MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

Rural Lands in Wellington District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 2nd April, 1898.

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 25th day of May, 1898.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

STIRLING BLOCK.

Wairarapa N. | Tararua .. | 42 | VI. | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0

This section is situated in the Stirling Block, the access being from the Newman Railway-station, which is about nine miles distant, eight miles of which is a metalled road, and the remaining mile a road which is formed only. It is also within seven miles of Hukanui Railway-station, Post-office, store, &c., by a formed and partially metalled road. The area comprises hilly land, with about 10 acres flat. The soil is of fair quality, resting on a papa formation. The forest is mixed, and comprises rimu, rata, birch, &c., with an undergrowth of tawa, konini, supplejack, &c. The land is watered by a creek. The Eketa huna Road Board have a claim of £3 12s. 9d. against this section for rates due.

COONOOR BLOCK.

Pahiatua .. | Makuri .. | 23 | VII. | 99 0 0 | 1 6 0 | 128 14 0 | 1 3·6 | 3 4 5 | 1 0·48 | 2 11 6

This section is situated in the Coonoor Block, the access being from Makuri, which is about nine miles distant; and it is also within twenty-four miles of Woodville and Pahiatua by roads which are formed and partially metalled. The area comprises fairly level land, with about 20 acres of flat. The soil is of good quality, and rests on a limestone formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rata, maire, rimu, and tawa, with an undergrowth of konini, thousand-jacket, lawyer, supplejack, &c. The section has very little water. This section is weighted with £113 17s. 6d. for improvements, which comprise a four-roomed house, water-tank, 12 acres in grass, and 66½ chains of fencing, having a total value of £113 17s. 6d.

MEKALICKSTONE BLOCK.

Wairarapa N. | Aohanga | 14 | V. | 150 0 0 | 1 3 6 | 176 5 0 | 1 2·1 | 4 8 2 | 0 11·28 | 3 10 6

This section is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, fronting on the Huia Road, the access being from Alfredton, which is about twenty-four miles distant via the Huia and Alfredton-Weber Roads, twenty-four miles of which distance is a dray-road and the balance a horse-track. The section is also within eighteen miles of Makuri Township, by eight miles of dray-road and ten miles of horse-road. The Rakaunui Post-office, store, and school are six miles away by dray-road and horse-track. The area comprises undulating land, with soil of a fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising rimu, kahikatea, rata, tawa, and a mixed undergrowth. The section is watered by a small stream. This section is weighted with £10 for improvements, comprising 5 acres in grass at £2 per acre. The Crown reserves the right to take land for road purposes.

WOODVILLE BLOCK.

Wairarapa N. | Aohanga | 29 | V. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 275 0 0 | 1 4·5 | 6 17 6 | 1 1·2 | 5 10 0

" | " | 30 | " | 100 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 150 0 0 | 1 6 | 3 15 0 | 1 2·4 | 3 0 0

Section 29, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Woodville Block, on the Huia Road, three-quarters of a mile from its junction with the Alfredton-Weber Road. The access is from Alfredton, which is about twenty-five miles distant by a dray-road. The section is also two miles and a half from Rakaunui, where there is a post-office, school, and store. The area comprises undulating land, with soil of a fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is heavy in the front portion and light at the back, and comprises rimu, rata, miro, and a mixed undergrowth of rangiora, tawa, supplejack, &c. The section is watered by a small stream.

Section 30, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Woodville Block, at the junction of the Huia and Alfredton-Weber Roads. The access is from Alfredton, which is about twenty-four miles distant by a dray-road; and from Makuri, which is about fourteen miles distant, partly by dray- and partly by horse-road. Rakaunui, where there is a school, post-office, store, &c., is about two miles away. The area comprises hilly land, with soil of fair quality, resting on clay and papa formation. The forest, except where 8 acres have been felled but not grassed, is heavy, and comprises chiefly rimu, rata, hinau, &c., with a mixed undergrowth of supplejack, ground-fern, &c. This section is watered by a stream.

PAHIATUA NO. I. BLOCK.

Wairarapa N. | Mt. Cerberus | 5 | IV. | 100 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 137 10 0 | 1 4·5 | 3 8 9 | 1 1·2 | 2 15 0

" | " | 33 | V. | 200 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 350 0 0 | 1 9 | 8 15 0 | 1 4·8 | 7 0 0

" | " | 16 | VIII. | 320 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 480 0 0 | 1 6 | 12 0 0 | 1 2·4 | 9 12 0

Section 5, Block IV., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the Pahiatua No. I. Block, on the Manuhara Road. The access is from Makuri and Pongaroa, the section being fifteen miles distant from the former and about six miles from the latter, where there is a post-office, school, store, &c. There is a good horse-track to within a mile of the section. The area comprises undulating land, with soil of a fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, &c., with a mixed undergrowth of supplejack, &c. The section is watered by small gullies. This section is weighted with £13 10s. for improvements, comprising 6 acres grassed at £2 5s. per acre.

Section 33, Block V., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the Pahiatua No. I. Block, on the Alfredton-Weber Road, about three miles from Pongaroa by a formed dray-road. It comprises comparatively flat or sloping land, easy of access to any part, watered by a permanent stream. The soil is good, resting on a papa formation, and is covered with forest of a mixed character, containing tawa, rimu, totara, &c., with an open undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, &c.

Section 16, Block VIII., Mount Cerberus, is situated in the Pahiatua No. I. Block, on the Alfredton-Weber Road, near Pongaroa. The access is from Alfredton, which is about thirty miles distant by a dray-road. The distance from Pongaroa is about two miles. The area comprises level and easy sloping land in front, but the back portion rises to a considerable height and is somewhat broken. The soil varies from fair to good, but is poor in the north-west; it rests on papa formation. The forest is mixed, and comprises rimu, tawa, matai, with an undergrowth of rangiora and supplejack. This section is watered by a small stream.