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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

may be examined by any other Land Board, or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The land may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waikato County.—Rangiriri Survey District and Taupiri Parish.

SECTION 3, Block VIII, Rangiriri Survey District, and Sections 351, 352, and 353, Taupiri Parish: Area, 761 acres 0 roods 11 perches. Capital value, £525. Deposit on deferred payments, £25; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £16 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £10 10s.

These sections comprise an unimproved area, suitable as a run-off, and are situated about five miles from Ohinewai Railway-station. Access road is metalled for three miles and a half, the balance being formed clay-road; at present slightly overgrown. The sections are undulating to broken, intersected by narrow swampy gullies. Soil is of a poor clayey nature, portion of which is ploughable. Fairly well watered by stream and springs.

The adjoining owner to Section 352 has erected a good boundary-fence, and the selector for this property will be responsible for payment of half of the present value of the fence.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/7745.)

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Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 13th August, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 22nd September, 1930.

Applicants should appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, 24th September, 1930, at 10 o’clock a.m.; but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board, or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants.

Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent on them; to landless applicants who within two years immediately preceding date of ballot have applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully; to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force; to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the war were bona fide residents of New Zealand; and to applicants who, while domiciled in New Zealand, have served beyond New Zealand as members of any of His Majesty’s forces in connection with any war other than the war with Germany, and to landless applicants in respect of whom the Board, after taking into consideration the experience and skill of the applicants in farming operations, the proximity of their homes to the lands the subject-matter of the ballot, and any other relevant considerations, is of opinion that they should be entitled to preference equally with applicants of any of the hereinbefore specified classes.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Rangi Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for three years.)

SECTION 9, Block I: Area, 187 acres. Capital value, £200. Half-yearly rent, £4.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of three years, provided improvements to value of £20 are effected annually. Weighted with £680, for improvements comprising house, shed, cow-shed and yards, 90 chains fencing, 12 acres stumped, ploughed, and grassed. This amount is payable either in cash or by a cash deposit of £40; the balance being secured by a long-term instalment mortgage.

A mixed farm on the Okoroa and Otahu Roads, comprising 60 acres of ploughable land, when cleared and stumped; the balance easy undulating to steep country. Soil is fair to good, resting on clay and papa formation. Well watered by small streams. About 60 acres in bush.

Access is from Okahukura Railway-station, about three miles distant. There is a school within easy distance.

Special condition: The successful applicant for this section must also take over on renewable lease Sub. 2 of Section 8, Block XI, Tangitu Survey District (area, 188 acres), at a capital value of £140; half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

After payment of the first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken-period rent (if any), a remission of rent for a period of two years will be allowed, providing improvements to the value of £14 are effected annually during exemption period. Improvements to the value of £160 are weighted on to the capital value of this section, and this sum is either payable in cash or, after payment of a deposit of £20, by half-yearly instalments of £12 2s. extending over a period of seven years.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.)

Section 25, Block XI: Area, 184 acres. Capital value, £360. Half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years provided improvements to value of £36 are effected annually. Weighted with £200, for improvements comprising about 210 chains fencing, four-roomed dwelling, shed, cow-shed, and approximately 184 acres felled and grassed. This amount may be either paid in cash or may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. A remission of interest under the mortgage will be allowed for a period of twelve months provided satisfactory improvements are effected.

Situated on the Mapiu Road, about fifteen miles from Kopaki Railway-station, about four miles from Mapiu School. Soil is of a light clayey nature. Generally, the country varies from easy undulating to steep. It is well watered. Estimated carrying capacity: 50 ewes, 5 dairy cows, and 10 head of cattle.

Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for four years.)

Section 1, Block XIV: Area, 486 acres. Capital value, £245. Half-yearly rent, £4 18s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of four years provided improvements to value of £25 are effected annually. Weighted with £50, for improvements comprising about 230 acres felled and originally grassed, whare, and about 20 chains fencing. This amount is payable either in cash or may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent.

Situated on the Kohi Road, about fifteen miles from Whangamomona Railway-station. About eleven miles of access road has been metalled. Approximately 230 acres has been felled and grassed, but this has now reverted to second growth. Soil is of a light loam quality resting on papa and sandstone formation. Well watered by running streams.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Patea County.—Opaku Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.)

Section 2, Block III: Area, 1,120 acres. Capital value, £300. Half-yearly rent, £6.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of five years provided improvements to value of £30 are effected annually. Weighted with £500, for improvements comprising two-roomed whare, approximately 200 chains fencing, and about 700 acres felling and grassing. This sum is payable either in cash or by a cash deposit of £50, the balance of £450 by half-yearly instalments over a period of twenty years, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent.

Situated about thirty miles from Waverley Railway-station, twenty-eight miles by metalled and clay-road, and remaining two miles stock-track.

Approximately 700 acres were originally felled and grassed, but this has more or less reverted to fern and second growth. In present condition it is estimated to carry 200 ewes, 400 dry sheep, and 50 head cattle. Subdivided into two paddocks.

Hawera County.—Opaka Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for ten years.)

Section 6, Block II: Area, 1,775 acres. Capital value, £445. Half-yearly rent, £8 18s.

Exempt from payment of rent for a period of ten years provided improvements to value of £45 are effected annually.