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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

ONSLow, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the third section of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection, after the lapse of a period of not less than forty-five days from the date of the first public notification hereof, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the price per acre stated in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LANDS.
HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Waipoua Survey District.
Block I.

| 12 | A. R. P. 50 0 0 | £ s. d. 1 0 0 |

Subject to £50 for improvements.

Description of Land: Nearly level, covered with bush, containing about twenty-eight kauri trees; soil medium.

Waoku Survey District.
Block IV.

| 19 | 271 0 0 | 1 0 0 |

Description of Land: Undulating land, about one-third bush, about 100 acres flat alluvial land; soil good.

MANUKAU COUNTY.
Opaheke Parish.
Section 2.

| 153 | 10 2 6 | 2 0 0 |

Description of Land: Poor land, covered with short fern, &c.

RODNEY COUNTY.
Pakiri Parish.

| 49 | 53 3 20 | 1 0 0 |

Description of Land: Mixed puriri bush land, broken, sandstone soil, well watered, accessible by road.

SECOND-CLASS LANDS.
HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Hokianga Survey District.
Block III.

| 2 | 21 0 30 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: Undulating, one-third mixed bush, remainder high tea-tree; soil good.

Block VII.

| 1 | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: Undulating, covered with mixed bush, soil rather stony.

Whangape Survey District.
Block XVI.

| 1 | 30 1 0 | 0 10 0 |
| 2 | 40 3 0 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: Section 1, rather broken, covered with mixed bush, clay soil, well watered; 2, undulating, covered with high tea-tree, about one-half fairly good soil.

MANUKAU COUNTY.
Tuakau Parish.

| 99 | 76 2 0 | 0 15 0 |
| 100 | 113 3 0 | 0 15 0 |

Description of Land: Lot 99, all open, soil good; 100, open land, soil poor. Lot 99 is situated on the Waikato River.

RODNEY COUNTY.
Hoho Parish.

| 90 | 148 0 0 | 0 15 0 |

Description of Land: Broken bush land, well watered, soil of sandstone formation, about 20 acres roughly grassed. Proposed Helensville North Railway passes through this section.

Tauhoa Parish.

| 162 | A. R. P. 182 3 0 | £ s. d. 0 5 0 |
| 163 | 183 3 0 | 0 7 6 |
| 164 | 340 2 0 | 0 9 0 |
| 165 | 218 0 0 | 0 6 6 |
| 166 | 176 0 0 | 0 5 0 |

Description of Land: All broken bush land, except Lot 166, which is gum land, accessible by road; Lot 164 contains about 150,000ft. of kauri timber.

TAURANGA COUNTY.
Maketu Survey District.
Block IX.

| 12 | 180 1 12 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: Open fern land of good quality, rather broken; few acres of bush on stream.

Te Papa Parish.

| 576 | 153 2 32 | 0 10 0 |
| 577 | 77 1 0 | 0 10 0 |

Description of Land: All broken land of poor quality, covered with fern and scrub.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twelfth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

ONSLow, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the third section of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), I, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection, after the lapse of a period of not less than forty-five days from the date of the first public notification hereof, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the price per acre respectively stated in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.
UNSURVEYED LANDS.
MIDDLE MAKURI-PUKETOI BLOCK.

Blocks VI., VII., X., XI., XIV., and XV., Makuri Survey District, comprising 13,500 acres. First-class land. Cash price, £1 to £1 15s.; deferred-payment price, £1 5s. to £2 3s. 9d.; and perpetual-lease rental, 1s. to 1s. 9d. per acre.

Description of Land: This block is situated between Tiraumea-Makuri Block and the summit of the Puketoi Range. It lies north of and adjacent to the Makuri-Puketoi Block, and comprises the Makuri Valley, the western slopes of the Puketoi Range, the country westward to the Wae-waepa Range, and includes in the eastern part easy slopes, round-topped hills, flats, and narrow valleys; the western portion comprises high hills and spurs of a rougher character. The whole area is generally well watered by the Makuri and its tributaries and by excellent springs on the limestone area. The formation is limestone with a belt of papa along the western side; the soil is good throughout—indeed, that on the limestone formation is excellent, being apparently similar in character to that splendid country known as the Rangitumau and Maungaraki Hills. The forest growth includes tawa, rimu, rata, totara, with tawhero on the higher lands; the undergrowth consists of supplejacks, kawakawa, karamu, rangiora, konini, &c.; the bush in the eastern part is generally light. There are generally good flats and ample totara for homestead purposes. The access from Pahiatua is by the Toritea dray-road to the Tiraumea River; thence by a horse-road to the Makuri Township Reserve, a distance of about nineteen miles from Pahiatua, or by the Tiraumea and Te Aupapa dray-roads to a junction with the first-mentioned line, a total distance of about seventeen miles from Pahiatua. The general elevation of the country ranges from 900ft. to 2,500ft. The climate is mild, the rainfall plentiful and well distributed throughout the year. These advantages, combined with the central position and rich character of the land, render it eminently well adapted for pastoral pursuits.

SOUTH PUKETOI BLOCK.

Blocks II., III., V., VI., VII., IX., and X., Puketoi Survey District, comprising 16,500 acres. First- and second-class lands. Cash price, 17s. 6d. to £1 15s.; deferred-payment