MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1673

Rural Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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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 Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after the seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven, at the rentals specified in the said Schedule.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of “The Land Act, 1892,” as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone, 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 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.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—INANGAHUA COUNTY.—WARWICK BLOCK.

Second-class Unsurveyed Heavy-bush Land.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

The Warwick Block is situated to the north of and adjoining the Maruia Block (which has been subdivided and selected), and extends northerly to the Mid-Maruia Block, and south-easterly to the Rappahannock and Glenroy Blocks. Access to the Warwick country is by main road from Murchison via Matakita, about twenty-one miles. Another means of access in the future will be by road leading from Murchison via Fern Flat, and through the Maruia North and Mid-Maruia Blocks to Frog Flat (in the middle of the Warwick Block), about twenty-three miles. The country comprises flats, undulating terraces, sloping spurs, and hilly country; well watered. The soil is excellent on the flats, and varies from very good to fair on the slopes, but is rather inferior on the high broken country. The formation is granite, sandstone, and conglomerate. The elevation above sea-level varies from 1,100 ft. to 2,970 ft. The land is forest-clad, the timber being red-birch and brown-birch, with undergrowth of pepper-tree, broadleaf, black scrub, and fuchsia, and when properly cleared and grassed will be excellent grazing country.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seven.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

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Rural Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

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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 Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of selection on and after the seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven, at the rentals specified in the said Schedule.

2. The said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, as provided by section one hundred and twenty-one of “The Land Act 1892,” as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone, 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 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.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—INANGAHUA COUNTY.—MID-MARUIA BLOCK.

Second-class Unsurveyed Heavy-bush Land.

A section, containing 350 acres, at Kern’s Creek is weighted with £185, valuation for improvements, which consist of about 35 acres cleared and grassed, about 45 chains fencing, an orchard, a small-fruit garden, and a dwellinghouse of five rooms, together with usual out-houses.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

The block is situated in the Maruia Valley, and adjoins the Maruia North Block (recently disposed of). The northern boundary is about ten miles from the main Nelson-Westport Road. The nearest town is Murchison, with which the block is connected by bridle-tracks, which are being greatly improved and in some cases made into dray-roads. From the northern boundary of the block to Murchison via Doughboy Creek is a distance of about fifteen miles. From the same boundary to Murchison via the mouth of the Maruia River and the south bank of the Buller River the distance is about eighteen miles. The track via Doughboy Creek is on good grades and will be most used for general horse traffic. The area extends from the confluence of Peasoup Creek with the Maruia River on the north to about three miles below the confluence of the Shenandoah with the Maruia River, and includes land on both sides of the valley.

The block comprises chiefly forest clad hilly country, with flats and sloping ground along the Maruia River and tributaries, the flats in some instances having a width of half a mile. The soil is good on the flats and along the creeks, and