1736

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT—continued.

SECOND-CLASS LAND—continued.

A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Hawera | Omona .. | 6 | XII. | 650 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 568 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 14 4 4 | 0 8·4 | 11 7 6
Situatc on Moeawatea Road; access from Eltham, about thirty-four miles distant—twelve miles metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, remainder formed bridle-road; fair country, although very broken; soil fair, on papa formation; well watered; forest heavy, comprising tawa, rata, rimu, and small quantity of birch on tops of ridges, with a thick undergrowth. Elevation, 800 ft. to 1,500 ft.
Hawera.. | Omona .. | 1 | XVI. | 1,845 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1153 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 28 16 7 | 0 6 | 23 1 3
Patea .. | Kapara ... | 3 | I. | 1,350 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 843 15 0 | 0 7·5 | 21 1 10 | 0 6 | 16 17 6
Situatc on Rawhitiroa Road; access from Eltham or Waitotara; distant from the latter thirty-six to forty miles; access by formed dray-road to within a mile of Section 3. Hilly and broken country, wholly covered with forest, consisting of tawa, rimu, rata, and black-birch on highest ridges; formation papa, with sandstone and shell-rock; well watered. Elevation, 400 ft. to 1,580 ft.
Patea .. | Kapara .. | 9 | V. | 1,203 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 751 17 6 | 0 7·5 | 18 15 11 | 0 6 | 15 0 9
Situatc on Ridge Road; access from Waverley, distant about eighteen miles, twelve miles being formed dray-road, thence by a bridle-road to within about four miles. Hilly and broken country, wholly covered with forest, consisting of tawa, rimu, and black-birch on highest ridges; formation papa; well watered. Elevation, 500 ft. to 1,500 ft.
Hawera .. | Omona .. | 4 | XV. | 820 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 615 0 0 | 0 9 | 15 7 6 | 0 7·2 | 12 6 0
Hawera.. | Omona .. | 3 | XVI. | 1,670 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 1461 5 0 | 0 10·5 | 36 10 7 | 0 8·4 | 29 4 6
Situatc on Epero Road, Section 3 having also a frontage to Moeawatea Road; access from Eltham, distant about thirty-two miles, of which twelve is metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, nine miles formed horse-road, remainder surveyed road only. Hilly and broken country, covered with forest, comprising tawa, rimu, rata, tawhero, and black-birch on the tops of ridges; soil fair, on papa and shell-rock formation; well watered. Elevation, 550 ft. to 1,200 ft.
Hawera .. | Omona ... | 4 | XVI. | 685 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 599 7 6 | 0 10·5 | 14 19 8 | 0 8·4 | 11 19 9
Hawera .. | Omona ... | 5 | " | 991 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 867 2 6 | 0 10·5 | 21 13 7 | 0 8·4 | 17 6 11
Situatc on Rawhitiroa and Moeawatea Roads; access from Eltham, distant about thirty-six miles, twelve miles by metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, remainder formed bridle-road. Hilly and broken country, with flats and easier slopes on Moeawatea Stream; covered with forest, consisting of tawa, rimu, rata, tawhero, towai, and black-birch on tops of ridges; dense undergrowth; soil fair, on papa and shell-rock formation; well watered. Elevation, 550 ft. to 1,200 ft.
Hawera.. | Omona .. | 9 | XV. | 1,037 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 777 15 0 | 0 9 | 19 8 10 | 0 7·2 | 15 11 1
Patea .. | Opaku .. | 1 | IV. | 736 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 552 0 0 | 0 9 | 13 16 0 | 0 7·2 | 11 0 9
" | " .. | 2 | " | 584 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 511 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 12 15 6 | 0 8·4 | 10 4 5
" | " .. | 3 | " | 678 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 593 5 0 | 0 10·5 | 14 16 7 | 0 8·4 | 11 17 4
" | " .. | 7 | " | 337 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 294 17 6 | 0 10·5 | 7 7 5 | 0 8·4 | 5 17 11
" | " .. | 8 | " | 413 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 361 7 6 | 0 10·5 | 9 0 8 | 0 8·4 | 7 4 6
" | " .. | 5 | VIII. | 610 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 457 10 0 | 0 9 | 11 8 9 | 0 7·2 | 9 3 0
" | " .. | 6 | " | 1,043 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 782 5 0 | 0 9 | 19 11 2 | 0 7·2 | 15 12 11
Situatc on Moeawatea Road; access from Eltham, distant between thirty-eight and forty-two miles, of which twelve is metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, fourteen miles formed horse-road, and the remainder surveyed walking-track. Hilly country, in some parts broken, but small flats may be found on the Moeawatea Stream; covered with forest, consisting of tawa, rata, rimu, tawhero, towai, and black-birch on the highest ridges. The soil generally is fair, but good in places, resting on a formation principally papa with shell-rock, and is well watered by permanent streams. Elevation, from 500 ft. to 1,000 ft., some of the highest ridges rising to about 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Another access to these sections from Waverley is under consideration, and if eventually carried out would make that town distant about thirty miles from the junction of the Whenuakura and Moeawatea Streams—twenty miles dray-road, two miles bridle-road, and remainder walking-track.
Patea .. | Opaku .. | 2 | III. | 1,120 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 700 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 17 10 0 | 0 6 | 14 0 0
Situatc on Whenuakura Valley and Wharariki Roads; access from Eltham, distant about forty-one miles, also from Waverley, about thirty-one miles—twenty miles formed dray-road, two miles bridle-road, remainder walking-track. From Eltham twelve miles is metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, fourteen miles formed horse-road, and the remainder surveyed road only. Hilly and broken country; small flats along frontage; soil fair, resting on papa formation; well watered. The forest is dense, consisting of rata, tawa, towhai, with birch on tops of ridges, and a few rimu, kahikatea, totara, &c., and thick undergrowth. Elevation, 500 ft. to 1,200 ft.
Patea .. | Opaku .. | 4 | IV. | 930 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 581 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 14 10 7 | 0 6 | 11 12 6
" | " .. | 5 | " | 566 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 424 10 0 | 0 9 | 10 12 3 | 0 7·2 | 8 9 9
" | " .. | 6 | " | 598 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 448 10 0 | 0 9 | 11 4 3 | 0 7·2 | 8 19 5
" | " .. | 10 | " | 552 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 414 0 0 | 0 9 | 10 7 0 | 0 7·2 | 8 5 7
Situatc on Opaku Road; access from Eltham, distant forty to forty-one miles, of which twelve miles is metalled dray-road, eight miles formed dray-road, fourteen miles formed horse-road, and the remainder surveyed road only. Hilly and broken country, covered with fairly heavy forest of tawa, rata, rimu, tawhero, towhai, and some black-birch on the tops of ridges; the soil is of fair quality, resting on a papa-and-sandstone formation, and is well watered. Elevation, 500 ft. to 1,550 ft.

