APRIL 2. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 891

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT—continued.

Unsurveyed Second-class Land—continued.

Situated along bottom western slopes of Mount Tekinga, between Lakes Brunner and Poerua. All covered with dense forest, pines on lower ground, with rata, kamahi, &c., on slopes; fair soil, well fitted for grass. Access by unformed side roads from Inchbonnie Road. Averages three miles from Inchbonnie Railway-station.

Kanieri .. | XI. | 780 0 0 | 3·6

At northern end of Lake Kanieri. Fairly flat land, covered with forest, mostly kamahi; soil thin and sour; easily drained. Ten miles by dray-road from mining township of Kanieri.

Waitaha .. | XI. | 4,130 0 0 | 3·6 to 4·8

At south mouth of Waitaha River, between Main South Road and sea, and extending to Duffer’s Creek. Comprises about 1,600 acres of low flat land, swampy in parts, covered with light mixed timber and scrub; balance of area occupies table-lands and gentle seaward slopes, covered, more or less, with heavy mixed timber; thin soil, resting for most part on gravel. Access by Main South Road (dray-road) and deviation of same to bridge now under construction, also by Duffer’s Creek metalled bridle-road, by sea-beach, and open Waitaha River bed. Seventeen miles from mining township of Ross.

Wataroa .. | II., VI. | 1,950 0 0 | 2·4 to 4·8

On north bank of Wataroa River, about six miles from mouth. About 450 acres of good, sound land, covered with light timber, with patches of grass and scrub; balance of block all hummocky country, and heavily timbered with mixed forest. Access by open Wataroa River bed, four miles from Main South Road.

Wataroa .. | I., II., V., VI. | 6,000 0 0 | 2·4 to 4·8

Between Rivers Wataroa and Waitangitaone, averaging about six miles from sea-beach. Fringes of good sandy soil along river-banks; bulk of this land more or less swampy, but drainable; land sour and wet for the most part. Access by open river-beds from end of Brandt’s track, say seven miles from Main South Road. About twenty miles from Town of Okarito.

Gillespie’s .. | XIV., XV. | 1,430 0 0 | 3·6

Situated between Rivers Cook and Clearwater. Thin, stony land, covered with mixed forest and patches of black scrub. Access by constructed bridle-track from towns of Okarito and Gillespie’s Beach.

Arnott.. .. | XI. | 1,600 0 0 | 2·4 to 4·8

Comprises the flat and sloping land in lower valley of Wakapohai Creek. Margin of fairly good light soil on both banks, covered with scrub and light forest; land further back of poor quality, and mostly covered with kamahi. Access by metalled bridle-track and old pack-track from Main South Road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and three.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Piriaka Township, Wellington Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

I N pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and three, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Piriaka Township.

This township is situated on the left bank of the Wanganui River, in the vicinity of the proposed Piriaka Railway-station, North Island Main Trunk Railway-line, about five miles south-east from proposed railway-bridge over said river. The sections offered comprise undulating pumice land with a few inches of soil, covered with manuka of various heights.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and three.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.