Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1559

which is bridle-track, and the remainder is dray-road. The section comprises undulating land, with homestead-site near road-frontage. There are about 21 acres grassed, on part of which secondary growth is appearing. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest uncleared is mixed, comprising rimu, rata, rewarewa, birch, hinau, with the usual undergrowth of supplejack, konini, tawa, rangiora, &c. The section is indifferently watered. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 21 acres felled and grassed.

Section 24, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Kaikoura Block, on the Huia Road, and is distant about seventeen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads—which is about four miles distant, one mile of which is dray-road, the remainder being bridle-track. The section comprises easy undulating land. The approach is somewhat difficult owing to land sloping acutely from road to creek along frontage. The soil is clayey, of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rimu, matai, white-pine, totara, &c., with the usual undergrowth of supplejack, whitewood, rangiora, scrub, &c. The section is well watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 800 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 7, Block VI., Aohanga, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Waikereru Road, and is distant about nineteen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber Road and Huia Road—which is about six miles distant, one mile of which is dray-road, the remainder being bridle-track. The section comprises undulating land; about 7½ acres have been felled, burned, and partly grassed, but the grass is poor, and native grass is now appearing. The soil is poor clay, resting on papa formation. The forest is light, comprising manuka and scrub, with an undergrowth of whitewood and fern. The section is indifferently watered by a small swamp. The elevation ranges from about 800 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is poor. The improvements comprise 7½ acres felled and grassed.

Section 9, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Waihoki Road, and is distant about nineteen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads—which is about six miles distant, one mile of which is dray-road, the remainder bridle-track. The section comprises about 5 acres of flat land, the remainder is hilly undulating land, with good homestead-site on road-frontage. The soil is clayey, of poor quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising hinau, matai, rimu, small totara, &c., with the usual undergrowth of supplejack, vines, lawyer, &c. The section is well watered by a small creek. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is fair. The improvements comprise 3½ acres felled and grassed. This section is offered subject to amendment of area on account of road-deviation.

Section 12, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Waihoki Road, and is distant about eighteen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads—which is about five miles distant, one mile of which is a dray-road, the remainder bridle-track. The section comprises hilly and undulating land. The approach is somewhat difficult, owing to a side-cutting along road-frontage. The soil is clayey, of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising hinau, maire, rimu, titoki, tawa, &c., with a usual undergrowth of tawa, supplejack, whitewood, rangiora, &c. The section is watered by a small creek, and there is water in the gullies. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 5 acres felled and grassed.

Section 18, Block V., Aohanga, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Waihoki Road, and is distant about eighteen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads—which is about five miles distant, one mile of which is a dray-road, the remainder being bridle-track only. The section comprises about 5 acres of flat land; the remainder is hilly, rising steeply from creek. The approach is somewhat difficult, owing to land sloping acutely from road-frontage. The soil is of mixed clay and sandstone, resting on papa formation. The forest is light bush on front portion, manuka and scrub on back portion, comprising hinau, birch, konini, manuka, and scrub on top of hills, with an undergrowth of rangiora, whitewood, ground-ferns, &c. The section is well watered by the Waihoki Stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is poor.

Section 4, Block VI., Aohanga, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Huia and Waikereru Roads, and is distant about nineteen miles from Makuri. The access is from Rakaunui—via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads—which is about six miles distant, one mile of which is dray-road and the remainder bridle-track. The section comprises undulating land, covered chiefly with manuka, part of which is green and part dry. The soil is of poor clay, resting on papa formation. The forest is light, comprising manuka and scrub, with an undergrowth of whitewood, ground-ferns, &c. The section has no water in summer. The elevation ranges from about 800 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level.

Section 16, Block VII., Makuri, is situated in the Coonoor Block, on the Upper Makuri Road, distant about nine miles from Makuri Township, also about two miles from Coonoor School, Post-office, &c. The access is from Pahiatua, via Makuri, which is about twenty-nine miles distant by dray-road. The section comprises easy undulating country, with homestead-site near road-frontage. The soil is of fair quality, resting on limestone formation. The forest uncleared is heavy, comprising rimu, rata, birch, hinau, and konini, with a dense undergrowth of supplejack, rangiora, lawyer, vines, &c. The section is well watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 1,450 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is good. The improvements comprise 5 acres felled; 60 acres felled and grassed; stumping and road-making; fencing, 99 chains; orchard; house, 24 ft. by 12 ft. by 6 ft. 6 in., sawn, iron roof, lean-to 24 ft. by 8 ft. by 6 ft.; whare, 14 ft. by 10 ft. by 6 ft. rough-split; cow-shed, 14 ft. by 16 ft. by 6 ft., split, iron roof, yard; stockyard, 66 ft. by 32 ft.; fowlhouse, &c.

Section 15, Block VII., Makuri, is situated in the Coonoor Block, on the Upper Makuri Road, distant about eight miles from Makuri Township, also about two miles from Coonoor School, Post-office, &c. The access is from Pahiatua, via Makuri, which is about twenty-eight miles distant by metalled road. The section comprises undulating country, with homestead-site on road-frontage; and, except where cleared as noted in the improvements, is covered with mixed forest, with pukahu more or less on ridges. The soil is of a mixed character, part clay and part loam, resting on limestone formation. The forest is heavy, comprising rimu, rata, birch, and konini, with a dense undergrowth of rangiora, supplejack, lawyer, &c. The section is well watered by the Makuri Stream. The elevation ranges from about 1,400 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 4½ acres felled (overgrown), 48 acres grassed.

Section 21, Block XIV., Makuri, is situated on the Makuri-Aohanga Road, at its junction with Mount Butters Road. The access is from Makuri, which is about one mile distant by a dray-road. The section comprises hilly land, with fair homestead-site on Mount Butters Road. About 50 acres have been felled and burned for several years; this portion is now covered with a heavy secondary growth. The soil is of good quality, resting on limestone formation. The forest is of a mixed character, comprising rimu, rata, konini, tawa, &c., with a secondary growth and undergrowth of wineberry, koromiko, rangiora, supplejack, fern, &c. The section is without permanent water. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

Sections 66 and 78, Block IX., Makuri, are situated on the Pahiatua-Aohanga Road, distant about thirteen miles from Pahiatua or Woodville, by eleven miles dray-road and two miles bridle-track. The access is from Ngaturi, which is about three miles and a half distant by dray-road and horse-track. The section comprises mostly hilly land, well watered and heavily timbered, with the exception of portions partly grassed. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa-and-limestone formation. The forest uncleared is heavy, comprising rimu, rata, matai, miro, a few totaras, white pine, &c., with the usual undergrowth of supplejack, rangiora, &c. The section is well watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is fair. The improvements, which are neglected and deteriorating in value, comprise 150 acres felled (overgrown), 20 acres grassed, 20 chains fencing.

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

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

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