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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 96

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 first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and five, 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 a 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.

Section 102, fairly level land; clay soil, with a little volcanic soil on western boundary; well watered; covered with tea-tree scrub and rushes. Section 103, mostly broken, covered with tea-tree and fern, and some mixed forest in gullies; clay soil, with a little alluvial soil along banks of stream; land well watered. Section 104, part level, part broken; about 100 acres mixed forest in gullies, balance fern and tea-tree; clay soil. Section 105, all open tea-tree land; fairly level; clay soil, with some volcanic soil on eastern boundary; well watered. Section 106, broken land, clay soil; about 60 acres mixed forest, balance fern and tea-tree; well watered. These sections are accessible by good road, from seven to nine miles from Kawakawa.

Bay of Isl'ds | Russell | 9A | I. | 8 0 10 | 1 0 0 | 8 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 4 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 3 8 |
" | " | 10 | " | 12 1 0 | 1 0 0 | 12 5 0 | 1 0 | 0 6 2 | 0 9·6 | 0 4 11 |

Broken land of inferior quality, covered with high and low manuka. No water on Section 9A. Section 10 watered by small stream. Situated near Russell Township.

Waitemata | Mairetahi* | S.W.20 | .. | 38 0 13 | 0 7 6 | 14 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 7 2 | 0 3·6 | 0 5 9 |

One-half swamp, which will make good grass land when drained; balance undulating, covered with manuka and fern; soil of rather poor description. Access by bridle-track and water from Helensville, about twenty miles away.

Waikato.. | Koheroa* | 156 | .. | 320 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 240 0 0 | 0 9 | 6 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 4 16 0 |
" .. | " | 159 | .. | 430 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 215 0 0 | 0 6 | 5 7 6 | 0 4·8 | 4 6 0 |

Section 156, about 90 acres swamp and alluvial flats, 100 acres level or undulating fern land, and 130 acres broken inferior soil; about 120 acres agricultural and 200 acres pastoral land; well watered. Section 159, fern land of rather inferior quality; mostly level, and all arable and well watered; bounded on north side by a good stream. Both sections situated about sixteen miles from Mercer and about 60 chains from the Mercer–Miranda main road.

Bay of Isl'ds | Russell | 2 | XII. | 97 0 32 | 0 10 0 | 48 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 4 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 19 5 |

Undulating fern and tea-tree land, with a little mixed forest at north end of section; well watered; fronts Whangaruru Harbour.

Hokianga | Mangamuka .. | 24 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 1 0 0 |

About one-half mixed forest, balance cleared and grassed, but now overgrown with fern; fairly level, good soil, and well watered. Fronting Tapuwae Inlet, Hokianga Harbour; about five miles from Rawene by water.

Hokianga | Whangape .. | 2 | XVI. | 40 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 20 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 3 |

Undulating land, covered with high tea-tree; about one-half fairly good soil. Frontage to Hokianga Harbour; about five miles from Rawene by water.

Kawhia .. | Orahiri | 1 | IV. | 397 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 199 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 19 6 | 0 4·8 | 3 19 8 |

Altitude, between 400 ft. and 500 ft. above sea-level. There are two or three small patches of mixed bush on the section, balance short fern and tea-tree; soil fair and light; well watered; sandstone formation. Situated about six miles from Otorohanga.

Mangonui | Mangonui | 1A | VIII. | 187 2 37 | 0 7 6 | 70 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 15 3 | 0 3·6 | 1 8 3 |

About 5 acres swamp, balance open land, covered with fern and tea-tree; clay soil of inferior quality, and well watered. Situated about four miles from Mangonui Township.

Mangonui | Rangaunu | 2 | VIII. | 105 0 0 | 0 8 6 | 44 12 6 | 0 5·1 | 1 2 4 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 10 |

Open undulating land covered with tea-tree scrub and wiwi; clay soil. Fronts Whakautu Stream. Situated about ten miles from Mangonui and five miles from Taipa. Some grassing has been done on the land.

Mangonui | Rangaunu | 8 | IX. | 68 2 30 | 0 7 6 | 25 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 13 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 10 5 |

Open flat swampy land, covered with wiwi and tea-tree scrub. Situated about four miles from Taipa and nine miles from Mangonui.

Mangonui | Rangaunu | 1 | III. | 134 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 50 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 5 2 | 0 3·6 | 1 0 2 |

Inferior land, covered with wiwi and tea-tree scrub. Situated on Doubtless Bay; about twelve miles by sea from Mangonui.

• Parish.