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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

Rural Lands in Westland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-six of “The Land Act, 1892,” and section two of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to say:—

1. The rural lands enumerated in the Schedules hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after the twentieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and four, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedules.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, as provided by section 121 of “The Land Act, 1892,” as they contain or are supposed to contain metal, mineral, or valuable stone, and shall not be purchased for cash.

3. For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the lands enumerated in the First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush land,” the lands in the Second Schedule shall be deemed to be “light-bush land,” the lands in the Third Schedule shall be deemed to be “scrub land,” and the lands in the Fourth Schedule shall be deemed to be “swamp land.”

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said lands for the period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land, three years in the case of light-bush land or swamp land, and two years in the case of scrub land from the date from which in each case respectively such land is disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such land during such period.

5. After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land, three years in the case of light-bush land or swamp land, and two years in the case of scrub land, shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

SCHEDULES.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Unsurveyed Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

Westland .. .. | Paringa .. .. | .. | XIV., XV. } | 2,000 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
.. .. | Abbey Rocks .. .. | .. | I., II., V. } | |
At Pawareka Harbour, Abbey Rocks. Hilly limestone country; pine forest. Access by sea. Lithographic-stone deposits in vicinity.

Westland .. .. | Bruce Bay .. .. | .. | IV. } | 500 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
.. .. | Karangarua .. .. | .. | I. } | |
Bush country; broken terraces thickly covered with birch, and well watered. Close to sea at mouth of Karangarua River.

Westland .. .. | Hohonu .. .. | .. | XVI. | 780 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Situated along bottom western slopes of Mount Tekinga, between Lakes Brunner and Poerua. All covered with dense forest, pines on lower ground, with rata, kamahi, &c., on slopes; fair soil, well fitted for grass. Access by unformed side roads from Inchbonnie Road. Averages three miles from Inchbonnie Railway-station.

Westland .. .. | Hohonu .. .. | .. | XIII. | 1,000 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
At back of and flanking Taramakau Special Settlement. All forest country; fair soil; moderate slopes. Good roads from mining towns of Kumara and Greenstone.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | IV. | 500 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Fronting Old Christchurch Road and Kawhaka Valley, about fourteen miles from Hokitika. Fair soil; wet, but drainable; lightly timbered.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | XI. | 140 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
All terrace land on western margin of Kanieri Lake. Covered with mixed forest. Thirteen miles by dray-road from Hokitika.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | XI., XII., XVI. | 890 0 0 | 0 0 2·4
On eastern margin of Kanieri Lake. Comprises broken forest-covered slopes of Mount Tuhua. Poor sour land. Access by rough stock-track from dray-road at western end of lake. Reserve of 5 chains retained along lake.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | XV., XVI. | 200 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Fairly flat land; swampy in hollows; hummocky in part; covered with mixed forest. Five-chain forest reserve retained along lake. Access by lake and rough stock-track from Styx River.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | X. | 140 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Foot of high terrace bordering Raft Creek. Covered with bush. Access by Dawson’s Road. About two miles from Main Road to Hokitika, and five miles from Kokatahi Dairy Factory.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | XIV. | 470 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
Occupies lower western slopes and terraces of Mount Graham. All heavily timbered land. Access by unformed branch road from Main Road. About four miles from Kokatahi Dairy Factory.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | XV. | 490 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
Margin of land abreast of junction of Kokatahi and Styx Rivers. Poor soil; covered with forest. Six miles and a half by road from Kokatahi Dairy Factory.

Westland .. .. | Kanieri .. .. | .. | VII., XI. | 780 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
At northern end of Lake Kanieri. Fairly flat land, covered with forest, mostly kamahi; soil thin and sour; easily drained. Ten miles by dray-road from mining township of Kanieri.

Westland .. .. | Okuru .. .. | .. | IV., VIII. | 360 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
On sea-beach north of Haast River, extending along sea-coast towards the north-east to the Waita River, and towards the south-west to the Haast River; light sandy soil. Access by sea-beach and by Waita Junction Road.

Westland .. .. | Otira .. .. | .. | XI. | 175 0 0 | 0 0 2·4
In Otira Valley, at mouth of Deception River. Heavily timbered hilly country; poor soil. Access across Otira River bed from Main Road. Is about midway between Otira and Aicken’s Railway-station.