Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 631

Ohinemuri County.—Waitoa Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
5 | I | 512 0 0 | 385 0 0 | 9 12 6 | 7 14 0
Mostly undulating and broken land; some little flats near swamp and Waikaka Stream; soil inferior on ridges; a few small patches of mixed forest in gullies, balance covered with fern and manuka.

1 | IX | 305 2 32 | 165 0 0 | 4 2 6 | 3 6 0
2 | " | 259 1 20 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0
3 | " | 308 3 4 | 165 0 0 | 4 2 6 | 3 6 0
Inferior clay hills, covered with fern and manuka scrub. Situated from ten to twenty miles from Morrinsville Railway-station, the first seven miles by a fairly good dray-road. Small steamers can be taken up the Piako River; also, access can be gained from Ohinewai Railway-station, twenty miles distant, of which some fourteen miles are fit for wheeled traffic. The block is well watered throughout.

Ohinemuri County.—Piako Survey District.

7 | XVI | 378 0 0 | 290 0 0 | 7 5 0 | 5 16 0
Comprises some fair flats near swamp; soil inferior on ridges; a few acres of mixed forest, balance fern and manuka.

Opotiki County.—Waiotahi Parish.

262 | .. | 17 3 4 | 10 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 0
One acre swamp, remainder open land.

Otamatea County.—Omaru Parish.

M. | .. | 27 3 0 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0
33 |
Open and forest land from good to medium quality. Situated ten miles from Matakohe or Tokatoka.

Rodney County.—Hoteo Parish.

N.W. | .. | 4 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 0 9
4 |
Portions of section broken forest land; sandstone and clay soil.

Tauranga County.—Katikati Survey District.

31 | VIII | 50 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 0 14 0
35 | " | 85 0 17 | 55 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 1 2 0
36 | " | 83 2 36 | 55 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 1 2 0
43 | " | 81 0 25 | 55 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 1 2 0
Sections open, fern and scrub; land of generally inferior quality, except Sections 35 and 43, which are rather better. Situated at Katikati Settlement.

Whangarei County.—Opuawhanga Survey District.

31 | VII | 6 2 22 | 4 0 0 | 0 2 0 | 0 1 7
Broken tea-tree country, with a little light bush, well watered. Situated about six miles from Hikurangi, on main road.

Waitemata County.—Okura Parish.

42 | .. | 157 3 19 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
Broken land, chiefly fern and small tea-tree, with high tea-tree in gullies; situated about two miles from Main North Road, and fourteen miles from Devonport.

Waitemata County.—Paremoremo Parish.

222 | .. | 56 0 39 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0
Altitude, from 50 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level. Broken tea-tree ridges; inferior clay soil, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Situated one mile and a half from Riverhead Township by formed road.

227 | .. | 61 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 0 14 0
Rather broken country; a few small patches of bush, balance covered with short fern and tea-tree; heavy clay soil of inferior quality; well watered. Situated four miles and a half from Riverhead, and three miles and a half from Albany Post-office.

225 | .. | 48 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
228 | .. | 162 0 0 | 85 0 0 | 2 2 6 | 1 14 0
229 | .. | 168 0 0 | 85 0 0 | 2 2 6 | 1 14 0
231 | .. | 22 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 4 9
Clay lands, well watered, with small patches of bush on Sections 228 and 229. Distant from three to five miles from Riverhead, at the head of the Paremoremo Creek.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

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Opening Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1892,” and its amendments, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided in section one hundred and thirty-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Whangarei County.—Waipu Parish.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
277 | .. | 417 0 0 | 265 0 0 | 6 12 6 | 5 6 0
Weighted with £15, valuation for 6 acres felling and grassing and 10 acres burning and grassing.
Altitude, 300 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and broken land; 200 acres covered with mixed forest, comprising totara, rata, taraire, birch, a few kauri and rimu trees and some small kauri rickers, with light undergrowth of fern, supplejack, and kiekie; balance of section tea-tree and scrub land; soil a mixed loam and clay on sandstone formation; well watered. Situated five miles from Waipu Post-office—four miles by formed road (partly metalled) and one mile bridle-track.

403 | .. | 215 0 0 | 135 0 0 | 3 7 6 | 2 14 0
Altitude, from 250 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land; 20 acres tall manuka in gullies, balance fern and scrub; soil a mixed loam and clay, from fair to inferior quality, on clay subsoil; watered by small streams. Situated seven miles from Waipu landing—six miles dray-road and one mile bridle-track. This section is unsurveyed, and £25 survey fee must be deposited by the successful applicant. The survey fee will be credited to the tenant as rent paid.

Hokianga County.—Mangamuka Survey District.

22 | IX | 50 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
Altitude, from 20 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with mixed forest, comprising taraire, rimu, kahikatea, kohekohe, with dense undergrowth of nikau, kiekie, and bush-ferns; soil of fair second-class quality, on sandstone formation; well watered. Distant about seven miles from Rawene Township—six miles by water, one mile by bridle-track.

4 | IX | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
Altitude, from 20 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Broken country; 10 acres mixed forest, comprising taraire, tawa, rimu, and kohekohe, with dense undergrowth of nikau and bush-ferns; soil of fair second-class quality, on sandstone formation; well watered. Distant about seven miles from Rawene—six miles and a half by water, half-mile by bridle-track.

Hokianga County.—Pupuke Parish.

78 | .. | 68 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 0 14 0
Altitude, from 100 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with mixed forest, comprising taraire, rimu, miro, tawa, and a few scattered kahikatea, totara, and kauri trees, with dense undergrowth of nikau and bush-ferns; soil of fair second-class quality; well watered. Distant about twelve miles from Kaeo—four miles by main formed road and eight miles by rough pack-track.

Hokianga County.—Hokianga Survey District.

1 | II | 249 1 0 | 125 0 0 | 3 2 6 | 2 10 0
Altitude, from sea-level to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land, covered with fern and tea-tree; soil inferior second-class quality, on sandstone formation; well watered. Fronts Hokianga Harbour, four miles from Opononi by water, which is the only access. (Museum endowment.)