May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1259

Sale of Leases of Maori Land in Ohotu Block, under “The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900,” and its Amendments, and Regulations made thereunder.

Aotea Maori Council Office, Whanganui.

TENDERS enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed to the President, Aotea Maori Council, Whanganui, and endorsed “Tenders for Section , Block , District, will be received up to 4 p.m. on Monday, the 15th June, 1903, for the leases of the undermentioned Maori lands, for a term of twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years. In the event of ballots being necessary, they will be held at the office of the Aotea Maori Council, Whanganui, on the 17th June, 1903, at 11.30 a.m. If the sections be not leased on the 15th June, 1903, they will remain open for lease until further notice at the upset ground-rentals noted below.

OHOTU BLOCK.—WAIMARINO COUNTY.

Section. | Block. | Area. | Rent, 5 per Cent. |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| | | Rent per Acre. | Upset Annual Rent.

Kariot Survey District.

1 | IX. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
2 | " | 600 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 45 0 0
3 | " | 630 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 47 5 0
4 | " | 493 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 36 19 6
5 | " | 708 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 53 2 0
6 | " | 700 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 52 10 0
7 | " | 790 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 29 12 6
8 | " | 744 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 37 4 0
1 | XIII. | 530 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 39 15 0
2 | " | 567 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 42 10 6
3 | " | 667 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 50 0 6
4 | " | 597 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 44 15 6
5 | " | 451 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 33 16 6
6 | " | 411 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 30 16 6
7 | " | 553 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 41 9 6
8 | " | 560 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 42 0 0

Ngamatea Survey District.

2 | I. | 176 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 17 12 0
3 | " | 168 2 0 | 0 2 0 | 16 17 0
4 | " | 202 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 20 4 0
5 | " | 406 2 0 | 0 2 0 | 40 13 0
6 | " | 744 2 0 | 0 1 9 | 65 2 10
7 | " | 1,108 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 83 2 0
1 | II. | 1,792 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 89 12 0
2 | " | 1,800 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 90 0 0
3 | " | 1,650 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 82 10 0
1 | V. | 1,221 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 91 11 6
2 | " | 1,026 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 76 19 0
3 | " | 1,452 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 72 12 0
4 | " | 1,331 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 66 11 0
1 | IX. | 2,000 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 100 0 0

Tauakira Survey District.

1 | VII. | 1,710 0 0 | 0 0 6 | 42 15 0
2 | " | 1,400 0 0 | 0 0 7½ | 43 15 0
4 | " | 1,120 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 28 0 0
1 | VIII. | 868 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 32 11 0
2 | " | 1,340 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 67 0 0
3 | " | 1,712 0 0 | 0 0 6 | 42 16 0
1 | XI. | 1,275 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 63 15 0
2 | " | 1,384 0 0 | 0 0 6 | 34 12 0

Makotuku Survey District.

1 | XI. | 653 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 48 19 6
2 | " | 553 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 41 9 6
1 | XII. | 650 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 48 15 0
2 | " | 545 2 0 | 0 1 6 | 40 18 3
3 | " | 609 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 45 13 6
4 | " | 512 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 38 8 0
5 | " | 502 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 37 13 0
6 | " | 562 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 42 3 0
1 | XIV. | 760 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 28 10 0
2 | " | 1,350 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 50 12 6
3 | " | 1,270 0 0 | 0 0 9 | 47 12 6
3 | XV. | 417 0 0 | 0 1 9 | 36 9 9
4 | " | 503 0 0 | 0 1 9 | 44 0 3
5 | " | 675 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 50 12 6
8 | " | 219 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 21 18 0
9 | " | 510 0 0 | 0 1 9 | 44 12 6

Section. | Block. | Area. | Rent, 5 per Cent. |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| | | Rent per Acre. | Upset Annual Rent.

Makotuku Survey District—continued.

10 | XV. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
11 | " | 573 0 0 | 0 1 9 | 50 2 9
14 | " | 257 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 25 14 0
15 | " | 317 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 31 14 0
16 | " | 263 0 0 | 0 2 3 | 29 11 9
17 | " | 173 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 17 6 0
18 | " | 580 0 0 | 0 1 9 | 50 15 0
1 | XVI. | 473 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 35 9 6
2 | " | 546 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 40 19 0
3 | " | 525 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 39 7 6
4 | " | 654 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 49 1 0
5 | " | 608 0 0 | 0 1 3 | 38 0 0
6 | " | 630 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 47 5 0
7 | " | 590 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 44 5 0
8 | " | 602 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 45 3 0
9 | " | 678 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 50 17 0
10 | " | 671 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 50 6 6
| " | 607 0 0 | 0 1 6 | 45 10 6

SMALL GRAZING-RUN.

Tauakira Survey District.

4 | VIII. | 3,530 0 0 | 0 0 6 | 88 5 0
1 | XII. |

NOTE.—All the above sections are offered subject to amendment of areas and rentals on final survey.

LOCALITY AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE OHOTU BLOCK.

This block, which comprises an aggregate area of 57,455 acres, subdivided into seventy-one sections ranging from 168 acres to 3,530 acres, is situated on the Left Bank of the Whanganui River, about forty-five miles from Whanganui and about six miles south of the Raetihi Township.

The access to the western portion of the block is by river-steamer up the Whanganui River for a distance of about forty-five miles, thence by unformed surveyed roads to the different sections.

The northern portion of the block can be reached from Raetihi, which is six miles distant by about two miles of dray-road and the remainder pack-track. This pack-track, which was constructed some years ago, is continued through the block along the Mangawhero River and joins Field’s Track south of the block.

The access to the eastern portion of block is from Kariot, which is from seven to fifteen miles distant, six miles by partly formed road, the remaining distances to the different sections by surveyed roads only.

The sections, generally speaking, comprise hilly and undulating bush lands. Sections 1, 2, 4, Block VII.; 3, 4, Block VIII.; 1, 2, Block XI.; 1, Block XII., Tauakira; 3, 4, Block V.; 1, Block IX., Ngamatea, are of a rough and broken character. The last three sections, together with Sections 1 and 2, Block V., Ngamatea, which are easy-sloping, and Sections 1, 2, 3, Block XIV., Makotuku, which are hilly, have flats along banks of Mangawhero River. There are open flats and swamps on Sections 6 and 7, Block IX., Kariot.

Sections 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, Block XV., Makotuku, are generally flat, with small clearings on Sections 6, 7, and 12.

The soil of Ohotu Block generally is from fair to good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest comprises for the most part rimu, rata, tawa, miro, maire, with light undergrowth of karamu, rangiora, kotukutuku, &c.

All the sections, with the exception of Sections 2, 6, 8, Block XV., Makotuku, are well watered.

The elevation of the block ranges from about 300 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Improvements have been effected on the undermentioned sections, as follows: Section 3, Block XIV., Makotuku, 50 acres felled; Section 7, Block XV., Makotuku, whare; Section 12, Block XV., Makotuku, three whares; Section 13, Block XV., Makotuku, two whares, and 80 acres felled.

Note.—The right to take roads to give road access to sections where roads are not shown on the sale plan is reserved for five years through any sections.

W. J. BUTLER,
President, Aotea Maori Council,
Whanganui.