Dec. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2873

Rural Lands in Westland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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 Schedules hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after the seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six, at the rentals specified in the said Schedules.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of “The Land Act, 1892,” as they contain, or are 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 lands enumerated in the First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush land,” and the lands in the Second Schedule shall be deemed to be “light-bush 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, and three years in the case of light-bush land, 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 four years in the case of heavy-bush land, and three years in the case of light-bush 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.

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SCHEDULES.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND COUNTY.—OKURU SURVEY DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
2410 | X. | 246 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 4 8
All heavy mixed bush, except about 45 acres open wet swamp. The timber is rimu, white-pine, and kamahi, with some small silver-pine. Level and well watered; inferior peaty soil. Access by unformed road. Distance three miles from Okuru Post-office and port. The section can be drained into Collyer’s Creek. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

478 | X. | 137 0 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 0 7
Heavy mixed bush; level, well-watered, pastoral land. About one-half of the section good dry soil; balance inferior, wet, and peaty, with some rimu and silver-pine. Access by formed road. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port two miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

512 | X. | 176 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 17 8
100 acres is heavy mixed bush, principally rimu, kamahi, and white-pine; balance open wet swamp, easily drained. Level, pastoral, inferior, wet soil. Access by bridle-track and partly formed road. Six miles distant from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

511 | X. | 195 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 19 6
90 acres open wet swamp, easily drained into Collyer’s Creek; balance mixed bush, with some small silver-pine. Level, peaty, inferior, pastoral land. Access by formed and partly formed road six miles, and one mile of unformed road. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port seven miles. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

466 | X. | 237 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 3 8
160 acres open wet swamp; balance heavy mixed bush—rimu, kamahi, white-pine, and some silver-pine. Level, inferior, wet, peaty soil, easily drained into Collyer’s Creek.

Access by formed road three miles, and unformed road one mile. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port four miles. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
515 | XIV. | 291 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 9 2
All open wet swamp, except about 60 acres of mixed bush, principally rimu, white-pine, and kamahi. Wet inferior soil, but easily drained into Okuru River. Level pastoral land, accessible by bridle-track and partly formed road. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port six miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

457 | XIV. | 136 2 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 13 8
Mixed bush, principally rimu, white-pine, and kamahi. Level pastoral soil, good for about 30 acres, about 50 acres fair, balance peaty, inferior, wet soil. Access by formed road. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port three miles. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

458 | XIV. | 176 2 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 17 8
Mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, and some ribbonwood. 40 acres good soil; balance wet, peaty, poor soil. Access by formed road. Distant three miles and a half from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, about 100 ft. above sea-level.

459 | XIV. | 186 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 18 8
All heavy mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, ribbonwood, supplejack, and fern—except 6 acres open wet swamp. 45 acres good soil; balance wet, peaty, poor soil. Access by formed road. Distant four miles from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

486 | XIV. | 159 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 15 11
All mixed bush—rimu, kamahi, white-pine, fern, and scrub—except 10 acres open swamp. Inferior, wet, peaty soil, easily drained into Okuru River. Level, well-watered, pastoral land. Access by formed road and river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port seven miles. Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level.

488 | XIV. | 268 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 6 10
All mixed bush—rimu, kamahi, and white-pine—except 15 acres of wet manuka swamp. 60 acres fair to good soil; balance inferior, wet, peaty soil, easily drained into Okuru River. Level, well-watered, pastoral land. Access by formed road and river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port seven miles. Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level.

520 | XIV. | 222 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 2 3
Mixed bush—rimu, kamahi, white-pine, &c. 120 acres fair to good soil; balance inferior, wet, peaty soil. Level, well-watered, pastoral land. Access by formed road and river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port five miles and a half. Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level.

517 | XIV. | 170 2 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 17 0
Mixed bush—rimu, kamahi, white-pine, &c. 120 acres fair to good; balance poor, wet, peaty soil. Level, well-watered, pastoral land. Access by formed road and river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port five miles. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

516 | XIV. | 166 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 16 7
Mixed bush, principally rimu, kamahi, and white-pine. 100 acres fair to good; balance inferior, wet, peaty soil. Level pastoral land. Access by formed road and river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port four miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Second-class Light-bush Land.

2387 | X. | 330 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 13 0
Three-fourths of this section is open wet swamp, which can be drained into the Okuru River; balance covered with mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, and stunted silver-pine. Soil poor and of a peaty nature. Access by formed road two miles, and 16 chains of unformed road. Two miles and a quarter from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.

2261 | X. | 255 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 5 6
Half of section is mixed bush, with some silver-pine, kamahi, and white-pine; balance open wet swamp, difficult to drain. All the area is poor peaty soil. Access by unformed road from Okuru Post-office and port, three miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level.