May 18.]

Town Land in North Auckland Land District for Selection
on Renewable Lease.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th May, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section
is open for selection on renewable lease under the
Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the
North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland,
up to 11 o'clock a.m. on Monday, 12th June, 1939.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at
the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland,
on Wednesday, 14th June, 1939, 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, 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, and
lease fee.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Auckland City.—Town of Orakei.

SECTION 113: Area, 1 rood 2.4 perches. Capital value, £400;
half-yearly rent, £10.

This section is situated in Reweti Street in the Orakei
Garden Suburb, within easy distance of the Orakei Railway-
station and within ten minutes by bus from Queen Street.
The section comprises easy sloping land and commands good
views of Auckland inner harbour. Water, sewerage, gas,
and electricity available.

Any further information required may be obtained from
the undersigned.

L. J. POFF,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 22/43/7/62 ; D.O. I.D.P. 570.)

Land in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 17th May, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned property
will be offered for lease (term, sixty-six years with
perpetual right of renewal at revaluation) by public auction
at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on
Thursday, 29th June, 1939, at 2 o'clock p.m., under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

A half-year's rent at the rate offered, broken period rent,
lease fee, and amount of weighting for improvements must
be paid in cash on the fall of the hammer.

This property is situated within the Marlborough Mining
District and is offered in terms of section 153 of the Land
Act, 1924, which provides that no right to any mineral
under the surface shall pertain to the lessee, whose rights
shall be to the surface soil only.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Sounds County.—Gore Survey District.—Marlborough Mining
District.

LOT 3 of Section 40, Block XI : Area, 1 acre. Upset
annual rent, £2.

Weighted with £50 for improvements, consisting of a
four-roomed cottage and lean-to. This sum may be paid
in cash, or, after payment of a deposit of £10, the balance
may be paid by twenty half-yearly instalments of £2 12s. 7d.
comprising principal and interest.

This property is situated in Endeavour Inlet, Queen
Charlotte Sounds, and is eminently suited as a seaside
residence. The cottage comprises four living rooms and
attached lean-to.

Any further information required may be obtained from
the undersigned.

G. I. MARTIN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 26/14110 ; D.O. R.L. 157.)

Settlement Land in Nelson Land District for Selection on
Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 17th May, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned property
is 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, Nelson, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 6th
June, 1939.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Thursday,
8th June, 1939, 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,
deposit on improvements and mortgage and lease fees.

This property is situated within the Karamea Mining Dis-
trict and is offered in terms of section 153 of the Land Act,
1924, which provides that no right to any mineral under the
surface shall pertain to the lessee, whose rights shall be to
the surface soil only.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Waimea County.—Wangapeka Survey District.—Wangapeka
Settlement.—Karamea Mining District.

SECTIONS 18 and 19, Block XI: Area, 692 acres. Capita
value, £950; half-yearly rent, £23 15s.

Weighted with £310 for improvements on Section 18, com-
prising five-roomed dwelling, two sheds, 150 chains road
fencing, 80 chains boundary fencing (half-share) and 140 chains
internal fencing. This sum may be paid in cash or over
thirty-four years and a half by half-yearly instalments of
£10 ls. 6d. consisting of principal and interest.

Weighted also with £250 for improvements on Section 19,
comprising five-roomed dwelling and 350 chains road and
internal fencing. This sum is to be paid in cash or on terms
to be arranged with the State Advances Corporation and the
Land Board.

Proportionate parts of the insurance premiums will be
payable by the successful applicant.

These sections are situated about one mile from Matariki
Post-office and School, four miles from Tadmor Railway-
station, and ten miles from the Tapawera Saleyards; access
is by good metalled road. The land is suitable for grazing
and comprises open terrace country rising from the Wanga-
peka River, with 20 acres of bush and patches of manuka
on Section 19. Soil is fair on gravel formation, the greater
portion of Section 19 being stony, and both sections are in
inferior native grasses. Blackberry is spreading and there
are a few rabbits. The area is watered by a stream which is
very low in summer. Altitude is about 700 ft. above sea-
level. Section 18 is subdivided into nine paddocks, and
Section 19 into seven paddocks. Approximately 500 chains
of fencing require renewing. Both dwellings are in dis-
repair.

Any further information required may be obtained from
the undersigned.

P. R. WILKINSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 26/13896, 31/583 ; D.O. L.S.L.P. 3 and 4.)

Land in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 17th May, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section
will be offered for lease by public auction at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Friday,
30th June, 1939, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., under the provisions
of the Hanmer Crown Leases Act, 1928.