APRIL 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

DELaware Block.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.

Pohangina.. | Pohangina | 15 | 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 Delaware Block, on the Takapari Road, the access being from Ashurst, which is about twenty-two miles distant, by eighteen miles of metalled road and four miles of bridle-track. The area comprises hilly land, with about 40 acres of flat. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. It is covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, matai, tawhero, hinau, &c., and the usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by constantly running streams.

POHANGINA Block.

Pohangina.. | Umutoi .. | 29 | IV. | 150 0 0 | 1 6 0 | 195 0 0 | 1 3·6 | 4 17 6 | 1 0·48 | 3 18 0
" .. | " .. | 36 | " | 150 0 0 | 1 3 6 | 176 5 0 | 1 2·1 | 4 8 2 | 0 11·28 | 3 10 6

Section 29, Block IV., Umutoi, is situated in the Pohangina Farm-homestead Block, on the Table Flat Road. The access is from Apiti, which is about six miles distant, by a formed road, which is metalled about half the distance. The area comprises broken country, with soil of fair quality, resting on papa-and-shingle formation. The forest is mixed, and comprises rimu, matai, rata, &c., and the usual undergrowth.

Section 36, Block IV., Umutoi, is situated in the Pohangina Block, on the Table Flat Road, the access being from Apiti, which is about eight miles distant, by a formed dray-road metalled for about three miles of the distance. The area comprises broken country, with soil of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, matai, rata, &c., and the usual undergrowth. This section is weighted with £18 for improvements, comprising 6 acres felled and grassed and 4 acres felled only.

MARTON No. I. Block.

Kiwitea .. | Hautapu .. | 12 | XVI. | 200 0 0 | 1 9 6 | 295 0 0 | 1 5·7 | 7 7 6 | 1 2·1 | 5 18 0

This section is situated in the Marton No. I. Block, on the Lagoon Road. The access is from Rangiwahia, which is about seven miles distant, by four miles of formed dray-road and three miles of formed bridle-track. The area comprises broken country, with about 15 acres of flat. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is of a mixed character, and comprises manuka, rimu, matai, rata, tawa, miro, &c., and the usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by a constantly running stream.

Kiwitea .. | Hautapu .. | 3 | XII. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 270 0 0 | 1 4·2 | 6 15 0 | 1 0·96 | 5 8 0

This section is situated in the Marton No. I. Farm-homestead Block, the access being from Rangiwahia, which is about ten miles distant. There is a dray-road to within five miles of the land, the rest being horse-road only. The area comprises broken land. The soil is of good quality, resting on a papa and sandstone formation. The forest is mixed bush, comprising rimu, matai, rata, &c., with the usual undergrowth.

Second-class Land.

ONSLOW Block.

Kiwitea .. | Umutoi .. | 16 | I. | 200 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 175 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 7 6 | 0 8·4 | 3 10 0

This section is situated in the Onslow Block, on the Renfrew Road. The access is from Rangiwahia, which is about six miles and a half distant, by two miles and a half of formed dray-road, three miles of bridle-road, and one mile of road which is surveyed only. The area comprises broken country at a considerable altitude, with soil of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, and comprises rimu, birch, kaiwaka, &c., and the usual undergrowth.

First-class Land.

PALMERSTON NORTH KNIGHTS OF LABOUR Block.

Rangitikei.. | Tiriraukawa | 5 | III. | 150 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 225 0 0 | 1 6 | 5 12 6 | 1 2·4 | 4 10 0
" .. | " | 3 | VII. | 200 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 300 0 0 | 1 6 | 7 10 0 | 1 2·4 | 6 0 0
" .. | " | 13 | VIII. | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0

Section 5, Block III., Tiriraukawa, is situated in the Palmerston North Knights of Labour Block, on the Whaka Road, the access being from Hunterville, which is about twenty-five miles distant, by fourteen miles of formed dray-road, ten miles and a half of formed bridle-track, and about half a mile of unformed bridle-track. The area comprises hilly country, with about 10 to 15 acres of flat land. It contains soil of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, matai, totara, maire, &c., and the usual undergrowth.

Section 3, Block VII., Tiriraukawa, is situated in the Palmerston North Knights of Labour Block, on the Pukemapou Road. The access is from Hunterville, which is about twenty-two miles distant, by fourteen miles of formed dray-road and eight miles of formed bridle-track. The area comprises broken country, with soil of a fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is of a mixed character, comprising rimu, matai, miro, maire, totara, &c., with the usual undergrowth.

Section 13, Block VIII., Tiriraukawa, is situated in the Palmerston North Knights of Labour Block, on the Wairepu Road, the access being from Mangaweka, which is about ten miles distant by a fairly good bridle-track. Hunterville is about seventeen miles distant by the Watershed and Murray’s Track Roads, of which distance thirteen miles is dray-road and four miles bridle-track. The area comprises broken country, with enough flat land for a homestead-site. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, and comprises rimu, matai, rata, tawa, miro, &c., and the usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by constantly running streams.

SOMMERVILLE Block.

Wanganui .. | Ohinewairua | 5 | IX. | 196 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 269 10 0 | 1 4·5 | 6 14 9 | 1 1·2 | 5 7 10
Rangitikei.. | Tiriraukawa | 3 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 0

Section 5, Block IX., Ohinewairua, is situated in the Sommerville Block, on the Adamson Track Road, the access being from Taihape Township, which is about six miles distant, by a road which is formed for dray traffic for two miles and a half of the distance at the township end, and cleared only (a chain wide) the remainder of the distance. The area comprises hilly country, with about 10 acres of flat land and a good homestead-site. The soil, which rests on a papa formation, is of good quality, but light and rather shallow on the high ground. The forest is of a mixed character, and contains kahikatea, matai, maire, &c., and an undergrowth of konini, &c. At the northern end of the section there is an area of about 40 acres of half-open country, having grassy patches in flax, tutu, and koromiko scrub. The section is well watered by springs and streams.

Section 3, Block IV., Tiriraukawa, is situated in the Sommerville Block, on Murray’s Track. The access is from Hunterville, which is about twenty-four miles distant, by fifteen miles of dray-road and nine miles of bridle-track. The area comprises broken country, with enough flat land for a homestead-site. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, matai, rata, tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth.

HUNTERVILLE No. I. Block.

Rangitikei | Maungakaretu | 3 | XIII. | 204 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 280 10 0 | 1 4·5 | 7 0 3 | 1 1·2 | 5 12 3

This section is situated in the Hunterville No. I. Block, on the Turakina Valley Road, the access being from Hunterville, which is about nineteen miles distant, by nine miles of dray-road to Otairi Station, nine miles of formed bridle-track

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