Land Descriptions




AUG. 26.], THE NEW ZEALAND GAZE, 1551

WELINGTON LAND DISTRICT—continued.

County. District. Section. Block. Area.
A. R. P.
Wairarap. Mt. C 27 V. 200 0 0
" " 1 X. 200 0 0
" " 4 " 259 0 0
" " 10 " 200 0 0
" " 19 " 200 0 0
" " 22 " 259 0 0
" " 28 " 259 0 0
Wairarap. Mt. C 1 V. 200 0 0
Wairarap. Mt. C 2 I. 200 0 0
" " 1 " 200 0 0
" " 16 I. 200 0 0
" " 20 " 200 0 0
" " 25 " 200 0 0
" " 28 " 250 0 0
" " 30 " 200 0 0
" Makuri 13 XI. 300 0 0

First- and Second-class Land.

Pahiatua No. II. Block.

Section 27, Block V., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Waiho
Road, and com

prises a small amount of fairly good front
age, with very rough and
steep slopes, broken by deep gullies and
watered by a

permanent stream. The so
is fair, on a sandstone and p
formation, and is covered with forest of a
mixed character, containing tawa, totara, rata, matai, &c., the under

the under

the under
grow

the under
grow

the under
grow

grow
grow
grow

th being very
dense, and comp

th being very
dense, and comp

th being very
dense, and comp

th being very
dense, and comp

th being very
dense, and comp

of supple

of supple

of supple

of supple

of supple

of supple

j

j

j

j

j

j

ack, r

ack, r

ack, r

ack, r

ack, r

ack, r

ang

ang

ang

ang

ang

ang

iora, &c.

iora, &c.

iora, &c.

iora, &c.

iora, &c.

iora, &c.

The section is dist

The section is dist

The section is dist

The section is dist

The section is dist

The section is dist

ant about nine miles from Pong

ant about nine miles from Pong

ant about nine miles from Pong

ant about nine miles from Pong

ant about nine miles from Pong

ant about nine miles from Pong

ar

ar

ar

ar

ar

ar

a, five miles being a dray

a, five miles being a dray

a, five miles being a dray

a, five miles being a dray

a, five miles being a dray

a, five miles being a dray

-road and four miles a road which has been

-road and four miles a road which has been

-road and four miles a road which has been

-road and four miles a road which has been

-road and four miles a road which has been

-road and four miles a road which has been

-continued.

-continued.

-continued.

-continued.

-continued.

-continued.

s

s

s

s

s

s

urveyed

urveyed

urveyed

urveyed

urveyed

urveyed

only.

only.

only.

only.

only.

only.

Section 1, Block X., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Kawa

kawa Road, and com

prises very rough land, which is liable to
slip. It is watered by a stream. The so

is fair, on a sandstone

formation, and

is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, totara, matai, &c., the under
grow
th being comp

of supple
j
ack, r
ang
iora, &c. The section is dist

ant about eight miles from Pong
ar
a, five miles being a dray

-road and three

miles a road which is survey
ed only.

Section 4, Block X., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Kaituna
Road, and comprises

good spurs and gullies. It is easy of access.
The so
is good, on a sandstone

formation; well watered by a permanent
stream; and covered with forest of a mixed

Section 10, Block X., is situate in the
Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Kaituna Road, and
com

prises rough land, with

no hom

ste

a

site near the road, and st

eep spurs and gullies at the back. It is watered by a permanent stream. The so
is fair, on a sandstone and p

formation, and is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, r

m

u, rata, matai, &c., the under
grow
th being supple
j
ack, r
ang
iora, law

y
ers, &c. The section is dist
ant about eight miles from Pong
ar
a, five miles being a dray

-road and

th

re

e

m

iles a road which is survey
ed only.

Section 19, Block X., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Akar

a Road, and cons

ists of

e

as
y
spurs running back into broken country. The so
is good, on a sandstone

formation, and is covered with light forest

of a mixed character, containing tawa, r

m

u, h

in
au, &c., the under
grow
th being light, and comp

of supple
j
ack, r
ang
iora, &c. The section is dist
ant about five miles from Pong
ar
a, two miles being a dray

-road, two miles a cle
ar
ed road, and one

m
ile a road which is survey
ed only.

