2106 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 76

Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th September, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Tuesday,
the 27th day of October, 1903, for leases of the under-
mentioned lands, for a term of twenty-one years, with right
of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Potaka Township.

Parata Township.

*Weighted with £1 8s. valuation for improvements.

Pipiriki Township.

†Weighted with £62 15s. valuation for improvements.

‡Weighted with £4 19s. valuation for improvements.

Tokaanu Township.

Section 28, Block III., Potaka Township, is situated on
the main trunk railway-line and road. The access is from
Utiku Post-office, which is about a quarter of a mile dis-
tant by a good metalled coach-road. The section comprises
all flat land in grass. The soil is of good quality, resting on
papa formation. The section is all felled and in grass. The
elevation is about 1,250 ft. above sea-level.

Section 32, Block III., Potaka Township: The access is
from Utiku Post-office, which is about a quarter of a mile
distant by a good metalled coach-road to within a couple of
chains of the section. The section comprises about an acre
of flat land; the rest is fairly easy sloping ground. The
soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The
section is all felled and in grass, and is watered by a small
stream at the back. The elevation ranges from about
1,250 ft. to 1,350 ft. above sea-level.

Section 13, Block IV., Potaka Township, is situated on
the main trunk railway and road. The access is from
Utiku Post-office, which is about 10 chains distant by an
unformed road. The section comprises all flat land. The
soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The
section is all felled and grassed. The elevation is about
1,250 ft. above sea-level.

Sections 32 and 33, Block III., Parata Township, are situ-
ated on the railway-line and main road between Wellington
and Otaki. The access is from Waikanae Railway-station
and Township, which adjoins the Parata Native Township.
The sections comprise flat grass land, and have frontages to
road and railway-line. The soil is of first-class quality,
resting on shingle formation.

Section 8, Block IV., Pipiriki Township, is situated on
the Paparoa Road, which has not been formed. The access
is from Pipiriki, which is about one-third of a mile distant
by Native track. The section comprises all rough land, cut
up by gorgy creeks. The soil is good, resting on papa
formation. The forest is fairly light, comprising tawa,
rewarewa, tawhero, rimu, &c., with a thick undergrowth of
the usual kind. The section is watered by streams. The
elevation ranges from about 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level.

Section 14, Block IV., Pipiriki Township, is situated on
the Akapuka Road, which is not yet formed. The access
is from Pipiriki, which is about half a mile distant by a Native
track. The section comprises about 2 acres of flat land, the
rest is broken; the soil is of good quality, resting on papa
formation, the forest is light, comprising tawa, rata, rewa-
rewa, &c., with thick undergrowth of the usual kind; about
2 acres fern land. The section is watered by small streams.
Improvements consist of 4 chains of fencing, valued at
£1 8s. The elevation ranges from about 600 ft. to 700 ft.
above sea-level.

Section 18, Block IV., Pipiriki Township, on the left
bank of Wanganui River: The access is from Wanganui,
which is about fifty-six miles distant by tri-weekly steamer
service during the summer months, and bi-weekly service
during winter months. The access to this section is by an
old Maori track, there being no formed road to it. The
section comprises about an acre of easy sloping ground; the
rest is more or less steep and broken. The soil is of good
quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is light,
comprising chiefly scrub; about 3 acres are open fern land.
The elevation ranges from about 300 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-
level.

Section 20, Block IV., Pipiriki Township: Same descrip-
tion as Section 18, except that there are 2 acres of open
fern land. The section is watered by a small stream. The
elevation ranges from 150 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level.

Section 21, Block IV., Pipiriki Township: Same descrip-
tion as Section 18, except that there are about 4 or 5 acres
of easy undulating land, and about 4 or 5 acres, open fern
land. Elevation, 150 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Sections 16 and 38, Block I., Tokaanu Township, are
situated on the right bank of the Tokaanu River. The
access is from Matairiki Street, which has not been formed,
but is all level, and in grass, and vehicles can be taken right
on to the section. The sections comprise all flat land in
good grass and clover. The soil is of good quality, though
light, resting on pumice. There is no water except the To-
kaanu River, which is separated from the land by a chain
reserve on the bank. The improvements on Section 16 con-
sist of a four-roomed house, out of repair, £25; coachhouse,
£5; potaka, £20; stable, £6; fencing, £6 15s.: total
amount, £62 15s. The improvements on Section 38, Block
I., Tokaanu, comprise 5½ chains fencing, valued at £4 19s.

Section 30, Block IV., Tokaanu Township, fronts on
the main road to the wharf. The section is all flat land in
grass. The soil is fairly good quality, though light, resting
on pumice.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Methuen Hamlet, Auckland Land District, open
for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 25th July, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at
this office, on Wednesday, the 30th day of September, 1903,
under the provisions of "The Land for Settlements Con-
solidation Act, 1900," and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDEN COUNTY.—TITIRANGI SUR-
VEY DISTRICT.—METHUEN HAMLET.

Workman's Home Allotment.

Agricultural land; good soil, clay subsoil; slightly undu-
lating, and in English grasses. North boundary fenced with
post-and-wire fence; value of fence, £1 15s., included in
price of section.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.