land; soil inferior and rocky; well watered;
sunny aspect.

| 12A | X | 28 2 37 | 1 10 0 |

Situated on southern shore of entrance to Endeavour
Inlet, about nineteen miles from Picton by water.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
2. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free
   from all deductions whatsoever, on the 1st January and 1st
   July in each year.
3. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years from the
   1st July, 1911, but subject to termination by twelve months'
   notice in the event of the land being required by the Govern-
   ment.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either
   for improvements he has placed upon the land, or on account
   of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause; but he
   may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease,