Oct. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1937

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 twenty-second day of December, 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.

East Taupo | Tauhara .. | 8 | II. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. |
" | " .. | 9 | " | 41 2 24 | 1 0 0 | 42 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 1 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 16 10 |
" | " .. | 10 | " | 58 0 29 | 1 0 0 | 58 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 9 0 | 0 9·6 | 1 3 3 |
" | " .. | | " | 47 3 10 | 1 0 0 | 48 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 4 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 19 3 |
Open tea-tree land. Situated between Kaimanawa Stream, the Rifle-range, and Waiariki Road, near the Township of Taupo.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Otamatea .. | Mareretu* .. | N.E. 49 | .. | 31 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 15 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 7 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 6 3 |
" .. | " .. | W. 50 | .. | | | | | | | |
Mixed-forest land. On the Mangonui River, about six miles from the post-office.

Otamatea .. | Mareretu* .. | 166 | .. | 163 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 122 5 0 | 0 9 | 3 1 3 | 0 7·2 | 2 9 0 |
Nearly all forest land, about 5 acres tea-tree; soil good; forest contains a little kauri. Situated about three miles from post-office.

Otamatea .. | Mareretu* .. | N.E. 161 | .. | 82 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 41 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 6 |
" .. | " .. | N.W.162 | .. | | | | | | | |
Open tea-tree land; fair soil. Situated about four miles from post-office.

Rodney .. | Oruawharo* | W. 24 | .. | 47 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 23 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 6 |
" .. | " .. | E. 25 | .. | | | | | | | |
All mixed-forest land. About seven miles from Welsford.

Rodney .. | Wharehine* | N. 7 | .. | 23 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 8 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 4 4 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 6 |
Open land. About three miles from Port Albert.

Piako .. | Waitoa .. | 1 | XIII. | 710 0 12 | 0 10 0 | 355 0 0 | 0 6 | 8 17 6 | 0 4·8 | 7 2 0 |
" .. | " .. | 1 | XIV. | | | | | | | |
Open land, partly improved. Situated about seven miles from Morrinsville.

Whangarei | Mangakahia | 1 | III. | 305 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 152 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 16 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 0 9 |
" .. | " .. | 34 | IV. | 195 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 73 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 16 9 | 0 3·6 | 1 9 6 |
" .. | " .. | 45 | " | 321 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 160 10 0 | 0 6 | 4 0 3 | 0 4·8 | 3 4 3 |
" .. | " .. | 46 | " | 373 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 139 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 3 10 0 | 0 3·6 | 2 16 0 |
Section 1, undulating to broken country; old kauri workings; soil fair to good. Sections 34, 45, 46, about sixteen miles from Kamo, and comprising undulating to broken lands; well watered.

Hokianga .. | Waoku .. | 2 | XI. | 212 1 0 | 0 12 0 | 127 4 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 3 8 | 0 5·76 | 2 10 10 |
" .. | " .. | 1 | XII. | 200 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 120 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 0 |
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 189 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 113 8 0 | 0 7·2 | 2 16 8 | 0 5·76 | 2 5 6 |
" .. | " .. | 3 | XV. | 226 3 0 | 0 12 0 | 136 4 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 8 2 | 0 5·76 | 2 14 6 |
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 120 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 0 |
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 205 2 0 | 0 12 0 | 123 12 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 1 9 | 0 5·76 | 2 9 6 |
" .. | " .. | 20 | XVI. | 219 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 131 8 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 5 8 | 0 5·76 | 2 12 7 |
" .. | " .. | 10 | XV. | 218 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 130 16 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 5 5 | 0 5·76 | 2 12 4 |
" .. | " .. | 21 | XVI. | 201 1 0 | 0 12 0 | 120 12 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 4 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 3 |
" .. | " .. | 11 | XVI. | 200 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 120 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 0 |
" .. | " .. | 22 | " | 399 2 0 | 0 12 0 | 240 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 6 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 4 16 0 |
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 401 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 240 12 0 | 0 7·2 | 6 0 4 | 0 5·76 | 4 16 3 |
" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 190 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 114 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 2 17 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 5 8 |
" .. | " .. | 10, 12 | " | 203 1 0 | 0 12 0 | 121 19 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 1 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 7 |
" .. | " .. | 14, 15 | " | | | | | | | |
" .. | " .. | 23 | " | | | | | | | |
" .. | " .. | 24 | " | | | | | | | |
All forest lands, of fair quality, within the Auckland No. 1 Special Settlement Block, and on the main roads Opanake, Hokianga, and Waimamaku. All good grazing-country.

Bay of Islds. | Motatau .. | 7 | IV. | 150 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 56 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 8 2 | 0 3·6 | 1 2 6 |
" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 35 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 17 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 8 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 0 |
" .. | " .. | 25 | VIII. | 42 3 0 | 0 7 6 | 16 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 8 1 | 0 3·6 | 0 6 6 |
" .. | Hukerenui.. | 80 | V. | 60 1 20 | 0 7 6 | 22 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 11 3 | 0 3·6 | 0 9 0 |
" .. | Motatau .. | 26 | VIII. | 57 2 20 | 0 7 6 | 21 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 10 11 | 0 3·6 | 0 8 9 |
" .. | Hukerenui.. | 81 | V. | | | | | | | |
Section 7, broken forest land; well watered: Section 8, broken land, half mixed bush and half open: both lots front coach-road; about eight miles from Kawakawa. Sections 25, 80, 26, and 81, undulating fern and tea-tree land; about ten miles from Kawakawa, by formed road.

• Parish.

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

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.