JULY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2457

Crown Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th July, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 14, Block X, Makotuku Survey District, Wellington Land District, containing 3 acres 2 roods 26 perches, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Friday, the 13th day of October, 1916.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st April, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 37, Whangape Parish, Rangiriri Survey District, Auckland Land District, containing 35 acres 1 rood 5 perches, will be disposed of on or after Friday, the 21st day of July, 1916, under the provisions of the said Act.

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, 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.

Village-homestead Allotment in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 8th June, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 ; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 13th September, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT. — LAKE COUNTY. — TOWN OF ARROWTOWN EXTENSION.

SECTION 2, Block XXXV : Area, 4 acres 2 roods 38 perches ; capital value, £15 ; half-yearly rent, 6s.

Weighted with £5, valuation for two-roomed house.

Situated in the Borough of Arrowtown, about three miles from the post-office. Good road access. More than half the area is good land ; balance poor and stony. Soil a light loam, on schist formation ; not well watered.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 20th June, 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, with the perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the Land Office, Napier, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 6th day of September, 1916, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TAKAPAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 44, Block IX : Area, 20 acres ; upset annual rental, £20.

Weighted with £111 5s., valuation for improvements comprising felling, clearing, and grassing, £80 ; and fencing, £31 5s.

First-class land. Distant some thirty chains from Makotuku Township and railway-station by good metalled-road access. Originally covered with heavy mixed bush, now felled and cleared. Undulating and level country in grass, and all ploughable when the stumps are removed. Watered by stream. Good soil, on clay formation. Section is ring fenced. Altitude about 950 ft. above sea-level.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), and valuation for improvements to be paid on fall of hammer.

2. Term of lease, twenty-one years from 20th September, 1916, on which date rent will commence and possession be given, with perpetual right of renewal for successive terms of twenty-one years.

3. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire new lease at end of the term, land to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to pay the value of improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing lessee, less any sum due to the Crown.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve the land, and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.

6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.

7. Buildings which may be erected on land to be kept in good repair and condition.

8. No gravel to be removed from the land without the consent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.

10. Lessee to give notice to the Land Board before making improvements.

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

12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Form of lease may be perused, and plans and full particulars obtained at the Lands Office, Napier, and the local Lands Office, Gisborne.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments in Wellington Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 ; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th August, 1916.

The ballot, if required, will be held on Thursday, the 31st August, 1916, at 2.30 p.m., at this office.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MATAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

SECTION 30 : Area, 3 roods ; capital value, £25 ; half-yearly rent, 10s.

Weighted with £47 16s., valuation for improvements.

This section is situated in the Mataroa Village Settlement, the access being from the Mataroa Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by formed road. Flat land ; soil of good quality, on papa formation. The improvements comprise the whole area in grass, 7 chains of fencing, and a three-roomed house with lean-to.

Section 31 : Area, 1 acre ; capital value, £25 ; half-yearly rent, 10s.

Weighted with £46, valuation for improvements.

Flat land, cleared and in grass. Access from Mataroa by formed dray-road. The soil is of good quality, heavy loam, on papa formation. The elevation is about 1,700 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is good. The improvements comprise clearing and grassing 1 acre, 7½ chains fencing, dwellinghouse (five rooms, 34 ft. by 34 ft.), built of sawn timber, roofed with iron, iron chimney; also a shed, 16 ft. by 12 ft. (sawn timber, roofed with ruberoid, not floored). The successful applicant will also be required to pay balance of premium for fire insurance on house, which will be adjusted at time of selection.

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