Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 555

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and four; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity, or, in respect of any land containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Maniototo | Komako T’shp. | 24, 25 | .. | 20 2 24 | £ s. d. 1 5 0 | £ s. d. 26 5 0 | s. d. 1 3 | £ s. d. 0 13 2 | s. d. 1 0 | £ s. d. 0 10 6

Undulating and level agricultural land; not well watered, but water may be obtained by sinking. Situated about one mile from Waipiata Post-office and School by a good road.

Second-class Land.

Clutha .. | Catlin’s .. | 27 | VIII. | 190 2 30 | 0 10 0 | 95 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 7 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 18 2

A bush section, with good soil and a good aspect; well watered; timber red-pine, miro, hini-hini, broadleaf, and kamai. Situated about three miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 46, 47, 48, 49 | II. | 142 0 31 | 0 8 9 | 62 2 6 | 0 5·25 | 1 11 1 | 0 4·2 | 1 4 10

Section 46 is practically open, containing only two or three acres of bush. It is covered with fern and tutu, and has a good aspect. Sections 47, 48, and 49 are covered with dense bush, the timber being mostly kamai, with an occasional red-pine tree of no value for milling. They have a southerly aspect, and are rather steep. Situated about three miles from Romahapa.

Vincent .. | Lower Hawea | 4 | VII. | 308 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 123 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 1 7 | 0 3·84 | 2 9 3

Weighted with £69 4s., valuation for improvements.

Open land, about 50 acres being suitable for cultivation, the remainder being hilly or shallow hill-top, and poor. Situated about thirty-three miles from Cromwell, and two miles from Luggate School.

Vincent .. | Poolburn .. | 3 | X. | 141 3 12 | 0 7 6 | 53 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 6 8 | 0 3·6 | 1 1 4

Weighted with £31, valuation for improvements.

Open land, poor and dry, with a shingly subsoil. Situated close to Poolburn Post-office and School, and about ten miles from Ida Valley Railway-station.

Tuapeka | Rankleburn.. | 51 | VI. | 3 0 31 | 0 7 6 | 1 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 0 7 | 0 3·6 | 0 0 5

" " .. | 52 | " | 8 2 33 | 0 7 6 | 3 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 1 8 | 0 3·6 | 0 1 4

" " .. | 53 | " | 14 2 17 | 0 7 6 | 5 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 2 10 | 0 3·6 | 0 2 3

These sections occupy a steep face overlooking the Clutha River. They are somewhat rocky and rough, and are covered with dense manuka scrub and patches of useless birch. Situated about one mile from Rongahere Post-office and School.

Maniototo | Rock & Pillar | 55 | I. | 1 0 2 | 0 18 9 | 0 18 9 | 0 11·25 | 0 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 0 5

Weighted with £3, valuation for improvements.

A small open section, situated at Hamilton’s Township, about one mile from the school.

Clutha .. | S. Molyneux | 8 | IV. | 50 3 15 | 0 7 6 | 19 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 7 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 8

This section has a bad aspect, and the soil is light. Excepting about 2 acres it is covered with bush, mostly kamai and useless red-pine. Situated about two and a half miles from Romahapa Railway-station and School.

Vincent .. | Tarras .. | 4 | IX. | 320 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 3 | 2 0 0 | 0. 2·4 | 1 12 0

Weighted with £8 15s. 6d., valuation for improvements.

Open land, poor and shingly. Situated about eighteen miles from Cromwell, on the Cromwell–Kanaka Road.

Vincent .. | Tiger Hill .. | 10 | I. | 48 3 25 | 0 12 6 | 30 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 0 15 4 | 0 6 | 0 12 3

" .. | " .. | 11 | " | 48 3 25 | 0 12 6 | 30 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 0 15 4 | 0 6 | 0 12 3

Light open land, with a shingly subsoil; no permanent surface water, but water might be obtained by sinking. Situated within half a mile of the proposed Black’s Railway-station, on a good road, and about one mile from Ophir Post-office and School.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | IX. | 76 0 0 | 0 6 3 | 23 15 0 | 0 3·75 | 0 11 11 | 0 3 | 0 9 6

" .. | " .. | 4 | " | 69 2 20 | 0 6 3 | 21 17 6 | 0 3·75 | 0 10 11 | 0 3 | 0 8 9

" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 209 0 20 | 0 6 3 | 65 6 3 | 0 3·75 | 1 12 8 | 0 3 | 1 6 2

" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 150 1 20 | 0 6 3 | 46·17 6 | 0 3·75 | 1 3 5 | 0 3 | 0 18 9

" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 109 3 0 | 0 6 3 | 34 7 6 | 0 3·75 | 0 7 2 | 0 3 | 0 13 9

" .. | " .. | 9 and 25 | " | 221 0 0 | 0 8 4 | 92 1 8 | 0 5 | 2 6 1 | 0 4 | 1 16 10

" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 154 1 20 | 0 7 6 | 57 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 8 11 | 0 3·6 | 1 3 1

" .. | " .. | 12 | " | 143 3 30 | 0 7 6 | 54 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 7 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 1 7

" .. | " .. | 24* | " | 101 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 63 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 1 11 7 | 0 6 | 1 5 3

*Weighted with £15, valuation for improvements.

Rough bush sections generally, with a bad aspect. Situated about eleven miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Tuapeka.. | Tuapeka W. | 12 | XIII. | 20 0 13 | 0 17 6 | 17 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 0 8 9 | 0 84 | 0 7 0

A somewhat broken section, with soil of fair quality. Permanent water would probably be got by sinking. Situated near the Rankleburn punt, on a good road, about two miles from Rongahere Post-office and School.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and four.

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Lands.