Sept. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1441

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT—continued.

FIRST-CLASS LAND—continued.

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Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 3 | II. | 383 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 526 12 6 | 1 4 | 13 3 4 | 1 1 | 10 10 8
About 100 acres grass and tussock, remainder light mixed bush, including a large quantity of kowhai; all limestone country; the soil is of good quality, bounded by a permanent stream; indifferent homestead-site, but it is proposed to give the purchaser the option of taking 10 acres on the opposite side of the river; altitude, 400 ft. to 2,380 ft. Ten miles from Kaikoura by road and river-bed.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 4 | II. | 394 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 541 15 0 | 1 4 | 13 10 10 | 1 1 | 10 16 8
A good limestone section; about 20 acres cleared, balance light mixed bush, with a lot of kowhai among it; soil good, and a number of streams on the block; good homestead-site; altitude, 300 ft. to 2,000 ft. Nine miles and a quarter from Kaikoura by road and river-bed.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 5 | II. | 440 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 605 0 0 | 1 4 | 15 2 6 | 1 1 | 12 2 0
A low-lying section, consisting of low ridges, flats, and good basins; first-class soil; heavy mixed bush, including a good lot of matai, rimu, miro, hinau, &c.; well watered; altitude, 300 ft. to 1,500 ft. About nine miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 6 | II. | 174 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 217 10 0 | 1 3 | 5 8 9 | 1 0 | 4 7 0
A low section, including about 16 acres of open fern and flax land; ploughable; mixed bush, containing matai, rimu, hinau, miro, tawa, &c.; soil fairly good and well watered. About eight miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 7 | II. | 139 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 173 15 0 | 1 3 | 4 6 10 | 1 0 | 3 9 6
A low section; all bush, with a few acres rough clearing; good flat along front, where bush is heavy, with a lot of matai, rimu, hinau, miro, tawa, &c.; on the ridges light mixed bush; fairly well watered; altitude, about 250 ft. to 800 ft. About eight miles and a half from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 8 | II. | 138 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 189 15 0 | 1 4 | 4 14 10 | 1 1 | 3 15 10
All light inferior bush, with the exception of a few acres cleared; soil is of fairly good quality; well watered; good homestead-site; altitude, 200 ft. to 800 ft. Eight miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 9 | II. | 153 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 191 5 0 | 1 3 | 4 5 8 | 1 0 | 3 16 6
Fifty acres open fern and flax land, mostly ploughable, the remainder light mixed bush, with a little kowhai and matai; good homestead-site; well watered, and soil of fair quality; altitude, 500 ft. to 715 ft. About eight miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 1 | IV. | 146 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 164 5 0 | 1 1 | 4 2 2 | 0 10·8 | 3 5 8
Flat stony land covered with fern, grass, and tussock; the soil is of fair quality, but would require a lot of labour to clear of stones and plough; no water on section; 85 chains of wire-fence have been erected on the south-east and south-west boundaries; altitude, about 300 ft. About five miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 3 | IV. | 147 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 165 7 6 | 1 1 | 4 2 3 | 0 10·8 | 3 6 2
Flat stony land, covered with fern, grass, and patches of light bush, and will entail a good deal of labour in clearing of stones and ploughing before it will grow any crops; fairly good soil; no water on section; altitude, about 350 ft. About five miles and a half from Kaikoura.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 4 | IV. | 195 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 243 15 0 | 1 3 | 6 1 10 | 1 0 | 4 17 6
About 110 acres light bush, consisting of ngaio, mahoe, kaiwhiria, matipo, with a little kowhai and manuka, remainder covered with fern, grass, and tussock; the soil, especially on the bush part, is good, and, where not too stony, would make good agricultural land; badly watered; altitude, about 1,500 ft. Six miles from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 5 | IV. | 282 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 352 10 0 | 1 3 | 8 16 3 | 1 0 | 7 1 0
Soil, though stony in places, is generally good; about 100 acres flat, 100 acres good easy slopes, mostly ploughable, and rest steep hillside; 50 acres are clear, covered with grass, fern, and short scrub; the bush is generally light, but contains a sprinkling of kowhai, hinau, matai, manuka, and rimu; two small streams run through the section; altitude, 500 ft. to 1,500 ft. Six miles and a half from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 6 | IV. | 293 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 366 5 0 | 1 3 | 9 3 1 | 1 0 | 7 6 6
About 20 acres clear, and remainder light mixed bush, consisting of mahoe, ngaio, kaiwhiria, matipo, and pukapuka; 50 acres along the frontage flat, remainder steep ridges; soil good on front part, suitable for cultivation; well watered; altitude, 500 ft. to 2,000 ft. About six miles and a quarter from Kaikoura; accessible by dray-road, except the last few chains.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 1 | I. | 215 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 268 15 0 | 1 3 | 6 14 5 | 1 0 | 5 7 6
Front portion of this section consists of low rich flat, rather swampy in parts, and rises to the back in good easy limestone ridges; about 7 acres open, covered with grass and rushes, remainder mixed bush, which contains a good lot of rimu, matai, and hinau; a good stream runs through the section; altitude, 500 ft. to 1,500 ft. About seven miles and a half from Kaikoura by road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 57 | V. | 103 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 115 17 6 | 1 1 | 2 17 11 | 0 10·8 | 2 6 4
This section consists of flat terraces, covered with fern and very stony; the soil is good in places, but would entail a lot of labour to get it into working-order; no water visible; average altitude, 400 ft. About six miles and three-quarters from Kaikoura by dray-road.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 58 | V. | 248 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 310 0 0 | 1 3 | 7 15 0 | 1 0 | 6 4 0
Flat terrace land covered with fern, tussock, and grass, with a few acres of light bush, suitable for firewood; very stony in places; permanent water; average altitude, about 300 ft. About six miles and a half from Kaikoura.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | 2 | XV. | 398 0 0 | 1 4 0 | 477 12 0 | 1 2 | 11 18 10 | 0 11·6 | 9 11 0
About 20 to 30 acres flat, remainder low hills; two-thirds of section is good limestone land, with excellent soil, the remainder rather dry ridges; heavy mixed bush, consisting of matai, rimu, white-pine, and totara on flat, and light bush on ridges; well watered; altitude, 500 ft. to 1,500 ft. About eleven miles from Kaikoura, by formed road and river-bed.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kaikoura .. | Mt. Fyffe | { 4 | I. } | 1,557 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 934 4 0 | 0 7·2 | 23 7 1 | 0 5·8 | 18 13 8
On lower portion there are patches of clearing; fairly good grass; the timber on the lower portion is fairly heavy, comprising a considerable quantity of rimu, matai, miro, hinau, kahikatea, pukapuka, and red-birch; 100 acres of indifferent tussock land at the back; about 300 acres of steep rocky spurs, practically useless, remainder, although stony in places, is fair bush land, and comprises some good flat on the southern parts; well watered; altitude, 500 ft. to 3,585 ft. About nine miles from Kaikoura by road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.