Feb. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 325

Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 13th February, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on optional tenures 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, 18th March, 1935.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 20th March, 1935, 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.—Paremoremo Parish.

ALLOTMENT 246: Area, 23 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Capital value, £72 10s. Deposit on deferred payments, £2 10s.: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £2 5s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 9s.

Loaded with £20 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising four acres of grass (reverted), road and boundary fencing, and pine-trees.

The section is situated on Ridge Road between Albany and Riverhead, about three miles from Riverhead and six miles and a half from Albany. Nearest post-office, school, and stores are at Riverhead. Land is undulating and practically all ploughable; most of the section is unimproved, covered with stunted tea-tree and fern. Soil is generally of poor clay resting on clay formation and is fairly well watered by swampy creek and springs. Elevation from 450 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Mangonui County.—Maungataniwha Survey District.

Section 7, Block VI: Area, 470 acres. Capital value, £235. Deposit on deferred payments, £10: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £7 6s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £4 14s.

Loaded with £330 for improvements, comprising about 250 acres felled and grassed, and about 245 chains boundary fencing and 50 chains of internal fencing. This sum is payable in cash or by a deposit of £30, the balance to be secured to the Superintendent, State Advances Department, by a mortgage for thirty years with interest at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum. Costs of preparation and registration of the mortgage (approximately £1 is.) are payable by the selector.

Section is situated six miles from Poria, three miles by formed and metalled road, one mile partly formed, and two miles by unformed track. Land is undulating to steep country and soil consists of a brown friable clay resting on sandstone formation; well watered by permanent stream. About 250 acres have been felled and grassed but have partly reverted, balance is in mixed bush consisting of taraire, kohe-kohe, and rimu, with an undergrowth of nikau, supplejack, &c.

Special Note.—This section is considered to be unsuitable as a separate holding but it would provide a good rough run for adjoining landowners. It is not intended to carry out any further formation of access roads.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. XI/1/1405, 26/27409.)

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 13th February, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection 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, the 25th March, 1935.

The lands described in the First Schedule may, at the option of the applicants, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease. The lands described in the Second Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 27th March, 1935, 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

SECTION 5, Block IX: Area, 182 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £580.* Deposit on deferred payments, £30: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £17 17s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 12s.

Weighted with £680 for improvements, comprising dwelling (poor), cow-byre, yards, 270 chains fencing, 100 acres felling and grassing, and 40 acres cultivation. This amount is repayable by a cash deposit of £120, £370 to be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, half-yearly instalment £12 13s. 1d., and the balance (£190) to be secured on private second mortgage for a term of ten years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, reducible to 5 per cent. for prompt payment.

Situated on the Totoro Road, five miles from Aria Post-office and School, four miles from Aria Dairy Factory and Saleyards, and twenty-eight miles from Te Kuiti Railway-station. Access is by metalled road from Te Kuiti. The section, which is suitable for mixed farming, has been heavy bush land. It consists of 50 acres good pasture, 100 acres fair pasture, and 32 acres reverted. The soil is loam resting on heavy clay formation and the section is watered by springs and streams. Ragwort is prevalent.

• Capital value includes the sum of £122 2s. 8d., being part valuation for the before-mentioned improvements.

Special Conditions.—The costs for the completion of the mortgage to the State Advances Office, and amounting to £1 2s., must be paid immediately an application is declared successful.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Ngutimaru Survey District.

Part Sections 2 and 29, Block XV: Area 160 acres 3 roods 1 perch. Capital value, £40. Deposit on deferred payments, £5: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £1 2s. 9d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, 16s.

Weighted with £198 for improvements, comprising dwelling, cow-byre, fencing, felling and grassing. This amount may be paid in cash or, after payment of a deposit of £3, the balance (£195) may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of 36½ years, with interest at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum; half-yearly instalment, £6 4s. 6d.

Situated on the Brewer Road, one mile from Strathmore Post-office, two miles and a half from Huiakama School, five miles from Te Wera Railway-station, and nine miles from Douglas Dairy Factory and Saleyards. The soil is light loam, resting on sandstone formation (watered by streams), and the property generally consists of easy to steep hills, with a southerly aspect. The section, which is badly infested with ragwort, is suitable in its present state for grazing a few sheep, but when the ragwort is destroyed a small dairy herd could be carried. Should be farmed in conjunction with other land.

Special Condition.—The costs for completion of the mortgage to the State Advances Office, and amounting to 19s. 6d., must be paid immediately an application is declared successful.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for one year.)

SECTION 23, Block XI: Area, 181 acres. Capital value, £475*, half-yearly rent, £9 10s.

Weighted with £400 for improvements, comprising dwelling, cow-byre, approximately 240 chains fencing, and approximately 70 acres felling and grassing. This amount may either be paid in cash, or, after payment of £25 deposit, £305 secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years, interest 5½ per cent., yearly instalment £10 8s. 9d. (a remission of interest under the mortgage will be granted for one year provided additional improvements to the value of the interest remitted are effected), and the balance of £70 on second mortgage for a term of 36½ years, half-yearly instalment, £2 8s. 11d.