2094
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

Rural Lands in Nelson 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 second day of October, 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 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.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Second-class Light-bush Land.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Waimea.. | Gordon | { 12, 13, } | II | 523 2 38 | 7 6 | 196 8 0 | 0 4·5 | 4 18 3 | 0 3·6 | 3 18 7
| | { 14, 16, } | | | | | | | | |
| | { 17, & 25 } | | | | | | | | |

Altitude, 750 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Two hundred and forty-eight acres open land, covered with fern, native grasses, and manuka; remainder birch bush, with some rimu; formation, sandstone and clay gravels; well watered. Accessible by the ridge road, which can be used for cart traffic, although unformed; distant half a mile from the main coach-road, and four miles by that road from the Belgrove Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 3 | II | 203 2 2 | 7 0 | 71 4 7 | 0 4·2 | 1 15 8 | 0 3·6 | 1 8 6
" .. | " | .. | 11 | " | | | | | | |
" .. | " | .. | 15 | " | | | | | | |
" .. | " | .. | 28 | " | | | | | | |

Pastoral, hilly country on clay gravels; fronts an unformed old cart-road along a ridge. Altitude, from 800 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. About 108 acres is covered with birch bush, remainder with fern and manuka scrub. Section 15 is well watered. Situated about two miles from Belgrove Railway-station.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
Second-class Scrub Land.

Waimea.. | Wai-iti | .. | 11 | XIII | 257 0 0 | 6 0 | 77 2 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 18 7 | 0 2·88 | 1 10 11
Altitude, from 800 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. All hills, with fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by Oliver’s Road; about five miles and a half from Kohatu (late Motupiko) Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Wai-iti | .. | 12 | XIII | 23 2 37 | 6 0 | 7 2 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 7 | 0 2·88 | 0 2 11
Altitude, from 1,500 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. All hills, with fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels. Accessible by formed cart-road; about five miles from Kohatu (late Motupiko) Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 1 | I | 897 0 0 | 6 0 | 269 2 0 | 0 3·6 | 6 14 7 | 0 2·88 | 5 7 8
Altitude, from 700 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. All hills; about 85 acres light bush of birch, remainder fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by main road; about half a mile from Kohatu (late Motupiko) Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 5 | I | 318 0 0 | 6 0 | 95 8 0 | 0 3·6 | 2 7 9 | 0 2·88 | 1 18 2
Altitude, from 1,200 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. All hills; about 12 acres light bush of birch, remainder fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by Oliver’s Road and the main road; about seven miles from Belgrove Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 6 | I | 152 0 0 | 6 0 | 45 12 0 | 0 3·6 | 1 2 10 | 0 2·88 | 0 18 3
Altitude, from 1,600 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level. All hills, with fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by formed cart-road; six miles and a half from Kohatu (late Motupiko) Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 21, 29 | II | 121 2 34 | 6 0 | 36 10 3 | 0 3·6 | 0 18 4 | 0 2·88 | 0 14 8
Altitude, from 800 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. About 14 acres birch bush, remainder open land, covered with fern, manuka scrub, and some native grass; all hilly pastoral country lying on clay gravels. Section 29 is well watered, and Section 21 has a little water. Intersected by the main Belgrove–Motupiko Road; situated about two miles from Belgrove Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 26 | II | 308 0 0 | 6 0 | 92 8 0 | 0 3·6 | 2 6 3 | 0 2·88 | 1 17 0
Altitude, from 1,200 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. All hills, with fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by Oliver’s Road and the main Belgrove–Motupiko Road; situated about six miles from Belgrove Railway station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 27 | II | 713 3 28 | 6 0 | 214 3 7 | 0 3·6 | 5 7 2 | 0 2·88 | 4 5 9
Altitude, from 900 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. About 25 acres light birch bush, remainder fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; all hills; inferior soil on sandstone gravels; well watered. Accessible by Oliver’s Road and the main Belgrove–Motupiko Road; situated about five miles and a quarter from Belgrove Railway-station.

Waimea.. | Gordon | .. | 30 | II | 322 3 0 | 6 0 | 96 16 6 | 0 3·6 | 2 8 5 | 0 2·88 | 1 18 9
Altitude, from 1,000 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. All hills; formation, sandstone gravels; inferior soil, covered with fern, manuka scrub, tutu, and some native grass; well watered. Accessible by Oliver’s Road and the main Belgrove–Motupiko Road; situated about five miles from Belgrove Railway-station.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and six.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.