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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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whau, with a slight undergrowth of fern. The section is well watered by the Mangaohae and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 800 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level.

Section 39, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the eastern side of the Retaruke Road, about 1½ miles above its junction with the Kaitieke Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about 42½ miles distant, 9½ miles by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence eleven miles by the Kaitieke Road, thence 1½ miles by the Retaruke 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 13 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the rest being hilly. The flat land is partly open and partly covered with manuka and light bush, the higher ground being covered with heavier bush. The soil is pumice on flats and a clay loam on hills, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. About half of the section is covered with heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, hinau, maire, and mahoe, the lower slopes being covered with manuka, tataka, horoeka, whauwhau, with a slight undergrowth of fern and a few supplejacks. The section is watered by small streams. Dams could be constructed. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to 1,550 ft. above sea-level.

Section 40, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the western side of the Mangaohae Road, with a small portion on the eastern side. 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 nine miles by the Kaitieke Road, and one mile up the Mangaohae 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 to within one mile of the section. The section comprises about 15 acres of flat or nearly flat land, covered with manuka and light bush. The remainder of the section is hilly, covered with some light, but mostly heavy, bush. The soil is of pumice on flat and clay loam on hills, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. About five-sixths of the section is covered with heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, matai, kahikatea, hinau, miro, maire, and mahoe, the light bush comprising manuka, tataka, horoeka, whauwhau, with a slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by the Mangaohae and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.

Section 41, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the Retaruke Road about 2½ miles 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 382 acres on the eastern side. The access is from Raetihi, which is about 43½ 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, thence 2½ miles up the Retaruke 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 8 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The flat land is mostly covered with manuka, whilst the lower slopes of the hills are covered with light bush, and heavy bush covers the rest of the section. The soil is pumice and alluvial on flats, and humus and a clay loam elsewhere, resting on a sandstone-and-papa formation. About two-thirds of the section is covered with heavy bush, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, hinau, maire, and mahoe. The lower slopes of the hills are covered with manuka, tataka, horoeka, whauwhau, with slight undergrowth of fern and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by small streams. Water can also be obtained from the Retaruke River, across the river-bank reserve. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.

Section 42, Block X., Kaitieke: This section is situated at the southern end of the Mangaohae Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about forty-one miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence nine miles by the Kaitieke Road, thence two miles up the Mangaohae 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 10 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being more or less hilly. The flats are generally along the banks of the main creek. The whole area is densely wooded. The soil is of humus and clay loam, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is dense, and comprises tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, and mahoe, with a slight under-

growth of tree-fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by permanent streams. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level.

Section 1, Block XI., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the northern side of the Kaitieke Road. 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 only seven miles is formed for vehicular traffic, the remainder being a good bridle-track all the way. The section comprises about 25 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The flat is partly open and partly covered with manuka and heavy bush; the hilly land is entirely covered with heavy bush. The soil is pumice on flats, and humus and clay loam elsewhere, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is of a fairly heavy nature, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, mahoe, with manuka, tataka, and horoeka on the flats, with slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by the Kaitieke and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from 850 ft. to 1,650 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2, Block XI., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the northern side of the Kaitieke Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about thirty-seven miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence seven 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 2 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly; the whole is covered with fairly heavy bush. The soil is of humus and clay loam, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, and mahoe, with slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by the Kaitieke and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 900 ft. to 1,730 ft. above sea-level.

Section 3, Block XI., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the northern side of the Kaitieke Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about thirty-six miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence six 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 20 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The whole is covered with fairly heavy bush. The soil is of a humus and a clay loam nature, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, and mahoe, with slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by the Kaitieke and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 900 ft. to 1,740 ft. above sea-level.

Section 4, Block XI., Kaitieke: This section is situated between the Kaitieke and Mangaohae Roads, having a frontage to both roads. The access is from Raetihi, which is about thirty-seven miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence seven miles down 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 40 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The whole of the section is covered with heavy bush. The soil is of a humus and clay loam nature, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, and mahoe, with slight undergrowth of fern, raurekau, and a few supplejacks. The section is well watered by the Kaitieke, Mangaohae, and smaller streams. The elevation ranges from about 850 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

Section 5, Block XI., Kaitieke: This section is situated on the southern side of the Kaitieke Road. The access is from Raetihi, which is about 36½ miles distant, 9½ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20½ miles by the Waimarino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence 6½ 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 40 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remainder being hilly. The whole area is covered with bush. The soil is of good quality, being of a humus and clay loam nature, resting on a sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is dense, comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, rimu, kahikatea, matai, miro, hinau, maire, rewarewa, and mahoe, with good undergrowth of tree-fern,