2058

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 48

Land in Hawke's Bay Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 23rd February, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned Crown lands will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 28th day of May, 1914.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.-COOK COUNTY.-BUCKLEY TOWNSHIP.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Nelson Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 7th April, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction at this office at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 10th June, 1914, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.-MURCHISON COUNTY.-ARNAUD AND ROTO-ITI SURVEY DISTRICTS.
Class A.

DESCRIPTION.
About half birch bush, remainder open; about 400 acres flat and undulating, balance very steep and broken. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. Well watered. Access from Top House Post-office and Telegraph-station-five miles by dray-road, two miles by formed bridle-track, and eight miles by rough horse-track through the bush.
Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 20th April, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned reserves will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 20th May,

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve the land and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.
7. Buildings which may be erected on land to be kept in good repair and condition.
8. No gravel to be removed from the land without consent of the Land Board.
9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.
10. Lessee to obtain the consent of the Land Board before making improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
13. The outgoing lessee to be allowed one month after date of sale to remove four stacks of oats, also windmill, tank, and troughs, from Section 4, Block I, Turanganui.
    Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained at the Lands Office, Napier, and the local Lands Office, Gisborne.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Hillersden Settlement, Marlborough, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 20th April, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned section is open for selection on renewable lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, 18th May, 1914.
Applicants will have to appear in person before the Land Board, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 10 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, 19th May, 1914, to answer any questions the Land Board may ask; but if any applicant so desires, he may be examined by the Land Board of the district in which he resides.
The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, 20th May, 1914.
Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.-MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.- MOUNT OLYMPUS SURVEY DISTRICT.-HILLERSDEN SETTLEMENT.
Pastoral Land.

Improvements included in price of section consist of fencing, valued at £18 3s.
Portion of the block known as the 'Finger-marks.' Good ewe country, and generally clean, sweet, tussock land, with good soil, and would take surface-sowing well.
Form of lease may be perused and full particulars ascertained at this office.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd March, 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 June, 1914.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-WHANGAREI COUNTY.-MAUNGA-TAPERE PARISH.
3 ACRES (approx.) adjoining Section 129.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.