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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 121

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 6th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Section 4, Block I, Horopito Township.
Tenure: T.R.L. Lease No. 23. Formerly held by James Waugh. Reason for forfeiture: Non-residence.

Section 3, Block V, Hawtrey Settlement.
Tenure: L.S.R.L. Lease No. 83. Formerly held by G. A. C. Durnett. Reason for forfeiture: No improvements.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Sections 20 and 21, Block XI, Tautuku Survey District.
Tenure: O.R.P. Lease No. 495. Formerly held by William Ruston Hales. Reason for forfeiture: Land has been abandoned.

Section 51, Block I, Kqwarau Survey District.
Tenure: O.L. Lease No. 304. Formerly held by Robert Lyttle. Reason for forfeiture: Cancelled at request of lessee.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 18th day of February, 1915.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Section 378, Pirongia Parish, Block XIV, Alexandra Survey District: Area, 4 acres.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Lands in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, and at the Courthouse, Masterton, on Thursday, 17th December, 1914, up to 4 o’clock p.m., under the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MASTERTON COUNTY.—MIKIMIKI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Falloon Settlement.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £50, payable in cash, or in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £4 6s. 5d. Total half-yearly payment, £52 4s. 11d.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £140, payable in cash, or in seven years by half-yearly instalments of £12 2s. Total half-yearly payment, £41 7s.

‡ Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £400, payable in cash, or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £15 12s. Total half-yearly payment, £50 9s. 6d.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are included in the value of the sections comprise: Section 1—131 chains of boundary and internal fencing, tracks and drains, the whole valued at £141 7s. 6d. Section 2—92 chains of boundary fencing, drains and tracks, all valued at £96 12s. 6d. Section 3—114½ chains of boundary and internal fencing, drains and tracks, all valued at £121 12s. 6d. Section 4—65½ chains of boundary and internal fencing; drains, tracks, stumping; the whole valued at £102 17s. 6d. Section 5—106½ chains of boundary and internal fencing; stumping, tracks, roads, concrete sheep dip and pen; the whole valued at £131 5s. Section 6—136½ chains of boundary and internal fencing; stumping, roads, tracks, plantations; the whole valued at £227 10s.

The improvements which are not included in the value of the sections, and which must be paid for separately, comprise: Section 3—four-roomed cottage and scullery, valued at £50. Section 5—wool-shed and yards, cow-shed with concrete floor, 6 bails, and small whare, all valued at £140. Section 6—six-roomed dwellinghouse, with annex of five rooms, £375; stable, cow-shed, &c., £25; the whole valued at £400.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 1.—About one-third bush; remainder poor high hilly land, felled and grassed. About 40 acres of undulating land is fit for cultivation when stumped. Soil fair to good on flats, poor and stony on hills; well watered.

Section 2.—Easy undulating and hilly land, felled and grassed. About 69 acres capable of cultivation when stumped. Soil fair, inclined to be stony, on rotten-rock formation; well watered.

Section 3.—About 20 acres flat in south-eastern corner; remainder hilly, steep in places; nearly all the section is felled and grassed. About 27 acres of undulating land fit for cultivation when stumped. Soil of a heavy clay nature on flat, and stony on hills; well watered.

Section 4.—Easy rolling and partly hilly land, felled and grassed; portion has been stumped and cultivated. About 74 acres fit for cultivation. Soil of fair quality on flats, stony on hills; well watered.

Section 5.—Easy rolling and hilly land, felled and grassed; portion has been stumped and cultivated. About 51 acres fit for cultivation. Soil of fair quality on flats, stony on hills; well watered.

Section 6.—Easy rolling land, felled and grassed; portion has been stumped, fenced into small paddocks, and cultivated. About 111 acres is fit for cultivation when stumped. Soil fair, on shingle formation, stony in places. There are a few plantation trees about the house and elsewhere. Well watered.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Falloon Settlement, which comprises an area of about 1,030 acres, formerly bush-clad land acquired from Mr. Falloon, is situated to the north-west of Masterton, the dis-