JAN. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 77

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.

Clifton | Waitara .. | { 42 } | XI. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 275 0 0 | 1 4·5 | 6 17 6 | 1 1·2 | 5 10 0

Good pastoral land, wholly covered with bush, consisting of tawa, rimu, &c., with the usual undergrowth; well watered; and resting upon a papa formation. Access by Kaipikari and Matapo Roads, the latter being formed as a bridle-road. Distant from Urenui about five miles and three-quarters.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | { 16 } | III. } | 117 3 0 | 2 0 0 | 235 10 0 | 2 0 | 5 17 9 | 1 7·2 | 4 14 3
| | { 5 } | IV. } |

Good pastoral land, partly in grass, partly in bush consisting of rata, rimu, &c., with usual undergrowth. The selector will have the option of taking a lease of the Railway Reserve in front of Section 16, while not required by Government, and with the right to remove the seven-roomed dwelling at present on the reserve, on payment of its value, to either of the adjoining sections. The buildings on the reserve are valued at £80. Access by Ohura dray-road. Distant from Strathmore Township about ten miles and a half.

Stratford | Taurakawa .. | 8 | I. | 200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 250 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0

This section is weighted with £30, valuation for improvements, consisting of 20 acres in grass, which must be paid before the applicant is admitted to possession. Good pastoral land, partly covered with bush consisting of rata, tawa, rimu, &c.; papa formation; well watered. Access by Puni-whakau bridle-road, after crossing Mangaehu Stream by wire rope. Distance from Strathmore, about fourteen miles.

Taranaki | Egmont .. | 19 | VI. | 135 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 168 15 0 | 1 3 | 4 4 5 | 1 0 | 3 7 6

This section is weighted with £100, which must be paid before the applicant is admitted to possession. A portion of the land is flat, balance undulating hills; the formation being volcanic, and the soil fair. Access by Maude Road. Distant about eleven miles and three-quarters from New Plymouth. The improvements comprise—60 acres in grass, £75; 20 chains fencing, £12; hut, £3.

Second-class Land.

Clifton | Mimi .. | 4 | XIII. | 97 0 0 | 1 8 0 | 135 16 0 | 1 4·8 | 3 7 11 | 1 1·4 | 2 14 4

Rough pastoral land, partly covered with bush, consisting of rata, rimu, tawa, &c., a small area being in grass. Distant from Tongaporutu about sixteen miles, via Tooi and Makarakia Bridle-track.

Clifton | Mimi .. | 4 | I. | 105 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 118 2 6 | 1 1·5 | 2 19 1 | 0 10·8 | 2 7 3

Fair pastoral land; a small portion flat, balance hilly; mostly covered with bush, consisting of rata, rimu, tawa, &c.; papa formation; well watered. Access by Hutiwai Road, formed as a bridle-road from Tongaporutu, about two miles.

Clifton | Mimi .. | 8 | I. | 103 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 154 10 0 | 1 6 | 3 17 3 | 1 2·4 | 3 1 10

This section is weighted with £73 2s. 6d. valuation for improvements, which must be paid before the applicant is admitted to possession. A small portion flat, the balance is rough pastoral land; mostly covered with bush, consisting of rata, tawa, rimu, &c., with the usual undergrowth. A house has been erected on the section. The soil rests on a papa formation, and is well watered. Distant about two miles from Tongaporutu by Hutiwai Bridle-road. The improvements comprise—house, £60; and 7 acres in grass, £13 2s. 6d.

Clifton | Mimi .. | 2 | VII. | 199 2 0 | 1 0 0 | 199 10 0 | 1 0 | 4 19 9 | 0 9·6 | 3 19 10

About two miles from Pukearuhe, via Gilbert Road. The land is broken, with one large gully; about one-third good land, balance broken spurs, fit only for pastoral purposes. The soil is fair, and is well watered, resting upon a papa formation. The land is wholly covered with bush, consisting of kahikatea on the flats, and rata, rimu, tawa, and towhai on the spurs, with thick undergrowth.

Stratford | Ngatimaru .. | 5 | XI. | 129 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 193 10 0 | 1 6 | 4 16 9 | 1 2·4 | 3 17 5

This section is weighted with £158 8s., valuation for improvements, which must be paid before the applicant is admitted to possession. Fair pastoral land, about 20 acres frontage swampy; partly bush and partly in grass; papa formation; well watered. Access by Ohura Road, the Railway Reserve occupying the frontage. Distance from Strathmore, about four miles. The improvements comprise—70 acres in grass, half overgrown with scrub and fern, £105; 62 chains of fencing, £43 8s.; and hut, £10.

Stratford | Omona .. | 15 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 175 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 7 6 | 0 8·4 | 3 10 0

Fair pastoral land, wholly covered with bush consisting of rimu, rata, tawa, &c., and the usual undergrowth; the soil rests upon a papa formation, and is well watered. Distance from Stratford, about thirty-two miles, via Taihore, Puniwhakau, and Taurakawa Roads; the former is a dray-road, the latter are formed as bridle-roads, and there is a wire-rope crossing at the Mangaehu River.

Stratford | Mahoe .. | 13 | XIII. | 200 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 187 10 0 | 0 11·2 | 4 13 9 | 0 9 | 3 15 0

Fair pastoral land, wholly covered with bush consisting of rimu, rata, tawa, &c., and the usual undergrowth; the soil rests upon a papa formation, and is well watered. Distance from Stratford, about fourteen miles, via Taihore and Puniwhakau Roads, the former being a dray-road and the latter a bridle-road, with a wire-rope crossing over the Mangaehu Stream.

Stratford | Pouatu .. | 1 | II. | 401 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 300 15 0 | 0 9 | 7 10 5 | 0 7·2 | 6 0 4

More or less broken pastoral country; soil of fair quality, resting upon a papa formation; the land is wholly covered with forest, consisting principally of tawa, tawhero, konini, mahoe, with small proportion of rimu, matai, and kahikatea. Access from New Plymouth will be by the Moki Road, which will be the main road from this part of the province to the sea-coast; the south-east corner is within a quarter of a mile of the Ohura Road, now formed as a dray-road, and distant about fifty-seven miles from Stratford.

Stratford | Pouatu .. | 2 | II. | 436 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 327 0 0 | 0 9 | 8 3 6 | 0 7·2 | 6 10 10

More or less broken pastoral country, wholly covered with forest consisting principally of tawa, tawhero, konini, mahoe, with the usual undergrowth, and a small proportion of rimu, matai, kahikatea, &c.; the soil is of fair quality, resting upon a papa formation. Access in the future will be by Moki Road from Uruti, near the sea-coast; but at present the Ohura Road from Stratford, distant about fifty-seven miles, and about three miles from the junction with Moki Road, will be the most convenient access.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of December, one thousand nine hundred.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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