Land in Auckland Land District, Hauraki Mining District,
for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 31st August, 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, Auckland, up to 4 o'clock
p.m. on Friday, 25th September, 1931.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board
for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, on Tuesday, the 29th September, 1931, at 10
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 upon conclusion of
examination of applicants.

The land is offered in terms of section 153 of the Land Act,
which provides that no right to any mineral under the surface
shall pertain to the lessee, whose right shall be to the surface
only.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—THIRD-CLASS LAND.—HAURAKI
MINING DISTRICT.

Thames County.—Hastings Survey District.
SECTION 2, Block IX : Area, 636 acres. Capital value,
£240. Half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Weighted with £85, for improvements comprising 67 chains
of road-fencing, 23 chains subdivisional fencing, 100 acres
felled and burned, but partly reverted to second growth ;
250 acres surface sown, but largely reverted to second growth.
This sum is payable in cash or by a cash deposit of £10, the
balance to be secured over a period of ten years at 5½ per
cent. interest by half-yearly instalments of principal and
interest combined amounting to £4 18s. 6d.

Grazing property, situated on the Tapu-Coroglen Road,
about three miles from Coroglen Post-office, school, and
landing, and sixteen miles from Mercury Bay. Eight miles
metalled road and eight miles clay road.

Undulating to hilly country; steep and broken in places,
of which 150 acres is in worn-out pasture, now largely reverted;
100 acres bush land felled and grassed, of which 60 acres is
reverting to second growth; 387 acres in natural state.

The soil is a light clayey loam, resting on sedimentary rock.
Watered by springs and the Waiwawa and Taranoho
Streams.

Further particulars on application to—
K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.
(L. and S. 26/22543.)

Education Reserves in North Auckland Land District for Lease
by Public Auction.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st September, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction
at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, 7th October, 1931,
under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and
the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.

Bay of Islands County.—Kawakawa Parish.

ALLOTMENTS Parts 12, 13, 225, 226, 227, 228, 234, and 235 :
Area, 81 acres 1 rood 8.61 perches. Upset annual rent, £4.

Situated on Kawakawa - Opua Road, about three miles
from Kawakawa Railway-station. About half ploughable, in
fern, short manuka, and gorse. Soil is poor to fair clay on
sandstone formation. Section is well watered by permanent
stream. Altitude, 350 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

PRIMARY.

Lot 4, D.P. 23015, being Allotment 131 : Area, 47 acres
3 roods 16 perches. Upset annual rental, £3 15s.

Improvements consist of 25 chains boundary-fencing, 25
acres rough feed, and wattle plantation, and are valued at
£47 10s. This amount is payable in cash.

Section is situated on Hupara Road, and is approximately
six miles from Kawakawa Railway-station by a formed road,
three-quarters of which is metalled. Land is easy to slightly
broken; partly improved. Soil is of fair clay resting on
sandstone formation. Section is well watered by a stream.
Altitude varies from 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.

Waitemata County.—Paremormo Parish.

Lots 1 and 2 of part Allotments 82 and 468 : Area, 52 acres
2 roods 26 perches. Upset annual rental, £10.

Situated on the Greenhithe-Birkenhead Road, about one
mile and a quarter from Greenhithe and six miles from Birkenhead. Section is covered with manuka scrub. Southern
portion is broken but northern portion is fairly level and
ploughable. Soil is poor clay on clay. Fairly well watered
by swamp and creek. Elevation, 120 ft. to 150 ft. above seallevel.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
from the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 20/568.)

Education Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, Ist September, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction
at the District Lands Office, Nelson, on Tuesday, 6th October,
1931, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education
Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908,
and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Murchison County.—Maruia Survey District.
SECTION 17, Block XII, Maruia Survey District : Area,
336 acres 1 rood 8 perches.

This section is situated in the Maruia Valley, about eighteen
miles from Murchison, by metalled road. There are 20 acres
of river-flat, 30 acres terrace-flat, and the balance hills.
Eighty acres have been felled and grassed, but have now
reverted to fern. There are 50 chs. of fencing in poor order
and of no value ; the soil is fair quality resting on sandstone
formation ; the property being well watered.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
from Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 5416.)

Education Reserve in the Canterbury Land District for Lease by
Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 1st September, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by tender under
the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the
Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908, and amendments, tenders
closing at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch,
at 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, 9th October, 1931.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.

PRIMARY.

Oxford County.—Oxford Survey District.
RESERVE 1188, Block VI : Area, 24 acres.

Loaded with £20, for improvements consisting of 60 chains
fencing. This amount is payable in cash.

Situated on Woodstock Road, distant five miles from Oxford
Township by good metalled road. Comprises medium loam
soil resting on clay formation, and is watered by county race.
Flat land, all ploughable, about half area in grass, and balance
rough and dirty with twitch. Subdivided into two paddocks.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained
from the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 20/582.)