JAN. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 187

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

• Lands in Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 10th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses
of the undermentioned lands having been declared
forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the
said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section 227, Paremoremo Parish.

TENURE: O.R.P. 4311. Licensee: E. G. Page. Reason for
forfeiture: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

Section 4, Block XIV, Russell Survey District.

Tenure: O.R.P. 5231. Licensee: T. T. Clark. Reason
for forfeiture: At request.

Section 10, Block V, Waitoa Survey District.

Tenure: O.R.P. 4800. Licensee: T. Gill (deceased).
Reason for forfeiture: At request of beneficiary.

Section 207, Waipareira Parish.

Tenure: O.R.P. 4911. Licensee: A. R. Wrigley. Reason
for forfeiture: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

Section 3, Block XII, Waoku Survey District.

Tenure: O.R.P. 5193. Licensee: H. C. Baker. Reason
for forfeiture: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

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

• Land in Wellington Land District for Sale or Lease to
  Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
are open for sale or lease under the Discharged
Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder;
and applications will be received at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday,
the 26th February, 1918.

The lands may be selected for cash or on deferred pay-
ments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right
of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years,
and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board
for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 28th February,
1918.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—
KAITAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.—PUKENAMU SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

SECTION 1s: Area, 73 acres 1 rood 6 perches. Capital value,
£3,190. Annual instalment on deferred payment (exclusive
of interest), £159 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent,
£71 15s. 6d.

Section 2s: Area, 73 acres 1 rood 9 perches. Capital value,
£3,120. Annual instalment on deferred payment (exclusive
of interest), £156. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent,
£70 4s.

Section 3s: Area, 75 acres 0 roods 24 perches. Capital
value, £3,045. Annual instalment on deferred payment
(exclusive of interest), £152 5s. Renewable lease: Half-
yearly rent, £68 10s. 3d.

The Pukenuamu Settlement is situated in Block II, Kaitawa
Survey District, in the Horowhenua County, is about one
mile from Te Horo Railway-station, on the North Island,
Main Trunk Railway, by a good metalled road, and about
five miles from Otaki Township.

The settlement comprises about 221¾ acres, and is sub-
divided into three sections of 73¼, 73¼, and 75¼ acres. The
land consists of about 146 acres of good swamp land, and
about 76 acres of sandy downs, each section having its share
of both classes.

At Te Horo there is a cheese-factory, post-office, and store,
the cheese-factory being about three-quarters of a mile from
the settlement.

The land is very suitable for dairying, fattening, or grazing,
and owing to the fine climate of the district dairying can be
carried on all the year round.

Sale posters and full particulars may be obtained from this
office.

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

• Education Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease
  by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves
described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for
lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Christchurch, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, 26th
February, 1918, under the provisions of the Education
Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’
Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

Selwyn County.

E.R. 932, Blocks II, III, VI, and VII, Selwyn District: Area, 379 acres 1 rood 26 perches; upset annual rent, £94 17s. 6d.

Ellesmere County.

E.R. 1167, Block XII, Selwyn District: Area 39 acres; upset annual rent, £21 9s.

E.R. 1168, Block XII, Selwyn District: Area, 37 acres; upset annual rent, £16 13s.

E.R. 1171, Block VIII, Selwyn District: Area, 38 acres; upset annual rent, £17 2s.

E.R. 1172, Blocks VIII and XII, Selwyn District: Area, 60 acres; upset annual rent, £27.

E.R. 1184, Block XIII, Leeston District: Area, 35 acres; upset annual rent, £35.

Waipara County.

Lot 2 of E.R. 2004, Block II, Waipara District: Area, 387 acres 2 roods 23 perches; upset annual rent, £135 15s. Weighted with £46 12s., valuation for windmill, tank, piping, trough, and fencing.

Ashburton County.

Lots 6 and 7 of E.R. 1112, Block X, Corwar District: Area, 209 acres 1 rood 3 perches; upset annual rent, £219 15s. Weighted with £205 for cottage and shed.

Lot 8 of E.R. 1112, Block X, Corwar District: Area, 88 acres 0 roods 34 perches; upset annual rent, £92 12s. 6d. Weighted with £180 for cottage.

Lot 2 of E.R. 1552, Blocks VI and VII, Hutt District: Area, 286 acres 3 roods 21 perches; upset annual rent, £208.

Lot 2 of E.R. 2000, Blocks V and IX, Spaxton District: Area, 476 acres 3 roods 32 perches; upset annual rent, £190 16s.

Lot 2 of E.R. 1117, Block VII, Rakaia District: Area, 139 acres 0 roods 15 perches; upset annual rent, £107 16s.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

E.R. 932.—All flat, light arable land, somewhat stony, part suitable for root crops and an occasional crop of oats. Access from Dunsandel, six miles by good road.

E.R. 1167.—All flat, light arable land, suitable for root crops and an occasional crop of oats. Access from Dunsandel, three miles and a quarter by good road.

E.R. 1168.—All flat, light agricultural land, suitable for mixed crops. Access from Dunsandel, two miles by good road.

E.R. 1171.—All flat, light arable land, somewhat stony, part suitable for root crops and an occasional crop of oats. Access from Dunsandel, one mile by good road.

E.R. 1172.—All flat, light agricultural land, suitable for mixed crops. Access from Dunsandel, one mile and a half by good road.

E.R. 1184.—All flat, light agricultural land, suitable for mixed crops. Access from Leeston, three miles by good road.

Lot 2 of E.R. 2004.—All flat, light arable land, stony in parts, suitable for crops other than wheat. Access from Hawarden, six miles by good road.

Lots 6 and 7 of E.R. 1112.—Easy downs, good arable land, suitable for mixed farming and fruit-growing. Access from Rakaia, five miles by good road.