APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1157

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 16th February, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be sold in terms of section 128 of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Wednesday, 17th May, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—WAIHEMO COUNTY.—WAIHEMO SURVEY DISTRICT.

PART of mining reserve in Block III, Waihemo District: Area, 58 acres.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 21st February, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, the undermentioned lands will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Monday, 22nd May, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 1st March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one years, without right of renewal, at this office on Wednesday, 26th April, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.—TOWN OF INVERCARGILL.

SECTION 22, Block XLVI: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £12 10s.

One chain frontage to Teviot Street and two chains and a half to Ythan Street. Weighted with £200, valuation for dwelling, outhouses, and fencing.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on 1st July, 1916.
2. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, lease and registration fees, and valuation for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
3. The term of the lease will be twenty-one years from 1st July, 1916.
4. At the end of the term lease to be offered at auction for a further term, at rental 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 of Land Board.
6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
7. Consent of 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 liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.

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

Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 15th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Lands for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 2nd May, 1916.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land Board for examination at this office on Thursday, 4th May, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination. Preference will be given to soldiers, either discharged or on active service, and to applicants with children dependent on them or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—DRAYTON SETTLEMENT.—PAPARUA COUNTY.—ROLLESTON SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 1, Block XII: Area, 125 acres 2 roods 24 perches; half-yearly rental, £25.

Rent per acre per annum, 7s. 11½d.; half-yearly rental, £25.

Weighted with £325, valuation for improvements consisting of house, sheds, garden, orchard, and 32 chains of fencing.

All flat agricultural land that has been recently cropped. Somewhat light soil, on clay and gravel subsoil; watered by water-races. About two miles and three-quarters from Templeton Railway-station by good road.

The improvements that go with the land are 238 chains of boundary and subdivision fences, valued at £88 6s.

Full particulars and plans may be obtained at this office.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Land in Southland Land District open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 11th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 26th April, 1916.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land Board for examination at this office on Thursday, 27th April, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination.

Preference will be given to soldiers (either discharged or on active service), and 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.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—HOKONUI SURVEY DISTRICT.—ARDLUSSA SETTLEMENT.

Mixed Agricultural and Pastoral Land.

SECTION 1, Blocks II and III: Area, 5,031 acres 1 rood 6 perches; rent per acre per annum, 8d.; total half-yearly rental, £84.

Open, undulating to hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into four paddocks, the eastern boundary being unfenced. 123 acres have been ploughed and sown in turnips, which have to be paid for by the successful applicant; 136 acres in new grass; some 600 to 700 acres are ploughable; the balance is hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 720 ft. to 2,050 ft. Well watered by permanent streams.

Section 3, Block VII: Area, 1,790 acres; rent per acre per annum, 2s.; total half-yearly rental, £89 10s.

Open, flat, and hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into six paddocks, and practically all ring-fenced with rabbit-proof fences. Comprising 345 acres in grass; the balance, 1,445 acres, is mostly hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 600 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements which go with the sections are as follows: Section 1—938 chains of boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £293. Section 3—889 chains boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £465 18s.

Ardlussa Settlement is situated from six miles to ten miles and three-quarters from Balfour Railway-station, on the Gore-Lumsden line.

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