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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

DECLARATION.

I, __, of* __, do solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.
2. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” am desirous of becoming the purchaser of a lease of the pastoral lands of† __.
3. That I am purchasing such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use of any other person or persons whatever.
4. That I am not already the holder of any such lease in any part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such lease.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

Signature.)

Declared at __, this __ day of __, 18 __, before me, __, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

• Place of abode or occupation. † Here specify.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection.

District Land and Survey Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1892.

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 for perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Tuesday, the 15th March, 1892, when the first applicant on any tenure will be entitled to the area applied for:—

FIRST-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.

Mount Baker Block.—Wairarapa North County.—Mangaone Survey District.

Bounded towards the north by the Mangaone Block; towards the east by the Pioneer Farm-homestead Association Block; towards the south by the Mangamahoe Road; and towards the west by the Mangaoronga and Mount Bowen Roads.

This block is situated between Eketahuna and Alfredton, and lies between the main road connecting the aforesaid townships and the Mangamahoe Road. The area comprises generally hilly country, steep and broken in places, intersected by gullies which occasionally merge into flats; the soil varies from fair to good, and the block is watered by numerous small streams. The country is all under forest, consisting chiefly of tawa, rata, rimu, tawhero, matai, miro, rewarewa, manuka, hinau, &c., and the usual undergrowth.

The land when cleared and laid down in grass should be well adapted for pastoral purposes. The access from Eketahuna is by the Eketahuna–Alfredton dray-road, distance about eight miles, and from the Mangamahoe Railway-station by the Mangamahoe horse-road.

The general elevation of the country is about 1,000ft. above sea-level. The climate is mild; average rainfall plentiful, and well distributed throughout the year.

It is proposed to widen for dray-traffic the Mangamahoe Road to its intersection with Baker Road, a distance of about four miles, and to open for horse-traffic the Mangaoronga Road, between Mangamahoe and Bowen Roads; Barton’s line, as far north as Section No. 14; and the Baker and Maungatakato Roads for their entire length, as well as funds will permit, 6s. per acre having been added to the prices for this purpose.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection.

District Land and Survey Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1892.

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 for perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Friday, the 25th March, 1892, when the first applicant on any tenure will be entitled to the area applied for:—

FIRST-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.

Waimarino-Atuahae Block.—Wanganui County.—Manganui, Makotuku, and Rarete Survey Districts.

Bounded towards the north and north-east by Crown lands; towards the east by the Makotuku Valley Road and Crown lands set aside for a farm-homestead association; towards the south by Native land; and towards the west by the Mangoihe Block and Reserve A, Waimarino Block.

This block is situated on both sides of the Pipiriki-Ohakune Road, and extends westward from the Makotuku Stream to the Ararimu and Mangaetoroa Streams, and it runs northward to the Orautoha Stream, excluding the portion being taken up for farm-homestead purposes on the Makotuku, as shown on the published lithograph.

The area comprises hilly and undulating country in the northern and western parts, with flats more or less extensive along the Makotuku Stream. The formation generally is papa, and the soil throughout good, in many parts being deep loam. The block is permanently watered with mountain streams large and clear, which the removal of the timber is not likely to affect seriously.

The block is covered with mixed forest, consisting chiefly of rimu, rata, maire, tawa, matai, kahikatea, miro, tawhero, &c., the undergrowth is of the ordinary character, with supplejacks, &c., but contains an unusually large number of shrubs suitable for cattle-feed.

The main access is from Pipiriki, on the Wanganui River, distant about eleven miles, and the block is at present approached therefrom by the Pipiriki–Karioi horse-road, which runs through the block, and which is now being widened throughout as a main road for dray-traffic. A river-steamer is under contract to run to Pipiriki from Wanganui every week. Other dray- and horse-roads will also be constructed during the next twelve months, so as to insure all parts of the area offered being tapped by a road either of the one class or of the other, a sum of 7s. 6d. per acre having been added to the price of the land for this purpose.

This land is being offered subject to “The North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Application Act Amendment Act, 1889,” section 4, subsection (4) of which reads as follows: “No person or body shall have any right or claim to the proceeds of the sale, lease, or other alienation or disposition of the lands acquired or to be acquired as aforesaid, otherwise than as herein specially provided.” Therefore no “thirds” from lands selected on the deferred-payment or perpetual-lease systems in this block will be available for payment to the local bodies to be expended in the construction or maintenance of roads and bridges leading to or opening up the sections from which they are derived, as provided by sections 127 and 160 of “The Land Act, 1885.”

The 200-acre section shown on the plan, and situated on the south side of the Pipiriki Road, between pegs lxv. and xci., is weighted with £61 for improvements. The person now occupying this land is to be allowed to cut the grass and dig the potato-crop now growing thereon.

The block can be approached from the south by the Hunter ville–Karioi Road, now under construction for cart-traffic, and by Hale’s and Field’s horse-roads from the west coast centres in Wellington Provincial District north of Marton, whilst from Napier it can be approached by the inland Patea–Karioi Road, and it may eventually be approached from the Auckland District by the road along the North Island Main Trunk Railway-line.

The general elevation is from 1,400ft. to 2,600ft. above sea-level; the climate is more bracing than on the sea-coast in the Wellington District, during summer the days are brighter and warmer, with cold nights, frosts are sharp in winter, and falls of snow are not uncommon.

The block, when cleared, will be well suited for pastoral purposes, and ultimately adapted for agriculture and fruit-growing.

Mr. Mountfort, Government Surveyor, now camped on the northern portion of the block, will give every information to any intending selectors calling upon him and asking his advice.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.