APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1253

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th April, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—TUTUTAWA SETTLEMENT.
SECTION 2s, Block XIV, Ngatimaru Survey District. Formerly held by T. H. Trask. Tenure: S.T.L.S.L. Reason: Non-fulfilment of conditions.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Pastoral Lands in Otago Land District classified.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report upon lands in Otago Land District have classified the pastoral runs in the Schedule hereto as therein noted, and the classification has been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General under section 225 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CROWN LAND.
Class A.—Pastoral Land.

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 23: Area, 19,600 acres; Lake County.

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.

Sections 12/16, Block V, Lower Wanaka Survey District: Area, 2,799 acres; Vincent County.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Land in the Canterbury Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 22nd April, 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, Christchurch, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 4th June, 1918.

The lands may be selected for cash or on deferred payments, 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, Christchurch, on Thursday, 6th June, 1918, at 10 o’clock a.m. The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Ashburton County.—Wakanui Survey District.—Bruce Settlement.

SECTION 1s: Area, 380 acres; capital value, £3,570; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £178 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £80 6s. 6d.

Weighted with £500, valuation for improvements consisting of house and usual outbuildings, which may be paid for in cash or by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £25 5s. Total half-yearly instalment, £105 11s. 6d.

All flat, light, agricultural land; shallow soil, on gravel; watered by races. Altitude about 90 ft. Access by good road, eleven miles from Ashburton.

Section 2s: Area, 422 acres; capital value, £3,430; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £171 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £77 3s. 6d.

All flat, light, agricultural land; shallow soil, on gravel; watered by races. Altitude about 80 ft. Access from Ashburton, twelve miles by good road and three-quarters of a mile by road not yet formed.

Section 3s: Area, 362 acres; capital value, £3,310; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £165 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £74 9s. 6d.

All flat, light, agricultural land; shallow soil, on gravel; watered by races. Altitude about 90 ft. Access from Ashburton, eleven miles by formed road.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements that go with the land are: Section 1s, 357 chains boundary and internal fencing, valued at £81; Section 2s, 319 chains boundary and internal fencing, valued at £83; Section 3s, 426 chains boundary and internal fencing, valued at £93.

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

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 16th April, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section will be offered for sale by public auction at the Courthouse, Waimate, on Tuesday, the 14th May, 1918, at 11 a.m., under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waimate County.—Waimate Survey District.

SECTION 8, Block II, Bourndale Settlement: Area, 5 acres; upset price, £90.

Good flat agricultural land, somewhat overgrown with gorse, situated about six miles and a half from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

TERMS OF SALE.

The purchaser may pay for the land in cash or by deferred payments extending over a period of nineteen years. The terms are—

(1.) Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter.

(2.) Deferred Payments.—Five per cent. of the purchase-money and license fee (£1 1s.) on the fall of the hammer, balance by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen years, with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money; but with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

Title will be subject to section 60 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

Further particulars may be obtained from this office.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.