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and remainder rough birch-bush country intersected by gorgy creeks. The soil is of fair to good quality, resting on papa formation. The bush is fairly heavy, consisting of birch, tawhero, and tawa towards front, and mixed rimu, matai, kahikatea, birch, and tawa at back, with a thick undergrowth of rangiora, fern, and supplejack. Well watered by Ruapirau and small creeks. Elevation ranges from about 100 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 4, Block XV, Tauakira District, is situated on the left bank of the Whanganui River, the access being from Whanganui, which is about thirty-four miles distant. There are good landing-places for river-steamer all along the river frontage. The section comprises about 80 acres of easy, open, and manuka-scrub land along the river; remainder steep bush slopes, with gorgy creeks. The soil is of fair to good quality, on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, birch, and tawhero towards front, with mixed rata, matai, maire, and rimu at back, and a thick undergrowth of rangiora, fern, and supplejack. Well watered by small streams. Elevation ranges from about 100 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 4, Block XVI, Tauakira District, is situated on the main watershed between the Whanganui and Mangawhero Rivers, abreast of Koriniti Pa, which is about thirty-six miles from Whanganui. The access is from Whanganui, which is about thirty-four miles distant by river-steamer to mouth of the Pitangi Creek, and from there by about eight miles of surveyed road, of which about a mile and a half is formed horse-track. The section consists of steep slopes of mixed-bush country, intersected by gorgy creeks. The soil is fair to good, on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy mixed bush, comprising tawa, rata, maire, tawhero, birch, rimu, and kahikatea, and a thick undergrowth of rangiora, fern, and supplejack. Well watered by small creeks. Elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2, Block IX, Ngamatea District, is situated on the eastern slopes of the main watershed between the Whanganui and the Mangawhero Rivers. The access is from Whanganui, which is about thirty five miles distant by Field’s Track and Parapara-Raetihi Roads, of which twenty-five miles is dray-road, remainder horse-track. Another route is up the Whanganui River by steamer to Matahiwi (thirty-nine miles), and then twenty-one miles of horse-track via Matahiwi-Ohotu Road and Raetihi-Parapara Road. The section comprises fair to rough slopes of mixed-bush land, intersected by gorgy creeks towards back boundary. The soil is of good quality, on papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy mixed bush, comprising tawa, rata, matai, maire, kahikatea, rimu, birch, with an occasional totara, and a thick undergrowth of rangiora, mahoe, and supplejack. Well watered by the Mangawhero River and small creeks. Elevation ranges from about 600 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level.

[NOTE.—These lands are offered subject to the same terms and conditions as Morikau Block. See preceding notice.]

THOS. W. FISHER,
President, Aotea Maori Land Board.

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

Order under Section 39 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND.

In the matter of an application under section 39 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” by Pei Hopa (on behalf of himself and others), to amend the order of the Court of the 14th day of September, 1904, defining the equitable owners, under subsection (10) of section 14 of the said Act, in the Kaikou Block, and the subsequent partitions thereof.

WHEREAS the above application has been referred to the Native Land Court for inquiry and report, and the same has been duly reported on: And whereas by error the names of the undermentioned persons were omitted from the said list of equitable owners:

Now, therefore, for the purpose of rectifying the said error, and in exercise of the power in that behalf vested in me by section 39 aforesaid, I hereby order that the list of equitable owners set out in the said order of the said 14th day of September, 1904, be amended by adding thereto the names and shares hereunder mentioned, and the partition order dated the 18th day of May, 1905, founded upon such order, be also amended by adding such said names to the list of owners in Kaikou C Block, such names being Urupa Hati, f., 1 share; Pei Hopa, m., 1 share; Tokorua Rapana, m., 1 share; Peka Ratahi, f., ½ share; Remana Ratahi, m., ½ share; Keremete Ratahi, m., ½ share; and Ripeka Ratahi, f., ½ share.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of May, 1907.

JACKSON PALMER, Chief Judge.

Application under Section 39 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” withdrawn.

NOTICE is hereby given that the application of Mihi Hapi Puketapu and others in respect of the succession to the interest of Waaka te Ngoungou, deceased, in Pipitea Pa, Lot 20, has, with the approval of the Chief Judge, been withdrawn.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of May, 1907.

JACKSON PALMER, Chief Judge.

Application for Confirmation Certificate under Section 55.

Registrar’s Office, Gisborne, 25th May, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that an application has been made to a Judge of the Court for a certificate under section 55 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienation hereunder specified. All objections to the granting of such certificate must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice.

[Gisborne, 1907-19.]

HAROLD CARR, Registrar.

THE ALIENATION ABOVE REFERRED TO.