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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24

Rural Lands in the Wellington 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 May, one thousand nine hundred; 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.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waimarino Block.

Wanganui | Manganui .. | 16 | XV. | 160 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 3 | 5 0 0 | 1 0 | 4 0 0
Weighted with £36 for improvements.

Salisbury Block.

Pohangina | Apiti .. | 12 | XVI. | 200 0 0 | 1 1 0 | 210 0 0 | 1 0·6 | 5 5 0 | 0 10·08 | 4 4 0
Weighted with £50 10s. for improvements. The Pohangina County Council has a claim against this section of 10s. 2d. for rates.

Pohangina | Apiti .. | 13 | XVI. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 275 0 0 | 1 4·5 | 6 17 6 | 1 1·2 | 5 10 0
Weighted with £72 5s. for improvements. The Pohangina County Council has a claim against this section of 9s. 10d. for rates.

Christchurch Block.

Wairarapa N. | Puketoi .. | 11 | III. | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Mekalickstone Block.

Akitio .. | Aohanga .. | 18 | VI. | 300 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 262 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 6 11 3 | 0 8·4 | 5 5 0

Section 16, Block XV., Manganui District, is situated in the Waimarino Block. The access is from Raetihi Township, which is about nine miles distant by the Ohura and Middle Roads, which are formed for dray traffic (summer roads only) for about four miles; the rest is formed bridle-track, bad in winter. The section comprises about 100 acres flat or undulating land, fit for ploughing when cleared of bush; the rest is hilly. The soil is fairly good, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation. The forest is somewhat heavy near the road, but light at the back, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, mako, konini, rangiora, &c., with a thick undergrowth. The section is watered by small streams. The elevation ranges from about 2,000 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise—felling and grassing, 16 acres at £2 per acre, £32; fencing, £4: total, £36.

Section 12, Block XVI., Apiti District, is situated in the Salisbury Block, on the western slopes of the watershed between Coal Creek and Pohangina River. The access is from Ashhurst Railway-station, which is about twenty-one miles distant by the Pohangina Valley and Makiekie Roads, which are formed for dray traffic to the section, and metalled to within about two miles of it. The Pohangina River has to be crossed twice to reach the land—by good fords when river is low. The section comprises hilly land with a few small flats; there is no good building-site on the front of the section; it is cut up by two deep ravines. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle, sandstone, and papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising chiefly rimu, hinau, rata, tawa, matai, and a few totaras, with a thick undergrowth. The section is well watered by streams. The improvements comprise—felling and grassing, 23 acres at £2 per acre, £46; fencing, £4 10s.: total, £50 10s.

Section 13, Block XVI., Apiti District, is situated in the Salisbury Block, on the eastern slopes of the watershed between the Coal Creek and Pohangina River. The access is from Ashhurst Railway-station, which is about twenty-one miles distant, viz the Pohangina Valley and Makiekie Roads, which are formed for dray traffic to the section and metalled to within about two miles of it. The Pohangina River has to be crossed twice to reach the land; the fords are good when the river is low. The section comprises, generally speaking, hilly land with occasional small flats. The soil is of good quality, resting on shingle, sandstone, and papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising chiefly rimu, matai, rata, tawa, hinau, &c., with a thick undergrowth of the usual kind. The section is well watered by streams. The improvements comprise—felling and grassing, 20 acres at £2 per acre, £40; fencing, £32 5s: total, £72 5s.

Section 11, Block III., Puketoi District, is situated in the Christchurch Block, at the head of the Tiraumea River. The access is from Alfredton, which is about nineteen miles distant by the Alfredton-Weber Road—sixteen miles to its junction with the Hutiwai Road, thence along the latter road three miles. The section comprises hilly land covered with native bush. The approach to the section is difficult, owing to the road-frontage being very steep. The soil is of rotten papa mixed with a little clay, resting on papa formation. The forest is mixed, comprising rata, tawa, rimu, matai, birch, rewarewa, &c., with a moderate undergrowth. The section is well watered by two streams, branches of the Tiraumea River. The elevation ranges from about 1,200 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

Section 18, Block VI., Aohanga District, is situated in the Mekalickstone Block, on the Waiowaka Road. The access is from Rakaunui, which is about ten miles distant, by two miles metalled road, seven miles horse-track, remainder surveyed road only. The section comprises hilly land, somewhat steep on road-frontage. The soil is clay of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is moderate, comprising hinau, birch, matai, rata, with a light undergrowth. The section is well watered by the Waiowaka Stream. The elevation ranges from about 600 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is fair.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.