1458
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 56

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Heavy-bush Land.

Undulating pastoral land; volcanic soil of poor quality; about 12 acres fern land, balance covered with mixed forest; well watered. Situated about five miles from Okaihau Post-office.

Undulating land of good quality, covered with mixed forest. Close to head of Tapuae Creek, about six miles by water from Rawene.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

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 Schedules hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on and after the ninth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and five, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedules.

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 First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “light-bush land,” and the lands in the Second Schedule 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 three years in the case of light-bush land, and two years in the case of scrub 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 three years in the case of light-bush land, and two years in the case of scrub 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.

SCHEDULES.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
First-class Light-bush Land.

| Kawhia .. | Pirongia | 17 | X. | 388 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 582 0 0 | 1 6 | 14 11 0 | 1 2·4 | 11 12 10 |

Altitude, about 500 ft. above sea-level. About 140 acres of mixed bush, consisting of tawa, rimu, tawhero, rewarewa, hinau, balance open fern country, undulating to hilly; two-thirds good soil, and soil fair along road. Part of section has been cultivated by Natives. Well watered throughout. Frontage to main Pirongia–Kawhia coach road for about one mile; distant eleven miles from Pirongia.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
First-class Scrub Land.

| Kawhia .. | Pirongia | 3 | XV. | 361 0 0 | 1 9 0 | 523 9 0 | 1 5·4 | 13 1 9 | 1 1·92 | 10 9 5 |

Altitude, about 500 ft. above sea-level; and comprises all open fern land of very fair quality; about 23 chains steep sideling to Moakurerua Stream, also hilly near Turitea Stream; about 30 acres river-flat along Turitea Stream, part of which has been cultivated; about 230 acres top of flat spur is nearly level, and of good quality; well watered. About sixteen miles from Pirongia.

Second-class Scrub Land.

| Kawhia .. | Pirongia | 1 | XV. | 534 0 0 | 1 1 0 | 560 14 0 | 1 0·6 | 14 0 4 | 0 10·08 | 11 4 4 |

Altitude, about 500 ft. above sea-level. All open fern land of fair quality; steep sidelings along streams, undulating to hilly away from streams; about 400 acres easily ploughable; well watered. About thirteen miles from Pirongia.

| Kawhia .. | Pirongia | 2 | XV. | 500 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 562 10 0 | 1 1·5 | 14 1 3 | 0 10·8 | 11 5 0 |

Altitude, about 500 ft. above sea-level. All open fern land of fair quality; steep sideling to Moakurerua Stream; hilly to undulating country, about 450 acres ploughable; well watered. About fifteen miles from Pirongia.

| Kawhia .. | Pirongia | 1 | XI. | 66 2 19 | 1 0 0 | 67 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 13 6 | 0 9·6 | 1 6 10 |

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. All open fern country, hilly to undulating; soil very fair. Frontage to main Pirongia–Kawhia coach-road; about eleven miles from Pirongia.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.