May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 655

ngatawhiri River, flooded in winter; 213, about 24 acres, flax
and wiwi swamp, rest good fern land, fronting on Maungata-
whiri River, flooded in winter; 214, all swamp with the ex-
ception of about 5 acres, similar to 212; 215, 8 acres light
bush, 5 acres swamp, soil good, well sheltered for fruit-grow-
ing; 216, 7 acres swamp, rest good fern land, frontage to
Great South Road; 217, broken, soil good, well watered,
frontage to unformed road.

Parish of Koheroa.

Description of Land.—Lot 20, about 10 acres fern, the
rest peaty swamp covered principally with small manuka,
flax, raupo, wiwi, &c.; 100, steep ridges; 100A, a steep gully;
126, undulating; 127, 11 acres swamp, 7 acres light scrub,
the remainder steep ridges; 128, 19 acres swamp, 7 acres
light scrub, the remainder steep ridges; 129, a steep gully;
130, 53 acres swamp, the remainder undulating low land;
131, this section has been all swamp, but the railway
embankment has stopped the overflow of water, and it is
now nearly dry; 132, about 20 acres fern, the rest peaty
swamp, covered principally with small manuka, fern, raupo,
wiwi, &c.; 133, about 5 acres fern, the rest peaty swamp
covered principally with small manuka, flax, raupo, wiwi, &c.

WAIKATO COUNTY.

Parish of Whangamarino.

Description of Land.—Lot 4, 11 acres swamp, remainder
undulating; 5, undulating; 8, 9 acres swamp, remainder
undulating; 9, 56 acres swamp, remainder level; 15, 5 acres
swamp, remainder undulating; 17, 73 acres swamp, re-
maining undulating; 18, 5 acres swamp, remainder level;
27, 14 acres swamp, 4 acres manuka, 10 acres scrub,
remainder level; 29, 4 acres swamp, 20 acres undulating,
remainder level; 30, 12 acres swamp, remainder level; 31,
undulating; 33A, 9 acres swamp, 4 acres scrub, remainder
level; 172, 26 acres swamp, remainder undulating; 208, 96
acres scrub, 20 acres manuka, 28 acres swamp, remainder
undulating.

Parish of Taupiri.

Description of Land.—Lots 209, 210, and 212, 24 acres
swamp, remainder undulating; 300, 301, and 303, 10 acres
swamp, remainder undulating; 343, one-third swamp, re-
maining undulating fern country, frontage to Kimihia Lake,
near Huntly, accessible by road. Coal has been found on
the University Endowment within a mile of this section.

Parish of Maramarua.

Description of Land.—8 acres bush, 8 acres swamp, 30
acres steep ridges, remainder undulating.

Parish of Komakorau.

Description of Land.—Nearly all level, soil second rate.
Accessible by road and Waikato River.

WAIPA COUNTY.

Parish of Horotiu.

Description of Land.—About one-half fern hills, the re-
maining swamp and level fern land, soil moderately good,
well watered, accessible by river and road.

Parish of Pukete.

Description of Land.—Lot 100, about two-thirds broken
fern hills, the remainder swamp, soil moderately good, ac-
cessible by road; 130A, level, fern and manuka scrub, soil
good; 144A, about 8 acres level, fern and manuka scrub, re-
maining gully, soil fair, well watered, accessible by road.

Parish of Ngaroto.

RAGLAN COUNTY.

Whaingaroa Survey District.

Description of Land.—About three-fourths level and un-
dulating fern land, remainder broken, about 20 acres of
inferior bush, soil very good, well watered, accessible by
road.

OHINEMURI COUNTY.

KOMATA NORTH BLOCK.

Ohinemuri Survey District.

Description of Land.—Section 1, principally good arable
land, very good soil, frontage to the Komata Stream and
main road to Thames; 2, level agricultural land, fern and
manuka, frontage to main road to Thames.

Waihou Survey District.

Description of Land.—Sections 1 and 3, good level land
covered with fern and manuka, portion kahikatea swamp,
accessible by road from Waihou River; 4, 5, and 7, about
100 acres kahikatea bush, remainder flax and manuka
swamp; about 8 acres level good land on river, frontages to
district road, Waihou River, and Komata Stream.

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.

Parish of Aotea.

Description of Land.—W. portion Lot 105 and M. por-
tion 106 very broken, covered with heavy mixed forest contain-
ing a little kauri, soil good; 170, covered with heavy forest,
excepting about 50 acres at the southern end which is light
bush, a good deal of kauri, very broken land; 171 and 172,
forest, consisting of puriri, tawa, rewarewa, broken, stony,
good soil, sea-frontage; 175, about two-thirds forest chiefly
light, about 3 acres swamp, remainder undulating; 176,
nearly all open, about 50 acres swamp, high bush and tea-
tree in gullies; 178, nearly all forest, some kauri, very
broken, with the exception of about 15 acres of flat along
river; 179, nearly all forest excepting about 300 acres, all
broken, kauri in patches.

Parish of Harataonga.