MAY 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 575

| No. of | Block | Survey District. | Area. | Upset Rent | Remarks. |
| Run. | | | | per Acre. | |
| | | | A. R. P. | | |
| 11 | VI. | " | 221 1 24 | 6d. | PARATIEKE BLOCK. |
| | | | | | Generally undulating and hilly; covered with light bush, except |
| | | | | | in gullies, where white and black pine are found. |
| 12 | " | " | 499 3 24 | 6d. | Hilly; covered with dense bush, pines, hinau, &c., in gullies, |
| | | | | | and koromiko, mahoe, &c., on hills. |
| 15 | X. | " | 156 1 24 | 6d. | Very hilly; covered with dense bush, pines in gullies; soil fair. |
| 16 | " | " | 229 2 0 | 6d. | Hilly, light bush, soil good, natural clearing of 10 acres in north. |
| 18 | " | " | 628 3 19 | 6d. | Exceedingly hilly and broken, dense and heavy bush, soil fair. |
| 19 | " | " | 299 3 16 | 6d. | Very hilly and broken, except in centre along leading ridge, |
| | | | | | where it spreads out; soil good; covered with light bush on |
| | | | | | hills, and heavy in the gullies. |

| 1 | .. | Retaruke | 2,679 0 0 | 6d. | KIRIKAU BLOCK. |
| 2 | .. | Kaitieke, Retaruke | 3,680 0 0 | 6d. | The block as a whole comprises hilly and undulating bush, |
| 3 | .. | " | 4,062 0 0 | 6d. | scrub, and fern country, with some flats near the Wanganui |
| 4 | .. | Retaruke | 2,710 0 0 | 6d. | River. The soil is generally good. The forest includes totara, |
| 5 | .. | " | 4,498 0 0 | 6d. | rimu, and maitai trees, suitable for constructive purposes. |
| | | | | | Access by the Wanganui River. |

| 6 | .. | Retaruke | 4,548 0 0 | 6d. | RETARUKE BLOCK. |
| 7 | .. | " | 4,092 0 0 | 6d. | The block as a whole comprises open, fern, and hilly bush coun- |
| 8 | .. | Retaruke, Kaitieke | 3,281 0 0 | 6d. | try, soil being generally good. Access by the Wanganui River. |
| 9 | .. | Kaitieke | 2,842 0 0 | 6d. | |
| 10 | .. | " | 2,557 0 0 | 6d. | |

| 11 | .. | Rarete | 1,204 0 0 | 6d. | HUIKUMU BLOCK. |
| | | | | | The block comprises undulating and hilly country, covered with |
| | | | | | fern, scrub, and forest. Soil varies from poor to very good. |
| | | | | | Access by the Wanganui River as far as Pipiriki, which is |
| | | | | | about nine miles from the block. |

| 12 | .. | Makotuku | 2,337 0 0 | 6d. | ATUHAE BLOCK. |
| 13 | .. | " | 1,815 0 0 | 6d. | The block comprises hilly, bush country, suitable, when cleared, |
| | | | | | for pastoral purposes. Access by the Wanganui River to |
| | | | | | Jerusalem, which is about ten miles from the block. |

| 14 | .. | Momohaki | 915 0 0 | 6d. | TE PARAPARA BLOCK. |
| | | | | | This block comprises hilly, forest country, suitable, when cleared, |
| | | | | | for pastoral purposes. Access by the Wanganui River to |
| | | | | | within about four miles of the block. |

| 16 | .. | Momohaki | 2,830 0 0 | 6d. | PUKETOTARA BLOCK. |
| 17 | .. | Nukumarau | 2,348 0 0 | 6d. | Ditto. |
| | | | | | This block comprises hilly, forest country. |

| 18 | .. | Ruapehu | 5,000 0 0 | 6d. | RANGATAUA BLOCK. |
| 19 | .. | Karioi, Ruapehu | 4,970 0 0 | 6d. | The northern part of the block comprises hills and spurs of Rua- |
| 23 | .. | Makotuku | 2,357 0 0 | 6d. | pehu, and is covered by scrub; the remainder of the block |
| | | | | | consists of hilly, undulating, or flat country, carrying a mixed |
| | | | | | forest, including birch, matai, rata, rimu, totara, maire, &c., |
| | | | | | much of it suitable for constructive purposes. The soil varies |
| | | | | | from fair to very good quality. Access by the Marton and |
| | | | | | Wanganui tracks as far as Murimotu. A track is also being |
| | | | | | made from the river, near Pipiriki, which will pass Atuahae, |
| | | | | | and go through Rangataua, &c. |

| 25 | .. | Makotuku | 2,880 0 0 | 6d. | TAWHITO-ARIKI BLOCK. |
| | | | | | The block comprises hilly, forest country, suitable, when cleared, |
| | | | | | for pastoral purposes. |

| 26 | .. | Nukumarau | 1,637 0 0 | 6d. | TOKAMARU BLOCK. |
| 27 | .. | " | 2,297 0 0 | 6d. | Generally these runs comprise undulating, hilly country, with |
| 28 | .. | Waipakura | 2,254 0 0 | 6d. | some rough land on northern part. The bush is mostly of a |
| 30 | .. | " | 2,530 0 0 | 6d. | mixed character, light in places, with some scrub. The soil |
| 31 | .. | " | 2,616 0 0 | 6d. | varies from fair to very good, and the runs are well watered. |
| | | | | | The distance from Wanganui is from fourteen to twenty |
| | | | | | miles. Access is by the Wanganui River, and roads and |
| | | | | | tracks formed part of the distance. |

| 32 | .. | Tiriraukawa | 2,900 0 0 | 6d. | OTAIRI BLOCK. |
| 33 | .. | " | 2,984 0 0 | 6d. | The block comprises hilly, forest country, suitable, when cleared, |
| | | | | | for pastoral purposes. Access by the Mangapapa Valley and |
| | | | | | the Marton-Murimotu tracks to within four miles of the block. |

The leases will be for an absolute term of twenty-one years, renewable for a further term of twenty-one years, in terms
of section 209 of "The Land Act, 1885."

Improvements equal in value to one year's rent must be effected in each year for the first two years; and before the
end of the sixth year an additional amount, equal to two years' rent, must also be expended.

Valuations for permanent improvements, as prescribed in sections 210 and 214 of "The Land Act, 1885," will be paid
at the expiry of the leases to the outgoing tenants.

No person can take up more than one run. No person who holds freehold land, or land under lease or license from the
Crown which in all would exceed 6,000 acres, or who is incapable of making the declaration prescribed by section 200 of
"The Land Act, 1885," can become a lessee.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.