JUNE 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1225

Lands in the Township of Pipiriki for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 27th May, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands in the Township of Pipiriki will be offered, under the provisions of “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” and the Land Acts, for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, at the Survey Office, Wanganui, on Tuesday, the 27th day of July, 1897, at eleven o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PIPIRIKI TOWNSHIP.

• Weighted for improvements, £1 4s.
  † " " £327 16s.

General Description.

Pipiriki Township is situated on the proper left bank of the Wanganui River, about fifty-six miles from the Town of Wanganui, and comprises generally open, scrub, forest, flat, undulating and hilly land, intersected by several gullies and small streams. The open land is interspersed with patches of fern and manuka scrub; the forest comprises tawa, pukatea, rata, hinau, rimu, &c., and tawhero on the ridges. The elevation ranges from about 110 ft. to about 700 ft. above sea-level. The soil is generally good, and grows garden and farm produce freely. Its capabilities for the production of the grape, peach, cape-gooseberry, pear, apple, quince, and other fruits are well known, and are due in great measure to the low elevation, the mild climate, and the sunny aspect of the township-site.

Pipiriki is at present the key to the up-river country, being the present inland terminus of Messrs. Hatrick and Co.’s Wanganui River steamboat-service, and the point of junction with the coach-services connecting with Taupo and Rotorua on the north, Napier on the east, and Hunter ville and Rangitikei on the south-east, and it is possible that it will ultimately be connected by road with Taranaki. The Government has, where practicable, reserved the banks of the Wanganui River, and also the adjacent country, with the object of conserving for all time the beautiful and unrivalled scenery which is already of world-wide fame. Large numbers of tourists travel annually by way of Pipiriki, both from the north and the south.

Pipiriki Township is the present inlet and outlet to the Waimarino and Muri-motu country as far east as Ohakune, and also the starting-point for visitors by canoe to Manganaui-o-te-ao and the upper reaches of the Wanganui River, and the resting-place of those on the downward journey. These with other considerations indicate that the township will develop into a place of some commercial importance, and that, owing to its genial and healthy climate and many attractions, it will become yearly more popular as a place of resort.

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

Land in Marlborough for Sale and Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 19th May, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands will be offered for sale by auction, at Kaikoura, on Thursday, the 8th day of July, 1897, at 11 o’clock a.m.:

FOR SALE FOR CASH.

Hundalee Survey District, on Claverley Run: Section 9, Block XVIII.: 527 acres; upset price, £527.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £2 15s. 7d. Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the deposit at auction will be forfeited.

Description of Land.—Generally good clay soil over limestone; appears to carry grass well; subject to slips; well watered; about 50 acres ploughable. Distance, sixteen miles from Kaikoura by road.