JAN. 30.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369

prising tawa, rimu, rata, hinau, kahikatea, and a few totara
and matai, with thick undergrowth of supplejack, mahoe,
punga, konini, &c. Soil of fair quality to good in forest, on
sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Situated
two miles from Kopaki Railway-station by surveyed
road and by pack-track.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 XIV 350 0 0 700 0 0 17 10 0 14 0 0
Altitude, 750 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. About three-fifths easy undulating to hilly fern and manuka country;
balance mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, rimu, hinau,
tawhero, rewarewa, and a few totara, with thick undergrowth
of supplejack, mahoe, konini, &c. Light soil, fair to good
in quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by small
streams. Situated a mile and a quarter from Kopaki Railway-station by surveyed road and by pack-track.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, and at the Town Hall, Ohakune, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 11th March, 1913.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

WAIMARINO COUNTY.—KARIOI SURVEY DISTRICT.
OHAKUNE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.
36 V 2 2 5 40 0 0 0 16 0
40 " 6 1 0 95 0 0 1 18 0
41 " 5 0 23 75 0 0 1 10 0
42 " 5 3 10 90 0 0 1 16 0

Section 41.—Weighted with £30, valuation for improvements consisting of building and portion of garden.
Situatcd on the main road between Ohakune and Rangatua, the distance to Ohakune Post-office being about one mile and to Ohakune Railway-station about two miles and a half. The sections comprise all flat land, with small grassed areas in front, and have good dry building-sites. A narrow strip of swamp land runs through Sections 36 and 40. Soil is light loam, on grit and shingle formation. The owners of improvements (if any) on any section other than 41 will be allowed one month from date of sale in which to remove them.

31 ... 20 0 0 200 0 0 4 0 0
Weighted with £11 10s., valuation for improvements consisting of 11 chains of fencing.
Situated in Ohakune Village Settlement, the access being from the Ohakune Township, which is about three-quarters of a mile distant by partly formed road. All flat land, with soil of good quality, though somewhat light, on a clay and grit formation; all the large trees have been removed for milling, most of the smaller ones are dead; well watered. Elevation is about 2,030 ft. above sea-level.

WANGANUI COUNTY.—MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

29 ... 0 3 0 25 0 0 0 10 0
Weighted with £1 ls., valuation for improvements consisting of 1 chains of fencing.
Situated in the Mataroa Village Settlement, on the Main Trunk Railway, the access being from the Mataroa Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by metalled road. The section comprises a natural clearing, with soil of good heavy loam, on papa formation.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated 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.), 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, and valuation for improvements.

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 each 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. No lessee shall 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.

11. The lease of Section 31, Ohakune Village Settlement, is offered subject to Proclamation of the 16th May, 1912, defining the middle line of the Raetihi branch of the North Island Main Trunk Railway. The Crown reserves the right to resume at any time such area of this section as may be required for railway purposes without compensation to the lessee, and upon such resumption the rent payable by him will be proportionately abated.

Full particulars may be obtained on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Lands in Hauraki Mining District, Auckland Land District, for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th January, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned 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 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 25th March, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

OHINEMURI County, Ohinemuri Survey District; Block XIII, comprising 710 acres, more or less.—Altitude, 150 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. Broken land; about 200 acres light mixed forest comprising miro, pukatea, hinau, manuka, tawa, rewarewa, kohekohe, &c., with thick undergrowth of mapau, mahoe, wharangi, &c.; balance fern and scrub. Clay soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams and springs. Fronts Rahu Road, which is formed, about a mile from Mackaytown Railway-station. Cash value, 12s. 6d. per acre.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.