MAR. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 821

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

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 sale or selection on and after the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and four, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedules.

2. The said lands may be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on lease in perpetuity; provided that in the case of land containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, it shall be selected on lease in perpetuity only 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 “scrub land,” and the lands in the Third 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 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 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

Whakatane | Waimana* .. | 327 | .. | 100 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 62 10 0 | 0 7·5 | 1 11 3 | 0 6 | 1 5 0
" | " .. | 336 | .. | 466 0 38 | 0 12 6 | 291 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 7 5 8 | 0 6 | 5 16 6

Section 327, about one-fourth open land, balance mixed forest, somewhat broken with flats along the river; about thirteen miles from Whakatane, fronting Waimana River. Section 336, chiefly mixed-forest land, about 60 acres open fern, scrub, and tutu; well watered; broken and undulating; access by formed road; about five miles from Ohiwa Harbour.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Second-class Scrub Land.

Bay Islands | Kerikeri .. | 2 | VI. | 666 2 27 | 0 7 6 | 250 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 6 5 1 | 0 3·6 | 5 0 1

Level and undulating land of inferior quality, covered with wiwi, fern, and scrub; well watered; frontage to Kaeo-Kerikeri Main Road. About four miles from Kerikeri Landing and thirteen miles from Kaeo.

Bay Islands | Kerikeri .. | 23 | XI. | 25 0 0 | 0 13 6 | 15 12 6 | 0 ·7·5 | 0 7 10 | 0 6 | 0 6 3

Undulating land of medium quality, covered with fern and tea-tree. Fronting Kerikeri Inlet, Bay of Islands; near Kerikeri Post-office.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Second class Swamp Land.

Waikato .. | Maramarua* | 65 | .. | 333 2 8 | 0 7 6 | 125 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 3 2 8 | 0 3·6 | 2 10 2

About 80 acres fern and tea-tree scrub; light soil, balance flax, raupo, and black rush swamp. About ten miles by river from Mercer.

• Parish.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Land in Auckland 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 land enumerated in the Schedule hereto is hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after the eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and four, at the rental specified in the said Schedule.

2. The said land may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of “The Land Act, 1892,” as it contains, or is 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 land enumerated in the said Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “light-bush land.”

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said land for the period of three years from the date from which 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 three years 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.