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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

Lands in Langdale Settlement, Wellington Land District,
open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown
lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity,
at this office, on Wednesday, the 27th day of May, 1903,
under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consoli-
dation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same
section on the same day, the order of selection shall be de-
cided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—CASTLE POINT COUNTY.
Langdale Settlement.

REWA SURVEY DISTRICT.
First-class Agricultural Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
9 | III. | 49 3 0 | 0 6 0 | 7 9 3

Weighted with £23 2s. for improvements, consisting of
30 chains of fencing.

This section comprises all flat low-lying land, 80 ft. above
sea-level, wet in winter, with swampy places here and there,
which can be cheaply and successfully drained, excepting
when the Whareama River is in high flood, at which time
its level is not much under this holding. It has been par-
tially drained, but the drains require clearing out and ex-
tending to make them thoroughly effective. It is under
English and native grasses and rough vegetation, including
a good deal of rushes. The soil is of a clayey nature, which
cakes in summer. This fault will be lessened when the
land is properly drained. There is no permanent water
excepting the Whareama River, the other side of the chain
reserve along the river-bank. Water is probably obtainable
by sinking wells. The improvements (which go with the
land) are: Half-value of 13 chains of fencing between Sec-
tions 9 and 8 (seven plain wires, posts 8 ft. apart), 51½ chains
along Langdale Road (seven plain wires, posts 8 ft. apart),
and 23 chains along the river, off the holding; 49 acres of
grassing; 10 chains of drain 3 ft. by 3 ft., and 14 chains of
drain 2 ft. by 1 ft.: the whole valued at £84 13s. 9d. The
access is by the Langdale Road, south of the junction with
the main Blairlogie coach-road, three-quarters of a mile;
and thence about twenty-three miles and three-quarters to
Masterton. An alternative route is by the Langdale Road,
three miles to the junction with the Masterton-Tinui main
coach-road; thence twenty-five miles to Masterton, and five
miles to Tinui.

MANGAPAKEHA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Agricultural Land.

2 | XV. | 323 0 0 | 0 2 8 | 21 10 8

This section comprises 300 acres of hilly and 23 acres of
flat land. The flats are about 100 ft. and the hills run up to
500 ft. above sea-level. The flat land is along the creek
running easterly through the section, and is generally
swampy in winter. With the exception of about 23 acres of
poor land, the section may be classed fair pastoral country,
the vegetation consisting of a mixture of English and native
grasses. There are numerous patches of large and small
manuka here and there, affording good shelter for stock.
Altogether there is about 30 acres of manuka. The soil is
generally of a clayey nature, with rocky places on the ridges
and higher lands. The section is intersected by gullies, in
which run small streams, which, however, are dry in sum-
mer months, with the exception of the Mangapakeha. The
formation affords facilities for the construction of dams, and
water can probably be obtained by sinking wells. The small
piece of land between the present Langdale Road and the
proposed deviation, containing 19 acres, is to be leased with
this section till the new road is made. The improvements
(which go with the land) are: Half-value of 36 chains of
fencing between Sections 2 and 3 (six plain and one barbed
wire, posts 18 ft. apart, and three battens), 75 chains along
the main road (six plain wires, posts 8 ft. apart), 28 chains
along Langdale Road (six plain and one barbed wire, posts
8 ft. apart), 40 chains of old fence through southern portion
of section (six plain and one barbed wire, posts 16 ft. apart,
battens here and there); and 271 acres of grassing; the
whole valued at £271 19s. The access is by the main Mas-
terton–Tinui coach-road, distant from Masterton twenty-
five miles, and from Tinui five miles.

NOTE.—The successful applicant for this section will be
required to take a temporary license of Sections 1b and 1c,
Block XV., Mangapakeha, containing together 19 acres, at a
half-yearly rental of £1 5s. 4d., and in the event of the new
surveyed road being made, then the lessee of Section 1,
Block XV., Mangapakeha, will be given a lease of Section 1c,
containing 2 acres 2 roods, and the lessee of Section 1a,
Block XV., Mangapakeha, will be given a lease of Sec-
tion 1b, containing 16 acres 2 roods, at half-yearly rentals of
3s. 10d. and £1 2s. respectively. The temporary license of
Sections 1b and 1c will be subject to termination at any
time or when the proposed new road is made and the old
one closed, and the licensees will not be entitled to any com-
pensation for such resumption or for any improvements
which he may effect on Sections 1b and 1c.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Kokatahi Settlement, Westland Land District, open
for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 20th March, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown
lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity,
at this office, on Tuesday, the 26th day of May, 1903, under
the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation
Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same
section on the same day, the order of selection shall be de-
cided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND COUNTY.—KOKATAHI
SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.

KANIERI SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
4 | XIV. | 191 0 7 | 4 1½ | 19 14 0

Weighted with £12, valuation for fencing.

Altitude above sea-level, 100 ft. 15 acres white-pine and
scrub; 18 acres mixed scrub, ribbonwood, and cabbage-tree;
remainder grass, rushes, and scattered cabbage-trees. Level
agricultural and pastoral land; most of cleared portion
ploughable. Light sandy soil, 2 ft. to 3 ft. in depth. Water
in hollows for considerable time after rain. Small patches
of gorse from old hedges. Access by Bladier’s and Base-line
Roads and Kokatahi River bed. Fenced on northern and
eastern boundaries with barbed wire. Situated three miles
from Kokatahi Dairy Factory, and thirteen miles from
Hokitika Railway-station.

TOAROHA SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | I. | 351 0 32 | 2 3 | 19 15 1

Altitude above sea-level, 150 ft. 18 acres scrub, 12 acres
black- and white-pine bush; remainder in grass, and covered
with a scattered second growth. Level agricultural and
pastoral land. Sandy soil, 2 ft. to 3 ft. deep, with gravel
subsoil. Water in hollows for considerable time after rain.
65 chains of fencing—posts, standards, and barbed wire—
with two iron gates on Whitcombe Valley Road boundary.
Access by Whitcombe Valley Road and Hokitika River bed.
Three miles from Koi-ti-rangi Creamery; sixteen miles and
a half from Hokitika Railway-station.

2 | I. | 351 3 8 | 2 7½ | 23 1 9

Altitude above sea-level, 150 ft. 100 acres thick scrub,
with scattered white-pine; remainder grass and rushes and
scattered second growth. Level agricultural and pastoral
land. Sandy soil, with gravel subsoil. Water may be
obtained in hollows. A few chains of interior fencing.
Situated three miles from Koi-ti-rangi Creamery; sixteen
miles and a half from Hokitika Railway-station.

3 | I. | 352 1 23 | 2 4½ | 20 18 6

Altitude above sea-level, 150 ft. 90 acres thick scrub and
patches of white-pine; remainder grass, rushes, and scat-
tered second growth. Level agricultural and pastoral land.
Sandy soil, with gravel subsoil. Access by Whitcombe
Valley Road. Water may be obtained in hollows after rain.
Three miles and a half from Koi-ti-rangi Creamery; seven-
teen miles from Hokitika Railway-station. 38 chains of
interior fencing on this section.

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.