1922
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

Lease for Grazing Purposes of Land in Mareretu Parish, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th October, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned forest reserve within the Mareretu Parish will be offered for lease for grazing purposes by public auction for a term of ten years, at this office, on Friday, the 16th day of December, 1898, at 11 a.m.

OTAMATEA COUNTY, PARISH MARERETU.

Pukekohe Forest Reserve, containing 382 acres 2 roods. Upset annual rental, £6. Situated about six miles from Paparoa, and comprises open land and burnt forest.

Term of Lease.—Ten years, for grazing purposes only. The lease conveys no right to fell or remove any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground. No compensation for improvements at any time, but the lessee may remove fencing and buildings erected during the tenancy.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1898.

THE under-mentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity on and after Thursday, 22nd December, 1898.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

TAIAPE EXPERIMENTAL-FARM BLOCK.—RANGITIKEI COUNTY.
First-class Land.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

This block is situated between the Hautapu River and Otaihape Stream, and extends westward from the Taihape Township Block about two miles, the centre of the block being about one mile and a half north-west of the Township of Taihape. The area comprises generally undulating and broken hills, intersected for the greater part by the Pukenua Stream and its branches, the latter being a permanent stream, easily accessible, and the country falling into it, consisting of easy faces and sloping ridges, with a fine flat extending up the western boundary of the block and in an eastern direction to Trig. LL—, the face between the latter and Kaka Road being rather steep. The block, which consists of 642 acres of cleared and grassed land, and 243 acres of bush, is fairly well watered. The bush is of rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, and maire, with some good totara at intervals. The undergrowth includes mahoe, karamau, rangiora, and houhou. The formation is papa and sandstone, the soil varying from fair to good. The block is connected with Taihape Township by one mile and a half of formed road, one mile of which is dray-road, and the balance being a 6 ft. horse-track. Taihape Township, situated on the Hunterville—Tokaanu Main Road, is distant, by that road, from the Mangaonoho Railway-station, twenty-eight miles. The country is from 1,500 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level, and when in working-order should prove suitable for dairy-farming purposes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS.

Section 6 is situated on the Pukenua Road. The access is from Taihape, which is about 2½ miles distant, via Adamson’s Track Road, formed for dray traffic, for 2 miles, and thence by Pukenua Road horse-track, formed 6 ft. wide, bridged, and in good order. The section comprises low-lying flat ridges, that have been cleared, burnt off, and sown in grass during the last summer and autumn. The burn being a good one, the ground is very clean. About 20 acres of flat land in the centre, and nice slope from Pukenua Road; higher ground lying to the south-east corner. The soil is of good quality, 4 in. to 12 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. Totara and maire trees standing, and a few matai over 4 ft. in diameter. The section is fairly watered by small streams and springs, with the Pukenua Stream across the road available. The elevation ranges from about 1,500 ft. to 1,820 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise whole area grassed.

Section 8 is situated on the Pukenua Road. The access is from Taihape, which is about 2½ miles distant, via Adamson’s Track Road, formed for dray traffic, for 2 miles, and thence by Pukenua Road horse-track, formed 6 ft. wide, bridged, and in good order. The section comprises easy flat ridges and good face to Pukenua Road. Bush felled and burned off last season, and ground carefully sown with good mixture of grass-seed. A few large totara, maire, and matai trees standing. Some flat ground about centre of section. The soil is of good quality, 4 in. to 10 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. Totara and maire trees standing, and a few matai over 4 ft. in diameter. The section is fairly well watered by small streams and springs, with the Pukenua Stream available across the road. The elevation ranges from about 1,620 ft. to 1,880 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise whole area grassed.

Section 10 is situated on the Pukenua Road. The access is from Taihape, which is about 3 miles distant via Adamson’s Track Road, and 3½ miles distant via Kaka Road; the former having 2 miles of dray-road with balance of distance good formed pack-track, the latter having 1 mile of dray-road and 2½ miles of good pack-track. The section comprises good country with fine northern aspect, some flat ground about centre and towards eastern boundary, and a good slope into Pukenua Stream; lower ground to north, and higher to southern boundary. The bush was felled and burnt off last season, and area grassed in autumn. The soil is of good quality, 4 in. to 10 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. Totara and maire trees standing, and a few matai over 4 ft. in diameter. The section is fairly well watered by small streams and springs, with the Pukenua Stream available across the road. The elevation ranges from about 1,650 ft. to 1,950 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise whole area cleared and grassed.

Section 11 is situated on the Pukenua and Kaka Roads. The access is from Taihape, which is about 3½ miles distant via Adamson’s Track Road, and 3 miles via Kaka Road; the former having 2 miles of dray-road and the balance of distance good pack-track, the latter having 1 mile of dray-road with 2 miles of good formed pack-track. The section comprises rather broken and steep country, with some flat towards eastern boundary (in centre), and good aspect in northern portion. The bush was felled and burnt off last season, and the grass-seed sown in autumn. Totara and maire trees standing, and some pines over 4 ft. through. The soil is of good quality, 4 in. to 10 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. The section is fairly well watered by small streams and springs, with permanent water available across the road. The elevation ranges from about 1,690 ft. to 2,150 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise the whole area cleared and grassed, young grass coming up well.

Section 12 is situated on the Kaka Road. The access is from Taihape, which is about 4½ miles distant via Adamson’s Track Road, and 2½ miles by the Kaka Road; the former having 2 miles of dray-road and the balance formed horse-track, and the latter 1 mile of dray-road and the remainder formed horse-track. The section comprises rather steep and broken country in southern portion, but fine flat hill-tops in northern part, which is higher. The bush was felled and burnt off last season, and area sown with grass-seed in autumn. The soil is of very fair quality, from 4 in. to 9 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. There are a few totara and maire trees standing, and a few matai over 4 ft. in diameter. The section is poorly watered by small streams and springs. The elevation ranges from about 1,900 ft. to 2,180 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise the whole area cleared and carefully grassed, the young grass coming up well.

Section 13 is situated on the Kaka Road. The access is from Taihape, which is about 2 miles distant via Kaka Road, and 4½ miles by Adamson’s Track Road; the former having 1 mile fit for dray traffic and balance of distance a formed 6 ft. horse-track, the latter has 2 miles of dray-road and 2½ miles of formed 6 ft. horse-track. The section comprises some fine even country in centre and north end, with southern end rather steep, falling into Kaka Road. The bush was felled and burnt off last season, and the area sown with grass-seed in autumn. The soil is of good quality, 4 in. to 10 in. in depth, resting on papa formation. The totara and maire trees are left standing, and a few matai over 4 ft. in diameter. The section is poorly watered by small streams and springs. The elevation ranges from about 1,800 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise the whole area cleared and carefully grassed, with the young grass coming up well.

J. W. A. MARCHANT.
Commissioner of Crown Lands.