Sept. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2121

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

PLUNKET, 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, William Lee, Baron Plunket, 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 Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on and after the twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and four, at the prices specified in the said Schedule.

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 lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, they 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 said Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “scrub land.”

4. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said lands for the period of two years from the date from which in each case respectively such lands are disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such lands 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 two 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.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Scrub Land.

Altitude, 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Fern and manuka land; undulating; clay soil on ridges, with fair soil on lower slopes; pastoral and agricultural land; well watered. Section 1 has half an acre of bush (firewood); Sections 2 and 4, about 6 acres of bush on each; and Section 3, 10 acres of bush, of no value except for firewood. These sections are accessible by track along a surveyed unformed road, ten miles to a formed road; fifteen miles from Ohaewai, and twelve miles from Waipapa Post-office.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 5 | III. | 286 2 30 | 0 12 6 | 179 7 6 | 0 7·5 | 4 9 8 | 0 6 | 3 11 9 |
" | " .. | 7 | " | 334 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 167 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 3 6 | 0 4·8 | 3 6 10 |

These sections comprise fern and manuka land; fair soil on lower slopes, inferior clay soil on ridges; agricultural and pastoral land; well watered. Section 5 contains 14 acres of bush. Access by track along surveyed unformed road; fifteen miles from Ohaewai, and twelve miles from Waipapa Post-office.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 8 | III. | 310 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 155 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 17 6 | 0 4·8 | 3 2 0 |

Fern and manuka land; 2 acres of bush (firewood); broken and undulating land, agricultural and pastoral; well watered; fair soil on slopes and in gullies. Altitude, 1,100 ft. Twelve miles from Waipapa and fifteen miles from Ohaewai.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 3 | IV. | 309 1 0 | 0 12 6 | 193 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 4 16 7 | 0 6 | 3 17 3 |

Fern and manuka land; 10 acres bush; broken and undulating; fair soil in gullies and lower slopes, clay soil on ridges; agricultural and pastoral land; well watered. Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Situated eight miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 6 | IV. | 317 0 30 | 0 10 0 | 158 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 19 3 | 0 4·8 | 3 3 5 |
" | " .. | 7 | " | 332 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 166 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 6 5 |
" | " .. | 8 | " | 316 3 30 | 0 10 0 | 158 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 19 3 | 0 4·8 | 3 3 5 |

Fern and manuka land; undulating and broken; clay soil on ridges, fair soil in gullies; pastoral land; well watered. Access by track along surveyed unformed road, five miles to formed road; eight miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 10 | IV. | 277 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 138 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 9 3 | 0 4·8 | 2 15 5 |
" | " .. | 11 | " | 288 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 144 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 12 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 17 8 |
" | " .. | 12 | " | 245 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 123 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 1 6 | 0 4·8 | 2 9 3 |
" | " .. | 13 | " | 259 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 130 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 5 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 12 0 |
" | " .. | 14 | " | 224 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 112 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 16 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 4 10 |

Fern and manuka land; broken pastoral and agricultural land; fair soil in gullies, clay soil on ridges; well watered. Access by track along surveyed unformed road, four miles to formed road; seven miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

Bay of Isl'ds | Omapere .. | 15 | IV. | 75 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 37 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 18 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 15 0 |
" | " .. | 16 | " | 65 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 32 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 16 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 13 0 |

Broken pastoral land; fern and manuka; fair soil on slopes, clay soil on ridges; well watered. Access by track along surveyed road (unformed), four miles to formed road; seven miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and four.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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