MAY 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 551

Land declared open for Sale in Auckland Land District.

(L.S.)
ONSLOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the ninety-seventh section of "The Land Act, 1885," it is enacted that the Governor, by Proclamation, may from time to time declare any Crown lands within any mining district, not held under license or lease at the date of such Proclamation, or over which the license or lease has been cancelled, to be open for sale or selection, in sections of such size and form, and on such date, as he may determine; and any land so proclaimed may hereafter be sold at a like price, and subject to the like terms and conditions, or as near thereto as may be, as Crown lands of the same class not within a mining district; and the Governor may from time to time alter, amend, or revoke any such Proclamation:

Now, therefore, I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land specified in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection under the provisions of the third section of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887," after a lapse of a period of not less than forty-five days from the date hereof, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the prices per acre stated in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

No. on | Area. | Cash | No. on | Area. | Cash
Plan. | | Price per | Plan. | | Price per
| | Acre. | | | Acre.

FIRST-CLASS LANDS.
BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
Parish of Kawakawa.
A. R. P.
178 | 27 0 20 | 20/
190 | 89 0 19 | 30/

Description of Land: Lot .178, northern part flat agricultural land and drainable swamp, soil very rich, southern part undulating fern land; 190, broken pastoral land, about half covered with mixed bush. Both lots well watered, fronting the Kawakawa-Whangae Road, the greater portion of which has been formed.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Opunawhanga Survey District.
Block II.
6 | 191 0 0 | 20/

Description of Land: About 5 acres flat land, 20 acres flat land, 160 acres bush, which is of a mixed description, soil in bush medium in quality, fronting newly-made Government road.

SECOND-CLASS LANDS.
BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
Parish of Ruapekapaka.
59 | 20 0 0 | 10/
67 | 30 2 9 | 10/
69 | 39 2 0 | 15/
70 | 24 2 30 | 10/
73 | 153 1 0 | 10/
79 | 96 3 0 | 5/
88 | 160 0 12 | 10/

Description of Land: Lot 59, open, undulating land, suitable for agriculture; 67, partially good soil, remainder rather broken fern hills; 69, about two-thirds flat land, good soil; 70, 8 acres mixed bush, remainder pastoral fern land; 73, undulating fern land, nearly all ploughable, one-third swamp; 79, undu-

lating pastoral land; 88, undulating pastoral land, about one-half mixed bush, the rest fern land, medium soil.

Parish of Kawakawa.
A. R. P.
166 | 62 3 35 | 10/
168 | 109 2 32 | 10/
169 | 124 0 0 | 10/
170 | 101 0 0 | 10/
171 | 30 0 38 | 15/
174 | 42 0 0 | 15/
177 | 29 2 0 | 15/
179 | 25 1 24 | 10/
180 | 29 3 0 | 10/
181 | 35 0 33 | 10/
186 | 30 1 34 | 7/6
187 | 30 2 16 | 10/
188 | 101 1 10 | 17/6
189 | 96 0 0 | 10/

Description of Land: Lots 166 to 170 inclusive, broken pastoral lands, half fern, half bush, well watered, accessible by Great North Road and branch road from it; 171, about half flat and drainable swamp, remainder undulating fern land, soil good; 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; 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; 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 pastoral 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. All the above lots are well watered, and fronting the Kawakawa-Whangae Road, the greater portion of which has been formed.

Hukerenui Survey District.
Block V.
A. R. P.
13 | 50 0 0 | 15/
15 | 50 0 0 | 15/
.23 | 37 3 20 |
24 | 25 3 37 |
25 | 21 3 21 |
26 | 23 0 20 |
27 | 21 2 12 |
28 | 19 0 5 |
29 | 23 3 3 |
30 | 16 2 14 |
31 | 50 0 0 |
32 | 50 0 0 |
33 | 50 0 0 |
34 | 50 0 0 |
35 | 50 0 0 | ~10/
36 | 42 1 0 |
37 | 49 2 0 |
38 | 50 0 0 |
39 | 50 0 0 |
45 | 50 0 0 |
47 | 50 0 0 |
48 | 50 0 0 |
49 | 50 0 0 |
51 | 38 2 0 |
63 | 50 0 0 |
69 | 50 0 0 |
72 | 50 0 0 |
73 | 50 0 0 |

Description of Land: These lands are situated about twelve miles from Kawakawa; soil fair, surface undulating, mostly bush; a few sections partly bush, partly open.

Block VI.
8 | 19 3 10 | 10/
15 | 50 0 0 |
16 | 25 0 0 |
18 | 22 0 0 |
21 | 50 0 0 | 5/
22 | 25 0 0 |
23 | 25 0 0 |
24 | 50 0 0 |
25 | 25 0 0 | 10/
26 | 25 0 0 |
27 | 25 0 0 |
28 | 25 0 0 |
29 | 25 0 0 |
30 | 25 0 0 | 5/
31 | 25 0 0 |
34 | 20 0 0 |
35 | 20 0 0 |
36 | 20 0 0 |
37 | 25 0 0 |
17 | 50 0 0 | 12/6

Block X.
1 | 31 1 34 | 5/
21 | 27 0 0 | 5/
13 | 40 0 4 | 10/
15 | 48 0 31 | 10/

Description of Land: Open gum lands, near main road, a little bush on some of the sections; 13, open level land, well watered; 15, about one-third good, level, open land, remainder undulating

Block XIII.
A. R. P.
1 | 148 0 16 | 12/6
2 | 98 2 16 | 10/

Description of Land: Section 1, all light bush, one-fourth flax, remainder undulating, soil good; 2, all bush, one-fourth flat, one-half undulating, remainder broken, soil good.

Motatau Survey District.
Block VIII.
3 | 50 0 0 | 15/

Description of Land: Open gum land, near main road, a little bush.

Russell Survey District.
Block VII.
2 | 110 3 0 | 10/

Description of Land: Broken land, about two-thirds mixed forest, the remainder fern and tea-tree; watered by Te Papa Stream.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Hukerenui Survey District.
Block X.
19 | 50 0 0 | 5/
20 | 50 0 0 | 5/
24 | 20 0 0 | 10/
25 | 20 0 0 | 5/

Description of Land: Open gum lands, near main road. A little bush on some of the sections. Section 24 open, with a little mixed bush, watered by two streams.

Block XII.
24 | 62 0 0 | 10/

Description of Land: Open land on main Opunawhanga Road; about 5 acres mixed bush.

Block XIII.
3 | 251 3 0 | 11/
4 | 252 0 0 | 10/
5 | 303 0 0 | 15/
6* | 441 0 0 | 10/
7 | 308 2 0 | 10/
8 | 338 2 0 | 13/
9 | 357 0 0 | 11/

• Subject to £40 for improvements.

Description of Land: Section 3, about 190 acres bush, remainder burnt bush and scrub, 57 dead kauris, soil fair; 4, about 160 acres bush, with 23 dead kauris, soil fair; 5 and 6, about two-thirds bush, some green and dead kauris, soil fair; 7, 8, and 9, about one-half bush, remainder burnt bush and scrub, with a few green and burnt kauris, soil fair.

Block XIV.
1 | 197 0 0 | 10/
6 | 415 0 0 | 11/
7 | 213 2 0 | 11/

Description of Land: Section 1, rather broken, but good soil, mixed bush; 6 and 7, about one-half bush, remainder burnt bush, fern, and scrub, some green and dead kauris, soil fair.