General Description of Land in Blocks XII., XV., and XVI., Omona; I. and V., Kapara; III., IV., and VIII., Opaku Survey Districts.—The land is situatc in the Hawera and Patea Counties, in the southern portion of the land district, and generally consists of hilly country with fair to steep slopes, and in some places very broken, with flats in the valleys, covered with medium to dense forest, chiefly of tawa, rata, rimu, tawhero, towhai, black-birch on ridge-tops, and the usual undergrowth. The soil is of fair quality, comprising a vegetable mould resting on a formation of papa, with a little sandstone and shell-rock in places, and is well watered by permanent streams. The altitude varies from 500 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level, some of the ridges running to 1,500 ft. On the whole the land is well adapted for pastoral pursuits, principally sheep and cattle raising, with occasional patches that might be used for dairying. The principal means of access will be from Eltham, distant about forty miles by the Rawhitiroa Road, on the north side of the block, which is formed for about twenty miles as a dray-road, the remainder being a bridle-road; there is a good walking-track down the Moeawatea Valley. Further road-access towards Waverley is under consideration, and a survey is now being made to give a connection with the Mataimoana Road; if this should be accomplished the south end of the block would be brought within about thirty miles of Waverley, twenty-five miles of which will be open for dray-traffic. In this part of Taranaki the climate is bracing and healthy, with an equable and copious rainfall throughout the year, which generally insures an abundance of grass during dry seasons elsewhere.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.