1556
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

Rural Lands in the Wellington Land District open for Sale or Selection.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and two; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity, or, in respect of any land containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

MARTON NO. 1 BLOCK.
First-class Land.

Kiwi tea .. | Hautapu .. | 16,17,18 | XII. | 554 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 747 18 0 | 1 4·2 | 18 14 0 | 1 0·96 | 14 19 2

Second-class Land.

Kiwi tea .. | Hautapu .. | 2, 3, 10 | XVI. | 646 0 0 | 1 4 6 | 791 7 0 | 1 2·7 | 19 15 8 | 0 11·76 | 15 16 6

MARTON NO. 2 BLOCK.
First-class Land.

{ Kiwi tea | Hautapu .. | 19 | XII. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 270 0 0 | 1 4·2 | 6 15 0 | 1 0·96 | 5 8 0
{ " | " .. | 4 | XVI. | 200 0 0 | 1 4 6 | 245 0 0 | 1 2·7 | 6 2 6 | 0 11·76 | 4 18 0
| | | | | 400 0 0 | | 515 0 0 | | 12 17 6 | | 10 6 0

{ " | Ruahine .. | 2 | XIII. | 200 0 0 | 1 4 6 | 245 0 0 | 1 2·7 | 6 2 6 | 0 11·76 | 4 18 0
{ " | " .. | 3 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0
{ " | Hautapu .. | Pt. 6 | XVI. | 63 0 0 | 1 4 6 | 77 3 6 | 1 2·7 | 1 18 7 | 0 11·76 | 1 10 10
| | | | | 463 0 0 | | 547 3 6 | | 13 13 7 | | 10 18 10

Weighted with £2 for improvements on Section 2, Block XIII.: one acre grassed.

{ Kiwi tea | Ruahine .. | 4 | XIII. | 200 0 0 | 0 19 6 | 195 0 0 | 0 11·7 | 4 17 6 | 0 9·36 | 3 18 0
{ " | " .. | 5 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 170 0 0 | 0 10·2 | 4 5 0 | 0 8·16 | 3 8 0
{ " | " .. | 8 | IX. | 200 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 270 0 0 | 1 4·2 | 6 15 0 | 1 0·96 | 5 8 0
| | | | | 600 0 0 | | 635 0 0 | | 15 17 6 | | 12 14 0

Second-class Land.

{ Kiwi tea | Ruahine .. | 6 | XIII. | 200 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 170 0 0 | 0 10·2 | 4 5 0 | 0 8·16 | 3 8 0
{ " | " .. | 12 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 0 | 220 0 0 | 1 1·2 | 5 10 0 | 0 10·56 | 4 8 0
{ " | " .. | 13 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 19 6 | 195 0 0 | 0 11·7 | 4 17 6 | 0 9·36 | 3 18 0
| | | | | 600 0 0 | | 585 0 0 | | 14 12 6 | | 11 14 0

These lots are situated in the Marton Blocks Nos. 1 and 2, at distances ranging from about seven miles from Rangi-wahia and about ten miles from Mangaweka, by formed dray-roads and bridle-tracks. They comprise rough and broken country, and it may be difficult to get homestead-sites on them. Sections 16 and 17, Block XII., Hautapu, are intersected by a deep gorge. The soil on all the lots is of medium quality, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is of a mixed character, comprising, generally, rata, tawa, &c., with usual undergrowth, but consists chiefly of birch on part of Sections 3 and 4, and almost on the whole of Sections 5, 6, 12, and 13, Block XIII., Ruahine. The lots are well watered. It is not intended to further construct the roads shown on plan, and all the lots are offered subject to this condition. Lots 2 and 3, Block XIII., Ruahine, and part of 6, Block XVI., Hautapu, are weighted with £2, for one acre grassed on Section 2.

MARTON NO. 3 BLOCK.
First-class Land.

Wanganui | Manganui .. | 15 | X. | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 0
" | " .. | 16 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0
" | " .. | 19 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0
" | " .. | 20 | " | 202 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 202 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 1 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 10
" | " .. | 22 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 0
" | " .. | 23 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 1 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 9·6 | 4 0 0
" | " .. | 14 | XIV. | 202 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 227 5 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 13 8 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 11
" | " .. | 15 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0
" | " .. | 16 | " | 204 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 229 10 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 14 9 | 0 10·8 | 4 11 9
" | " .. | 17 | " | 202 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 227 5 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 13 8 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 11
" | " .. | 19 | " | 200 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 225 0 0 | 1 1·5 | 5 12 6 | 0 10·8 | 4 10 0

Second-class Land.

Wanganui | Manganui .. | 12 | X. | 200 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 175 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 7 6 | 0 8·4 | 3 10 0
" | " .. | 13 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 175 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 7 6 | 0 8·4 | 3 10 0
" | " .. | 14 | " | 202 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 176 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 8 5 | 0 8·4 | 3 10 8

These sections are situated in the Waimarino District, in Marton No. 3 Block. The access is from Raetihi, which is from about ten to thirteen miles distant, via the Raetihi-Ohura and branch roads, eight miles of which are formed dray-road, the remainder being formed horse-roads, roads under construction, and surveyed roads only. The sections comprise for the most part hilly land, Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, and 23, Block X., being rough and broken. There are small flats on Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, Block XIV., and on 16 and 19, Block X. The soil is good, resting on papa formation. The forest is of a mixed character, comprising rimu, matai, miro, tawa, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The sections are well watered.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.