MAY 15
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1075

The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata,
rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, and light bush,
comprising tataka, horoeka, cabbage-trees, and whauwhau,
with a slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, karamu, konini,
makomako, and a few supplejacks. The section is well
watered by permanent streams. The elevation ranges from
about 850 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

Section 3, Block VII., Kaitieke: This section is situated
on the southern side of the Oio Road. The access is from
Raetihi, which is about 42½ miles distant, 9½ miles being by
the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Wai-
marino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence 9½ miles by
the Kaitieke Road to its junction with the Oio Road, thence
three miles up the Oio Road to the section; of this total
distance seven miles only is formed for vehicular traffic, the
remainder being a good bridle-track to within half a mile of
the section. The section comprises about 3 acres of flat or
nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The whole area
is covered with dense bush. The soil is humus and clay
loam, resting on a sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest
is fairly heavy, and comprises tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu,
kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, and mahoe, with a
slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, karamu, konini, and a
few supplejacks. The section is well watered by permanent
streams. The elevation ranges from 900 ft. to 1,730 ft. above
sea-level.

Section 4, Block VII., Kaitieke: This section is situated
on the southern side of the Oio Road. The access is from
Raetihi, which is about forty-three miles distant, 9½ miles
being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by
the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence 9½
miles by the Kaitieke Road to its junction with the Oio
Road, thence 3½ miles up the Oio Road to the section; of
this total distance only seven miles is formed for vehicular
traffic, and the remaining 34½ miles is a good bridle-track.
The section comprises hilly land, with small flats on some
of the lower spurs. The whole area is densely wooded.
The soil is of good quality, being humus and a clay loam,
resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is
fairly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahi-
katea, matai, &c., with a slight undergrowth of fern, raure-
kau, karamu, konini, and a few supplejacks. The section is
well watered by permanent streams. The elevation ranges
from about 1,000 ft. to 1,750 ft. above sea-level.

Section 5, Block VII., Kaitieke: This section is situated
on the southern side of Oio Road. The access is from Rae-
tihi, which is about forty miles distant, 9½ miles being by
the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 26½ miles by the Wai-
marino-Taumaranui Road, thence four miles by the Oio
Road to the section; of this total distance only seven miles
is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good
bridle-track. The section comprises hilly land over its whole
area, which is covered with dense bush. There are a few
small flats on the lower slopes. The soil is of good quality,
being humus and clay loam resting on sandstone-and-papa
formation. The forest is dense, comprising tawa, tawhero,
rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, hinau, miro, maire, and mahoe,
with slight undergrowth of raurekau, fern, and a few supple-
jacks. The section is well watered by permanent streams.
The elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 1,750 ft. above
sea-level.

Section 6, Block VIII., Kaitieke: This section is situated
on the southern side of the Oio Road, the access being from
Raetihi, which is about 38½ miles distant, 9½ miles being by
the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 26½ miles by the Waima-
rino-Taumaranui Road, thence 2½ miles by the Oio Road to
the junction; of this total distance seven miles is formed for
vehicular traffic, the remaining portion being a good bridle-
track. With the exception of a few small flats on the spurs
the section comprises hilly land densely covered with bush.
The soil is of good quality, being humus and a clay loam rest-
ing on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is dense,
comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai,
hinau, miro, maire, and mahoe, with a slight undergrowth
of raurekau and a few supplejacks. The section is fairly well
watered by small streams. The elevation ranges from about
1,300 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated at
the junction of the Kaitieke and Retaruke Roads, and is di-
vided into two parts, separated by the Retaruke Road, 42
acres being on the western side and 258 acres on the eastern
side of the road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about
forty miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley
Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road
to Pukerimu, thence ten miles by the Kaitieke Road to the
section; of this total distance only seven miles is formed for
vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-track all
the way. The section comprises about 30 acres of flat or
nearly flat land, the remainder being more or less hilly.
The flat land is partly open and partly covered with ma-
nuka, whilst the hilly country is mostly covered with fern,
manuka, and light bush. The soil is mostly pumice, with a
thin layer of clay loam in places, resting on sandstone-and-
papa formation. What bush there is is of a light nature,
comprising manuka, tataka, whauwhau, and horoeka, with a
fairly thick undergrowth of fern. The section is well watered
by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about
800 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

