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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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 Retaruke 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, while 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 elevation 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 proposed 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-Taumaranui 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 comprises about 20 acres of flat or nearly flat land, partly open, but mostly covered with manuka and light bush; the remainder 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 formation. 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 whauwhau, 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 well 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 undergrowth 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, rau-