Aug. 23.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Pastoral Runs in Wellington Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for license by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 10th October, 1923, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.
Rangitikei County.—Moawhango and Maungakaretu Survey Districts.

RUN 29, Blocks XIV and VIII : Area, 1,234 acres ; upset annual rental, £75.
Weighted with £145, valuation for improvements.
Term of license, fourteen years.
Situated on the left of the Hautapu Stream. Access from Hihitahi Railway-station, which is about four miles distant by dray-road. Fifteen acres in bush, balance in native grasses; 600 acres undulating, balance hilly; well watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 2,600 ft. to 3,600 ft.
Improvements comprise 187 chains fencing.

Rangitikei County.—Moawhango and Ohinewairua Survey Districts.

Run 30, Blocks XV, XVI, and I : Area, 1,600 acres ; upset annual rental, £50.
Weighted with £230, valuation for improvements.
Term of license, fourteen years.
Situated near the head of the Moawhango and Tikerere Streams. Access is from Taihape Railway-station, which is about sixteen miles distant, but usual access is obtained by a track through Run 3 adjoining. About 320 acres are in bush, balance tussock country; well watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 3,600 ft. to 3,200 ft.
Improvements comprise 329 chains boundary fence.

The runs are described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.
The valuations for improvements must be paid immediately on the fall of the hammer.
Plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in North Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st August, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, 28th September, 1923, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

PART of Lot 79, Kamo Village, 82 ft. by 148 ft. approximately, known as the old post-office site; minimum annual rental, £13.
Weighted with improvements to value of £20, consisting of excavations for foundations of building.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal for one further term of twenty-one years.

2. On the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, the lessee shall have no right to compensation for improvements put on the land, or for any other cause.

3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

4. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.

5. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.

6. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside "Tender for Lease," and to be accompanied by the first half-year's rent at the rate tendered, together with loading for improvements.

7. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

8. Possession will be given on acceptance of tender.
   Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

R. P. GREVILLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 20th August, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash or on deferred payments, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the 26th day of September, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AMURI COUNTY.—CULVERDEN TOWNSHIP.

SECTION 38, Block VI : Area, 1 acre; capital value, £75; annual instalment (excluding interest), £3 15s.
The land is situated in Town of Culverden sixty-nine miles from Christchurch. The section is flat, the soil being of a light and shingly nature. Water is obtained by means of wells and pumps.

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.—5 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.

In either case, if the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date, whether of purchase-money or interest, the amount (if any) already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to section 60 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.
Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.—5,040,080 Superficial Feet.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 20th August, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction in three lots at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 10th day of October, 1923, at 11.30 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

LOT 1.—Section 4, Block VIII, Tangitu Survey District : Area, 259 acres 3 roods 17 perches. Situated on the Manga-papa Road, seven miles and a half from the Ongarue Railway-station by Taumarunui–Te Kuiti, Ohura, Upper Ohura, and Mangapapa Roads.
Estimated quantities in superficial feet : Rimu, 369,080 ft.; kahikatea, 125,150 ft.; matai, 36,875 ft.; miro, 21,630 ft.; totara, 16,000 ft.; total, 568,735 ft.
Upset price : £758 11s. 6d.
Time for removal of timber : Two years.
Terms of payment : £250 and timber-cutting license fee (£1 1s.) on fall of the hammer, £250 in twelve months from date of sale, and balance in eighteen months.

LOT 2.—Section 5, Block VIII, Tangitu Survey District : Area, 341 acres. Situated on the main Ohura Road, about