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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and the National Endowment Act, 1907.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LANDS.
Bay of Islands County.—Omapere Survey District.

1 | III | 413 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0
2 | " | 349 3 0 | 220 0 0 | 4 8 0
3 | " | 318 1 0 | 200 0 0 | 4 0 0

Altitude, 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Fern and manuka land; undulating; clay soil on ridges, with fair soil on lower slopes; pastoral and agricultural land; well watered. Section 1 has half an acre of bush (firewood); Section 2, about 6 acres of bush; and Section 3, 10 acres of bush, of no value except for firewood. Accessible by track along a surveyed unformed road, ten miles to a formed road; fifteen miles from Ohaewai and twelve miles from Waipapa Post-office.

7 | III | 334 0 0 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0

Fern and manuka land; fair soil on lower slopes, inferior clay soil on ridges; agricultural and pastoral land; well watered. Access by track along surveyed unformed road; fifteen miles from Ohaewai and twelve miles from Waipapa Post-office.

8 | III | 310 1 0 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0

Fern and manuka land; 2 acres of bush (firewood); broken and undulating land, agricultural and pastoral; well watered; fair soil on slopes and in gullies. Altitude, 1,100 ft. Twelve miles from Waipapa and fifteen miles from Ohaewai.

3 | IV | 309 1 0 | 200 0 0 | 4 0 0

Fern and manuka land; 10 acres bush; broken and undulating; fair soil in gullies and lower slopes, clay soil on ridges; agricultural and pastoral land; well watered. Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Situated eight miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

6 | IV | 317 0 30 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0
7 | " | 332 0 0 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0
8 | " | 316 3 30 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0

Fern and manuka land; undulating and broken; clay soil on ridges, fair soil in gullies; pastoral land; well watered. Access by track along surveyed unformed road, five miles to formed road; eight miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

10 | IV | 277 1 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0
11 | " | 288 1 0 | 145 0 0 | 2 18 0
12 | " | 245 2 0 | 125 0 0 | 2 10 0
13 | " | 259 2 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0
14 | " | 224 1 0 | 115 0 0 | 2 6 0

Fern and manuka land; broken pastoral and agricultural land; fair soil in gullies, clay soil on ridges; well watered. Access by track along surveyed unformed road, four miles to formed road; seven miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

15 | IV | 75 1 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
16 | " | 65 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0

Broken pastoral land; fern and manuka; fair soil on slopes, clay soil on ridges; well watered. Access by track along surveyed road (unformed), four miles to formed road; seven miles from Waipapa and thirteen miles from Ohaewai.

Piako County.—Maungatautari Survey District.

4 | XII | 82 3 0 | 65 0 0 | 1 6 0
5 | " | 104 3 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
19 | " | 45 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0
20 | " | 93 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0

Undulating fern country; light pumice soil; about nine miles from Putaruru Railway-station.

1 | VIII | 62 1 15 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
2 | XII | 44 0 10 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0
17 | " | 63 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0

Section 1, level and open; accessible from village by 50-link occupation road; watered by the Waipa Stream and another small stream to west of section; light pumice soil. Section 2, 7 acres swamp. Section 17, undulating fern country; light pumice soil; accessible by road.

Piako County.—Patetere North Survey District.

5 | V | 99 0 0 | 75 0 0 | 1 10 0
1 | IX | 155 2 12 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
2 | " | 83 1 22 | 65 0 0 | 1 6 0
3 | " | 95 0 10 | 75 0 0 | 1 10 0
4 | " | 65 1 16 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
13 | " | 109 1 0 | 85 0 0 | 1 14 0
16 | " | 45 0 18 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
17 | " | 48 2 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
18 | " | 48 3 12 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
19 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
20 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
21 | " | 42 2 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0
23 | " | 31 0 16 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
24 | " | 64 0 28 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
25 | " | 95 0 8 | 75 0 0 | 1 10 0
33 | " | 50 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
34 | " | 49 0 12 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
35 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
36 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
37 | " | 45 2 33 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
38 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
39 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
40 | " | 49 1 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
41 | " | 51 3 14 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
42 | " | 49 3 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
43 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
44 | " | 48 1 14 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
45 | " | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0
46 | " | 41 0 10 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
47 | " | 41 2 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
48 | " | 41 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
49 | " | 51 1 5 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
50 | " | 49 1 13 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
51 | " | 49 2 10 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
52 | " | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
53 | " | 39 2 13 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0

Level land; light pumice soil; watered by the Waipa Stream.

THIRD-CLASS LANDS.
Bay of Islands County.—Russell Survey District.

6 | XIV | 520 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0

Open and forest land, undulating to broken; well watered. Situated on the main formed road.

Tauranga County.—Apata Parish.

194 | .. | 43 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 0 6 0
196 | .. | 132 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0
197 | .. | 75 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0
201 | .. | 152 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
202 | .. | 416 0 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 4 0
226 | .. | 532 0 0 | 135 0 0 | 2 14 0

Open land of inferior quality, consisting of broken fern ridges, with swampy gullies. From fifteen to seventeen miles from Tauranga.

Piako County.—Patetere North Survey District.

1 | V | 215 0 0 | 85 0 0 | 1 14 0
2 | " | 307 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
4 | " | 186 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0

Open fern land, situated about six miles from Tirau Railway-station (Rotorua line).

Mangonui County.—Waiake Parish.

N. 21 | .. | 116 2 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
N.E. 38 | .. | 86 1 16 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
41 | .. | 89 0 36 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0

Generally open land, midway between Awanui and Taipa. Part Section 21 contains some kahikatea forest.

33 | .. | 125 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 14 0
34 | .. | 117 2 30 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
35 | .. | 177 0 0 | 45 0 0 | 0 18 0

Fern and tea-tree lands. Section 33 has a good deal of raupo swamp. Situated about seven miles from Taipa and Awanui Post-offices.

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

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.