MAY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1705

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Sections 51A and 52A, Block VIII, and 17, 18, 23, 24, 31, and 32, Block X, New River Hundred, Southland Land District, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, 11th August, 1916.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 2nd May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Friday, the 1st September, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPA COUNTY.
Section 8, Horotiu Parish: Area, 28 acres 2 roods.
Sections 9 and 10, Town of Whatawhata: Area, 2 roods.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District classified.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report on rural lands in Otago Land District have classified the pastoral runs in the Schedule hereto as therein noted.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Class A.—Pastoral Lands.

Being Lands suitable exclusively for Pasturage and not capable of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying-capacity of less than 5,000 Sheep.

Run 492, Lake County: Area, 16,900 acres (Crown land).

Class B.—Pastoral-agricultural Lands.

Being Lands adapted in part for Pasturage and in part for Agricultural Purposes, but suitable for Subdivision in Areas not exceeding 5,000 Acres.

Run 495, Lake County: Area, 1,500 acres (Crown land).
Section 1A, Block X, Waipori Survey District, Bruce County: Area, 1,064 acres (Crown land).
Run 221a,* Vincent County: Present area, 3,900 acres (Crown land).

• Part only, containing 2,390 acres, to be again let for pastoral purposes.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 8th May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 27th June, 1916.

The lands in the First Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on renewable lease.

The lands in the Second Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only, as provided by section 135 of the Land Act, 1908, as they are supposed to contain minerals.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, 28th June, 1916, at 10 o’clock a.m.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE.

OPEN FOR SELECTION ON THE OPTIONAL SYSTEM.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Piopiotea West Survey District.

Section 3, Block III: Area, 243 acres. Capital value, £630. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £15 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 12s.

Situated on the Otunui and Wanganui River Roads. Access from Taumarunui, via Otunui Road, thirteen miles distant—by formed dray-road for a mile and a half, balance bridle-road. The Otunui Landing on the Wanganui River is just opposite the section. The section comprises about 60 acres flat land; balance hilly, undulating to broken. About 50 acres of the section is in heavy bush of tawa, rewarewa, tawhero, hinau, high manuka, mahoe, houhou, &c., and a dense undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, karamu, tutu, supplejacks, &c.; the balance is in fern, manuka, tutu, &c. Soil varies from fair to very good; flats alluvial, and pumice hills; heavy loam, on papa formation; well watered. Elevation ranges from 540 ft. to 1,030 ft. above sea-level. The section is a good one, and an early return could be got. Stock could be run on section in its present state.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

Section 8, Block XI: Area, 897 acres. Capital value, £1,350. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £33 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £27.

Situated on the Tahunaora Road, about a mile from the Wanganui River, where there is a landing-stage and cargo-shed. Access from Whangamomona Railway-station, about fifteen miles distant—by dray-road for about twelve miles, bridle-track remaining distance. The section comprises broken and undulating country, with steep sidings, but there is a small tableland suitable for homestead-site in the north-western corner near road. In the north-eastern corner near the road there are the remains of an old burn, with some tow hai growing thereon; the balance of the section is covered with a heavy forest of tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, &c., and a dense undergrowth of mahoe, kotukutuku, karamu, raurekau, hoho, pongas, supplejacks, kiekie, &c. The soil is of good quality, on papa formation, and the section is well watered.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

Section 3, Block I: Area, 346 acres. Capital value, £570. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £14 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 8s.

Situated on the Mokau Road, about two miles and a half from the Puketutu Railway-station—two miles dray-road, balance horse-track. The section comprises undulating fern and manuka land, with river-flats on northern end, a good proportion of the section being ploughable. There is a piece of heavy bush at the southern end of section, comprising tawa, pukatea, rata, tawhero, kaiwhiria, rewarewa, &c., and a dense undergrowth. The soil is of tufaceous loam, generally of fair quality, resting on rhyolite formation; well watered. Elevation ranges from 660 ft. to 960 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.

Section 11, Block VII: Area, 490 acres. Capital value, £620. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £15 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 8s.

Situated at the junction of the Waitiri and Ratanui Roads. Access from Douglas Railway-station, about twelve miles distant—about eight miles by metalled road, balance bridle-track. Access also from Eltham, about twenty-three miles and a half distant, twenty-one miles being metalled. The section comprises some fair flats along the top ridge, with steep spurs and gullies along the siding. The forest is light on the flats, but fairly heavy on the siding, and comprises tawa, rata, rimu, &c., with a fairly heavy undergrowth of supplejacks, &c. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation, and the section is well watered.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

OPEN FOR SELECTION ON RENEWABLE LEASE ONLY.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

Section 7, Block VII: Area, 391 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £590. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 16s.

Situated on the Raekohua and Tangarakau Roads. Access from proposed railway-station at Tahora, about three miles distant—one mile dray-road, balance pack-track. Later on there will be a railway-station where the Raekohua Road crosses the Tangarakau. The section comprises mostly broken country, part undulating, with about 10 acres of