Oct. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2307

Rural Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, 1903.

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

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

East Taupo | Tauhara .. | 10 | II. | 47 3 10 | 1 0 0 | 48 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 4 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 19 3
Open tea-tree land. Situated between Kaimanawa Stream, the rifle range, and Waiariki Road, near the Township of Taupo.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga | Herekino .. | 5 | III. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" | " .. | 7 | " | 42 2 16 | 0 10 0 | 21 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 8
About one-third of each section mixed forest, balance open land, with a little swamp in Section 7; broken and undulating; soil of good quality. Situated in the Herekino Settlement, fronting Ahipara–Whangape Road, about two miles from Herekino Post-office.

Mangonui | Mangonui* | 6 | .. | 87 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 43 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 5
Broken, fern land. Fronting Oruru River, about two miles from Taipa Post-office.

Rotorua .. | Rotorua .. | 1 | I. | 615 0 0 | 0 9 6 | 292 2 6 | 0 5·7 | 7 6 1 | 0 4·56 | 5 16 10
About 70 acres mixed forest, balance open land; flat to undulating; good light soil; watered by Pongakawa Stream. About nineteen miles from Maketu.

Rotorua and | Maketu .. | 1a | XVI. | 420 0 0 | 0 9 6 | 199 10 0 | 0 5·7 | 4 19 9 | 0 4·56 | 3 19 10
Tauranga
Fern, tutu, and tea-tree scrub; about 140 acres flat and undulating, balance broken; light sandy soil; good water. About thirteen miles by road from Maketu Township. About 40 chains of fencing has been done on this section.

Rotorua and | Waihi South | 1 | IX. | 510 0 0 | 0 9 6 | 242 5 0 | 0 5·7 | 6 1 2 | 0 4·56 | 4 16 11
Tauranga
About 400 acres flat and undulating, balance broken; light sandy soil, covered with fern, tutu, and tea-tree. Situated about fifteen miles from Maketu.

Waitemata | Paremoremo* | 217 | .. | 100 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 4·2 | 0 17 6 | 0 3·36 | 0 14 0
Broken, clay land, with some mixed forest. Situated about four miles from Albany Post-office (Lucas Creek).

Whangarei | Owhiwa* .. | S.E.121 | .. | 12 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 2 6
Broken, forest land, well watered. Situated about one mile and a half from Parua Bay.

• Parish.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Land in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st October, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown land will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 16th day of December, 1903.

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

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KAWHIA COUNTY.—ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Kawhia | Orahiri | 3 | VI. | 598 0 0 | 15 0 | 448 10 0 | 0 9 | 11 1 3 | 0 7·2 | 8 19 6

Weighted with £45 12s. valuation for improvements.
Altitude, about 800 ft. above sea-level. Mostly heavy forest; balance fern and tea-tree scrub; limestone formation; soil fairly good, and well watered. Distant fourteen miles from Otorohanga.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.