Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 101

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 29th December, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by the resolution of the Auckland 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th December, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury 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.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
Section 2, Block VIII, Wakanui Survey District
(Bruce Settlement).

TENURE: Special tenure lease. Lease No. 10. Formerly held by Daniel Byrne. Reason for forfeiture: Failure to pay rent and effect required improvements.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 4th January, 1921.

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 received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 18th February, 1921.

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 Gardner’s Hall, Taumarunui, on Tuesday, the 22nd February, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

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

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Karu Settlement.—Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

• Buildings. Repayable in cash, or in twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £20 4s.
  † Buildings. Repayable in cash.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital value, and which have to be paid for separately, are as follows:—
Section 1s.—A house of four rooms, built of rimu, totara, and matai, fitted with stove and hot-water pipes, two tanks, and brick chimney; value, £400.
Section 2s.—Whare, 21 ft. by 10 ft., built of rimu boards with battens, good T. and G. floor, and ruberoid roofing; value, £25.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s.—Easy to steep slopes, with ploughable land along the Mapara Valley; about two-thirds open fern and manuka country, remainder heavy bush. Soil of fair quality, on papa and sandstone.
Section 2s.—Easy to steep slopes, about one-half easy open country; covered with fern and manuka, with some ploughable land in the Mapara Valley; remainder heavy bush. Soil of good quality on papa and sandstone.
Section 3s.—The section comprises about 25 acres of grass land on flats by the Mapiu Stream; the remainder is heavy forest land of good quality, rising steep from the stream, but with good easy country on top. The soil is of good quality on papa, with a few rhyolite outcrops.
Section 4s.—The section comprises land with easy slopes, and is covered for the most part with fern and manuka; there are patches of open grass land, with some swamps which can be easily drained. The soil is of good quality, on papa and standstone.
Section 5s.—Easy to steep slopes, covered principally with heavy bush, but some of the land is partly fern and swamp country.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

This settlement is situated about seven miles and a half from Piopio, which is about sixteen miles from Te Kuiti Railway-station by the Te Kuiti—Awakino Road, which is metalled. The access from Piopio after leaving the main road is for five miles along the Kahuwera Road, a formed dray-road; the remainder of the distance is by the Tikitiki Road, which is at present unformed, but formation is to be put in hand shortly. Horses can be taken along the Mapara Valley. A little later, with about three miles more of road-formation, there will be access to the railway-station at Kopaki, about thirteen miles distant; horses can now be taken to there. The land is partly bush, partly scrub land, and some of the flats along the Mapara Valley carry grass. It varies from flat and undulating to hilly, and is well watered. The altitude above sea-level runs from 500 ft. on the flats to about 1,150 ft. on the ridges. The forest consists of tawa, mahoe, hinau, &c., with a little kahikatea and rimu.

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

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 4th January, 1921.

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, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 18th February, 1921.

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