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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 29th October, 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 11th day of February, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 7, Block X, Whangape Survey District : Area,
25 acres 2 roods 6 perches.

Section 13, Block X, Waoku Survey District : Area,
338 acres and 29 perches.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that the land known as the
Telegraph Reserve, running through Sections 137, 138, 140,
and 142, Parish of Tuhikaramaea, will be disposed of under
the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Thursday,
the 8th day of April, 1915. The approximate area of the
said reserve is 3 acres 2 roods.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326
of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 7, Block I,
Mangaorongo Survey District, Auckland Land District,
containing 3 acres, will be disposed of under the pro-
visions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 11th day
of March, 1915.

H. M. SKEET.
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Auckland Land District open for
Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th January, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small
grazing-runs are open for selection; and applications
will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of
March, 1915, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and
amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OROTIKI COUNTY.—OTIPI SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 2, Block II, and Section 2, Block V : Area, 4,250
acres ; half-yearly rent, £51 7s. 6d.

Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 2,900 ft. above sea-level. Broken to
very rough country, covered with totara, rimu, tawa, birch,
tawhero, and tawhiri, with thick undergrowth of supplejack,
tree fern, konini, makomako, mahoe, &c. Soil pumice loam,
fair to poor in quality, on clay and rock formation; well
watered by streams and river. Distant thirteen miles and a
half from Motu Township—four miles by formed road,
balance pack-track.

Section 1, Block V : Area, 2,900 acres ; half-yearly rent,
£45 6s. 3d.

Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Broken
land, very rough towards back of section, covered with mixed
forest, principally tawa and some totara, birch, tawhero,
and tawhiri, with thick undergrowth of supplejack, punga,
konini, makomako, &c. Soil a pumice loam, on clay and
rotten rock; well watered by streams and river. Distant
nine miles from Motu Township—four miles by dray-road,
balance pack-track.

Full particulars and plans may be obtained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 4th December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that Section 7, Block VIII, Opaku
Survey District, containing 20 acres, will be disposed of
under the provisions of section 14 of the Land Laws Amend-
ment Act, 1912, and section 35 of the Land Laws Amendment
Act, 1913, on or after Thursday, the 11th day of March, 1915.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 16th November, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 326 of the
Land Act, 1908, that about 3 acres of the railway
reserve in Block VII, Pouatu Survey District, Taranaki
Land District, will be disposed of under section 131 of
the said Act on or after Friday, the 19th day of February,
1915.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for a lease
of the undermentioned land will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o'clock
p.m. on Wednesday, 3rd February, 1915, under the pro-
visions of section 9 of the Scenery Preservation Amendment
Act, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AKITIO COUNTY.—PONGAROA TOWNSHIP.

SECTION 6, Block XII: Area, 1 rood 27 perches; upset
annual rental, 10s.; term, five years.

Pongaroa is situated at the junction of the Main Alfredton-
Weber Road with the Aohanga-Gorge Road, and is about
thirty miles from Pahiatua. It is the centre of a large
farming district.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
   post-office order for six months' rent at the rate offered,
   together with £1 Is. lease fee.

2. No declaration is required. Residence and improve-
   ments are not compulsory. No compensation shall be
   claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the
   Government, on account of any improvements effected by
   the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. The lease shall be for the term specified.

4. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without
   the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.