FEB. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 485

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-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine; 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.

Hokianga .. | Whangape | 13 | II. | 61 0 30 | 1 7 6 | 83 17 6 | 1 4·5 | 2 2 0 | 1 1·2 | 1 13 7
" .. | " | 48 | " | 101 0 0 | 1 1 6 | 108 11 6 | 1 0·9 | 2 14 4 | 0 10·32 | 2 3 6
Undulating and broken forest land of good quality. More or less grassing has been done on each section. Situated three miles from Broadwood Post-office.

Mangonui .. | Takahue.. | 9A | XV. | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 1 0 0
Mixed forest land, with some improvements. Fronting main Herd’s Point-Takahue Road, about one mile from Takahue Post-office.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga .. | Whangape | 35 | I. | 488 0 0 | 0 16 0 | 390 8 0 | 0 9·6 | 9 15 3 | 0 7·68 | 7 16 2
Generally forest land; a portion grassed; good soil. Two miles from Broadwood.

Hokianga .. | Whangape | 12 | II. | 60 0 0 | 0 14 6 | 43 10 0 | 0 8·7 | 1 1 9 | 0 6·96 | 0 17 6
" .. | " | 24 | " | 63 2 30 | 0 12 6 | 40 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 1 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 16 0
" .. | " | 43 | " | 91 2 30 | 0 11 0 | 50 12 0 | 0 6·6 | 1 5 4 | 0 5·28 | 1 0 3
" .. | " | 46 | " | 84 0 0 | 0 14 6 | 60 18 0 | 0 8·7 | 1 10 5 | 0 6·96 | 1 4 4
" .. | " | 54 | " | 93 1 8 | 0 12 0 | 55 16 0 | 0 7·2 | 1 8 0 | 0 5·76 | 1 2 4
Broken and undulating forest land of good quality, more or less grassed. Situated about three miles from Broadwood.

Hokianga .. | Whangape | 17 | III. | 80 0 10 | 0 8 6 | 34 0 0 | 0 5·1 | 0 17 0 | 0 4·08 | 0 13 8
" .. | " | 18 | " | 56 1 24 | 0 9 0 | 25 4 0 | 0 5·4 | 0 12 7 | 0 4·32 | 0 10 1
Undulating to broken forest land, of good quality. Some grassing has been done on each section. Three miles from Broadwood Post-office.

Hokianga .. | Whangape | 10 | IV. | 100 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 62 10 0 | 0 7·5 | 1 11 3 | 0 6 | 1 5 0
" .. | " | 11 | " | 162 2 0 | 0 10 6 | 85 11 6 | 0 6·3 | 2 2 10 | 0 5 | 1 14 3
" .. | " | 12 | " | 146 2 0 | 0 10 6 | 77 3 6 | 0 6·3 | 1 18 7 | 0 5 | 1 10 11
" .. | " | 21 | " | 110 1 30 | 0 13 0 | 71 10 0 | 0 7·8 | 1 15 9 | 0 6·24 | 1 8 8
" .. | " | 22 | " | 117 3 0 | 0 10 6 | 61 19 0 | 0 6·3 | 1 11 0 | 0 5 | 1 4 9
" .. | " | 23 | " | 118 1 20 | 0 11 0 | 64 18 0 | 0 6·6 | 1 12 6 | 0 5·28 | 1 6 0
Heavy mixed forest lands; undulating to broken, of very fair quality. The sections are well watered, and accessible by formed dray- and bridle-road. From twelve to seventeen miles from Kohukohu. Parts of each section have been grassed.

Hokianga .. | Mangamuka | 11 | V. | 159 1 30 | 0 8 0 | 63 12 0 | 0 4 | 1 11 10 | 0 3·84 | 1 5 6
Mixed forest land of fair quality, and well watered; a small area in grass. Access by dray-road. About ten miles from Kohukohu.

Mangonui .. | Takahue | 10 | XV. | 50 0 0 | 0 19 0 | 47 10 0 | 0 11·4 | 1 3 9 | 0 9·12 | 0 19 0
" .. | " | 12 | " | 48 2 0 | 0 11 6 | 28 3 6 | 0 6·9 | 0 14 2 | 0 5·52 | 0 11 4
" .. | " | 13 | " | 49 2 0 | 0 10 6 | 26 5 0 | 0 6·3 | 0 13 2 | 0 5 | 0 10 6
" .. | " | 26 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 13 0 | 32 10 0 | 0 7·8 | 0 16 3 | 0 6·24 | 0 13 0
Sections 10 and 26, mixed forest land, with some improvements; fronting the main Herd’s Point-Takahue Road, one mile from Takahue Post-office. Sections 12 and 13 (Museum endowments), undulating to broken forest lands; a little grassing done on each section; one mile from Takahue.

Mangonui .. | Rangaunu | 2 | XII. | 183 2 0 | 0 7 0 | 64 8 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 12 3 | 0 3·36 | 1 5 9
" .. | " | 3 | " | 264 0 32 | 0 10 0 | 132 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 6 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 12 10
About 30 acres forest on Section 2, and 60 acres forest on Section 3, and a small quantity of totara and kauri on each; balance open land, broken and well watered; sandstone, and clay soil. Situated seven miles from Awanui Post-office and eight miles from Taipa, on the main road.

Otamatea .. | Matakohe | S. 48 | .. | 32 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 12 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 6 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 4 10
Broken land, about two-thirds forest, balance open land. About six miles from Matakohe Wharf.

Otamatea .. | Mareretu* | M. 86 | .. | 26 2 0 | 0 5 0 | 6 15 0 | 0 3 | 0 3 5 | 0 2·4 | 0 2 9
Broken land, about 5 acres open, remainder forest. Ten miles from Mangapai.

Rodney .. | Pakiri* .. | 117 | .. | 215 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 64 10 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 12 3 | 0 2·88 | 1 5 10
All very broken land, mixed forest, tea-tree. Situated seven miles from Matakana.

• Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

JOHN McKENZIE,

Minister of Lands.