JULY 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 799

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

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1891.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, at this office, on Tuesday, the 11th August, 1891:—

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Pohangina Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
11 | II. | 50 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 2 0
Weighted with £180 for about 490,000 superficial feet of totara timber.

12 | II. | 56 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 2 0
Weighted with £225 for about 600,000 superficial feet of totara timber.

These sections are situated on the eastern bank of the Oroua River, in the Oroua Coal Creek Block, and comprise flat land of excellent quality, admirably suited for occupation by gardeners or small farmers. The best access is from Feilding via the Kimbolton and Lundon’s Oroua Branch Road, a distance of about twenty-two miles from Feilding.

NOTE.—It is reported that fire has run through a portion of the forest on these sections.

Mangaone Survey District.

9 and 10 | IV. | 320 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 2 3 9 | 0 1 9
11 | " | 180 0 0 | 1 12 6 | 2 0 7½ | 0 1 7½

These sections are situated in the Mangaone Valley, about seven miles from the main road, between Eketahuna and Woodville; the area comprises undulating land, low hills, and broad flats. The soil is of good quality, the forest trees are principally tawa, with rimu, rata, &c., and the usual undergrowth; the access is by the Hawera–Mangaone cart-road to within two miles of the block.

50 | VI. | 20 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 2 3 9 | 0 1 9
This section is situated on the Central Mangaone West Road, between Sections Nos. 7 and 13, about five miles from Eketahuna, and comprises hilly land and a small flat of good quality, covered with mixed bush.

6 | VII. | 37 2 0 | 2 5 0 | 2 16 3 | 0 2 3
46 | " | 30 2 8 | 1 17 6 | 2 4 10½ | 0 1 10½

These sections are situated on the Mangaone Valley Road, about five miles from Eketahuna, and comprise flat and undulating land of good quality covered with mixed bush. Suitable for occupation by a gardener or small farmer.

Apiti Survey District.

53 | XI. | 17 1 20 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 2 0
This section is situated on the eastern side of the Township of Apiti, in the Feilding Special-settlement Block, and comprises flat land of good quality covered with mixed bush, intersected by a good stream.

Makuri Survey District.

14 | II. | 24 0 32 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 2 0
This section is situated on the Makairo Road, in the Woodville-Tiraumea Special-settlement Block, and comprises flat land of good quality, covered with mixed bush, intersected by a permanent stream of water running between high banks or cliffs.

17 | V. | 38 2 0 | 1 7 6 | 1 14 4½ | 0 1 4½
This section is situated about ten miles from Woodville and Pahiatua, on the south-east boundary of the Woodville-Tiraumea Special-settlement Block, between Sections Nos. 8, 16, and 75, and comprises mixed bush-land of good quality.

60 | XII. | 628 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½
66 | " | 385 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½

Puketoi Survey District.

6 | I. | 439 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½
7 | " | 429 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½
14 | " | 640 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½
15 | " | 392 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 1 8 1½ | 0 1 1½

These are forfeited perpetual-lease sections, and, together with Sections Nos. 13 and 16 in Block I., Puketoi, comprise about 3,686 acres, and are part of the south-west Puketoi Block, which is situated south-east of the Township of Pahiatua, and adjoining the Tiraumea-Makuri and Mangaone-Tiraumea Blocks. The access to the sections on the north is by way of the Tiraumea and Toritea Roads, and to the southern sections by way of the Hawera and Tane Roads. The land is covered with forest, including tawa, rata, hinau, rimu, mahoe, konini, rangiora, with rata, &c., and occasional totara trees. The soil is good throughout, the formation being limestone or papa. Mount Marchant is a limestone hill, and the limestone crops out on most of the sections in that vicinity. The sections are watered by small streams, and it is probable that permanent water can be obtained on the high limestone hills from springs and creeks. The land is all well adapted for pastoral purposes.

Mangahao Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
33 | XII. | 19 2 0 | 2 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 0 2 0
Rough hilly mixed bush-land, situated on the Tiraumea River, at the end of the Tiraumea Road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Omahini Survey District.

1 | III. | 260 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9
2 | " | 230 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

These sections are situated about six miles inland of Waverley, west of the Momohaki Lake, and comprise steep broken second-class land, covered with mixed bush.

3 | IV. | 192 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

Wairoa Survey District.

37 | III. | 252 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9
38 | " | 231 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

These sections are situated about seven miles inland of Waverley, and comprise rough hilly land of second-class quality, covered with mixed bush.

Omahini Survey District.

2 | IV. | 262 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9
8 | " | 318 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

These sections are situated about nine miles inland of Waverley and Waitotara, and comprise rough broken second-class land, with the exception of some small flats in the Omahine Valley. The area is covered with mixed bush.

5 | IV. | 341 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9
This section is situated on the Motoroa Road, about eight miles inland of Waverley and Waitotara, and comprises rough broken second-class land, covered with mixed bush. There are two fine lakes in the section.

Mangaone Survey District.

132 | XIII. | 602 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6
Weighted with £21 for improvements.

This section is situated about four miles south of Eketahuna, on the main coach-road, and comprises rough hills and a little flat land of inferior quality, the formation is papa: the whole area is covered with forest, including rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, &c., and usual undergrowth; the section is fairly well watered.

Mount Cerberus Survey District.

3 | VIII. | 279 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 0 6
This section is situated on a branch of the Aohanga River, and comprises hilly land of sandstone formation, and good soil of considerable depth, covered with mixed bush, including some totara.

J. H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Totara Timber on Crown Lands, Wellington District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885,” and the regulations issued thereunder, that the trees on the under-mentioned section will be put up for sale by public auction, at the upset price of 10s. per tree, at the Land Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1891, at 11 a.m.

The purchaser shall pay 50 per centum of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days from the date of the sale. He shall have the sole use of the land and the right to cut and remove all timber thereon during a period of seven years from the same date.

MANGAHAO DISTRICT.

• There are, in addition, about 60 kahikatea trees, estimated to contain 206,000 superficial feet, besides about 900 totara trees more or less unsound.