1890

Notifying Lands in Neison Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the eleventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Waimea County.—Tadmor Survey District.—Village of Tui.

SECTION 4: Area, 2 acres 1 rood 16 perches; upset price, £25.

Weighted with £117, valuation for improvements, consisting of dwelling, also shed and 17 chains of fencing, to be paid for in cash.

Section 5: Area, 2 acres 3 roods 15 perches; upset price, £30.

Weighted with £5 valuation for improvements, consisting of 5 chains of boundary-fence, to be paid for in cash.

Situated in the Village of Tui, almost adjoining Tui Railway-station. All flat land in grass.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of June, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Levels County.—Arowhenua Survey District.—Seaforth Settlement.

SECTION 2, Block IX: Area, 58 acres 1 rood 30 perches. Capital value, £1,250; half-yearly rent, £31 5s.

Weighted with £400, valuation for improvements, of which £150 is to be paid in cash upon applicant being declared successful; the balance of £250 to be secured by an instalment mortgage under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, for a term of twenty-five years and a half in the case of a discharged soldier or twenty-four years and a half in the case of a civilian.

The improvements consist of 197 chains of fencing, £57; dwelling, £260; stable and chaff-house, £60; cow-shed, £18; and dairy, £5: total value, £400.

The section is situated three miles from the Washdyke Railway-station, about four miles from Timaru. The land is suitable for mixed farming. When cleaned wheat and oats can be grown, also green feeds and root crops. At present should carry fifteen dairy cows. Subdivided into seven paddocks. Good dwelling of three rooms, stable, chaff-house, cow-byré, and dairy.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of June, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the North Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and seventy-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitemata County.—Waitemata Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block XIII : Area, 30 acres. Capital value, £750.

Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £18 15s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £15.

Section 26, Block XIV: Area, 42 acres 3 roods 18 perches. Capital value, £1,075. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £26 17s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £21 10s.

Section 27, Block XIV: Area, 15 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £120. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 8s.

Special Condition.—The lessees must top-dress the sections annually with not less than 2 cwt. per acre of approved manure to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sections form part of the well-known Birdwood Block, situated between Swanson and Henderson. Access from Ranui Railway-station, one mile distant by formed road, most of which is metalled. Soil is clay loam on sandstone formation; well watered by springs and stream. Undulating to steep land, all more or less ploughable. About 33 acres of Section 26 is in grass. Section 27 is covered with scrub and hakea.

Fencing, included in respective capital values, is as follows : Section 4, Block XIII—45 chains, very fair order: Section 26, Block XIV—37½ chains, good order ; Section 27, Block XIV—6½ chains, good order.

Waitemata County.—Paremoremo Parish.

Section 178: Area, 17 acres 3 roods 24 perches. Capital value, £180. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £4 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £3 12s.

Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements, consisting of three-roomed lean-to dwelling, built of heart of kauri, and 2 chains fencing.

Situated two miles from Albany or five miles from Takapuna. Access road formed in either case. Undulating land, nearly all ploughable, mostly in tea-tree scrub. Soil is poor clay on clay and sandstone formation. Has no permanent water, but water could be obtained by boring. Elevation, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level.

Bay of Islands County.—Omapere Parish.

Section 41: Area, 333 acres 0 roods 8 perches. Capital value, £500. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £12 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £10.

Situated close to Lake Omapere, about one mile from Okaihau Railway-station and Township. There is about 260 acres of very easy sloping country, all ploughable, in fern, manuka, and hakea; balance flat, in fern, rushes, and flax. Soil is of poor quality on hills and good on the flat. Poorly watered by small streams and Lake Omapere. Altitude, 700 ft. above sea-level. No improvements.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Otamatea County.—Otamatea Survey District.

Section 35, Block XVI: Area, 23 acres l rood 26 perches. Capital value, £360. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £9. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £9. Situated at Wellsford, within five minutes' walk of the railway-station, access being by clay road. 19 acres has been grassed, but now gone back to danthonia and brown