1858
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

Pastoral Run in the Hawke’s Bay Land District open for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 22nd June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be opened for lease in terms of the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 10th August, 1931.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Thursday, 13th August, 1931, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

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

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hawke’s Bay County.—Waitara Survey District.

NATIONAL-ENDOWMENT LAND.

RUN 107, area, 5,802 acres, and Run 3, area, 5,388 acres. Half-yearly rent, £40.

Term of lease: Thirty-five years.

Situated about forty miles from Napier by formed road, and fronting the Mohaka River. Rough and undulating country covered with fern, tutu, and scrubby manuka. Native grass is growing on a strip along the south-east boundary and on the tops of some of the hills and spurs. The soil is of a light pumiceous nature.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

J. D. THOMSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 8/2/76.)

Settlement Land in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned settlement land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Monday, 27th July, 1931, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

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

Borough of Mosgiel.—East Taieri Survey District.—Melville Park Settlement.

SECTION 1s: Area, 36 acres 1 rood 28 perches. Upset price, £1,400. Deposit on deferred payments, 5 per cent. of purchase-price.

The balance of 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.

Improvements included in price of the land include dwelling and washhouse, windmill and trough, and boundary and subdivisional fencing.

Melville Park Settlement is situated in the Borough of Mosgiel within easy distance of railway-station, post-office, and district high school. The land is level and of very fine quality, the soil being a very rich black loam resting on a sandy clay formation. Access is by level, well-formed roads. The land is admirably suited for dairying or intense cultivation. Mosgiel has an excellent water-supply, electric lighting, and a large well-known woollen factory.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/9915.)

River-conservation Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 22nd June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease of the undermentioned reserves will be offered at auction at this office at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 3rd August, 1931, under the provisions of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—GERALDINE COUNTY.—RIVER-CONSERVATION RESERVES.

PART Reserve 2883, Block II, Kapunatiki Survey District: Area, 171 acres. Upset annual rent, £14.

Reserve 2900, Block XII, Geraldine Survey District: Area, 16 acres. Upset annual rent, £1 12s.

Part Reserve 2883 is situated on the Rangitata Island and Reserve 2900 on the south bank of the Rangitata River, and they consist of riverbed land, all more or less subject to the overflow of the river when in flood. The land, which is light and in some places broken and stony, is suitable for grazing.

Particulars of lease may be ascertained from the undersigned.

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 15/208.)

Land in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 23rd 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 North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 20th July, 1931.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 22nd July, 1931, at 10.30 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.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitemata County.—Motutara Settlement.

SECTION 16s: Area, 661 acres 3 roods 33 perches. Capital value, £1,835. Half-yearly rent, £45 17s. 6d.

Weighted with £565, for improvements comprising two dwellings of four rooms each, stable of corrugated iron and wood, boat-shed and eight-bail cow-shed and separator-room with concrete floor. This sum is payable in cash or by forty half-yearly instalments of £22 13s. 5d.

The land is situated at the end of the Oaia Road, nine miles and a half from Waimauku Railway-station, post-office, and dairy factory, three miles and a half from Motutara School, and fourteen miles from Kumeu Saleyards. Access is from Waimauku by formed road, five miles of which have been metalled.

The land is undulating to rough and broken—about one-third being ploughable. Soil is clay and clay loam on sandstone. Well watered by streams, springs, and swamp. Subdivided into twelve paddocks. There is about 100 acres of fair pasture, 200 acres surface sown, 120 acres light bush, and balance in natural state. Suitable for grazing and dairying.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, North Auckland.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/23894.)

Land in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 22nd 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, 24th August, 1931.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, 26th July, 1931, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

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