2790
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 29th October, 1940.

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 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 6th December, 1940.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 11th December, 1940, at 10 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.

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SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Auckland City.—Town of Orakei.

Section 157: Area, 35·1 perches. Capital value £875; half-yearly rent, £16 17s. 6d.

This is an excellent residential site situated on junction of Fenton Circus and Titai Street at Orakei, three miles from the Chief Post-office, City of Auckland.

Any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

L. J. POFF,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 22/43/9; D.O. 3/1514.)

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Settlement (Town) Land in Wellington Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section 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, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 22nd November, 1940.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 27th November, 1940, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT (TOWN) LAND.

City of Palmerston North.—Loughnan Settlement.

Section 22: Area, 1 rood 3 perches. Capital value, £130; half-yearly rent, £3 5s.

This section, which is situated at the corner of Main Street and James Street, Palmerston North, half a mile from Terrace End Railway-station and three-quarters of a mile from school, is suitable for a business or residential site. City water-supply available.

Any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 30/59; D.O. D.P. 629.)

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Lands in Wellington Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned properties are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 22nd November, 1940.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 27th November, 1940, at 10 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 applicants are required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease fee, and costs of preparation of mortgage.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—THIRD-CLASS LANDS.

Wanganui County.—Waipakura Survey District.

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

Section 5, Block IV: Area, 1,418 acres. Capital value, £355; half-yearly rent, £7 2s.

*The rental exemption for two years and the concession under the State Advances Corporation mortgage (see below) are conditional on the selector clearing scrub from the property to the satisfaction of the Land Board.

Weighted with £900 for improvements, comprising fencing, 1,200 acres felling and grazing. This sum is payable in cash or the whole amount may be secured to the State Advances Corporation on a thirty-year term instalment mortgage. Interest, 4½ per cent. reducible to 4¼ per cent., half-yearly instalment £27 17s. 10d. gross. The first two years to be free of interest and principal repayments to be suspended for a similar period, provided prescribed improvements are effected.

This section is situated twenty miles from Wanganui on the Te Komai Road and is approximately ten miles from Makirikiri. The area comprises steep hilly country of which 1,200 acres have been felled and grassed part of which has badly reverted to fern and scrub. Suitable for an adjoining owner.

Wanganui County.—Waipakura Survey District.

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

Sections 3 and 4, Block VIII: Area, 1,043 acres 2 roods 17 perches. Capital value, £260; half-yearly rent, £5 4s.

*The rental exemption for two years and the concession under the State Advances Corporation mortgage (see below) are conditional on the selector clearing scrub from the property to the satisfaction of the Land Board.

Weighted with £1,000 for improvements, comprising cottage, fencing, 400 acres felled and grassed on Section 3, and house, wool-shed, yards and dip, cow-byre, shed, and store-room, and approximately 600 acres felling and grazing on Section 4. This sum is payable in cash or the whole amount may be secured to the State Advances Corporation by a thirty-year instalment table mortgage. Interest, 4½ per cent. reducible to 4¼ per cent., half-yearly instalment £29 4s. 2d. gross. The first two years interest will be remitted and principal repayments will be suspended for a similar period provided prescribed improvements are effected.

The sections are situated on the Upokonui Road eighteen miles from Wanganui and ten miles from Makirikiri School. Section 4 is fairly easy hill country and Section 3 is steep hilly country broken by gorges. Pastures have reverted for want of stocking, and fern and bracken have a good hold in places; there are patches of variegated thistle and foxglove. Property is well watered.

Wanganui County.—Waipakura Survey District.

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

Section 2, Block VIII: Area, 411 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Capital value, £105; half-yearly rent, £2 2s.

*The rental exemption for two years and the concession under the State Advances Corporation mortgage (see below) are conditional on the selector clearing scrub from the property to the satisfaction of the Land Board.

Weighted with £400 for improvements, comprising fencing, 412 acres felled and grassed. This sum is payable in cash or the whole amount may be secured to the State Advances Corporation by a thirty-year instalment table mortgage. Interest, 4½ per cent. reducible to 4¼ per cent., half-yearly instalment £11 13s. 8d. gross. The first two years interest will be remitted and principal repayments will be suspended for a similar period provided prescribed improvements are effected.

The section is situated on the Upokonui Road eighteen miles from Wanganui and ten miles from Makirikiri School. The section is steep hilly country broken by gorges. The pasture has reverted for want of stocking, and fern and bracken have a good hold in places. Property is well watered.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 22/3893; D.O. D.P. 904; L.P. 574, 566, and 568.)