APRIL 9.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

the gullies and on the slopes; good feed for stock is therefore supplied by the forest.

This land can be converted into excellent sheep-raising country; it adjoins the Maruia Plains, where settlement has commenced, and has a good climate and good road access.

Situated on the main road leading from the Town of Murchison to Maruia Plains via Matakiki, the distance from Murchison being twenty-six miles, twenty-two miles of which is excellent dray-road; the remaining distance (a gap of four miles, extending from the Maruia Saddle to the mouth of the Rappahannock Stream) is now in course of construction.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Westland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of "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 in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only, in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-one of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metals, minerals, or valuable stone; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Westland County.-Bruce Bay Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2444 | XIV | 276 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0
Altitude, 50 ft. above sea-level. Comprises 250 acres bush, the remainder being open pakihi swamp; heavily timbered with white-pine and red-pine, and undergrowth of punga and black scrub; deep sandy soil, slightly swampy in places; sufficiently watered. Access by old track along banks of Makatata Creek, about three miles from Bruce Bay Landing, and two miles and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2448 | XIV | 200 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0
Altitude, 200 ft. above sea-level. Comprises about 18 acres scrubby swamp land, the remainder being heavy red-pine and white-pine bush, with punga, black scrub, and undergrowth; deep sandy soil; about 30 acres stony. The section has a uniform gentle slope to the north-west. Access by Main South Road, about six miles from Bruce Bay Landing by Mahitahi River bed, and one mile and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Westland County.-Bruce Bay Survey District.

2445 | XIV | 297 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, 40 ft. above sea-level. About 40 acres bush, mostly white-pine, with some small silver-pine; 100 acres swamp, covered with mikimiki, black scrub, manuka, flax, and cabbage-tree; remainder open pakihi swamp. Access by old track along east bank of Makatata Creek, about three miles and a half from Bruce Bay Landing, and three miles from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2446 | XIV | 269 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0
Altitude, 40 ft. above sea-level. About 40 acres high scrub and light bush; remainder swamp, half of which is covered with mikimiki, black scrub, manuka, flax, and cabbage-trees, balance of swamp being open pakihi. Access by Mahitahi River bed and Main South Road, about seven miles from Bruce Bay Landing, and two miles and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2447 | XIV | 259 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0
Altitude, from 35 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. About 20 acres of very wet scrubby swamp; remainder swampy bush. About 80 acres on eastern side is hilly ground, some of which is steep and broken, the balance being level. Access by Bruce Bay Landing, seven miles up Mahitahi River and Flagstaff Creek and Main Road, and two miles and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2449 | XIV | 212 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, from 150 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. All heavy bush of red-pine, white-pine, miro, red-birch, and white-birch. Soil of medium quality; all stony and rough at eastern side. Hillside occupies about 70 acres; remainder gently sloping to the west. Access by Mahitahi River bed and Main South Road, about six miles and a half from Bruce Bay Landing, and two miles from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2450 | XIV | 151 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Altitude at north-west corner, 230 ft. above sea-level. All heavy bush, consisting of red-pine, white-pine, birch, and miro, with undergrowth of punga; gentle slope to north-west; about 50 acres rough hillsides; stony soil of fair quality. Access by Main South Road, about six miles from Bruce Bay Landing by Mahitahi River bed, and one mile and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2451 | XIV | 158 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Altitude at western corner, 145 ft. above sea-level. All heavy bush, consisting of red-pine, white-pine, birch, and miro, with undergrowth of punga; gentle slope to north and west; 50 acres rough hillside, 600 ft. to 800 ft. high; good deep sandy soil, stony in places. Distant five miles and a half from Bruce Bay Landing by Mahitahi River bed, and one mile from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2457 | XIV | 213 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, 40 ft. above sea-level. About half heavy bush, consisting of birch and some red-pine and silver-pine; remainder open pakihi. All level land; soil sandy, but wet. Distant about one mile from Bruce Bay Landing by formed road, which is practicable for dray traffic, and three miles from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2458 | XIV | 185 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
Altitude, 40 ft. above sea-level. About half heavy bush, consisting of birch and some red-pine and silver-pine; remainder open pakihi; soil sandy, but wet. Distant one mile and a half from Bruce Bay Landing by formed road and track along Makatata Stream, and three miles and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

Westland County.-Mount Douglas Survey District.

2452 | II | 250 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0
Altitude, about 100 ft. above sea-level. All heavy bush, consisting of red-pine, miro, birch, and an occasional totara, with undergrowth of punga. All level, but rising in terraces towards eastern side. Land on lower level very good, with deep sandy soil, but more gravelly in nature on higher levels. Distant from Bruce Bay Landing five miles and a half by Mahitahi River bed, which is practicable for dray traffic, and one mile from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

2459 | II | 336 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
Altitude, about 120 ft. above sea-level. All heavy bush, consisting of red-pine, birch, and miro, with undergrowth of punga and karewa. Intersected by terrace, flat on top, of an altitude of about 250 ft.; hilly on southern boundary. Lower levels consist of good sandy soil, being fluviatile deposit; but soil on terrace is more gravelly. Distant six miles from Bruce Bay Landing by Mahitahi River bed, which is practicable for dray traffic, and one mile and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Westland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand,