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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 2

Rural Lands in Taranaki 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 fifteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five, at the respective 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 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 said Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be "heavy-bush land."

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

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 7 | V. | 627 0 0 | 7 6 | 235 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 5 17 7 | 0 3-6 | 4 14 0

Situated on the Arnold Road. Access from Whangamomona, six miles and a half distant, three miles and a half of which are formed bridle-track. The distance from Pohokura is four miles, two of which are formed dray-road. The section is generally rather rough, varying from steep sideling, to medium slopes, covered with a thick forest of towhai, tawa, rata, rimu, with birch (beech) on spurs, and a dense undergrowth of supplejack, &c. The soil is medium, on a papa formation; well watered. Elevation from 600 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 8 | V. | 730 0 0 | 10 0 | 365 0 0 | 0 6 | 9 2 6 | 0 4·8 | 7 6 0

Situated at the junction of the Arnold and Whangamomona Roads. Access from Whangamomona, five miles and a quarter distant, about three miles and a half of which are formed bridle-track. The section is generally rather rough, though there are several good flats and some fairly easy slopes, covered with a thick forest of towhai, tawa, rata, rimu, with birch on spurs, and a dense undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. The soil is good to fair, on a papa formation; well watered. Elevation from 550 ft. to 1,640 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 9 | V. | 907 0 0 | 10 0 | 453 10 0 | 0 6 | 11 6 9 | 0 4·8 | 9 1 5
" .. | " .. | 5 | VI. | 766 0 0 | 10 0 | 383 0 0 | 0 6 | 9 11 6 | 0 4·8 | 7 13 3
" .. | " .. | 1 | X. | 550 0 0 | 10 0 | 275 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 17 6 | 0 4·8 | 5 10 0
" .. | " .. | 4 | X. | 348 0 0 | 15 0 | 261 0 0 | 0 9 | 6 10 6 | 0 7·2 | 5 4 5

These sections are situated on the Whangamomona Road. Access from Whangamomona, from six to ten and a half miles distant, about three and a half of which are formed bridle-track. The sections are generally rather rough, with small flats and easy slopes. Section 5 has a good flat of 16 acres. Section 4 comprises fair to steep hills of better quality than the average of the block. The forest is thick, comprising tawa, towhai, rata, rimu, rewarewa, and birch on spurs, with a dense undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, and scrub. The soil is vegetable mould and clay, varying from good to fair, resting on a papa formation. Elevation from 400 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 11 | V. | 755 0 0 | 7 6 | 283 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 7 1 7 | 0 3·6 | 5 13 3
" .. | " .. | 2 | X. | 570 0 0 | 10 0 | 285 0 0 | 0 6 | 7 2 6 | 0 4·8 | 5 14 0
" .. | " .. | 7 | X. | 360 0 0 | 9 0 | 162 0 0 | 0 5·4 | 4 1 0 | 0 4·32 | 3 4 10
" .. | " .. | 8 | X. | 670 0 0 | 9 0 | 301 10 0 | 0 5·4 | 7 10 9 | 0 4·32 | 6 0 8

These sections are situated on the Tirohanga Road. Access from Pohokura, five to twelve miles distant, of which two miles are formed dray-road. The sections comprise rather steep hillsides. There is a small flat, suitable for homestead, on Section 8. The forest is thick, comprising towhai, tawa, rata, rimu, rewarewa, and birch on spurs, with the usual undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, &c. The soil is vegetable mould and clay, of medium quality, on a papa formation; well watered. Elevation from 500 ft. to 1,660 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 1 | VI. | 1688 0 0 | 8 0 | 675 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 16 17 8 | 0 3·84 | 13 10 1
" .. | " .. | 2 | VI. | 340 0 0 | 15 0 | 255 0 0 | 0 9 | 6 7 6 | 0 7·2 | 5 2 0
" .. | " .. | 3 | VI. | 940 0 0 | 10 0 | 470 0 0 | 0 6 | 11 15 0 | 0 4·8 | 9 8 0
" .. | " .. | 8 | VI. | 734 0 0 | 10 0 | 367 0 0 | 0 6 | 9 3 6 | 0 4·8 | 7 6 10
" .. | " .. | 5 | X. | 512 0 0 | 12 6 | 320 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 8 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 8 0

These sections are situated on the east bank of the Whangamomona River, and have access by the Whangamomona Road to Whangamomona, from three and a half to ten and a half miles distant. Of this three miles and a half are bridle-track, the remainder swag-track. The land comprises medium to rough hillsides, with occasional moderate slopes with small flats on most of the sections. A homestead-site for Section 5 is reserved opposite that section across the river, which is fordable. The forest is thick, comprising tawa, rata, rimu, towhai, a few kahikatea and birch on spurs, with a dense undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, &c. The soil is vegetable mould and clay of good quality on flats, and medium on hills, resting on a papa and sandstone formation; well watered by numerous streams. Elevation ranges from 400 ft. to 1,735 ft. above sea-level.

Stratford.. | Mahoe .. | 3 | X. | 670 0 0 | 12 6 | 418 15 0 | 0 7·5 | 10 9 5 | 0 6 | 8 7 6

Situated at the junction of the Tirohanga and Kohi Roads and the Kohi and Whangamomona Roads. Access from Whangamomona, twelve miles distant. The section comprises generally rather steep hillsides, covered with a forest of towhai, tawa, and a little rewarewa, with a medium undergrowth of supplejack, &c. The soil is vegetable mould and clay, of a medium quality, on a papa formation; well watered. The elevation varies from 400 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.