JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1737

ridges intersected by deep gullies; there is very little flat land. The soil is of fairly good quality, resting on sandstone-and-papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising hinau, tawa, miro, rewarewa, rimu, rata, with tawhero on the ridges, and a thick undergrowth of kowai, makomako, houhou, rangiora, &c. The section is fairly well watered by small streams. “Thirds” on this section will accrue for a period of fourteen years and a half.

This section is situated in the Umutoi Block, fronting the Conspicuous Road. The access is from Apiti, which is about seven miles and a half distant, the first five miles and a half being by the Apiti-Rangawahia main road, which is all formed for dray traffic, thence by Conspicuous Road, a mile of which is passable for wheel traffic; the remainder of the distance is passable for horse traffic. The section comprises rough broken country, with a rather bad frontage, but improving towards the back. The soil is of rather poor and light quality, inclined to be peaty, resting on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising white-pine, hinau, birch, tawhero, rimu, and matai, with thick undergrowth of the usual variety. The section is fairly watered by springs and small streams. “Thirds” on this section will accrue for a period of fifteen years.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Second-class Light-bush Land.

| Maurice-ville | Tararua .. | 34 | XIV. | 172 0 0 | 10 0 | 86 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 14 5 |

Weighted with £16, valuation for improvements.

This section is situated on the Kaiparoro Road, the access being from the Mangamahoe Railway-station, which is about nine miles distant, six miles of which is metalled, two miles formed, and the remainder bridle-track. The section comprises hilly land rising steeply from road frontage. The soil is of a poor clayey nature, resting on rotten-rock formation. The forest is fairly light, comprising birch, rata, tawa, rewarewa, rimu, matai, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by a permanent stream. The elevation ranges from about 700 ft. to 2,300 ft. above sea-level. The improvements comprise 16 acres felled and grassed (now covered with secondary growth). “Thirds” on this section will accrue for a period of fifteen years.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Second-class Scrub Land.

| Akitio .. | Aohanga .. | 18 | V. | 150 0 0 | 20 0 | 150 0 0 | 1 0 | 3 15 0 | 0 9·6 | 3 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Mecalickstone Block, on the Waihoki Road. The access is from Rakaunui, via Alfredton-Weber and Huia Roads, which is about five miles distant; four miles is formed dray-road, the remainder is 6 ft. track. The section comprises hilly land rising steeply from Waihoki Stream. The approach is somewhat difficult, owing to land sloping acutely from the road frontage. The soil is of mixed clay and sandstone resting on papa formation. The forest is light mixed bush on frontage, with scrub and manuka on back portion, and usual undergrowth. The section is well watered by Waihoki Stream. The elevation varies from about 1,000 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. “Thirds” on this section will accrue for a period of thirteen years and a half.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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

PLUNKET, 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, William Lee, Baron Plunket, 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 thirty-first day of August, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Weighted with £301 12s., valuation for improvements.

Situated in the Wellington Fruit-growers' Block, in the hills to the north-east of Waikanae, on the left bank of the Waikanae Stream. The access is from Waikanae Railway-station, on the Manawatu Railway-line, which is about five miles and three-quarters distant, by a formed and metalled dray-road to within a mile of the section, thence by a formed horse-track only. The section comprises rough hilly country, divided into two parts by a permanent stream and a road reserve. The soil is of rather poor quality, resting on clay-and-rock formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising birch, tawhero, tawa, mahoe, hinau, rata, rimu, miro, and a few matai and white-pine trees, with thick undergrowth of the usual variety. The section is fairly well watered by numerous small streams. The improvements comprise about 152 acres felled and grassed, and about 20 acres felled (now overgrown with scrub in places); 54 chains of fencing; whare, 14 ft. by 10 ft., iron roof, rough floor; and outbuilding, 10 ft. by 12 ft.: the whole valued at £301 12s. “Thirds” on this section will accrue for a period of nine years.