SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.
Tapapa Survey District.—Mangawhero Settlement.
SECTION 25, Block VII: Area, 3 acres; upset price, £40.
Weighted with £2, valuation for well.
Level land in old grass. Light loamy soil of good quality;
watered by well. Distant three miles and a half from Mata-
mata Railway-station by formed road.

Matamata Town.—Matamata Settlement.
Section 1, Block XVI: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £25.
Section 2, Block XVI: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £25.
Altitude, about 210 ft. above sea-level. Level land in old
glass. Soil light sandy loam of good quality; no water on
sections. Distant about 20 chains from Matamata Railway-
station by road not yet formed.

Section 6, Block XVII: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £30.
Section 7, Block XVII: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £30.
Altitude, about 210 ft. above sea-level. Level land in old
glass. Soil good light loam; no water on sections. Distant
about half a mile from Matamata Railway-station.

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

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Otago Land District for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th February, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral
run is open for license under the provisions of the Land
Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office on
Tuesday, 6th April, 1915, up to 4 o'clock p.m. Applicants
will be examined by the Land Board at the Public Hall,
Kurow, on Thursday, 8th April, 1915, at 9 o'clock a.m., and
the ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—WAITAKI, VINCENT, AND MANIOTOTO
COUNTIES.—LONGSLIP, AHURIRI, HAWKDUN, ST. BATHANS,
AND LINDIS SURVEY DISTRICTS.

Omarama Station.—National Endowment.
RUN 201A: Area, 30,050 acres; term, twenty-one years;
half-yearly rental, £125; valuation for improvements,
£398 5s. Class A.
Situated about forty-six miles from Kurow Railway-station
by a good and almost level road which runs along the banks
of the Waitaki and Ahuriri Rivers. Omarama Post-office
and telephone-office is about eleven miles distant. The run
comprises a series of ridges, which are covered with good
native grasses and tussock on the lower slopes, but which are
bare of vegetation on the higher altitudes. The aspect is
westerly and north-westerly. Good grazing-country, but
somewhat dangerous in very severe winters. Altitude, from
1,900 ft. to 6,700 ft. above sea-level. The run is well watered
by numerous gullies. The improvements consist of fencing
on half north-west boundary with Run 233, 116 chains at
5s. 6d. per chain; fencing on half north-west boundary with
Run 235B, 270 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain; fencing on half
boundary with Run 235C, 200 chains at 5s. 6d. per chain,
and 100 chains at 18s. per chain; fencing on half boundary
with Run 237H, 97 chains at 16s. per chain; fencing on half
boundary with Run 237G, 86 chains at 15s. per chain; hut
valued at £5. Total valuation for improvements, £398 5s.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 8th January, 1915.
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 15th day of April, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TOWN
OF BARKLY.

Suburban Land.

Section 14: Area, 3 acres 32 perches.
,, 15: ,, 3 acres 32 perches.
,, 20: ,, 9 acres 1 rood 29 perches.

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

Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
reserve will be offered for lease by public auction
at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at
12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, 30th March, 1915, under the
provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—PATITI SURVEY DISTRICT.
RESERVE 102, Lots 1 and 2, Block II: Area, 7 acres 2 roods
7 perches; upset annual rental, £15; term, seven years.
Weighted with £6 6s., valuation for fencing.
This reserve is situated at Patiti Point, immediately to
the southward of Timaru, and comprises undulating land
well covered by English grasses.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The purchaser of the lease shall, immediately upon the
   fall of the hammer, deposit an amount equal to six months'
   rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, and
   £6 6s. value of improvements.
2. The lease shall be for the term stated, without right of
   renewal, and shall be subject to resumption by twelve months'
   notice in the event of the land being required by the Crown.
3. The lessee shall have no claim against the Crown for
   compensation, either on account of any improvements that
   may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid
   possible resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on
   the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove
   any fences or buildings erected by him on the land, but not
   otherwise.
4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land
   comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
5. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he
   shall prevent their increase or spread to the satisfaction of the
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.
6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease;
   and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to
   be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be directed
   by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall once a year during the said term, and at
   the proper season of the year, properly cut and trim all live
   ences now on the demised land, or which may be planted
   thereon during the said term.
8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free
   from all deductions whatsoever.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within
   thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have
   been fulfilled.

The reserve is described for the general information of
intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to
make a personal inspection, as the Department is not re-
sponsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 21st 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 Friday, the 26th day of February, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—TUAPEKA WEST
SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section 21, Block VIII: 14 acres 2 roods 12 perches.
,, 19, ,, XIII: 3 ,, 2 ,, 19,,

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.