MAY 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 613

NGATAUA BLOCK.
(Museum Endowment.)

Description of Land.—Third-class land, chiefly valuable
for the kauri on it, of which there is a very large quantity,
roughly estimated at about 6,000,000 feet, situated on the
north shore of Hokianga Harbour, close to heads.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.

Parish of Kawakawa.

Description of Land.—Lot 171, about half flat and drain-
able swamp, remainder undulating fern land, soil good; 173,
undulating open fern land, good soil; 174, about one-third
flat agricultural land, part swampy, remainder open fern
land, good soil; 177, two-thirds open undulating pastoral
land, one-third flat, covered with high tea-tree, soil of the
best description; 178, northern part flat agricultural land
and drainable swamp, soil very rich, southern part undulating
fern land; 179, about 10 acres swamp, remainder undulating
agricultural land, good soil; 180 and 181, small portion of
flat land in each section, remainder open pastoral land, good
soil, about 10 acres mixed bush on 181; 182, broken pastoral
land, about one-half mixed bush, remainder open fern land,
soil medium quality, water abundant; 183, broken pastoral
land, about one-third mixed bush, remainder fern, soil good
quality, well sheltered, suitable for fruit-culture; 184, un-
dulating agricultural land covered with grass, fern, and short
tea-tree, soil good; 185, about 3 acres drainable swamp,
4 acres flat agricultural land, the remainder broken pas-
toral land, with soil of medium quality, covered with fern;
186, about 8 acres flat land and swamp, remainder broken
pastoral land, about one-third covered with mixed bush, the
rest fern; 187, broken pastoral land, half covered with mixed
bush, the remainder with fern, inferior soil on ridges, but of
better quality lower down near the gullies; 188, broken pas-
toral land, nearly all covered with mixed bush valuable for
mining purposes, containing good puriri, tea-tree, and some
kauri; 189, broken pastoral land, one-half mixed bush, the
remainder fern land, soil poor; 190, broken pastoral land,
about half covered with mixed bush; 191, broken pastoral
land, about half mixed bush, the remainder fern, soil poor.
All the above lots are well watered, and fronting the Kawa-
kawa—Whangae Road, the greater portion of which has been
formed.

Parish of Ruapekapeka.

Description of Land.—Undulating pastoral land, about
one-third mixed bush, the remainder fern land, soil poor.
Lot 87, about half level agricultural land, with good soil, the
remainder broken stony land, poor soil, mostly covered with
mixed bush; 88, undulating pastoral land, about one-half
mixed bush, the rest fern land, soil of medium quality.
These lots are all well watered, and front Kawakawa—Rua-
pekapeka Road.

Kerikeri Survey District.

Description of Land.—Undulating pastoral land, acces-
sible by Kerikeri and Mangonui Rivers.

BAY OF ISLANDS AND WHANGAREI COUNTIES.

Hukerenui Survey District.

Description of Land.—Block V., Sections 1, 2, 3, agricul-
tural land, southern half of sections rich flat land, remaining
portion undulating, soil good, nearly the whole covered with
mixed bush, a few kauri trees remaining along the ridge; 5
and 6, undulating agricultural land, half swamp, half open
fern land, soil poor; 6 has about 5 acres mixed bush; 7,
about one-third swamp, remainder mixed bush and fern
bush land of better quality, swamp drainable; 8 and 9,
slightly undulating agricultural land, nearly all mixed bush,
soil good; 10, undulating agricultural land, about 5 acres
mixed bush, rest open fern land, soil good on flat. Block
VI., Section 12, undulating agricultural land, about half of
it covered with bush, rest open fern land and soil of the best
quality, bush land level; 13 and 15, undulating agricultural
land, one-half drainable swamp, rest open fern land, soil
medium; 17, about one-half undulating agricultural land,
soil medium, rest kauri-gum land; 18, nearly all flat agri-
cultural land, soil of good quality; 19, flat agricultural land,
nearly all covered with kahikatea bush and high tea-tree,
soil good; 20, flat agricultural land, open fern and wiwi, soil
medium. Block VI., Section 3, undulating agricultural
land, fronting Great North Road, soil poor, remainder swamp,
partly drained by road which runs through lower part of it.
Block X., Section 4, level agricultural land, nearly all drain-
able swamp, and soil good; 1 and 2, about one-half good flat
agricultural land, remainder poor kauri-gum land; 5, undu-
lating open pastoral land in Block X., the remaining 60
acres in Block VI. first-class level land, liable to be flooded,
about 8 acres light bush; 6 and 7, about one-third undu-
lating pastoral land, soil poor, remainder drainable swamp
and dry land of good quality, near Waipuakakahau Stream,
with about 5 acres of light bush; 8, about one-third level
land of good quality, 30 acres of which are covered with light
bush, with soil of inferior quality, the remainder open fern
land; 9, undulating agricultural land, good soil, especially
so on the flat, about 30 acres bush, remainder open fern
land; 10, nearly all level bush land of the best description;
3, 11, 12, and 13, nearly all good flat agricultural land; 14
and 15, good flat land, remainder undulating and poor.
Block XI., Section 11, about one-third undulating, remainder
level, all forest, soil throughout of the best quality and bush
containing about twelve kauri trees. All sections are well
watered, most of them having frontage to the main road
from Whangarei to Kawakawa.