Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 861

rimu, from which timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil generally inferior quality, on cementy gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 410 ft. to 640 ft. above sea-level. Situated three miles and a half from Kotuku Railway-station by formed pack-track.

The incoming tenant will be required to pay half value of fencing on boundaries with Sections 2886 and 2895.

Section 2897, Block V: Area, 913 acres; capital value, £580; Half-yearly rent, £11 12s.

About 265 acres burnt bush, covered with fern; remainder being half low hills and half practically flat land carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, miro, and kamahi, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair light quality on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 500 ft. to 850 ft. above sea-level. Situated four miles from Kotuku Railway-station by formed pack-track.

Section 2898, Block V: Area, 928 acres; capital value, £580; half-yearly rent, £11 12s.

About 528 acres dead timber and fern, the remainder, with the exception of a few low terraces, practically flat land carrying heavy mixed bush consisting of rimu, kamahi, kahikatea, and kawaka, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair quality on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 440 ft. to 570 ft. above sea-level. Access by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company’s main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station, a distance of two miles and a half.

The owner of the improvements, valued at £13, and consisting of a five-stalled stable and lean-to in bad repair and one small hut, will be allowed one month from date of ballot in which to remove them.

Section 2899, Block V: Area, 653 acres; capital value, £410; half-yearly rent, £8 4s.

Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements consisting of 5 chains of fencing, shed, and pig-sty.

About 100 acres dead timber and fern, remainder chiefly low flat spurs carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kamahi, kahikatea, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of fair sandy nature, on clay and gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 325 ft. to 550 ft. above sea-level. Access by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company’s main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station, a distance of two miles.

Grey County.—Kopara Survey District.

Section 2900, Block V: Area, 769 acres 2 roods; capital value, £390; half-yearly rent, £7 16s.

About 500 acres flat and terrace land, remainder sidlings and low hills, the whole carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, kamahi, and miro, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of light sandy nature, on gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 550 ft. to 850 ft. above sea-level. Access by formed road from Rotomanu Railway-station for six miles, and thence by formed pack-track for two miles and a half, or by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company’s main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station for four miles.

Section 2901, Block V: Area, 820 acres; capital value, £520; half-yearly rent, £10 8s.

About 80 acres burnt bush, remainder low flat spurs carrying heavy mixed bush of rimu, kahikatea, kamahi, and miro, from which the timber of commercial value has been removed by sawmillers. Soil of light and shallow nature throughout, on clay and gravel subsoil; well watered. Altitude, 435 ft. to 650 ft. above sea-level. Access by formed road from Rotomanu Railway-station for five miles and a half, and thence by formed pack-track for a mile and a half, or by unformed road along Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company’s main tramway-line from Ruru Railway-station for three miles.

The owner of the improvements, valued at £80, and consisting of a five-roomed house built partly on road reserve, will be allowed one month from the date of ballot in which to remove them.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

Section 3309, Block I: Area, 167 acres; capital value, £260; half-yearly rent, £5 4s.

87 acres Crown land. 80 acres national endowment. All flat land carrying heavy mixed bush of red-pine, white-pine, kamahi, &c., of no commercial value, with dense undergrowth of supplejack and kiki. Good quality soil of loamy nature, on sand and gravel subsoil; well watered. Situated five miles from Barrytown Post and Telephone Office by metalled dray-road.

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SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

Section 3310, Block I: Area, 424 acres; capital value, £380; half-yearly rent, £7 12s.

83 acres Crown land. 341 acres national endowment. About 90 acres flat, remainder low hills, steep in places, the whole carrying mixed bush consisting of rimu, white-pine, rata, and kamahi of no commercial value, with a dense undergrowth of fern and supplejack. Soil of loamy nature, on shingle and rock formation; well watered. Altitude, 60 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Situated four miles and a half from Barrytown Post and Telephone Office by metalled dray-road.

Section 3311, Block I: Area, 384 acres; capital value, £290; half-yearly rent, £5 16s.

About 15 acres flat, remainder low hills steep in places, the whole carrying mixed bush consisting of rimu, kamahi, and rata of no commercial value, with dense undergrowth of fern and supplejack. Soil of loamy nature, on shingle and rock formation; well watered. Altitude, 90 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Situated four miles from Barrytown Post and Telephone Office by metalled road.

Section 3312, Block V: Area, 255 acres 1 rood; capital value, £200; half-yearly rent, £4.

215¼ acres Crown land. 40 acres national endowment. About 10 acres flat, remainder low hills steep in places, the whole carrying mixed bush of rimu, rata, and kamahi of no commercial value, with dense undergrowth of fern and supplejack. Soil of loamy nature, on shingle and rock formation; well watered. Altitude, 90 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Situated three miles from Barrytown Post and Telephone Office by metalled dray-road.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE.

1. Term of license, twenty-one years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, but without right of purchase.

2. Rent payable in advance on 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. Applicants to be seventeen years of age and upwards.

4. No person is eligible to hold more than one license.

5. Applicants to furnish statutory declaration with applications, and, on being declared successful, deposit £1 1s. license fee and a half-year’s rent. Rent for the broken period between date of lease and 1st January or 1st July following is also payable.

6. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be simultaneous.

7. Order of selection is decided by ballot, preference being given to landless applicants, with children dependent on them, or who have within preceding two years been twice unsuccessful at former ballots.

8. Successful applicant to execute license within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.

9. Residence is to commence within four years in bush land or swamp land, and within one year in open or partly open land, and to be continuous.

10. Improvements.—Licensee is required to improve the land within one year to the value of 10 per cent. of the price; within two years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price; and thereafter, but within six years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price. In addition to the foregoing, and within six years, improvements are also to be effected to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land, and 10s. for every acre of second-class land.

11. Licensee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

12. Transfer not allowed until completion of two years’ continuous residence, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.

13. Licensee has no right to dispose of sawmilling timber or silver-pine.

14. The right is reserved to the Crown to grant licenses to cut timber and other rights appurtenant thereto, and free right of access must be allowed to the holders of such licenses and their employees.

15. Holders of miners’ rights have right to prospect.

16. The Warden may grant mining privileges subject to compensation for improvements only.

17. The licensee has no claim to compensation on account of any injury to stock resulting from sawmilling or mining operations.

18. License is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.