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deep gorgy streams; generally light soil; well watered; plenty of dry totara on the ground for fencing, &c.; about 220 acres of burnt areas sown in grass this season. Distant thirty-four miles from Napier—twenty-nine miles by dray-road, remainder by unformed road. The right to take timber required for bridges, &c., is reserved by the Crown.

Run 103. Altitude about 600 ft. to 1,700 ft. Comprises a sandstone ridge known as the Gorge Range running from west to east, and breaking off to the north in cliffs with fair flats at the foot, and ridges and undulating land to the south, and big flats along the Esk River; about 100 acres of improved country suitable for a homestead-site in the north-west corner, growing manuka scrub and fern; generally light pumicy soil; fairly well watered; the north and south boundaries are stock proof streams; about 310 acres of burnt areas sown down in grass this season. Distant thirty-two miles from Napier—twenty-nine miles by dray-road, remainder unformed road.

Run 104. Altitude from 800 ft. to 1,600 ft.; broken and undulating pastoral country growing manuka scrub, fern, and tutu; generally light pumicy soil; well watered; intersected by deep gorgy streams; fenced on the north boundary to the Ohurakura Stream; about 300 acres of the burnt area has been sown down in grass this season. Distant twenty-eight miles from Napier by coach-road.

Run 105. Altitude from 400 ft. to 1,300 ft.; hilly and undulating pastoral country with flats along the Esk River, Ohurakura Stream, and old Taupo Road, growing manuka scrub, fern, and tutu, with a few small patches of light bush; the northern portion of the run is cut off from the southern portion on the road, where there is a good homestead site, by a deep gorge, stock being able to cross only near the west boundary and about half a mile up from the Esk River; generally light pumicy soil; fairly well watered; about 12 acres sown down in grass this season. There is a small whare on the ground to the north-east of Trig P. Distant twenty-one miles from Napier, via the Esk River—eighteen miles by dray-road, remainder by pack-road till the new road is formed.

Run 106. Altitude from 150 ft. to 1,000 ft.; broken, hilly pastoral country with good flat for homestead-site on the north boundary road; growing manuka scrub both dwarf and tall variety, fern, and tutu, with native grass in patches; fair soil; fairly well watered. Distant eighteen miles from Napier by dray-road via the Esk River.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

R. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th December, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for sale or selection under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for renewable lease, at the option of the applicant; and applications will be received at this office, and at the Courthouse, Opotiki, on Tuesday, 10th February, 1914, up to 4 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OPOTIKI COUNTY.—WAIOEKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, 300 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. About 50 acres flat at south-west corner of section, balance broken land. All covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, tawhero, hinau, miro, rata, rimu, scattered totara and matai; and birch on high points; with fairly light undergrowth of raurekau, mahoe, whau, patete, kotukutuku, supplejack, punga, rangi-ora, &c. Soil of fair quality, with clay subsoil, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Distant twelve miles from Opotiki, nine miles of which is by wagon-road, two miles 4 ft. bridle-track, and one mile at present up bed of Te Waiti Stream.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 20th January, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, for terms of twenty-one years without right of renewal, at this office on Friday, 10th April, 1914, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVES.

Southland County.—Invercargill Hundred.

Weighted with £10 13s. 6d., valuation for fencing.

Heavy swamp land, adjoining a school and situated two miles from Mill Road.

Southland County.—Waikawa Survey District.

16 | II | 7 0 22 | 2 0 0

Weighted with £60 10s., valuation for cottage, garden, and fences.

With exception of ¼-acre, section is in natural state (bush). Adjoins school, and is about half a mile from Waikawa.

Southland County.—Town of Limehills.

11 | XIX | 0 2 0 | 1 0 0

Weighted with £1, valuation for fencing.

16 | VI | 2 1 19 | 2 5 0

Weighted with £4, valuation for fencing.

13 | XVII | 0 1 0 | 0 10 0

Weighted with 10s., valuation for fencing.

Southland County.—Town of Winton.

12 | XVIII | 0 0 33 | 1 5 0

Weighted with £1 15s., valuation for fencing.

15 | XVII | 0 1 0 | 1 0 0

Weighted with £3 12s., valuation for fowlhouse and fencing.

15 | XX | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0

Weighted with 10s. 6d., valuation for fencing.

Southland County.—Town of Gore.

12 | XX | 0 1 18 | 1 10 0

Weighted with £81, valuation for cottage, cow-byre, and fencing.

Southland County.—Town of Lumsden.

4 | VII | 0 1 0 | 1 0 0

Weighted with £40, valuation for washhouse, stable, and fencing.

15 | XII | 0 1 0 | 0 10 0

Weighted with £40, valuation for byre, chaffhouse, fencing, &c.

4 | XII | 0 1 0 | 1 5 0

Weighted with £3, valuation for fencing.

6 | XII | 0 1 0 | 0 15 0

Weighted with £3, valuation for fencing.

Wallace County.—Town of Waimatuku.

5 and 6 | III | 0 2 0 | 0 10 0

Weighted with £7 2s. 6d., valuation for cow-byre and fencing.

Abstract of Conditions of Lease.

1. Possession will be given on 1st May, 1914, and the term of the lease will commence from 1st July, 1914.
2. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and rent for the broken period between the 1st May, 1914, and the 30th June, 1914, lease and registration fees, and valuation for improvements, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. The term of the lease is twenty-one years without right of renewal.
4. At the end of term lease to be offered by auction for further term of twenty-one years at rent to be fixed by arbitration, the incoming lessee to pay the value of the improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing lessee.
5. No assignment or sublease without consent.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
7. Consent of the Land Board to be obtained before subdividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improvements.
8. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.
9. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.