820 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 33]

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—continued.

| 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. | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent. |
| | | | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. |

Tauranga | Waihi South | 5 | V. | 320 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 3 | 2 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 12 0
Undulating fern land; soil fair; near Pongakawa Post-office.

Whangarei | Hukerenui | 38 | X. | 192 0 14 | 0 5 0 | 48 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 4 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 19 3
B. of Islands | " | 39 | " | 95 0 24 | 0 5 0 | 23 15 0 | 0 3 | 0 11 11 | 0 2·4 | 0 9 6
Open lands adjoining Tellaia Forest Reserve (only access to these sections by track through the Forest Reserve).

Hokianga | Punakitere | 6 | V. | 50 0 35 | 1 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 1 0 0
Open and bush land, about two miles from Taheke.

Mangonui.. | Maungatani- | 66 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 18 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 6
.. | wha E.* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
.. | Ditto | 67 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 31 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 15 8 | 0 6 | 0 12 6
Broken forest lands, about five miles from Peria. Section 67 is partly improved.

Mangonui.. | Kaiaka* | 44 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 31 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 15 8 | 0 6 | 0 12 6
Forest land of fair quality, near Fairburn Post-office. A little grassing has been done.

Rodney .. | Omaha* | M pt. | .. | 37 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 28 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 14 3 | 0 7·2 | 0 11 5
.. | .. | 104 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Broken forest land, partly improved; about three miles from Pakiri Post-office.

Tauranga.. | Te Puna*.. | 215 | .. | 91 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 91 0 0 | 1 0 | 2 5 6 | 0 9·6 | 1 16 5
Open land; fern, tea-tree, and tutu. Frontage to Tauranga Harbour; about nine miles from Tauranga. The section has been partly improved.

Waitemata | Okura* | 59 | .. | 56 3 5 | 0 15 0 | 42 15 0 | 0 9 | 1 1 5 | 0 7·2 | 0 17 2
.. | " | 60 | .. | 57 2 11 | 0 15 0 | 43 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 1 9 | 0 7·2 | 0 17 5
Broken land fronting the Okura River; four miles from Wade Village.

Waikato .. | Whangama- | 465 | .. | 338 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 84 10 0 | 0 3 | 2 2 3 | 0 2·4 | 1 13 10
.. | rino* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Rush swamp with a subsoil of pumice; four miles from Rangiriri.

Whakatane | Matata* | 152 | .. | 500 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 250 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 5 0 | 0 4·8 | 5 0 0
Swamp land; four miles from Te Teke, and eleven miles from Matata.

• Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

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

JAMES PRENDERGAST, Administrator of the Government.

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, James Prendergast, the Administrator of the Government 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 second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven; 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 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.
CANTERBURY 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. | Rent per Acre. | Half-yearly Rent. |

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
Mackenzie | Opawa | .. | 36054 | X., XI. | 990 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 618 15 0 | 0 7½ | 15 9 5 | 0 6 | 12 7 6

This section is situated on the north side of the gorge of the Pareora River, about seven miles and a half south-westward from the Coal Creek Railway-station, on the Timaru-Fairlie branch line of railway, and comprises fairly smooth, well-grassed spurs, parts of which are capable of being ploughed. There is a steep rocky facing adjoining the Pareora River. The section is weighted with a sum of £137 1s., being valuation of two-roomed hut and boundary fencing, which sum must be paid on application, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

Waimate | Waimate | .. | 36231 | I. | 2000 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 1875 0 0 | 0 11¼ | 46 17 6 | 0 9 | 37 10 0

This section is situated on the eastern slope of the Hunter's Hills, at the head-waters of the Makikihi River, and is distant about ten miles in a westerly direction from the railway-station of that name, with which it is connected by the Makikihi main road and branches therefrom. It comprises steep, open spurs of the Hunter's Hills, the vegetation on which consists principally of tussock and fern. The intersecting gullies contain considerable areas of bush. The section is weighted with a sum of £419 8s., being valuation of dwelling-house, woolshed, yards, and boundary and subdivision fencing, which sum must be paid on application, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.