Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1177

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 LAND.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Manukau .. | Waiuku West* | 162 | .. | 108 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 108 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 6 15 0 | 0 1 0 | 2 14 0
Comprises about 16 acres undulating fern and scrub land, balance swamp; situated about two miles from Waiuku
Township.

Waikato .. | Taupiri* | 262 | .. | 28 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 28 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1 15 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 14 0
.. | .. | 340, 341 | .. | 104 0 18 | 1 5 0 | 130 0 0 | 1 11 3 | 8 2 6 | 0 1 3 | 3 5 0
.. | .. | 342 | .. | 53 2 24 | 1 5 0 | 67 10 0 | 1 11 3 | 4 4 6 | 0 1 3 | 1 13 9
.. | .. | 479 | .. | 29 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 29 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1 16 3 | 0 1 0 | 0 14 6
Sections 262 and 479, open land of good quality, at head of Mataharu River; 340 and 341, about two-thirds kahikatea
bush, remainder fern and tall manuka, good rich soil, of a level and undulating nature; 342, comprises kahikatea and
mixed bush, soil rich. These sections are at the head of the Mangawhara River.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Isl'ds | Hukerenui† .. | { 76 | V. } | 150 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 75 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 4 13 9 | 0 0 6 | 1 17 6
| | { 15 | IX. } |
Comprises about one-third mixed bush, remainder open and swamp land containing flax and raupo.

Mangonui.. | Takahue† .. | 5 | XV. | 44 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 22 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 7 6 | 0 0 6 | 0.11 0
.. | .. | 11 | .. | 48 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 24 5 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 10 3 | 0 0 6 | 0 12 3
Section 5, about two-thirds mixed bush, remainder swamp, fern, and tea-tree; 11, all mixed bush. Access to these
lands is gained by bridle-track from Rawene, Victoria Valley Road. Section 5 is a museum endowment. (Forfeited
deferred payment.)

Otamatea.. | Omaru* .. | N.W. 95 | .. | 68 2 0 | 0 5 0 | 17 2 6 | 0 6 3 | 1 1 6 | 0 0 3 | 0 8 9
.. | .. | 162 | .. | 550 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 343 15 0 | 0 15 7½ | 21 9 9 | 0 0 7½ | 8 12 0
.. | .. | 167 | .. | 959 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 239 15 0 | 0 6 3 | 14 19 9 | 0 0 3 | 6 0 0
Section N.W. 95, poor open land, covered with fern and tea-tree; 162, all mixed bush; 167, nearly all open fern and
tea-tree land, of a poor nature, containing a little bush. (A right-of-way is reserved through Sections 162 and 167 to enable
timber to be taken from adjoining sections.)

Otamatea.. | Mareretu* .. | 191A | .. | 90 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 22 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 1 4 3 | 0 0 3 | 0 11 3
.. | .. | 227A | .. | 37 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 18 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 3 3 | 0 0 6 | 0 9 3
Section 191A, nearly all open and poor land, with a little mixed bush on eastern side; 227A, all light mixed bush,
extending to Mangonui River.

Waikato .. | Whangamarino* | 472 | .. | 494 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 247 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 15 8 9 | 0 0 6 | 6 3 6
Comprises one-fourth open fern and tea-tree land, balance mixed bush of generally broken character, situated about
eighteen miles from Wairangi Railway-station by road.

Waikato .. | Taupiri* .. | 347 | .. | 80 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 10 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 0 0
.. | .. | 399 | .. | 50 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 5 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 11 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 12 9
.. | .. | 404 | .. | 101 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 50 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 3 3 3 | 0 0 6 | 1 5 3
.. | .. | 475 | .. | 87 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 65 5 0 | 0 18 9 | 4 1 9 | 0 0 9 | 1 12 9
.. | .. | 477 | .. | 208 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 104 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 6 10 0 | 0 0 6 | 2 12 0
.. | .. | 478 | .. | 1,842 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 921 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 57 11 3 | 0 0 6 | 23 0 6
Sections 347, 399, and 404, from about 25 to 40 acres each of good swamp, remainder open indifferent land; 475, about
50 acres swampy kahikatea bush, balance fern and manuka, soil good; 477, about 60 acres good flax and raupo swamp,
balance open land and undulating but poor; 478, all more or less deep swamp of good quality, containing flax and about
200 acres of kahikatea bush. These sections are at the head of the Mangawhara River.

Waimemata | Waipareira* .. | 133 | .. | 45 1 0 | 0 7 6 | 16 17 6 | 0 9 4½ | 1 1 3 | 0 0 4½ | 0 8 6
.. | .. | 137A | .. | 45 1 0 | 0 12 6 | 28 2 6 | 0 15 7½ | 1 15 3 | 0 0 7½ | 0 14 3
Section 133, all open poor land near south end of tunnel; 137A, open land close to Waitakerei Railway-station.
(Forfeited deferred payment.)

UNSURVEYED LAND.
Hokianga County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in Block I., Whangape Survey District, and containing
approximately 620 acres. Bounded towards the north by Sections Nos. 31, 32, 33, and 34 of Block I., Whangape Survey
District; towards the east generally by the Mangonui-Hokianga Road; towards the south by Block IV. Whangape Survey
District; and towards the west by Section No. 35 of Block I., Whangape Survey District, to the point of commencement.
All mixed forest land of fair quality, situated on main Rawene-Takahue Road. Price, 10s. an acre.

Waimemata County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Karangahape, and containing approxi-
mately 320 acres. Bounded towards the north generally by the sea and by Sections Nos. 103 and 108 of the Parish of
Karangahape; towards the north-east by said Section No. 103; towards the south-west by Section No. 34 of the said
parish; and towards the west generally by the sea to the point of commencement.
Very broken land, covered with mixed forest and scrub, situated on sea-coast one mile north of Manukau Heads.
Price, 10s. an acre.

Whakatane County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Waiotahi, and containing approximately
2,600 acres. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 456 of the Parish of Waiotahi; towards the east by a right line
running due south from the south-eastern angle of the last-named section to the confiscation boundary; towards the south
by the confiscation boundary; and towards the west by the Waiotahi River to the point of commencement.
Very broken forest land of fair quality. Price, 7s. 6d. per acre.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this sixteenth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one.
A. J. CADMAN,
For the Minister of Lands,