Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 641

Rural Lands in the Taranaki Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, 10th January, 1899.

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 29th day of March, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

The above sections comprise partly open and partly white-pine swamp, with a little dry land on Rawhitiroa Road; distance from Eltham Railway-station, about two miles.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Clifton .. | Mimi | { 16 | VIII. } | 1,656 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1,035 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 25 17 6 | 0 6 | 20 14 0 |
| " .. | " | { 7 | XII. } | | | | | | | |
| " .. | " | { 15 | VIII. } | 1,795 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1,121 17 6 | 0 7·5 | 28 1 0 | 0 6 | 22 8 9 |
| " .. | " | { 31 | IX. } | | | | | | | |
| " .. | " .. | 4 | XII. | 661 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 495 15 0 | 0 9 | 12 7 11 | 0 7·2 | 9 18 4 |
| " .. | " .. | 9 | XIII. | 250 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 0 | 6 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 5 0 0 |

This block comprises hilly and undulating forest land, suitable for pastoral pursuits; soil fair to good, well watered; timber consists of rimu, rata, tawa, hinau, matai, tawhero, &c.; papa-and-sandstone formation. Distant from Urenui sixteen to twenty-nine miles, twenty-five of which are formed and a certain distance gravelled; distant from Mokau River fourteen to twenty-two miles.

| Stratford .. | Pouatu .. | 12 | XI. | 688 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 516 0 0 | 0 9 | 12 18 0 | 0 7·2 | 10 6 5 |
| " .. | " .. | 13 | " | 510 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 382 10 0 | 0 9 | 9 11 3 | 0 7·2 | 7 13 0 |
| " .. | " .. | 4 | XIV. | 433 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 378 17 6 | 0 10·5 | 9 9 6 | 0 8·4 | 7 11 7 |
| " .. | " .. | 5 | " | 481 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 420 17 6 | 0 10·5 | 10 10 6 | 0 8·4 | 8 8 5 |
| " .. | " .. | 6 | " | 916 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 801 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 20 0 9 | 0 8·4 | 16 0 8 |
| " .. | " .. | 12 | " | 292 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 292 0 0 | 1 0 | 7 6 0 | 0 9·6 | 5 16 10 |
| " .. | " .. | 2 | XV. | 695 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 521 5 0 | 0 9 | 13 0 4 | 0 7·2 | 10 8 6 |
| " .. | " .. | 15 | " | 845 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 528 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 13 4 1 | 0 6 | 10 11 3 |
| " .. | " .. | 16 | " | 580 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 435 0 0 | 0 9 | 10 17 6 | 0 7·2 | 8 14 0 |
| " .. | " .. | 17 | " | 682 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 596 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 14 18 5 | 0 8·4 | 11 18 9 |

These sections comprise rough pastoral country covered with timber, principally of tawa, tawhero, matai, miro, konini, mahoe, and the usual undergrowth. There is a small quantity of rimu, matai, and kahikatea in the valleys. The hills rise from 600 ft. to 900 ft. above the valleys. A large portion of the forest on Section 15 has been destroyed by fire, but the second growth of scrub is high and thick. The formation is papa, and is well watered. Access to the sections in Block XI., and to Section 2, Block XV., is by Mauku Road; distant about three miles from the main road, and about thirty-two miles from Strathmore Township. Access to all other sections (save Section 6, Block XIV.) is by Putikituna Road, which branches from Ohura Road to the Tangarakau River, a distance of eight miles and a half, the bush being felled and road cleared to the river. A bridle-road, 8 ft. wide, is formed six miles and a half from Ohura Road. Access is also gained by canoe up the Whanganui and Tangarakau Rivers; distance from Strathmore, about thirty-five miles.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 10th January, 1899.

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 Monday, the 27th day of March, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

All good land, and well watered; undulating to broken, and covered with mixed forest; situated three miles from Maropiu and Taita Railway-station, and ten miles from Dargaville by track.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,