JULY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1925

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection on Optional Tenure.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th July, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is open for selection on optional tenure under 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 Tuesday, 6th August, 1935.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Thursday, 8th August, 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.

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

Hawke’s Bay County.—Tarawera Survey District.

SECTION 3, Block VII: Area, 1,724 acres. Capital value, £1,300. Deposit on deferred payments, £70: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £39 19s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £26.

A grazing proposition, not subdivided or boundary fenced, situated on the main Napier–Taupo Road about fifty-three miles from Napier, and sixty-six miles from the Stortford Lodge (Hastings) Saleyards. The section is hilly and broken by large gorges, covered with very poor native grass, moss, bidi bidi, fern, and manuka. The soil is of a light pumice nature; watered by streams. Altitude 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

F. R. BURNLEY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 8/2/46.)

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 10th July, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease 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 26th August, 1935.

The term of the renewable lease of the Crown land in the First Schedule will be sixty-six years. The term of the renewable lease of the settlement land in the Second Schedule will be thirty-three years.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 28th August, 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.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

(National Endowment.)

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

SECTION 8, Block XVI: Area, 688 acres. Capital value, £175; half-yearly rent, £3 10s.

Loaded with £60 for improvements, comprising fencing, felling and grassing, payable in cash or to be secured by instalment mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent, term thirty years, interest 5½ per cent., half-yearly instalment £2 1s.

• After payment of rent for the first half year and broken period, if any, an exemption from payment of half the rental charges for a period of ten years will be granted conditional upon improvements to the value of £20 being effected annually during that period.

A dry-stock grazing property situated on the Marangae Road, twelve miles from Kohuratahi Post-office, Railway-station, and Saleyards, and six miles and a half from Kohuratahi School. Access is by seven miles metalled and five miles unmetalled road. Steep to broken country with light loam soil on sandstone; watered by streams. Approximately 300 acres have been felled and grassed, now reverted to second growth with foxglove and a little ragwort, balance area (388 acres) is in natural state.

The successful applicant will require to pay the expenses of preparation and registration of the Superintendent’s mortgage amounting to 19s. 6d.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

(National Endowment.)

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

Sections 5, 6, 7, and 10, Block XVI: Area, 1,257 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £315; half-yearly rent, £6 6s.

Loaded with £935 for improvements, comprising sheep-dip, fencing, felling and grassing. Payable in cash or to be secured by instalment mortgage, term thirty-six years and a half, half-yearly instalment £28 1s. to a discharged soldier purchaser, or term of thirty-four years and a half, half-yearly instalment £30 7s. 9d. to other purchasers. An exemption from interest payment on the mortgage loading will be granted for two years provided £40 worth of improvements are effected annually in addition to the improvements required to earn the rental exemption.

• After payment of rent for first half year and broken period, if any, an exemption from payment of half the rental charges for ten years will be granted conditional upon improvements to the value of £30 being effected annually during the exemption period.

A grazing property, situated on the Marangae Road, twelve miles from Kohuratahi Post-office, Railway-station, and Saleyards, and six miles and a half from Kohuratahi School. Access is by metalled road for eight miles and unmetalled four miles. Hilly to steep and broken country, with light loam soil partly on sandstone; well watered by streams. Approximately 900 acres bush land, felled and grassed, balance (357 acres) being in bush and manuka.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.—Tawhiwhi Settlement.

SECTION 2s and Subdivision 2 of Section 7s: Area, 344 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £800; half-yearly rent, £20.

The improvements comprise dwelling, cow-byre, fencing, felling and grassing, valued at £1,010, of which £455 (representing part value for fencing, felling and grassing) is included in the capital value, and the balance of £555 is to be paid in cash or secured by instalment mortgage, term twenty-five years and a half, half-yearly instalment £19 8s. 6d. to a discharged soldier purchaser, or twenty-four years and a half, half-yearly instalment £20 16s. 3d. to other purchasers.

A grazing property, situated on the Mangaehu Road, two miles from Tututawa Post-office, three miles and a half from Tututawa School, and eight miles from Douglas Railway-station and Saleyards. Access is by metalled road from Stratford. About 40 acres ploughable land, the balance comprising hilly to steep and broken country; watered by streams. The soil is a light loam on sandstone formation. The whole area is in pasture in which ragwort is spreading. Subdivided into eight paddocks.

Application forms and any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

F. H. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/5077 and 20232.)

Lands in Nelson Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 10th July, 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, Nelson, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 10th September, 1935.

The land 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.