Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3261

Lands in Wellington Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 14th October, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given that the surrender of the leases of the undermentioned lands having been accepted by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1919.

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 Monday, the 15th December, 1919.

The lands may be purchased 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, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 17th December, 1919, at 10 o’clock a.m.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hutt County.—Block XIV, Belmont Survey District.—Waddington Settlement.

• Buildings.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £465, payable in cash or in fourteen years by half-yearly instalments of £23 9s. 8d.; total half-yearly payment on lease, £40 0s. 5d.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are included in the capital values consist of drains and fences. The fences, generally speaking, are in a poor state of repair, and in many instances not on the proper boundaries.

The improvements on Section 14s, which are not included in the capital value, comprise six-roomed house, cow-shed, dairy, stable, and sheds, all valued at £465. The shed is situated partly on Section 12s.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Waddington Settlement is situated on Naenae Road, about three miles from Lower Hutt Post-office. It comprises first-class land suitable for dairying and intense cultivation.

Main drains have been constructed through the settlement, and the various sections can be greatly improved by the construction of small drains to connect with the existing drains. There is a small quantity of gorse on some of the sections.

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

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office.
Auckland, 20th October, 1919.

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, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 8th December, 1919.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six 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, Auckland, on Thursday, the 11th December, 1919, at 10 o’clock a.m.

A member of the Land Board will be in attendance at the Courthouse, Te Aroha, for the purpose of examining local applicants who may not find it convenient to attend at Auckland.

The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday, 12th December, at 10 a.m.