Section 22, Block X., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Akar

a Road, and cons

ists of

gentle spurs and gullies. The so
is clay
ey, and poor on the ridges, but is fair, on a sandstone

formation, in the gullies.
The land is covered with man

u
ka and a few clumps of tawa, &c. The section is dist
ant about five miles and a half from
Pong
ar
a, two miles being a dray

-road, two miles a cle
ar
ed road, and one mile a road which is survey
ed only.

Section 28, Block X., Mount C, is situate
in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Alfr
edton-Weber Road, and
cons

ists chiefly of flat land, watered by permanent stre
ams. The so
is good, on a sandstone and p

formation, and is

cover
ed with forest of a mixed character, containing kahik
atea, tawa, r

m

u, rata, matai, &c. The under
grow
th is very
open, and is comp

of r
ang
iora, supple
j
ack, &c. The section is dist
ant about two miles and a half from Pong
ar
a by a

dray

-road.

Second-class Land.

Pahiatua No. III. Block.

This section is situate in the Pahiatua No. III. Block, on the Kawa

kawa Road, and cons

ists of land s

loping from a

le

a

ding ridge, the s

lope being easy along the road

-front

age. The so
is good, on a sandstone

formation, and covered with

forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, totara, r

m

u, matai, rata, &c., the under
grow
th being r
ang
iora, supple
j
ack, &c. The section is dist
ant about thirt
y

-s

ev

en miles from Dannev
ir
ke—thirt
y

-th

ree miles by dray

-road, and four

miles by a cle
ar
ed road.

First-class Land.

Masterton Reform Block.

Section 2, Block I., Mount C, is situate
in the Masterton Reform Block, on the North
Range Road, and cons

ists of good easy spurs on the front

age, rising st

eeply to 2,600 ft. at the back line. The so
is good, on a l
im
estone

formation, with permanent water, and is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, r

m

u, tawh

er
o, h

in
au, &c.,

the under
grow
th being dens

supple
j
ack, r
ang
iora, m

ahoe, k
otuk
utuku, &c. The section is dist
ant about nineteen miles

and a half from Makuri, five miles being dray

-road, ele

ven miles br

idl

e

-tr

ack, and three miles and a half pack

-tr

ack.

Section 1, Block I., Mt. C, is situate
in the Masterton Reform Block, on the North
Range Road, and cons

ists of fairly good spurs on the e

as
tern half, rising very st

eeply to 2,500 ft. at the back line. It is watered by permanent

st

re

ams. The so
is good, on a p

a

p

a and l
im
estone

formation, and is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing
r

m

u, rata, tawh

er
o, tawa, &c., the under
grow
th being dens

supple
j
ack, m

ahoe, k
otuk
utuku, r
ang
iora, &c. The section is

about nineteen miles from Makuri, five miles being a dray

-road, ele

ven miles a br

idl

e

-tr

ack, and three miles a pack

-tr

ack.

Section 16, Block I., Mt. C, is situate
in the Masterton Reform Block, on the Cross
Road, and cons

ists of easy spurs, nearly flat on the s

outhern half, and rather broken country on the nor

thern half. It is watered by a per

manent stream. The so
is fair, on a p

a

p

a

formation, and is covered with man

u
ka, mixed, on the nor

thern portion, with tawa, r

m

u, rata, kahik
atea, &c., the under
grow
th being man

u
ka, r
ang
iora, supple
j
ack, &c. The section is dist
ant

about fifteen miles from Makuri, five miles being a dray

-road, and ten miles a br

idl

e

-tr

ack.

Section 20, Block I., Mt. C, is situate
in the Masterton Reform Block, at the j

unction of the North
Range and Cross
Roads, and cons

ists of nearly flat land, in low spurs, watered by permanent stre
ams. The so
is good, on a p

a

p

a

formation, and is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, r

m

u, rata, matai, &c., the under
grow
th

being supple
j
ack, r
ang
iora, &c. The section is dist
ant about fifteen miles and a half from Makuri, five miles being dray

-road, and ten miles and a half br

idl

e

-tr

ack.

  • First-class land.
    † Second-class land.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1897, No 74





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🗺️ Rural Lands in Wellington District open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
21 August 1897
Crown lands, Sale, Selection, Wellington District, Land Act 1892, Section descriptions

🗺️ First- and Second-class Land Descriptions

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land descriptions, Pahiatua, Masterton, Soil quality, Forest cover, Road access