JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1001

Rural Lands in the Auckland 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 described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the twenty-first day of August, 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 land 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 price 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Thames .. | Tairua .. | 16 | II. | 55 1 0 | 1 0 0 | 55 5 0 | 1 0 | 1 7 8 | 0 9·6 | 1 2 2
.. .. | .. .. | 1 | III. | 26 1 0 | 1 10 0 | 39 7 6 | 1 6 | 0 19 9 | 1 2·4 | 0 15 9

Situated at Tairua, and fronting reservation on Tairua River. Sections are of very good quality, with alluvial flats.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Isl'ds | Kawakawa | 4 | V. | 37 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 18 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 9 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 5

Open land near Waitangi River, and about three miles from Waimate North.

Hokianga .. | Whangape.. | 9 | I. | 40 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 9 | 0 15 0 | 0 7·2 | 0 12 0
.. .. | .. .. | 10 | .. | 38 1 0 | 0 15 0 | 28 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 14 3 | 0 7·2 | 0 11 5
.. .. | .. .. | 13 | .. | 41 2 0 | 0 15 0 | 31 2 6 | 0 9 | 0 15 7 | 0 7·2 | 0 12 7

Mixed forest land of good quality, situated in the Mangonui-o-wai Valley, and accessible by cart-road from Herd's
Point (Kohukohu).

Hokianga .. | Waoku .. | 30 | I. | 55 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 78 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 19 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 3

Open and forest land, undulating and of fair quality, situated about six miles from Rawene Township.

Hobson .. | Te Kopuru* | 113 | .. | 86 2 9 | 0 10 0 | 43 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 5

Open fern and tea-tree land, about three miles from Te Kopuru.

Hobson .. | Arapohue* .. | N.W.10 | .. | 35 2 0 | 0 15 0 | 26 12 6 | 0 9 | 0 13 4 | 0 7·2 | 0 10 8

Mixed forest land, situated about seven miles from Tokotoka.

Hokianga .. | Herekino .. | 8 | II. | 48 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 24 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 8

Light mixed forest land, except 5 acres open; situated one mile from Herekino Post-office.

Hokianga .. | Herekino .. | 14 | II. | 41 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 21 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 5

Mixed forest land, except 2 acres open; soil fair; situated one mile from Herekino.

Mangonui .. | Ahipara .. | 2 | III. | 169 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 42 5 0 | 0 3 | 1 1 2 | 0 2·4 | 0 16 11

Open poor land, with some swamp; situated near Ahipara Bay.

Manukau .. | Otau* .. | 81 | .. | 90 3 31 | 0 10 0 | 45 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 2 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 18 3

Broken land, covered with heavy forest; situated six miles from Clevedon Post-office.

Otamatea .. | Tokatoka .. | 2 | XV. | 452 1 17 | 0 12 0 | 282 10 0 | 0 7·2 | 7 1 3 | 0 5·76 | 5 13 0

All level land, covered with tea-tree; near Wairoa River, and about seven miles from Tokatoka.

Otamatea .. | Tokatoka .. | 1 | XV. | 580 0 13 | 0 12 0 | 348 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 8 14 0 | 0 5·76 | 6 19 3

All level land, near Wairoa River, and about six miles below Tokatoka. The section contains a little kahikatea forest,
balance covered with tea-tree.

Rodney .. | Mahurangi* | 85 | .. | 14 0 22 | 0 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 3 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 2 10

Open land, rather broken; situated five miles from Warkworth by water.

Waitemata | Waitakerei* | 19 | .. | 80 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 0
.. .. | .. .. | 23 | .. | 80 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 0

Mixed forest land of fair quality, and well watered; about six miles from Waitakerei Railway-station.

Whakatane | Waioeka* .. | 356 | .. | 181 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 91 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 5 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 16 5

Principally forest land, with 15 acres swamp; soil fairly good; situated seven miles from Opotiki.

Whakatane | Rangitaiki* | 51 | .. | 407 2 31 | 0 10 0 | 204 0 0 | 0 6 | 5 2 0 | 0 4·8 | 4 1 8
.. .. | .. .. | 52 | .. | 413 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 206 10 0 | 0 6 | 5 3 3 | 0 4·8 | 4 2 8
.. .. | .. .. | 53 | .. | 299 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 149 15 0 | 0 6 | 3 14 11 | 0 4·8 | 2 19 11

All swamp lands; situated five miles from Whakatane.

Thames .. | Whitianga .. | 1 | XII. | 478 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 141 18 0 | 0 3·6 | 3 13 6 | 0 2·88 | 2 16 10
.. .. | .. .. | 2 | .. | 609 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 182 14 0 | 0 3·6 | 4 11 5 | 0 2·88 | 3 13 0

Broken land of very indifferent quality; partly mixed forest and part open land; situated about one mile up Hikuwai
Stream, Tairua, and about one mile from Tairua Post-office.

Thames .. | Tairua .. | 12 | II. | 397 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 148 17 6 | 0 4½ | 3 14 6 | 0 3·6 | 2 19 7
.. .. | .. .. | 13 | .. | 256 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 96 0 0 | 0 4½ | 2 8 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 18 5
.. .. | .. .. | 14 | .. | 397 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 198 10 0 | 0 6 | 4 19 3 | 0 4·8 | 3 19 5
.. .. | .. .. | 2 | III. | 319 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 199 7 6 | 0 7½ | 4 19 9 | 0 6 | 3 19 9
.. .. | .. .. | 3 | .. | 256 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 128 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 11 3

Undulating to broken lands; well watered and generally of good quality; situated at Tairua, and fronting river
reservation, or adjacent thereto.

Whangarei | Hukerenui .. | 4 | XIV. | 174 0 31 | 0 10 0 | 43 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 5

Mixed forest land of good quality, but broken; accessible by formed road from Hikurangi, distant seven miles.

• Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-second day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.