SEPT. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1583

Rural Lands in Wellington District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 15th September, 1897.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Kakariki Block.

Wairarapa N.| Mt. Cerberus | 7A | V. | 70 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 87 10 0 | 1 3 | 2 3 9 | 1 0 | 1 15 0

This section is weighted with £4 10s. for improvements.

The above section is situated in the Pahiatua No. I. Farm-homestead Block, on the Waihi Road, and consists of low flat spurs in front, rising in spurs to a considerable height towards the back line. The soil is poor, on a papa formation. It is well watered by a permanent stream. The front spurs are covered with manuka, and the back ones with mixed forest of tawa, rimu, matai, &c. The undergrowth is manuka, open rangiora, and supplejack. The section is distant about twenty-one miles from Makuri, five miles being dray-road, thirteen miles bridle-track, and three miles pack-track. Two acres have been felled, grassed, and logged up.

Stirling Block.

Wairarapa N.| Tararua .. | 21 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 275 0 0 | 1 4·5 | 6 17 6 | 1 1·2 | 5 10 0

This section is situated in the Stirling Special Settlement Block, and can be approached from the Newman Railway-station, from which it is distant about nine miles, seven miles of which is a metalled road, the remaining two miles being a formed road only. The land is of fair quality, on a papa formation, and is well watered, about 20 acres being flat. With the exception of about 16 acres, which have been felled but not grassed, the section is all under mixed forest, consisting chiefly of rata, rimu, kahikatea, &c., with a mixed undergrowth.

Kakariki Block.

Wairarapa N.| Tararua .. | 2 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 1 11 6 | 315 0 0 | 1 6·9 | 7 17 6 | 1 3·12 | 6 6 0

This section is in the Kakariki Block, and is approached from the Hukanui Railway-station, about four miles distant, by a formed and partly-formed road. The soil is of good quality, on a papa and sandstone formation, and is covered with mixed forest, consisting of rimu, rata, kahikatea, with a mixed undergrowth. There are 20 acres of flat land on the section.

Waiwera Block.

Wairarapa N. | Mangahao | 16 | XIII. | 200 0 0 | 1 11 6 | 315 0 0 | 1 6·9 | 7 17 6 | 1 3·12 | 6 6 0

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

" | Tararua .. | 3 | II. | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 0

Section 16, Block XIII., is situated about twelve miles from Pahiatua, six miles from Nikau Post-office, six miles from the proposed Tutaekara Railway-station by a cleared road and bridle-track (the latter being now in course of formation), and about five miles from Hukanui Railway-station, three miles of which is dray-road and part bridle-track, and two miles a proposed road, which is a rough walking-track and not open for horse traffic. The soil is good, on a papa formation, and is covered with forest, consisting of rimu, tawa, &c., and the usual undergrowth. The section contains about 180 acres of flat land. It is watered by a stream.

Section 3, Block II., is distant about six miles from Hukanui Railway-station, two miles of which is a dray-road and four miles bridle-track. The soil is poor and stony, and there is no level land on it. It is covered with forest, consisting of rimu, birch, &c., and is watered by a stream.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Kaikoura Block.

Wairarapa N.| Puketoi .. | 27 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 300 0 0 | 1 6 | 7 10 0 | 1 2·4 | 6 0 0

Weighted with £49 for improvements.

This section is situated in the Kaikoura Farm-homestead Block, on the Alfredton-Weber Road, and consists of undulating land with some flat. The soil is fair, on a papa formation, covered with forest of a mixed character, containing rimu, kahikatea, rata, &c., the undergrowth being supplejack, rangiora, &c. The section adjoins the Rakaunui Village Settlement. Twenty-two acres have been grassed, and 7 acres felled and burned but not grassed.

Pahiatua No. I. Block.

Wairarapa N. | Mt. Cerberus | 7 | V. | 100 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 125 0 0 | 1 3 | 3 2 6 | 1 0 | 2 10 0

This section is weighted with £48 15s. for improvements.

The above section is situated in the Pahiatua No. I. Farm-homestead Block, on the Waihi Road, and consists of low flat spurs in front, rising to a considerable height at the back line. It is watered by a permanent stream. The soil is poor, on a papa formation, covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, rimu, matai, &c., with an undergrowth of very open rangiora, supplejack, &c. The section is distant about twenty-one miles from Makuri, five miles being dray-road, thirteen miles horse-road, and three miles pack-track. Ten acres have been felled, burned, and grassed, and 4 acres have been logged up. There is a hut, an outhouse, and 7 chains of fencing on the section.

Pahiatua No. II. Block.

Wairarapa N. | Mt. Cerberus | 26 | X. | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0

Weighted with £117 10s. for improvements.

This section is situated in the Pahiatua No. II. Block, on the Akaroa Road, and consists of low, flat spurs, easily accessible from any part of the frontage. It is watered by a small permanent stream. The soil varies from good to fair, and poor where there is manuka. The eastern half is covered with tall manuka, and the western with light forest of rimu, matai, tawa, &c., except where grassed. The undergrowth is very open, and is composed largely of manuka, with some rangiora, supplejack, &c. The section is distant four miles from Pongaroa, two miles being dray-road and two miles cleared road. Forty-seven acres have been cleared and grassed on the section.