Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1923

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

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, 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 on and after the sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity; or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

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

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 7 | IX. | 280 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 406 0 0 | 1 5.4 | 10 3 0 | 1 1.9 | 8 2 5

About eighteen miles from Stratford. All heavy forest; about one-third lies low and in places wet, remainder low flat hills of good quality; well watered. The Mohakau Road is felled through the section.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 10 | IX. | 276 0 0 | 1 8 6 | 393 6 0 | 1 5.1 | 9 16 8 | 1 1.68 | 7 17 4

About twenty miles from Stratford. All heavy forest, usual undergrowth, rough pastoral land; good soil, papa formation; well watered. Kiore Road felled into the section.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 11 | IX. | 280 0 0 | 1 11 0 | 434 0 0 | 1 6.6 | 10 17 0 | 1 2.88 | 8 13 8

About nineteen miles from Stratford, Heavy forest, usual undergrowth, pastoral land; flats on Mohakau Road, which is felled through the section: good soil, papa formation; well watered.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 1 | X. | 307 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 445 3 0 | 1 5.4 | 11 2 7 | 1 1.9 | 8 18 1

About nineteen miles from Stratford. Heavy forest, usual undergrowth; about one-third flat and in places wet; good soil, papa formation; well watered. Mohakau Road felled into the section.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 2 | X. | 390 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 565 10 0 | 1 5.4 | 14 2 9 | 1 1.9 | 11 6 3

Adjoins Section 1. Heavy forest, with usual undergrowth; very little, if any, flat; good pastoral land, papa formation. Mohakau Road felled into the section.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 3 | X. | 177 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 256 13 0 | 1 5.4 | 6 8 4 | 1 1.9 | 5 2 8

Adjoins Section 2. Broken country; good soil, papa formation; heavy forest and usual undergrowth; well watered. Mohakau Road felled into the section.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 5 | X. | 313 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 453 17 0 | 1 5.4 | 11 6 11 | 1 1.9 | 9 1 6

About eighteen miles from Stratford. All forest; about one-sixth level, but low-lying and moist; hills low; good soil. The Akama Road is formed for horse-traffic to the middle of Section 9, starting from the East Road; the remainder of the road is being felled and cleared.

Clifton .. | Mimi .. | 1 | VII. | 410 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 512 10 0 | 1 3 | 12 16 3 | 1 0 | 10 5 0

Twenty miles from Waitara and immediately north-east of Pukearuhe, to which there is a good road. There are about 105 acres of grassed land fit to carry stock at once. The northern part is good high terrace land, mostly all covered with light bush; 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 watercourses, covered with rewarewa, hinau, towhai, wharangi, a little kohekohe, mangio, and puriri; thick undergrowth of kiekie, &c. Weighted with improvements valued at £85 8s. 6d.

Stratford | Huiroa .. | 18 | XVI. | 19 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 57 0 0 | 3 0 | 1 8 6 | 2 4.8 | 1 2 10

About ten miles from Stratford, on the Gordon Road, which is metalled past the section; all flat; good soil, papa formation; well watered. Rimu, tawa, and usual undergrowth.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Clifton .. | Mimi .. | 2 | VII. | 199 2 0 | 1 1 9.7 | 217 10 0 | 1 1 | 5 8 11 | 0 10.4 | 4 7 0

About two miles from Pukearuhe, to which there is a good road. The land is broken, with one gully; about one-third good land, balance broken spurs, fit only for pastoral purposes; papa formation, soil fair; well watered. Timber on flats, kahikatea; on spurs, rata, rimu, tawa, and towhai, with thick undergrowth. Originally in Lepperton Special Settlement Association Block.

Clifton .. | UpperWaitara | 15 | XIV. | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9.6 | 4 0 0

About five miles from Purangi by the Matau Road, which is a formed bridle-track. Rough pastoral land; well watered; fair soil, papa formation; forest of rimu, tawa, and matai, with usual undergrowth. Part of Milsom Special Settlement.

Clifton .. | Ngatimaru .. | 32 | VI. | 188 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 211 10 0 | 1 1.5 | 5 5 9 | 0 10.8 | 4 4 8

About six miles from Purangi by the Matau and Te Wera Roads, which are formed bridle-tracks. Rough but good pastoral land, papa formation; all forest. Timber--tawa, rimu, matai, and usual undergrowth. Part of Milsom Special Settlement.

Clifton .. | Ngatimaru .. | 14 | V. | 200 0 0 | 1 3 6 | 235 0 0 | 1 2.1 | 5 17 6 | 0 11.2 | 4 14 0

About twenty-one miles from Stratford on the Heao Road, which is felled into the section. Pastoral land; well watered; fair soil, papa formation; timber--rimu, tawa, and the usual smaller trees and undergrowth. Part of Oxford Special Settlement.

Taranaki | Huiroa .. | 5 | VIII. | 646 0 0 | 1 4 0 | 775 4 0 | 1 2.4 | 19 7 8 | 0 11.5 | 15 10 1

About four miles and a half from Tarata by the Motukawa Road, which is formed. About one-sixth agricultural, remainder pastoral; well watered, About 40 acres manuka scrub, remainder forest; broken, light soil.

Taranaki | Cape .. | 12 | XIV. | 235 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 146 17 6 | 0 7.5 | 3 13 5 | 0 6 | 2 18 9

About seven miles from Warea on the Main South Road, access by Newall and Warea Roads, three miles of the latter being metalled. Light volcanic soil, well cut up by streams; timber--rimu, rata, tawa, and usual undergrowth.

Taranaki | Egmont .. | 17 | VII. | 307 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 230 5 0 | 0 9 | 5 15 2 | 0 7.2 | 4 12 2

About five miles from Egmont Village by the Egmont Road. Fair soil; well watered; all flat; covered with heavy timber. About 20 acres have been felled by the late occupier. Weighted with £25, value of improvements.

Clifton .. | Ngatimaru .. | 14 | I. | 540 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 607 10 0 | 1 1.5 | 15 3 9 | 0 10.8 | 12 3 0

About two miles and a half from Purangi. Rough pastoral lands; well watered; soil good, papa formation. About 20 acres scrub, remainder forest--rimu, tawa, matai, and the usual undergrowth.

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

JOHN McKENZIE,

Minister of Lands.