Oct. 23. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2537

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 14th October, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki 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, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 30th September, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Wellington 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: L.S.R.L. Lease No. 273. Section 17, Tiraumea Settlement. Formerly held by J. G. McKenzie.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Lands in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st October, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash or on deferred payments, at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, 11th December, 1924, under the provisions of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Franklin County.—Waiau Parish.

SECTION 51: Area, 91 acres 0 roods 12·4 perches; upset price, £1,400; required deposit, £150.

Situated two miles from Waiau Pa Wharf by formed road, and six miles from Patumahoe Railway-station by metalled road. Land easy undulating, practically all ploughable; 15 acres in good grass, 50 acres in worn-out pasture requiring breaking up and resowing, 20 acres fallow, 2 acres wattles, and 2 acres swampy patches. Subdivided into seven paddocks. Fences in bad order. Watered by springs. The soil is light loam of fair quality. No noxious weeds, but rabbits are numerous. Buildings comprise three-roomed house and milking-shed. Section is suitable for dairying.

D.O., 22/3508; H.O., 26/10526.

Whangarei County.—Owhiwa Parish.

Section N.W. 114 and 115, S.E. 116, 118, and 94: Area, 208 acres 0 roods 21 perches; upset price, £1,400; required deposit, £150.

Property situated fourteen miles from Onerahi Railway-station by formed road, half metalled, and four miles from Parua Bay Wharf. School is on the property; 115 acres in good pasture, 92 acres in worn-out grass gone back to second growth, and ¼ acre in orchard. Soil along road front is poor pipe-clay, but balance is good strong clay. Property is well watered by permanent streams. About 20 acres flat, 113 acres undulating, and 74 acres broken and steep country.

The boundary is all fenced, except that portion adjoining Section 94; total, 158 chains, of which 120 chains is in poor order; balance good. Subdivided into nine paddocks by 126 chains fencing, in poor order. Present carrying capacity, 175 ewes, 3 rams, 2 cows, 2 draught horses. Buildings consist of good seven-roomed house, 10 ft. stud, veranda on two sides, about eight years old; shed, 30 ft. by 15 ft.; dairy-shed; cow-shed (unfinished). The property is suitable for sheep-farming.

D.O., 22/1374; H.O., 26/5842.

Waitemata County.—Takapuna Parish.

Lots 5 and 6 of Allotment 150: Area, 4 acres 1 rood 22 perches; upset price, £1,450; required deposit, £150.

Property situated two miles from Birkenhead Wharf by metalled road, and one mile from Birkdale School. Comprises 3 acres in worn-out grass, 1 acre in orchard (mostly apples), and ½ acre of scrub. Buildings consist of kauri house, six rooms, with bathroom and scullery; corrugated-iron shed, 14 ft. by 14 ft.; five fowl-houses, 16 ft. by 32 ft., 15 ft. by 30 ft., 6 ft. by 8 ft., 16 ft. by 8 ft., and 40 ft. by 14 ft. Buildings are in poor order, and house requires papering and painting and repairs to windows. The property is ring-fenced, and about ten chains subdivision fence in poor order. Would make a good home, and poultry could be run as a side line.

D.O., 22/315; H.O., 26/5246.

Manukau County.—Otah Parish.

Sections 74 and 74A: Area, 301 acres 3 roods 30 perches; upset price, £2,420; required deposit, £250.

Property situated seventeen miles from Papakura Railway-station by formed road, some metalled, and three miles and a half from Moumoukai School. Altitude, 750 ft. to 1,100 ft. It comprises 265 acres bush land felled and grassed, 15 acres green bush, 22 acres fern, &c. The soil is a free-working loam on rubble and clay, and is carrying a good close sole of danthonia and mixed English grass. Fully half the area is ploughable when property stumped, and green-fodder crops could be grown on about 150 acres of the farm. It is well watered by springs and small stream. There are very few rabbits, and it is fairly free from noxious weeds. It is subdivided into six paddocks, and there are 335 chains sheep-proof fencing in fair condition. Buildings consist of new house (three rooms) and three sheds. This place can be made very useful, and is suitable for mixed farming. Access poor in winter.

D.O., 22/3679; H.O., 26/8964.

Franklin County.—Opaheke Parish.

Section 170: Area, 168 acres 2 roods; upset price, £1,200; required deposit, £100.

Property situated eight miles from Drury and Pukekohe Railway-stations, and a mile and a quarter from Paparata and Ararimu School. There are some 50 acres in medium pasture, 10 acres in worn-out grass, 1 acre in orchard, 25 acres still in bush, and balance in swamp, fern, and blackberry. Well watered by springs and streams. Fencing consists of 125 chains in medium condition. Buildings consist of new house (four rooms), in good order, and three old sheds. There is blackberry on the property, and rabbitting is required.