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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

Village-homestead Allotments, Wellington Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th December, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 24th day of February, 1903.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

HUTT COUNTY.—BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.—KOROKORO VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
89 | XIII. | 0 2 30 | 3 4 0 | 1 2 0

This section is situated on the hills on the north-west of Petone. The access is from Petone, which is about one mile and three-quarters distant by good metalled road. The section comprises undulating open country in English grasses, falling from the front to back of section, with good building-site on front of the section. The soil is of good quality, and of fair depth, resting on sandstone formation.

HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY.—OHINEWAIRUA SURVEY DISTRICT.—ORAUKURA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

1 | XI. | 56 1 17 | 0 1 10·5 | 2 13 0

Weighted with £46 19s., valuation for improvements.

This section is situated in the Awarua Block. The access is from Taihape, which is about four miles distant, via Main Trunk Road for two miles and a half, and Taihape–Otuarei Road for one mile and a half. With the exception of about three-quarters of a mile the former is a metalled road; the latter is a clay road formed 12 ft. wide. The section comprises flat and undulating country. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. All open country, roughly grassed with English and natural grasses. The elevation ranges from about 1,800 ft. to about 1,950 ft. above sea-level. The improvements consist of 21 chains of fencing; garden; house, partly built; dairy, stable, and fowlhouse.

AKITIO COUNTY.—MOUNT CERBERUS SURVEY DISTRICT.—PONGAROA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

28 | .. | 19 3 0 | 0 1 7·2 | 0 15 10

Weighted with £81 17s. 6d., valuation for improvements.

15 | .. | 100 0 0 | 0 1 3·6 | 3 5 0

Weighted with £58 2s. 6d., valuation for improvements.

Section 28 is situated on the Huia Road. The access is from Pongaroa Township, which is about one mile and a quarter distant, of which one half-mile is metalled road, the remainder a 6 ft. track. The section comprises flat and low undulating land, grassed, ring-fenced, and whare erected. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is cleared. The section is watered by a creek. The elevation ranges from about 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. The improvements consist of 19½ acres of felling, 19¾ acres grassing, 37 chains fencing, and whare.

Section 15 is situated on the Taraingahuata Road. The access is from Pongaroa Township, which is about two miles distant by dray-road and horse-track. The section comprises undulating and hilly land. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest comprises rimu, rata, matai, kahikatea, tawa, and a few totara-trees, with a light undergrowth of supplejack, rangiora, lawyers, scrub, &c. The section is well watered by a creek traversing the frontage. The elevation ranges from about 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 27 acres felling and grassing, and whare.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Otago Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 6th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Tuesday, the 24th February, 1903, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—MANIOTOTO COUNTY.
First-class Pastoral Country.

GIMMERBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
225AA | 772 1 0 | 0 6½ | 10 9 1

Open hilly pastoral land of good quality; about 150 acres are ploughable. Access by road, about five miles and a half from Gimmerburn Post-office and school. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 150 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 8s. 6d. per chain, £31 17s. 6d.; and half of 60 chains of wire fencing on north-west boundary, at 6s. per chain, £9: total valuation, £40 17s. 6d.

225BB | 796 0 0 | 0 8½ | 14 1 11

Similar to 225AA; about 200 acres are ploughable. Distant about four miles from Gimmerburn Post-office. Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 1,800 ft. Improvements: Half of 132 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 9s. per chain, £29 14s.; and half of 48 chains on P. R. boundary, at 9s. per chain, £10 16s.: total, £40 10s.

225CC | 889 0 0 | 0 7 | 12 19 4

Similar to above runs; about 150 acres are ploughable. Situated about five miles from Gimmerburn. Altitude, 1,700 ft. to 1,800 ft. Improvements: Half of 160 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 9s. per chain, £36; and half of 94 chains on south-east boundary, at 9s. per chain, £21 3s.: total, £57 3s.

225DD | 724 1 0 | 0 6 | 9 1 0

Open hilly pastoral land of fair to good quality; about 90 acres are ploughable. Access by road about five miles and a half from Gimmerburn Post-office. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 114 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 7s. per chain, £19 19s.; and half of 40 chains on north-west boundary, at 6s. per chain, £6: total, £25 19s.

225EE | 476 2 0 | 0 8 | 7 19 0

Similar to No. 225DD; about 250 acres are ploughable. Altitude, 1,800 ft. No improvements.

POOLBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

225FF | 2,535 2 0 | 0 7½ | 39 12 6

Hilly and undulating pastoral and agricultural land. Soil of very good quality, especially on the lower levels. About 600 acres are ploughable, the balance being excellent sheep-country. Access by road, about four miles and a half from Ida Valley Station and Post-office. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 334 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 8s. per chain, £66 16s.; and half of 84 chains on east boundary, at 8s. per chain, £16 16s.: total, £83 12s.

BLACKSTONE AND POOLBURN SURVEY DISTRICTS.

225GG | 2,081 2 0 | 0 7½ | 32 10 8

Similar to No. 225FF; about 500 acres are ploughable. Improvements: Half of 88 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 8s. per chain, £17 12s.

225HH | 1,988 1 0 | 0 6½ | 26 18 5

Similar to Run 225FF; about 300 acres are ploughable. Situated about two miles from Ida Valley Railway-station. Improvements: Half of 48 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 7s. per chain, £8 8s.; half of 28 chains at 6s. per chain, £4 4s.; and sheep-yards, £5: total, £17 12s.

225II | 1,680 3 0 | 0 6 | 21 0 3

Hilly and undulating pastoral and agricultural land; soil of good quality; about 250 acres of this run are ploughable. Situated about two miles from Ida Valley Railway-station. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 70 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 6s. per chain, £10 10s.

BLACKSTONE SURVEY DISTRICT.

225JJ | 1,604 0 0 | 0 6 | 20 1 0

Similar to Run No. 225II; about 150 acres of this run are ploughable. Improvements: Half of 196 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 7s. 6d. per chain, £36 15s.; and half of 86 chains on south-east boundary, at 8s. 6d. per chain, £18 5s. 6d.: total, £55 0s. 6d.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.