JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1747

Land in Gisborne Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 19th June, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections
will be offered for sale by public auction for cash at
the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday,
24th July, 1935, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of
the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.—TOWN OF TE PClA.
Waiapu County.

Section 11, Block II: Area, 1 rood. Upset price, £75.
Section 12, Block II: Area, 1 rood. Upset price, £75.

These sections, which are suitable as building-sites, are
situated on the Main East Coast Highway at Te Puia, adjoining
the hostel-site. Handy to store, post-office, school, hospital,
and hostel.

Any further information required may be obtained from
the undersigned.

H. L. PRIMROSE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 29806.)

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Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 17th June, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections
are open for selection under the Land Act, 1924, and
the Land for Settlements Act, 1925; and applications will
be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New
Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd July,
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—term, sixty-six years. The land described in
the Third Schedule is settlement land and may be selected
on renewable lease—term, thirty-three years.

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

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 £488 for improvements, comprising dwelling,
cow-shed, 240 chains fencing, and 150 acres grass. This
amount may be paid in cash, or, after payment of a deposit
of £118, the balance (£370) may 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 instalments, £12 13s. 3d.

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 approximately 50 acres good
pasture, 100 acres fair pasture, and 32 acres reverted. The
soil is loam resting on heavy clay formation; 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 cost for the completion of the
mortgage to the State Advances Office, amounting to £1 2s.,
must be paid immediately an application is declared successful.

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SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Ohura Survey District.

Subdivision 2 of Section 20, Block V: Area, 384 acres.
Capital value, £300. Deposit on deferred payments, £15:
Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £9 5s. 3d.
Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6.

Weighted with £1,050 for improvements, comprising four-
roomed dwelling (old), washhouse, wool-shed, cow-byre and
yards, 300 chains fencing, 200 acres felled and grassed, 184
acres felled and burned, and 14 acres stumping and ploughing.
This amount is payable in cash or by a deposit of £20, £830
to be secured by first mortgage to the State Advances Superin-
tendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of
5½ per cent. per annum; half-yearly instalment £31 16s. 4d.,
and the balance (£100) to be paid over a period of seven years
by half-yearly payments of £8 12s. 10d.

Situated on the Ohura-Waitaanga Road, five miles and a
half from Ohura School, Post-office, and Railway-station.
Cream is collected at the gate. Access is by good metalled
road from Ohura. The soil is light to fair loam resting on
clay and part sandstone formation; watered by springs and
creeks. The section comprises approximately 100 acres of
flat land, more or less cut about by gullies, and 150 acres of
hilly land, the balance of the area being rough country,
more or less deteriorated. The property, which is sub-
divided into nine paddocks, is suitable for sheep-farming and
the flat land is suitable for dairying.

Special Condition.—The costs for completion of the mortgage
to the State Advances Office, amounting to £1 13s., must be
paid immediately an application is declared successful.

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THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Makoe Survey District.

Section 2, Block III: Area, 553 acres. Capital value,
£140. Deposit on deferred payments, £10: Half-yearly
instalment on deferred payments, £4 4s. 6d. Renewable
lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Loaded with £230 for improvements, comprising fencing and
felling and grassing, payable in cash or by an instalment
mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent, term,
thirty years, interest, 5½ per cent., half-yearly instalment
£7 17s. 4d. Fees totalling £1 2s. for preparation of this
mortgage are payable by the successful applicant.

A grazing property, situated on the Putikituna Road,
eight miles from Kohuratahi Post-office, Railway-station,
and Saleyards. Access from Kohuratahi by seven miles
metalled road and one mile formed clay road. Steep to
broken country, with light loam soil on sandstone formation;
watered by streams. Subdivided into five paddocks.
Approximately 250 acres worn-out pasture, 100 acres reverted
to scrub, balance (203 acres) in natural state.

Property is to be selected conjointly with Section 16,
Block XV, Poutatu Survey District (for particulars of which
see description following).

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Whangamomona County.—Poutatu Survey District.

Section 18, Block XV: Area, 580 acres. Capital value,
£145. Deposit on deferred payments, £10: Half-yearly
instalment on deferred payments, £4 7s. 9d. Renewable
lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 18s.

Loaded with £485 for improvements, comprising dwelling,
cow-byre, fencing, felling and grassing, payable in cash or
by first mortgage, term thirty-six years and a half, half-
yearly instalment £14 11s., to a discharged soldier purchaser,
or thirty-four years and a half, half-yearly instalment
£15 13s. 3d., to other purchasers.

A grazing property, situated on the Putikituna Road, eight
miles from Kohuratahi Post-office, Railway-station, and
Saleyards. Access from Kohuratahi by seven miles metalled
road and one mile formed clay road. Steep to broken country
with light loam soil on sandstone formation; watered by
streams. Subdivided into five paddocks. About 170 acres
worn-out pasture, 150 acres reverted to scrub, balance in
natural state.

Property is to be selected conjointly with Section 2, Block
III, Makoe Survey District (for particulars of which see
description above).

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of half the annual rent for six years.*)

Section 1, Block XI: Area, 402 acres 0 roods 27 perches.
Capital value, £390: half-yearly rent, £7 16s.

• After payment of the first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and
  broken period rent (if any) an exemption from the payment
  of half the annual rent will be allowed for a period of six
  years provided improvements are effected to the value of
  £50 per annum during the first two years and £30 per annum
  during the subsequent four years.

Weighted with £511 for improvements, comprising whare,
shed, and yards, 180 chains fencing, 216 acres surface-sown
pasture, and 16 acres cultivated. This amount may be paid
in cash, or, after payment of a deposit of £11, the balance
(£500) may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances