1560
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT—continued.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Marton No. I. Block.

Oroua .. | Hautapu .. | 7 | XII. | 200 0 0 | 1 9 6 | 295 0 0 | 1 5·7 | 7 7 6 | 1 2·16 | 5 18 0

Weighted with £82 5s. for improvements.

This section is situated in the Marton No. I. Farm-homestead Block, on the Titirangi Road, and consists of undulating land with a small flat portion. It is well watered, and the soil is good, on a papa formation. It is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing rimu, matai, totara, rata, tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is distant about nine miles from Mangaweka by a formed bridle-track. The trees up to 3ft. in diameter have been felled over an area of 40 acres, and this area has been partly burnt, and sown in grass.

Oroua .. | Hautapu .. | 6 | XV. | 489 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 611 5 0 | 1 3 | 15 5 8 | 1 0 | 12 4 6

This section is weighted with £832 for improvements.

The above section is situated in the Otamakapua-Mangawharariki Block, on the Mangarere Road, and consists of undulating land with some small portion of flat. It is well watered. The soil is good, on a papa formation. Except where grassed it is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing rimu, matai, rata, tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is distant about seven miles from Mangaweka, and about six miles from Pemberton. There is a good bridle-track from Mangaweka, and a cage across the Rangitikei River. There are 290 acres in grass, 170 chains of fencing, a woolshed 24ft. by 30ft., a whare, shed, dip, yards, garden, orchard, &c.

Wanganui.. | Tiriraukawa | 10 | II. | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0

This section is weighted with £5 12s. 6d. for improvements.

The above section is situated in the Hunter ville No. II. Farm-homestead Block, and consists of broken land, with a few small flats on the Mangamahoe Stream. The soil is fair, on a papa formation. It is well watered, and is covered with forest of a mixed character containing rimu, rata, tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is distant about twenty-one miles from Hunter ville, fifteen miles and a half being dray-road, and the remaining distance bridle-track and rough pack-track. Five acres have been felled and burned.

Wanganui.. | Manganui.. | 13 | XV. | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0

This section is loaded with £48 for improvements.

The above section is situated in the Waimarino Farm-homestead Settlement, and consists of flat and undulating land, well watered. The soil is good, on a papa formation. It is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing rimu, matai, tawa, kahikatea, maire, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is distant about nine miles from Raetihi Township, four miles being a formed dray-road, four miles a formed bridle-track, and one mile a pack-track. Eighteen acres have been felled and grassed, and there is a whare on the section.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hunter ville No. I. Block.

Wanganui | Maungakaretu | 21 | XIV. | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0

Weighted with £12 for improvements.

Rangitikei County Council has a claim of 13s. 9d. for rates due on this section.

This section is situated in the Hunter ville No. I. Farm-homestead Block, on the Okaka Road, and consists of hilly and undulating land intersected by deep gullies. The soil is fair, on a clay and papa formation, and is covered with light forest of a mixed character, containing rimu, maire, rewarewa, titoki, &c., with usual undergrowth. The section is distant about twenty-five miles from Hunter ville by the Mangamahoe Road, which is formed for dray traffic to within three miles. An area of 6 acres has been felled and grassed. The section is well watered.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hall Block.

Pahiatua .. | Mangahao | 11 | I. | 180 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 360 0 0 | 2 0 | 9 0 0 | 1 7·2 | 7 4 0

The access to this section is by the proposed road from Ballance to the Gorge, which is partly formed and in course of formation. It may be approached at present by a good road from Woodville, distant about three miles from the river, which is fordable nearly opposite the section, and there is also a partly-formed track from the Gorge Bridge to the section (about three miles), but this is not open for horse traffic. It is also accessible from Ballance to within two miles on horseback by a proposed road now partly formed, or by fording the river, going round towards Woodville. This is considered to be a good section in a good position. The section consists for the most part of hilly land, 10 acres in front being level. It is watered by a creek. The soil is good, on papa formation, and is covered with forest, consisting of rimu, rata, mahoe, tawa, &c.

Patea .. | Wairoa .. 11a | VIII. | 64 0 15 | 11 10 0 | 737 1 7 | 11 6 | 18 8 7 | 9 2·4 | 14 14 1

This section is weighted with £243 8s. for improvements.

This section is situated in the Momahaki Settlement, on a formed road, and consists of nearly all flat land, suitable for a dairy-farm; it is watered by permanent springs. The soil is good, on a papa and sandstone formation. There is one small clump of bush, which is mostly scrub, on the land. The section is distant four miles and a quarter from Waverley Township, about two miles from Momahaki Railway-station, and two miles and a quarter from the Momahaki Creamery, by a formed dray-road. The whole section is ring-fenced and subdivided. About 28 acres have been ploughed. There are 93 chains of fencing, a house 26 ft. by 24 ft., a well, garden, and orchard, two outhouses, &c.

Palmerston North Knights of Labour Block.

Rangitikei | Tiriraukawa | 13 | IV. | 100 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 125 0 0 | 1 3 | 3 2 6 | 1 0 | 2 10 0

The Rangitikei County Council have a claim of 17s. 2d. for rates due on this section.

This section is situated on a branch road from Murray’s track, distant from Hunter ville about twenty miles, six miles of which is a formed bridle-track, and the rest a cart-road; but the nearest centre is Mangaweka, the distance to that place being fourteen miles, about nine miles of which is a bridle-track, and the rest a road in course of formation. The distance from the section to Murray’s track is about three-quarters of a mile, and this is a fair pack-track. The land is broken, but the soil is fair, on a papa formation. It is well watered, and covered with light mixed bush.

Hunter ville No. III. Block.

Rangitikei | Tiriraukawa | 13 | VI. | 200 0 0 | 1 6 0 | 260 0 0 | 1 3·6 | 6 10 0 | 1 0·48 | 5 4 0

Weighted with £31 10s. for improvements.

Rangitikei County Council has a claim for £1 15s. 8d. for rates due on this section.

This section is situated in the Hunter ville No. III. Block, on the Mangamahoe Road, and consists of broken country with a few small flats. The soil is good, on a papa formation, and is covered with forest of a mixed character containing rimu, tawa, rata, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The land is well watered. The section is distant about twenty-one miles from Hunter ville, fifteen miles and a half being a dray-road, and five miles and a half a formed bridle-track. An area of 18 acres has been grassed.

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