May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 653

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Parish of Hikurangi.

Description of Land.—Lot 80, about two-thirds bush, level, swampy in places, soil very good, remainder undulating, soil fair, fern, &c.; 81, about two-thirds bush, all level, swampy in places, soil very good; 82, small quantity of bush, remainder fern, &c., undulating, part light volcanic, soil fair; 83, small quantity of bush, 20 acres level, remainder broken, fern, &c., soil good; 84, about 7 acres bush, level land, remainder undulating and broken, soil patchy; 85, about half bush, level, soil very good, remainder undulating, fern, &c. The Whakapara Stream forms a good fence for a portion of boundary of Sections 79, 80, 81, and 85.

Opuawhanga Survey District.

Description of Land.—Block V., Section 4, about half bush, some 25 acres level, rather swampy in places, soil very good, remainder undulating; 5, about two thirds bush, containing a little scattered kauri, some 20 acres level, soil good, remainder broken. Block VI., Section 1, all bush, scattered kauri, in all about 10 acres, some 7 acres level, remainder broken; 2, all bush, scattered kauri, in all about 18 acres, almost all broken country; 3, about two-thirds bush, containing about 15 acres kauri, 10 acres level land, remainder broken, soil good; 4, about three-fourths bush, 10 acres scattered kauri, 20 acres level land, soil very good, remainder broken.

Description of Land.—80 acres forest, soil good, remainder fern.

HOBSON COUNTY.
Parish of Arapohue.

Description of Land.—Undulating, covered with tea-tree and fern, four miles from Mititai Wharf.

Parish of Wairau.

Description of Land.—N. portion Lot 3 and Lot 4, mixed forest, partly burnt and broken, not accessible by road; N.E. portion 14, 30 acres mixed bush, remainder tea-tree, undulating, accessible by road; N.W. portion 15, and S.W. portion 16, mixed bush, slightly broken, accessible by road; S.W. portion 19, kauri forest, undulating, accessible by road; S. portion 127 and 131, kauri forest, very broken, accessible by road; 129, 20 acres mixed bush, remainder tea-tree, accessible by road; S.E. portion 135, 10 acres kauri, slightly broken, accessible by road; 140, mixed bush, undulating, not accessible by road.

Description of Land.—S.E. portion Lot 29, 16 acres good bush land, broken, manuka, tawa, rimu, few kauri, rata, &c., 6 acres good land, high manuka, remainder undulating land covered with manuka scrub, soil poor; N.E. portion 31, all rather broken bush land, soil good, few totara, kahikatea, rimu, rata, &c.; E. portion 68, and M. portion 69, covered with mixed bush, undulating ground, clayey subsoil, accessible by road; E. portion 117, partly covered with mixed bush, accessible by road.

Parish of Omaru.

Description of Land.—N. portion Lot 35, larger portion kauri bush, rest mixed bush; W. portion 37, contains small quantity of kauri bush.

Parish of Matakoe.

Description of Land.—S. portion Lot 17, partly covered with mixed bush, undulating ground, clayey subsoil, no water on section, accessible by road; W. portion 60, contains about £10 worth of kauri timber, clayey subsoil, badly watered, accessible by road; W. portion 61, open fern land, clayey subsoil, undulating ground, badly watered, accessible by road; 79A, partly mixed bush, partly kauri; N.W. portion 80, contains small quantity kauri; 81, nearly all kauri.

Tokatoka Survey District.

Description of Land.—Block XI., Section 1, open fern land, undulating, easy access to Wairoa River; 2, swamp, wiwi, flax, and raupo, dry in summer; 4, all mixed forest, flat land; 5, about 60 acres undulating, fern and short tea-tree, remainder flat, mixed forest, includes settlement of Oteakai (Native); 6, about 30 acres open land, fern and tea-tree, remainder mixed forest and flat; 7, about 50 acres tall tea-tree, remainder mixed forest and flat; 8, about 80 acres tall tea-tree, remainder mixed forest and flat; 9, about 200 acres tall tea-tree, remainder mixed forest and flat; 10, almost wholly covered with short and tall tea-tree, small portion mixed forest, flat. Block XV., Section 1, small portion forest, remainder short and tall tea-tree, flat; 2, 3, 4, all flat, covered with short and tall tea-tree; 7, 8, 9, 10, Block XI., and 1, 2, 3, 4, Block XV., have frontage to Wairoa River.

Parish of Tokatoka.

Description of Land.—M. portion Lot 18, nearly level,