618 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 25

Rural Lands in the Wellington 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 fifteenth day of
May, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

County. | District. | Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Price. | Occupation with Right | Lease in Perpetuity:
| | | | | | of Purchase: | Rent, 4 per Cent.
| | | | | Per Acre. | Total Price. | Rent, 5 per Cent. | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly
| | | | | | | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent.
| | | | | | | | Rent.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Pahiatua | Makuri .. | 22 | XIV. | 66 1 0 | 45 0 | 149 1 3 | 2 3 | 3 14 6 | 1 9·6 | 2 19 6
This section is situated about two miles from Makuri in a southerly direction, and is approached by the Makuri-
Aohanga bridle-road to within about half a mile of it. The character of the land is undulating, with good soil on a lime-
stone formation; about 20 acres have been felled and partly grassed, and the rest of the section is in standing forest,
consisting of rata, rimu, maioe, tawa, houhou, &c. The section is weighted with £20 for improvements.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Pahiatua | Mangahao .. | 4 | V. | 279 0 0 | 15 0 | 209 5 0 | 0 9 | 5 4 8 | 0 7·2 | 4 3 8
This section is situated on the eastern slopes of the Tararua Range, distant about ten miles from Pahiatua in a westerly
direction. Of the approach, three miles and a half is by a metalled road, three miles and a half formed only, two miles
pack-track, and one mile surveyed road only. The general character of the section is broken, with fair soil on sandstone
formation, and well watered, the timber consisting of rata, rimu, tawa, &c.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Wairarapa | Makuri .. | 52 | XII. | 100 0 0 | 40 0 | 200 0 0 | 2 0 | 5 0 0 | 1 7·2 | 4 0 0
North
Wairarapa | .. | 53 | .. | 99 0 0 | 40 0 | 198 0 0 | 2 0 | 4 19 0 | 1 7·2 | 8 19 2
North
Section 53 is weighted with £13 1s. for improvements. These sections are situated about eight miles from Pahiatua,
near Kaitawa, and have a metalled road to within a quarter of a mile. Their general character is hilly forest land, the soil
being good, on a marl formation, and well watered. They are covered with timber, consisting principally of rata, rimu,
tawa, maioe, rewarewa, &c., and the usual mixed undergrowth.

Wairarapa | Mangaone .. | 210 | XII. | 364 2 0 | 30 0 | 546 15 0 | 1 6 | 13 13 5 | 1 2·4 | 10 18 9
North
This section lies west of Alfredton on the Pah Valley Road, and consists of undulating land, with medium soil on a
clay formation, and well watered. The forest consists chiefly of birch, tawhero, tawa, and manuka, with an undergrowth
of rangiora, supplejack, and manuka-scrub.

Wairarapa | Mangaone .. | 120 | I. | 57 0 0 | 30 0 | 85 10 0 | 1 6 | 2 2 9 | 1 2·4 | 1 14 3
North
This is a section in the Hutt Special Settlement Block, west of Newman, on the north side of the Mangatainoka River,
close to the railway-bridge. It has about 37 acres of swamp upon it, but the remainder is good land.

Wairarapa | Alfredton Vil- | Lot 4 | .. | 36 0 0 | 20 0 | 36 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 18 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 14 5
North | lage Sett’mt.
This section consists of undulating land, with medium soil on a clay formation. The principal vegetation is manuka
and flax.

Wairarapa | Alfredton Vil- | Lot 7 | .. | 20 0 0 | 20 0 | 20 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 8 0
North | lage Sett’mt.
This section consists of undulating land, the soil being poor on a sandstone formation, any timber there is being white-
pine and manuka scrub.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Wairarapa | Kopuaranga .. | . 6 | XII. | 83 0 0 | 10 0 | 41 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 2
North
This section is situated on the Te Puraki Stream, about fifteen miles from Masterton, west of the Masterton-Bideford
Road. The character of the section is rough, with soil poor to fairly good, the timber consisting of a few pines, with thick
undergrowth.

W’rarapa.S. | Waiohine .. | 546 | V. | 877 0 0 | 20 0 | 877 0 0 | 1 0 | 21 18 6 | 0 9·6 | 17 10 10
” | ” .. | 547, 548 | V., VI. | 843 1 38 | 20 0 | 843 9 9 | 1 0 | 21 1 9 | 0 9·6 | 16 17 5
These sections are situated on the Tauherenikau River, about five miles from Featherston, and consist, generally
speaking, of undulating and hilly land, the soil varying from poor and stony on the ridges to good in the basins, on a sand-
stone, clay, and slate formation. The timber is moderately heavy, and of a mixed description, with the usual undergrowth.
The sections are well watered.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Wairarapa | Wairarapa .. | 498 | III. | 19 1 26 | 25 0 | 24 5 4 | 1 3 | 0 12 2 | 1 0 | 0 9 10
South
This section lies in the Whareponga Valley, on the main road between Featherston and Wellington, distant about two
miles from Featherston. It consists of flat and undulating land, with fair soil, but somewhat stony. The timber is chiefly
rata, which has been scorched. The section is well watered.

Wairarapa | Opouawe .. | 196, pt. | II. | 565 3 1 | 22 6 | 636 9 6 | 1 1·5 | 15 18 3 | 0 10·8 | 12 14 8
South | 2
This section is weighted with £368 15s. for improvements. It is situated near the east coast, inland from Awhera, and
is reached by a surveyed road leading from the Stony Creek–White Rock Road. The land consists of undulating country,
the soil being generally good, on a papa, clay, and sandstone formation, and well watered. About 295 acres have been
cleared, and are in grass, the remainder being covered with light bush and thick scrub.