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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

Situated on the Manga and Whaka Roads, sixteen miles and three-quarters distant from Strathmore. Access from Stratford, thirty-four miles distant by the Ohura, Mangaotuku, Mangaehu, Puniwhakau, and Manga Roads—twenty-two miles metalled, eleven miles dray-road, and one mile bridle-road. The section comprises hilly and broken country, suitable for sheep and young cattle, and covered with a heavy forest of rata, rimu, tawa, and the usual undergrowth of supplejack and light wood. The soil is good, on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, from 800 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

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

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

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 nineteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven, 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 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 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 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 land 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 .. | 1 | III | 950 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 712 10 0 | 0 9 | 17 16 3 | 0 7·2 | 14 5 0

Situated on the Putikituna and Poarangi Roads, near the Tangarakau River, about twelve miles distant from Whangamomona Township. Access from Stratford, fifty-three miles distant by the Ohura, Vera, and Putikituna Roads—thirty miles a metalled road, fifteen miles formed dray-road, and the remainder bridle-road. The section comprises fair to good pastoral country, covered with a heavy forest of tawa, rimu, rata, and a thick undergrowth of supplejacks, mahoe, &c. The soil is good, on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, from 400 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Clifton .. | Mimi .. | 5 | I | 99 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 49 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 4 9 | 0 4·8 | 19 10 0

Situated on the Hutiwai Road. Access from Tongaporutu, about two miles distant by bridle-track. Comprises very steep broken spurs, with a little easy country close to the river; covered with a fairly heavy bush, mostly black-birch, with a sprinkling of tawa, rata, hinau, and rewarewa, and the usual undergrowth. The soil is inferior, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered. Elevation, 50 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Hawera .. | Omona .. | 4 | XV | 824 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 618 0 0 | 0 9 | 15 9 0 | 0 7·2 | 12 7 3
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 1,041 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 650 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 16 5 4 | 0 6 | 13 0 3
" .. | Opaku .. | 1 | III | 1,026 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 641 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 16 0 8 | 0 6 | 12 16 6

Sections 7 and 1 are situated on the Whenuakura Valley Road, and Section 4 on the Epero Road—a branch of the Whenuakura Valley Road. Access from Eltham, thirty to thirty-two miles distant, via the Rawhitiroa Road—twelve miles metalled road, fourteen miles formed dray-road, and remainder bridle-road. The sections comprise hilly and broken forest country, with small flats on the Whenuakura Stream; covered with a heavy forest of tawa, rimu, rata, matai, birch on ridges, and a thick undergrowth of supplejacks, &c. The soil is fair to good, resting on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, from 500 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

Clifton .. | Upper Waitara | 8 | VI | 630 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 787 10 0 | 1 3 | 19 13 9 | 1 0 | 15 15 0

Situated on the Okoke and Kaka Roads. Access from Urenui, thirteen miles and a half distant—eight miles dray-road, four miles bridle-track, and remainder surveyed road only. The section comprises hilly country, with fair to steep slopes, covered with a very heavy forest of tawa, rata, towhai, and hinau, and a dense undergrowth of mahoe, raurekau, and supplejacks. The soil is of good quality, on papa formation; well watered.

Clifton .. | Waro .. | 5 | XIII | 588 2 0 | 0 9 0 | 264 16 6 | 0 5·4 | 6 12 5 | 0 4·3 | 5 6 3

Situated on the Tooi Road. Access from Tongaporutu, thirteen miles and three-quarters distant, six miles being dray-road and the remainder bridle-track. The section comprises steep broken spurs, covered with a heavy forest of tawa, rata, hinau, towhai, and some birch on ridges. The soil is fair, resting on papa-and-sandstone formation; well watered.

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

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.