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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

Application for Letters of Administration.

Native Land Court Office,
Gisborne, 30th July, 1891.

In the estate of NOKO WARI, formerly of Gisborne, deceased.

APPLICATION having been made by Otene te Wiwini
that letters of administration may be granted herein :
It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such application must lodge a caveat in manner prescribed within two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

JOHN BROOKING,
Registrar.

Crown Lands Notices.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection, Taranaki Land District.

Lands and Survey Department,
New Plymouth, 23rd July, 1891.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887," either for cash, on deferred payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 9th September, 1891.

In cases where more than one application is received for the same section, priority of choice will be decided by lot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the Crown Lands Office, New Plymouth.

Surveyed Land.

First-class Land.

Hawera County.—Opunake Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

62 | XI. | 133 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 1 0

All level, soil light and shallow (volcanic), covered with mixed forest containing rimu, kahikatea, rata, tawa, &c.; situate about one mile and a half from the Punehu Village, which is seven miles from Opunake by a good road. The section is well watered.

Second-class Land.

Clifton County.—Mimi Survey District.

1 | VII. | 410 0 0 | 0 19 6 | 1 4 4½ | 0 0 11½

There are about 70 acres of open grass land, being terraces and hill-slopes, facing the sea, on the coast-line, fit to carry stock at once. On the northern part of section, fronting the Gilbert Road, there are about 70 acres of a good high terrace mostly all covered with rewarewa, hinau, towhai, wharangi, and other light woods. In other parts there are about 20 acres of good terrace-land. The remainder of section is one large gully, with numerous sharp spurs and steep water-courses; timber as above, with a little kohekohe, mangio, and puriri, with a thick undergrowth of kiekie, &c. The Gilbert Road runs through and also forms the northern boundary. The land lies immediately north of the Pukearuhe Township, to which there is a good road. Twenty miles from Waitara.

5 | XI. | 453 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

Generally broken; from 80 to 100 acres flats on the streams, which are first-class land; remainder pastoral; heavily timbered, with mixed forest.

7 | XI. | 275 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

About 100 acres of flats and slopes near streams, remainder a high ridge; flats liable to be flooded; heavily timbered with rata, rimu, kahikatea, a little totara, &c.

8 | XI. | 538 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 60 acres of good land, flats and slopes; remainder a high ridge and spurs; pastoral; heavily timbered with mixed forest containing a little puriri.

1 | XII. | 2,000 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 250 acres of good land, flats and slopes; about 300 acres of fair land on back of section, remainder rough broken spurs, 600 acres of which are covered with black-birch; other timbers are rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, a little totara, &c.; thick undergrowth.

Clifton County.—Upper Waitara Survey District.

1 | II. | 464 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 9

Generally broken, about 60 acres of rich land on the flats near streams; two high ridges in section; about 20 acres of black-birch on south-west corner; heavy mixed forest.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

2 | II. | 510 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

Generally broken; about 90 to 100 acres good flats, balance steep hill-sides; 20 to 30 acres of high scrub, otherwise heavy forest.

4 | II. | 1,590 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 300 acres of good flats and slopes, remainder rough gullies and spurs, with many gutters and landslips; about 300 acres of black-birch, a little totara, remainder mixed forest.

5 | II. | 695 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 200 acres much broken on back portion, with numerous slips and gutters; about 100 acres of good flats and slopes near streams; 30 acres covered with high scrub, 40 acres with black-birch; some long spurs, all heavily timbered.

11 | II. | 681 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 150 acres of good slopes and flats, remainder rough gullies and spurs. Timber: rata, rimu, kahikatea, tawa, towai, a little totara, &c.; no birch.

12 | II. | 1,210 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 200 acres of flats on streams, fairly good land; remainder rough hill-sides, with a large quantity of birch on summits; heavy mixed forest containing a little totara.

1 | III. | 830 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 150 acres of good land, 250 acres rough black-birch, remainder rough broken spurs; heavily timbered with mixed forest.

2 | III. | 960 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 0 0 7½

About 200 acres of good land, about 400 acres of fair spurs, remainder rough sharp spurs, principally black-birch; one stream liable to flood; heavily timbered with mixed forest.

The general character of the country is broken, with ridge of papa formation, liable to slip, rising from 300ft. to 900ft. above the flats, which are rich alluvial land. The block is well watered, and is situate about twenty miles from Waitara, fourteen miles of which are along the North Road, the best in the district, and the remaining six are on a new-formed cart-road up the Mimi Valley. At present the roads are not felled or formed in the block.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Crown Land, Wellington District.

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

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned section will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1891, at 11 a.m., for cash.

J. H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

MANGAHAO DISTRICT.

PART of Section No. 19, Block XV., District of Mangahao, 11 acres 2 roods; upset price, £1 5s. Weighted with £27 5s. for improvements.

This section is situated on the Rock Road, one mile in from the main road, and comprises a narrow strip along a gully, being part of Section No. 19, originally selected by Mr. Moore, and since severed from his land by the new road: the land has been improved by felling and grassing to the value of £27 5s., with which the section is weighted.

Crown Lands to be sold by Auction.—Town of Levin, Wellington Land District.

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

IT is hereby notified that the town sections in the Town of Levin, enumerated in the accompanying Schedule, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1891, at 11 a.m., for cash.

J. H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.