2464

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 91

SECOND SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Franklin County.—Otāu Parish.

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

ALLOTMENTS 108, 61A, and 46 : Area, 850 acres 3 roods 7 perches. Capital value, £365 ; half-yearly rent, £7 6s. Weighted with £610 for improvements, comprising a lean-to dwelling with detached washhouse, cow-byre and yard, motor-shed, sheep-dip and holding-yards, 240 chains of boundary and subdivisional fencing, felling and grassing. This sum is payable in cash or by a deposit of £30, balance being secured by instalment mortgage extending over a period not exceeding thirty-six years and a half and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum if purchased by a discharged soldier, or 5½ per cent. per annum if purchased by a civilian.

Situated on Mōumoukai Road, seven miles from Mōumoukai School, fourteen miles from Hunua Post-office, twenty-six miles from Papakura Railway-station and Saleyards by semi-metalled road. Soil of clay ; broken to hilly sheep-grazing country ; well watered by permanent streams. About 300 acres have been felled and grassed, balance is in standing bush of mixed timbers of no commercial value. Lies fairly well to the sun. Some blackberry and a little ragwort in evidence.

• An exemption from payment of rent will be granted only on condition that improvements to the minimum value of £40 are effected annually during the exemption period in addition to the usual requirements under the Land Act.

(H.O. 26/325 ; O.R.P. 4374.)

Mangonui County.—Mangonui Survey District.

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

Section 7, Block XI : Area, 183 acres 3 roods 8 perches. Capital value, £190 ; half-yearly rent, £3 16s. Weighted with the sum of £85 for improvements, comprising 11 acres in worn-out pasture, 17 acres ploughed (but only 11 acres grassed), seventy chains of fencing subdividing into two paddocks, and small shack, 16 ft. by 9 ft. This sum is payable in cash or by a cash deposit of £10 and balance secured on instalment mortgage under the provisions of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929.

Situated on Whangaroa—Mangonui Main Highway, three miles from Totara North Post-office and Oruaiti School, and ten miles from Kaeo Dairy Factory and Saleyards. Soil is of a friable clay resting on poor volcanic formation. Easy undulating country, all ploughable and covered in short scrub, hakea, &c. ; well watered by running stream and springs.

• Exemption from payment of rent for a period of three years will be granted only on condition the lessee effects improvements to the value of £25 per annum in addition to the usual requirements under the Land Act.

(H.O. 34/447 ; R.L. 1851.)

Mangonui County.—Whakapaku Parish.

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

Allotment 9 : Area, 456 acres. Capital value, £250 ; half-yearly rent, £5. Weighted with the sum of £23, payable in cash, for improvements, comprising 5 acres of felling and grassing, 176 chains of fencing (almost valueless), and small shack with iron roof and walls.

This section is situated on the Akatere—Taupo Road, in rather an isolated locality, ten miles from Mangonui Post-office, port, and store, &c. Steamer from Auckland calls once weekly. Access is by metalled road from Whangaroa and Mangonui. Approximately 50 acres are hilly to steep, balance easy undulating to flat land practically all ploughable. Soil of a poor friable clay, and with exception of 5 acres whole area is covered with tea-tree scrub and fern ; fairly well watered. Altitude 150 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level.

• Rent exemption is conditional on improvements being effected annually during the exemption period to the value of £25 per annum.

(H.O. 22/1450/786 ; R.L. 1968.)

Hobson County.—Tutamoe Survey District.

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

Section 12, Block VII : Area, 1,052 acres. Capital value, £400 ; half-yearly rent, £8. Weighted with the sum of £1,307 18s. 2d. for improvements, comprising felling and grassing and 660 chains of subdivisional and boundary fencing. No buildings. This sum is payable in cash or, after payment of a deposit of £17 18s. 2d., the sum of £340 may be secured to the State Advances Corporation by table mortgage for a term of thirty years—half-yearly instalments £4 16s. 11d. net—and £950 to the Lands and Survey Department by instalment mortgage for a term not exceeding thirty-six years and a half. Costs of preparation of mortgage (£3 1s.) payable by successful applicant.

Situated on the Opouteke Road, fifteen miles from Whataroa Post-office and Railway-station, five miles from Aomarama School, and seventeen miles from Kaihu Saleyards. Access from Kaihu, fourteen miles by metalled road and one mile unformed. All hilly to steep and broken country with soil of fair quality clay resting on sandstone formation ; well watered by permanent springs and creeks. Subdivided into four paddocks. Approximately 300 acres in good pasture, 602 acres in worn-out pasture, balance in natural state of scrub, fern, &c.

• Exemption from rent only is conditional upon improvements to the value of £40 being effected annually during the exemption period.

(H.O. 26/17820 ; D.O. O.R.P. 3895.)

Rodney County.—Pakiri Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for four years.)

Section 24, Block V : Area, 139 acres. Capital value, £210 ; half-yearly rent, £4 4s.

This section is part of Pakiri Block, and access is by the main road twelve miles from Wellsford. Forest Reserve School is one mile distant, while cream-cart passes property and there is a rural mail delivery. The whole area is undulating gum land, all more or less ploughable, with a considerable quantity of gorse, scrub, and fern. About 12 acres has been roughly ploughed, but now coming into gorse. Clay soil on sandstone formation ; fairly well watered by running stream and springs. Altitude 50 ft. to 100 ft. above sea-level.

(H.O. 6/1/129/1 ; I.D.P. 432.)

Full particulars may be obtained from the undersigned.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th December, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale for cash by public auction, on the ground, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 10th February, 1937, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LANDS.

Tauranga County.—Waihi South Survey District.

Section 75, Block II : Area, 3 roods 2 perches. Upset price, £30.

Section 76, Block II : Area, 3 roods 30 perches. Upset price, £15.

Section 77, Block II : Area, 3 roods 4 perches. Upset price, £15.

Section 78, Block II : Area, 3 roods 11 perches. Upset price, £15.

Section 79, Block II : Area, 3 roods 26 perches. Upset price, £15.

These sections are situated on the Te Puke—Whakatane Main Highway, eleven miles from Te Puke Township, and adjoining Pongakawa Railway-station. All practically level land, varying from part dry and part wet, low-lying land to part dry and partly-drained swamp. Section 75 is a corner section—well situated and would be suitable as a business site such as a store or petrol-station.

NOTE.—The different areas are subject to slight variation upon completion of the survey work.

Terms of sale and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 9/3145 ; D.O. M.L. 3609.)

Lands in Auckland Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 15th December, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 11 a.m. on Monday, 25th January, 1937.

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 land described in the Second Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only.