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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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Fronting the Wairoa Estuary, and accessible from Helensville and Dargaville by steamer, by which goods can be
landed on the spot. The sections are all rich reclaimed-swamp lands, with manuka, flax, toitoi, raupo, and will be very
suitable for wheat-growing.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

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, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor 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 enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the tenth
day of November, 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Mangonui | Takahue | 18 | XI. | 45 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 67 10 0 | 1 6 | 1 13 9 | 1 2*4 | 1 7 0
Open land of good quality, and partly improved. Fronting the main road, one mile from Takahue Post-office.

Hokianga.. | Mangamuka | 3 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 75 0 0 | 1 6 | 1 17 6 | 1 2*4 | 1 10 0
Open and forest land. About four miles from Rawene by water, and three miles from Motukaraka. The section is
partly improved.

Hokianga.. | Mangamuka | 43 | X. | 22 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 33 0 0 | 1 6 | 0 16 6 | 1 2*4 | 0 13 3
About 7 acres forest, balance open and partly improved. Situated about one mile from Motukaraka Post-office.

Second-class Land.

Bay of Isl'ds | Russell | 8 | I. | 233 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 87 7 6 | 0 4*5 | 2 3 9 | 0 3*6 | 1 15 0
Broken land, clay soil, with high tea-tree and mixed bush in gullies; also about 15 acres wiwi swamp. Situated
about one mile and a half from Russell.

Bay of Isl'ds | Russell | 6 | V. | 7 1 35 | 0 10 0 | 3 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 1 9 | 0 4*8 | 0 1 5
Open land, clay soil. Situated nearly opposite Opua Wharf.

Whangarei | Tangihua | 1 | I. | 100 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 75 0 0 | 0 9 | 1 17 6 | 0 7*2 | 1 10 0
Bush and fern land of good quality. The bush contains four kauri-trees. Situated about twelve miles from Wha-
ngarei on main road.

Whangarei | Ruarangi | {S.W. 24 | | 87 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 32 12 6 | 0 4*5 | 0 16 4 | 0 3\6 | 0 13 0
| | {N.E. 25} | |
Undulating land, medium quality; about 40 acres forest, balance open fern land. Situated about six miles from
Mangapai.

Waitemata | Makarau | 63 | .. | 207 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 77 12 6 | 0 4*5 | 1 18 10 | 0 3\6 | 1 11 0
All broken forest land.

Hokianga .. | Herekino.. | 4 | III. | 42 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 21 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 9 | 0 4*8 | 0 8 8
About 5 acres open, balance mixed forest. About one mile from Herekino Post-office.

Hokianga .. | Waoku | 33 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 37 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 18 9 | 0 7*2 | 0 15 0
Mixed forest; soil good, and well watered. Situated two miles from Waimamaku Post-office.

• Pari h.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.