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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

A sheep- and cattle-grazing property, situated on the Whangamomona Road, four miles and a half from Whangamomona Post-office, School, Railway-station, and Saleyards. Access is by metalled road. Steep to broken country with light loam soil resting on sandstone formation; watered by streams. The whole area has been felled and grassed, but is now in a deteriorated condition.

Special condition.—Selector of this property is required to select also Section 3, Block VI, Mahoe, Subdivision I of Section 7, Block V, and Subdivision I of Subdivision I of Section 8, Block V, Mahoe Survey District. (For particulars of which property see below.)

Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

Subdivision I of Section 7, Block V; Subdivision I of Subdivision I of Section 8, Block V; and Section 3, Block VI: Area, 1,214 acres 3 roods. Capital value, £340. Deposit on deferred payments, £20: Half-yearly instalments on deferred payments, £10 8s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6 16s.

Weighted with £500 for improvements, comprising dwelling, whare, wool-shed, two sets yards, fencing, felling and grassing. This amount is payable in cash or may be secured by an instalment mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent, term, thirty years, with interest at 5½ per cent., half-yearly instalment £17 2s. 1d.

A sheep- and cattle-grazing property situated on the Whangamomona Road, four miles and a half from Whangamomona School, Railway-station, and Saleyards. Access is by metalled road. Steep to broken country with about 50 acres fairly easy land in the main valley. The soil is a light loam on sandstone formation, watered by streams. Subdivided into seven paddocks. Some 520 acres has been felled and grassed but has now deteriorated, the balance of 695 acres is in natural state.

Special condition.—Selector of this property is required to select also Subdivision I of Section 9, Block V, and Section 2, Block VI, Mahoe Survey District. (For particulars of which property see above.)

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for two years.*)

SUBDIVISION I of Section 10, Block X, and Section 9, Block XIV: Area, 677 acres 3 roods 26 perches. Capital value, £170; half-yearly rent, £3 8s.

• After payment of rent for the first half year and broken period, if any, an exemption from payment of rent for a period of two years will be granted provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually.

Loaded with £350 for improvements, comprising fencing, felling and grassing. Payable in cash or by instalment mortgage, term, twenty-five years and a half, half-yearly instalment £12 5s. to a discharged soldier purchaser, or twenty-four years and a half, half-yearly instalment £13 2s. 6d. to other purchasers. An exemption from payment of interest on this mortgage will be granted for two years conditional upon improvements to the value of £30 being effected annually in addition to those required to earn the rental exemption.

A grazing property, situated on the Kohi Road, fifteen miles from Whangamomona School, Post-office, Railway-station, and Saleyards. The access road from Whangamomona is metalled for twelve miles, the remaining three miles being formed dray-road. Steep to broken country with a light loam soil resting on sandstone formation; watered by streams. Approximately 350 acres have been felled and grassed, the balance of the area being in natural state.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.*)

Sections 3 and 4, Block IV: Area, 400 acres. Capital value, £100; half-yearly rent, £2.

• After payment of rent for first half year and broken period an exemption from payment of rent for five years will be granted provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

The selector of Sections 3 and 4 must acquire by transfer (at his own expense) Sections 8 and 9, area 400 acres, freehold land, the purchase-price of which, together with the loading for improvements on Sections 3 and 4, amount to £775. This amount is payable in cash or by a cash deposit of £45, leaving £170 on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent over Sections 3 and 4, term, thirty-six years and a half, half-yearly instalment £5 8s. 7d.; £500 on first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent over Sections 8 and 9, term, thirty-six years and a half, half-yearly instalment £15 19s. 2d.; and £60 on second mortgage over Sections 3, 4, 8, and 9, term, fifteen years, half-yearly instalment £2 17s. 5d. to a discharged soldier, or half-yearly instalment £2 19s. 3d. to other purchasers. The improvements comprise two sheds, yards, 490 chains fencing, felling, grassing and stumping.

Description of Sections 3, 4, 8, and 9: A grazing (sheep and dry cattle) farm, situated on the Puniwhakau Road, five miles from Puniwhakau School and Post-office and eighteen miles from Douglas Railway-station and Saleyards. Steep to broken country, light loam soil on sandstone; watered by streams. Divided into ten paddocks. About 725 acres have been felled and grassed (25 acres stumped), now reverting to second growth, mainly manuka and bracken fern, with ragwort and foxglove spreading, the balance of area, 75 acres, being in natural state.

Application forms and any further information desired may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth.

F. H. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/3030.)

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Lands in Wellington Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th 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, Wellington, 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 land 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, Wellington, 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.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kaitieke County.—Kaitieke Survey District.

SECTIONS 8 and 26, Block IV: Area, 172 acres 3 roods 8 perches. Capital value, £465. Deposit on deferred payments, £25: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £14 6s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £9 6s.

Weighted with £395 for improvements, consisting of dwelling, cow-byre, fencing, felling and grassing. This sum may be paid in cash or may be secured to the Superintendent, State Advances Department, by mortgage payable over a period of thirty-six years and a half, interest at 5½ per cent. per annum.

A dairying and grazing property, situated on the Kawautahi Road, two miles from Owhango Post-office, School, Railway-station, and Saleyards, and twelve miles from Kaitieke Dairy Factory.

The property comprises 50 acres easy undulating country, balance hilly and broken. Whole area has been felled and grassed, but 100 acres have reverted to fern. The soil is light quality loam resting on clay and papa formation; watered by streams. Altitude, 860 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

Kaitieke County.—Kaitieke Survey District.

Section 10, Block XII: Area, 197 acres. Capital value, £200. Deposit on deferred payments, £10: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £6 3s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £4.

Weighted with the sum of £171 for improvements, consisting of felling and grassing, fencing, draining, and whare. This sum may be paid in cash or by a deposit of £26, and the balance—£145—secured by mortgage payable over a period of fifteen years, interest at 4½ per cent. per annum.

Situated on the Raurimu-Taumarunui Main Highway, two miles and a half from Raurimu Railway-station by metalled road. Approximately 100 acres felled and grassed, of which 60 acres have reverted to fern and second-growth, balance in standing bush comprising rimu, matai, and tawhero. Approximately 80 acres easy undulating country, balance hilly and rough. Soil is of a light quality loam resting on papa formation; permanently watered by streams. Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.