Sept. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1363

Gold-Mining Lease.—Notice of Withdrawal of Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 12th September, 1884.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned application for a gold-mining lease has been withdrawn, and that the ground is now open for application as if a lease of the same had never been applied for, viz.:

William Green, dated 8th August, 1883, for the Avondale Quartz-Mining Company; 16 acres 2 roods, situate east of the Pioneer Company, Alpine Range, Lyell.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Crown Lands Notices.

Land Sale, Auckland Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 10th September, 1834.

I HEREBY notify that the town and rural lands mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Monday, the 27th October next, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the forenoon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

TOWN OF HAMILTON WEST.

TOWN OF MERCER.

MANUKAU COUNTY.

Description of Land.—Lots 39, 50, and 52, mixed forest 73, level, light scrub and fern, good soil, accessible by road 78, undulating, one-quarter bush, remainder bush-clearing good soil, accessible by road; 84, level, tea-tree and fern accessible by road.

PARISH OF WAIPipi (near Waiuku).

Description of Land.—Lots 23 and 23a, 35 acres rush swamp balance open fern land, good fall to swamp for draining all the fern land, ploughable, section is close to main Waipipi Waiuku Road; 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, and 33, all open fern land, almost level, next to above; 29, 30, 34, and 35, open fern and tea-tree, quite level, and partially fenced, next to above.

Description of Land.—Section 157, forest, totara, with ordinary timber, broken, well-watered; 160, mixed forest; 29, 230, 241, 242, fern land, broken and undulating, watered, accessible by road; 236, mixed forest with kauri, very broken, watered; 247, undulating, mixed forest.

PARISH OF MAUNGATAWHIRI.

Description of Land.—Sections 202, 203, 206, 207, swamp, accessible by river; 208, about 73 acres swamp, remainder fern land, accessible by road; 209, about 12 acres swamp, remainder fern land, accessible by road.

PARISH OF WAIUKU EAST.

Description of Land.—Sections 212, 213, and 214, all open swamp, flax, and raupo; 215, about 60 acres kahikatea swamp, balance covered with manuka and flax, manuka 10 to 20 feet high, soil black loamy peat 1½ to 2 feet deep, lying over a white marly clay, and quite dry during summer; 216, about 10 to 15 acres kahikatea, balance open swamp, fronts partially-drained road; 217, about 9 acres dry land, balance open swamp, fronts partially-drained road; 218, about 3 acres dry land, balance open swamp, fronts partially-drained road and close to dry land; 219, 220, and 221, all open swamp, very wet; 222, all open swamp, very wet, growing stunted manuka and moss; 223 and 224, all open swamp, covered with rushes and not very wet. There is a fall of from 7 to 9 feet in the mile over all this part of the swamp in a bearing of 189° 27′ (the direction of main road), with peat 2 to 3 feet deep overlying the clay. The peat is deepest in the land side, getting shallower as it approaches the Waikato River.

PARISH OF WAIUKU WEST (Whiriwhiri Settlement).

Description of Land.—Lots 54, 55, 56, 57, 63, and 67, all open fern or short scrubby tea-tree land, clay soil, undulating, suitable for crops or grass, accessible by good road from Waiuku; 91, open swamp covered with rushes.

PARISH OF WAIUKU WEST.

Description of Land.—Lot 151, 55 acres kahikatea forest, balance manuka, all swamp, and mostly covered with water in winter, subsoil is a hard white clay, carries cattle for part of the year; 152, about 100 acres kahikatea forest, balance open swamp.

PARISH OF KOHEROA.

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Description of Land.—About 120 acres swamp, remainder fern land, accessible by road.