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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

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
c lay 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-
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 Wai-
marino-Taumaranui Road to Pukerimu, thence eleven
miles by the Kaitieke Road, thence 1½ miles 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 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, 9¾ 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, ta-
whero, 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 Ma-
gaohae 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, 9¾ 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 com-
prises 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 under-
growth 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,
9¾ miles being by the Makotuku Valley Road, thence 20¾ 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 com-
prises about 10 acres of flat or nearly flat land, the remain-
der 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 sand-
stone-and-papa formation. The forest is dense, and com-
prises 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 eleva-
tion 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 Puke-
rimu, thence eight miles by the Kaitieke Road to the section;
of this total distance only seven miles is formed for vehicu-
lar 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 else-
where, 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-