Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2535

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th November, 1937.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section will be offered for sale for cash by public auction at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Government Buildings, Auckland, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 18th January, 1938, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

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SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Mongonui County.—Opoe Survey District.

SECTION 32, Block V: Area, 5 acres 0 roods 19 perches. Upset price, £5.

Weighted with £50 (payable in cash) for improvements, consisting of a dwelling 26 ft. by 36 ft. in poor order, and a shed 18 ft. by 26 ft.

This property, which is suitable for residential purposes only, is situated alongside the Waiharara Post-office, School, and Store, thirteen miles from Awanui by formed road. The soil is a sandy loam on sandstone. Elevation approximately 10 ft. above sea-level. Watered by a creek at back.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 9/3101 ; D.O. M.L. 2173.)

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Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 17th November, 1937.

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 District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 24th January, 1938.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, 26th January, 1938, 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.

Applicants are required to produce for inspection when examined documentary evidence of their financial position, such as bank pass-books, certificates or letters of credit from managers of banks, financial institutions, or mercantile firms, or from private persons or parents undertaking to give financial assistance. Persons undertaking to assist financially should state to what extent they are prepared to do so and supply guarantees of their own financial position.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants, and the successful applicant is required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease and mortgage fees, deposit on improvement loading, and proportionate part of insurance on buildings.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Ohura Survey District.

(National Endowment.)

SECTION 3, Block VIII: Area, 1,000 acres. Capital value, £575. Deposit on deferred payments, £30; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £17 14s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 10s.

Weighted with £969 for improvements, comprising dwelling, wool-shed, and yards, car-shed, 390 chains fencing, 400 acres felled and grassed. This sum is payable in cash, or, after payment of a deposit of £269, the balance may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Corporation for a term of thirty-five years with interest at the rate ruling at date of selection. The cost of preparation of the mortgage (£4 5s.) must be paid immediately an application is declared successful. A grazing farm situated on the Roto Road, thirteen miles from Ohura Post-office, School, Railway-station, and Saleyards, and fifteen miles from Matiere Dairy Factory. The soil is a clay loam on clay and sandstone formation. The section is watered by streams, and is subdivided into five paddocks. There is a small amount of ragwort but it has been fairly well controlled with sheep.

(H.O. 26/10655 ; D.O. R.L. 356.)

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Stratford County.—Egmont Survey District.

SECTION 23, Block XVI: Area, 93 acres 0 roods 7 perches. Capital value, £25. Deposit on deferred payments, £5; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, 13s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, 10s.

Weighted with £175 for improvements, comprising old dwelling, 100 chains fencing, 60 acres felled and burned, 5 acres cleared and stumped. This sum is payable in cash, or may be secured on first mortgage to the State Advances Corporation for a term of twenty years with interest at the rate ruling as at date of selection. The costs (£2 15s.) for preparation of the mortgage must be paid immediately an application is declared successful. This property is not suitable as a separate holding, but could be worked with other land. The soil is a poor loam resting on a hard pan. The section is watered by streams, and is subdivided into four paddocks. Blackberry, tutsan, and ragwort are prevalent.

(H.O. XI/3/285 ; D.O. D.P. 174.)

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Waitotara County.—Omara Survey District.

SECTION 1, Block II: Area, 611 acres. Capital value, £300. Deposit on deferred payments, £15; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £9 5s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 10s.

Weighted with £415 for improvements, comprising dwelling, sheds, 40 chains fencing, 100 acres felled and grassed, and 54 acres surface sown. This sum is payable in cash, or, after payment of a deposit of £15, the balance may be secured by way of first mortgage under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act on long-term instalment mortgage. A grazing farm situated on the Wanganui River, thirteen miles from Pipiriki Post-office, two miles from Parinui Native School, thirty-seven miles from Raetihi Railway-station and Saleyards. Access is by Wanganui River Service. The soil is loam on clay, papa, and sandstone formation; watered by streams and springs. The land is hilly to steep with approximately 100 acres fair pasture, 126 acres felled and grassed, and 385 acres bush. The section is subdivided into three paddocks. There is a little ragwort but it is not troublesome.

(H.O. 26/25534 ; D.O. R.L. 273.)

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Crown Land in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1937.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, State Fire Buildings, Wellington, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, 21st December, 1937, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Kaitieke County.—Kaitieke Survey District.

SECTION 13, Block XVI: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rent, £1.

This section is situated on the north-eastern corner of the intersection of the Ohakune-Taumarunui and Waimarino-Tokaanu main roads at National Park. There is considerable traffic on these roads, and the section is an excellent site for business purposes. National Park is situated two hundred and twenty miles north of Wellington by rail and is the railway-station for the Tongariro Park Château which is ten miles distant by motor. One of the main roads to Tokaanu and Lake Taupo also leads through National Park.