Section 35, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated on
the northern side of the Kaitieke Road, and adjoins the pro-
posed township. The access is from Raetihi, which is about
38½ miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley
Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road
to Pukerimu, thence 8½ miles by the Kaitieke Road to the
section; of this total distance only seven miles is formed for
vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-track all
the way. The section comprises about 50 acres of flat or
nearly flat land, almost entirely covered with manuka, the
remainder of the section being hilly, and covered with some
light and some fairly heavy bush. The soil is of pumice on
the flats, and a layer of clay loam on hills, resting on a sand-
stone-and-papa formation. About half of the section is
covered with fairly heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero,
rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, and mahoe,
whilst on the lower slopes the bush consists of manuka,
tataka, horoeka, and whauwhau, with a slight undergrowth
of raurekau, fern, and a few supplejacks. The section is well
watered by the Kaitieke and smaller streams. The elevation
ranges from about 800 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.

Section 36, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated
on the Retaruke Road, about a mile above its junction with
the Kaitieke Road. The section is divided into two parts
separated by the Retaruke Road, 18 acres being on the
western side and 332 acres on the eastern side. The access
is from Raetihi, which is about forty-two miles distant, 9½
miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles
by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence
eleven miles by the Kaitieke Road, and one mile by the Reta-
ruke Road to the section; of this total distance only seven
miles is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a
good bridle-track only. The section comprises about 20 acres
of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The
flat land is partly open and partly covered with manuka and
fern, whilst the hilly country is covered partly with heavy
bush, but mostly with light bush. The soil is mostly
pumice, and peaty soil resting on pumice, sandstone-
and-papa formation. The bush is mostly of a light
nature, with about a quarter part of the section covered
with heavy bush. The heavy bush comprises tawa, tawhero,
rimu, kahikatea, whilst the lighter bush includes manuka,
tataka, horoeka, and mahoe, with a slight undergrowth of fern
and a few supplejacks. The section is fairly well watered
by small streams. Water can always be obtained from the
Retaruke River, across the river-bank reserve. The eleva-
tion ranges from 800 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

Section 37, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated
mostly on the western side, with a small portion on the
eastern side, of the Mangaohae Road, and adjoins the pro-
posed township. The access is from Raetihi, which is about
thirty-nine miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku
Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumara-
nui Road to Pukerimu, thence nine miles by the Kaitieke
and Mangaohae Roads to the section; of this total distance
only seven miles is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder
being a good bridle-track all the way. The section com-
prises about 20 acres of flat or nearly flat land, partly open,
but mostly covered with manuka and light bush; the re-
mainder of the section is hilly, the lower slopes being covered
with light bush, whilst the gullies and higher land are
covered with heavier bush. The soil is pumice on flats and
a clay loam on hills and slopes, resting on a sandstone-and-
papa formation. About three-quarters of the section is
covered with fairly heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero,
rimu, matai, kahikatea, miro, hinau, and mahoe, the lower
slopes being covered with manuka, tataka, horoeka, and
whauwhau, with a slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau,
and very few supplejacks. The section is fairly well watered
by the Mangaohae and smaller streams. The elevation
ranges from about 800 ft. to about 1,550 ft. above sea-level.

Section 38, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated at
the junction of the Mangaohae and Kaitieke Roads. The
access is from Raetihi, which is about thirty-eight miles
distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road,
thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to
Pukerimu, thence eight miles by the Kaitieke Road to the
section; of this total distance seven miles only is formed
for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-
track all the way. The section comprises about 50 acres
of flat or nearly flat land, partly open and partly covered
with manuka; the remainder of the section is hilly and
covered with manuka and light bush, with about 50 acres
of fairly heavy bush. The soil is pumice on flats and a
clay loam on hills, resting on a sandstone-and-papa forma-
tion. The heavier bush, of which there are about 50 acres,
comprises tawa, tawhero, rimu, kahikatea; the lighter bush
consisting of manuka, tataka, horoeka, mahoe, and whau-