2760
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

This section is situated on the sea-coast, to the north of the mouth of the Rangitikei River. Access is from Bulls, about thirteen miles distant, by the Scott’s Ferry Road. Comprises low-lying sandhills.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor General this 13th day of September, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Hawke’s Bay 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 twenty-seventh day of October, 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.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Hawke’s Bay County.—Heretaunga Survey District.—Napier Suburban Sections.

The sections are situated on the Napier-Hastings Road. The back line lies on the fenced boundary of the railway reserve and the frontage is to a public road. They are distant two miles and a half from the Napier Post-office. The land comprising the sections is for the most part covered with shingle, is flat, and suitable for building-sites. It is slightly above ordinary flood-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 13th day of September, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Otago 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 Friday, the fifteenth day of October, 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Lake County.—Town of Pembroke.—Town Land.

SECTION 20, Block II: Area, 8 perches; upset price, £1.
Section 21, Block II: Area, 8 perches; upset price, £1.

The Township of Pembroke is situated on Lake Wanaka, one hundred and ninety-nine miles north-west from Dunedin. Unsurpassed as a tourist and health resort. Post and telegraph and money-order offices. These sections lie along the waterfront, close to the wharf, post-office, and store.

Bruce County.—Akatore Survey District.—Second-class Land.

Section 31, Block I: Area, 52 acres 1 rood 5 perches; upset price, £30.

This section lies on the northerly faces of ridges overlooking Milton Town. Very steep and broken by gullies.

Bruce County.—Clarendon Survey District.—Third-class Land.

Section 14, Block XI: Area, 21 acres 1 rood 21 perches; upset price, £10.
Weighted with £20, valuation for fencing.

Section 25, Block XI: Area, 29 acres 3 roods 12 perches; upset price, £7 10s.

Situated about two miles from Taieri Mouth Post-office and store. Access by steep clay road. Soil fairly poor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of September, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Otago 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Thursday, the fourteenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Westcott Settlement.—Tuapeka County.—First-class Land.

SECTIONS 2s to 4s, 6s, 7s, and 16s: Area, 157 acres 0 roods 17 perches; capital value, £2,400; half-yearly rental, £60.

Westcott Settlement is situated in the valley of the Clutha River, Tuapeka County, in the Teviot fruitgrowing district, about five or six miles from Roxburgh, on the main road from Beaumont to Roxburgh. Post-office and school at Ettrick, two miles away, and a post-office at Dumbarton, half to one mile distant. Level and slightly undulating land, with a rich black soil on a sandy clay formation.

The buildings on Sections 4s and 7s, with the exception of the large barn and office, both of which are reserved to the Crown, will require to be paid for over a term of twenty-one years by forty-two equal half-yearly instalments. The valuation of the buildings is £1,100, and the half-yearly instalment will be £42 18s., making a total half-yearly payment on the lease of £102 18s.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

1. The large iron shed and the office on Section 7s are reserved to the Crown for subsequent sale and removal at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.

2. The successful applicant will have the option of purchasing for cash at a valuation the two oaten-sheaf stacks on Section 1s, and will be allowed one month to remove same.

3. The Crown reserves the right to harvest and handle the following areas of seed crops: 4 acres of sweet-peas on Section 4s and 10 acres of mangolds on Section 3s.

4. The successful applicant will require to make the following payments in cash:—
   (a.) £92 12s., being the value of approximately 34 acres of wheat growing on Section 16s.
   (b.) The cost of ploughing in the stubble on Section 2s, which work is now in hand.
   (c.) The value of the electrical installation, £28 2s. 3d.
   (d.) The half cost of the motor equipment at the pumping-site on Section 5s, comprising motor-pump, shed, water-pipe, &c., £16 6s. 4d.

5. The lease will entitle the settler to a half-share of the water available from the pump and well on Section 5s, with the right of access to the pump, pipe-lines, and plant at all times. Should there be any matter in dispute concerning this plant, it must be referred to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, whose decision shall be final and conclusive and accepted by all parties.

6. The telephone on the property is not included in the lease, but the lessee may enter into arrangements with the Telegraph Office should he wish to retain it.