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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17
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 described in the Schedules hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on and after the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six, 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 land described in the First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be “ heavy-bush land,” the lands in the Second Schedule shall be deemed to be “ light-bush land,” and the lands in the Third Schedule shall be deemed “ scrub 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, 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 four years in the case of heavy-bush land, 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.
   AUCLAND LAND DISTRICT.
   | County. | District. | Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Price. | Occupation with Right of Purchase: | Lease in Perpetuity: |
   | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   | | | | | | Per Acre. | Total Price. | Rent per Acre per Annum. | Half-yearly Rent. | Rent per Acre per Annum. | Half-yearly Rent. |
   FIRST SCHEDULE.
   Second-class Heavy-bush Land.
   Waitomo | Pirongia | .. | 14 | X | 323 1 27 | 0 16 0 | 258 8 0 | 0 9 5 | 6 9 2 | 0 7·68 | 5 3 5
   Altitude, from 1,200 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and broken land, covered with mixed forest, principally tawa, with rata and rimu, and thick undergrowth; good soil of a dark loamy nature, resting on papa formation; well watered. Situated sixteen miles from Pirongia-fourteen miles by Kawhia-Pirongia Main Road and two miles by track; about two miles and a half from Te Rauamoa Post-office.
   SECOND SCHEDULE.
   Second-class Light-bush Land.
   Mangonui | Mangonui | .. | 43 | .. | 78 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 58 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 9 3 | 0 7·2 | 1 3 5
   """ | """ | .. | 44 | .. | 77 1 6 | 0 15 0 | 57 15 0 | 0 9 | 1 8 11 | 0 7·2 | 1 3 2
   """ | """ | .. | 129 | .. | 200 2 10 | 0 15 0 | 150 15 0 | 0 9 | 3 15 5 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 4
   Elevation, from 300 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Comprises undulating and broken land; about one-half of each section covered with mixed forest, containing hinau, taraire, kohekohe, rata, totara, puriri, and rimu, with light undergrowth of fern and supplejack, and containing sufficient kauri, totara, and puriri for building and fencing. Soil of medium quality, resting on clay; all well watered. Situated close to Kenana Settlement; about eight miles from Mangonui by Native track, or seven miles by river.
   THIRD SCHEDULE.
   Second-class Scrub Land.
   Mangonui | Mangonui | .. | 39 | .. | 63 2 0 | 0 15 0 | 48 0 0 | 0 9 | 1 4 0 | 0 7·2 | 0 19 3
   """ | """ | .. | N.E. 52 | .. | 280 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 210 0 0 | 0 9 | 5 5 0 | 0 7·2 | 4 4 0
   """ | """ | .. | 78 | .. | 74 0 20 | 0 15 0 | 55 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 7 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 2 3
   Elevation, from 300 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Comprises undulating and broken land; about 50 acres of mixed forest on Section N.E. 52, comprising taraire, hinau, kohekohe, rata, totara, with light undergrowth of fern; soil medium, resting on clay formation; all well watered except Section 78. Situated close to Kenana Native Settlement; eight miles from Mangonui by Native track, or seven miles by river.
   Whangarei | Purua | .. | 31 | IX | 74 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 55 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 7 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 2 3
   """ | """ | .. | 32 | .. | 66 1 24 | 0 15 0 | 49 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 4 9 | 0 7·2 | 0 19 10
   """ | """ | .. | 33 | .. | 22 1 12 | 0 15 0 | 16 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 8 3 | 0 7·2 | 0 6 8
   Level land, covered with fern and tea-tree ; soil medium. Situated on main road from Whangarei to Mangakahia ; about one mile from Poroti Post-office and thirteen miles from Whangarei.

• Parish.
  As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six.
  JAS. McGOWAN,
  For Minister of Lands.
  Rural Land 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 land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on and after the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedule.