JUNE 11. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1753

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments on the property, on Friday, 3rd July, 1931, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hauraki Plains County.—Waihou Survey District.

(Hauraki Plains Account.)

SECTIONS 12 and 71, Block XIII: Area, 13 acres 1 rood 16 perches. Upset price, £511.

Situated in the Patetonga Village on the main Morinsville—Waitakaruru Road. Level section, all in grass.

The following improvements are included in the capital value: Dwelling, half-share 24 chains boundary-fencing, 16 chains road fencing, and approximately 13 acres in grass. These are valued at £241.

Terms of Sale.

Cash: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with certificate-of-title fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter.

Deferred Payments: A deposit of 5 per cent. on account of the purchase-price, together with £1 1s. (license fee) and loading for improvements, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

The balance of the purchase-money, with interest thereon at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, to be paid by instalments extending over the period of thirty-four years and a half.

The licensee shall have the right at any time during the currency of his license to pay off either the whole of the purchase-money or any half-yearly instalment or instalments thereof then remaining unpaid.

Upon receipt of the final instalment the certificate of title in respect of the land purchased shall issue upon payment of the prescribed certificate-of-title fee.

If the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date the amount already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale shall be null and void.

The land is 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.

Titles to the land will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2215.)

Land in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 9th June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is 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 June, 1931.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, 24th June, 1931, 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.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-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.

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 three years will be allowed, provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

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Weighted with £400, for improvements comprising house, shed, cow-shed and yards, about 90 chains fencing, 12 acres stumped, ploughed, and grassed. This amount is payable in cash, or may be taken over on long-term instalment mortgage.

A mixed farm on the Okoroa and Otahu Roads, comprising about 60 acres 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 the above 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 first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken-period rent (if any), a remission of rent for a period of three years will be allowed, provided improvements to the value of £14 are effected annually during the exemption period. Weighted with £120 for improvements. This sum is payable either in cash or may be taken over by way of instalment mortgage for a term of seven years. This property is situated on the opposite side of the road to Section 9.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2463.)

Lands in the Otago Land District, Otago Mining District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 8th June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 15th July, 1931, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Maniototo County.—Town of Hyde.

(Within boundaries of Otago Mining District.)

SECTION 15, Block I: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £5. Upset half-yearly rent, 2s.

Section 22, Block I: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £7. Upset half-yearly rent, 2s. 10d.

Section 23, Block I: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £5. Upset half-yearly rent, 2s.

Section 9, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £20. Upset half-yearly rent, 8s.

Section 10, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £20. Upset half-yearly rent, 8s.

Section 28, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £7. Upset half-yearly rent, 2s. 10d.

Section 29, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £7. Upset half-yearly rent, 2s. 10d.

Section 33, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £15. Upset half-yearly rent, 6s.

Section 34, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £10. Upset half-yearly rent, 4s.

Section 35, Block III: Area, 1 rood. Upset capital value, £10. Upset half-yearly rent, 4s.

The Town of Hyde is situated on the Otago Central Railway line, about twenty miles north of Middlemarch Post and Telegraph Office and railway-station. Sections suitable for grazing or building-sites if required.

Section 9, Block III, is weighted with £70 for improvements comprising a wooden cottage. This sum is payable in cash.

Purchasers will be required to make the usual declaration under the Land Act, 1924.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2631.)