Land Selection Schedules




Mar. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 817

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT—continued.

County. District. Section. Block. Area. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent. Rent per Acre per Annum.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Unsurveyed Second-class Scrub Land.

Westland .. .. | Bruce Bay .. .. .. | XIV. } | 480 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
" .. .. | Mount Douglas .. .. .. | II. } |
At the foot of the Bannockbrae Range, and on the east side of the Mahitahi River. Flat land; loamy soil on slate formation, covered with black scrub. Access by Mahitahi River bed.

Westland .. .. | Arawata .. .. .. | X. | 200 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
West bank of Arawata River, at Jackson’s Flat, Arawata Survey District, about seven miles from mouth of river. Light sandy soil. Access by dray-road to Forks, and thence by river-bed.

Westland .. .. | Gillespie’s .. .. .. | { XIV. } | 1,230 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
| XV. } |
Situated between Rivers Cook and Clearwater. Thin, stony land, covered with mixed forest and patches of black scrub. Access by constructed bridle-track from Towns of Okarito and Gillespie’s Beach.

Westland .. .. | Haast Pass .. .. .. | I., II. | 320 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
South side of Haast River, south-west of and adjoining Section 819, Haast Pass Survey District. Alluvial flat, covered with grass, flax, and scrub. Access by Haast Pass horse-track.

Westland .. .. | Wataroa .. .. .. | x., xiv. | 1,600 0 0 | 0 0 3·6
Comprises the central portion of Wataroa Flat; extends from Wataroa to Waitangitaona River. Scrub-covered stony soil, with open patches poorly grassed. Three miles from Main South Road, and fourteen miles from Okarito Township.

Westland .. .. | Wataroa .. .. .. | VI., X. | 1,500 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Lower portion of Wataroa Flat, between Wataroa and Waitangitaona Rivers. All scrub land, easily cleared; dry light land. Access by dray-road, six miles from Main South Road, and seventeen miles from Okarito Township.

Westland .. .. | Waiho .. .. .. | I., V. } | 580 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
" .. .. | Gillespie’s .. .. .. | IV., VIII. } |
On east and west banks of Waikukupa River, at mouth; flat land, good soil, covered with light scrub and flax. Access by coast road.

Westland .. .. | Waiho .. .. .. | I. | 220 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
On east and west banks of Omoeroa River, at mouth; flat land, good soil, covered with flax, scrub, and part heavy timber. Access by coast road.

Westland .. .. | Waiho .. .. .. | { IX., X., } | 150 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
| XIV. } |
Between Paddy’s Creek and Waikukupa River. Good alluvial land, flat, covered with scrub. Access by Waikukupa River bed.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Unsurveyed Second-class Swamp Land.

Westland .. .. | Cascade .. .. .. | V. | 1,000 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Bounded by sea-coast, by Cascade River, and Run 69. Flat land, covered by flax and scrub, slightly swampy. Access by Cascade seaport.

Westland .. .. | Cascade .. .. .. | V., IX. | 1,500 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
Between the Cascade River and the Old Man Creek; access by Cascade seaport. Flat land, swampy in places but easily drained; good soil.

Westland .. .. | Okuru .. .. .. | { VII., IX., } | 11,000 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
| X., XI., } |
| XII., XIV. } |
All flat swamp country, with odd fringes and islands of manuka scrub; not easily drained; poor land. Close to metalled horse-tracks and sea-beach, but in the main without direct access at present.

Westland .. .. | Arawata .. .. .. | II., III., } | 14,500 0 0 | 0 0 4·8
| IV., VII. } |
All swamp; drainable by creeks traversing the areas; liable in parts to partial flooding; patches of sound land in islands, tongues, and strips. Not directly accessible by roads at present.

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

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Lands.



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🗺️ Rural Lands in Westland Land District Open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 March 1904
Land selection, Lease in perpetuity, Westland, Scrub land, Swamp land, Unsurveyed land, Mahitahi River, Arawata River, Haast Pass, Wataroa Flat, Waiho, Cascade, Okuru, Alluvial land, Dray-road, Bridle-track, River access
  • C. H. Mills, For Minister of Lands