APRIL 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1147

Opening Lands in Southland Land District for Sale or Selection.

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

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 II 10 1 30 3 15 0 0 1 6
3 " 10 0 28 3 15 0 0 1 6
4 " 9 3 38 3 15 0 0 1 6
5 " 9 3 19 3 15 0 0 1 6
6 " 10 2 19 3 15 0 0 1 6
7 " 10 2 29 3 15 0 0 1 6
8 " 10 3 17 3 15 0 0 1 6
9 " 11 0 11 3 15 0 0 1 6

Situated about four miles from Half-moon Bay. Land mostly covered with bush of no commercial value; soil, peat; well watered. Altitude, 10 ft. to 60 ft. above sea-level. Offered subject to the reservation of all streams and water-courses for mining purposes.

Southland County.-Oteramika Hundred.

13 XIV 1,781 0 25 450 0 0 9 0 0

Situated three miles and a half from the Gorge Road Railway-station. Land level, mostly open, and of a wet and peaty nature. Access by partly formed road.

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.

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-fourth day of June, 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.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
5 I 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0
8 " 125 3 27 65 0 0 1 12 6 1 6 0
19 " 95 2 16 50 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0

Situated on the eastern side of Waikawa Harbour, from two to three miles from Waikawa Township; covered with mixed bush; well watered; soil medium.

13 III 159 0 7 80 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 0

Land inferior, only about 10 acres being fit for cultivation, the balance being a peat-moss or bog. Distant six miles and a half from Tokonui Post-office.

1 XII 431 2 0 220 0 0 5 10 0 4 8 0
2 " 1,610 0 0 805 0 0 20 2 6 16 2 0
4 " 439 3 11 220 0 0 5 10 0 4 8 0
5 " 315 0 32 160 0 0 4 0 0 3 4 0
6 " 286 0 0 145 0 0 3 12 6 2 18 0
7 " 263 3 39 135 0 0 3 7 6 2 14 0
8 " 302 2 0 155 0 0 3 17 6 3 2 0
10 " 486 3 14 245 0 0 6 2 6 4 18 0

Situated seven to ten miles from Waikawa. Steep, rough, broken country; all covered with forest, principally miro, kamai, and rimu, not suitable for sawmilling; clay soil; peaty in places. Height above sea-level, from 350 ft. to 1,300 ft. Part of this block is bounded by the main road.

1 XIII 780 0 0 390 0 0 9 15 0 7 16 0
4 " 869 0 0 435 0 0 10 17 6 8 14 0
7 " 492 1 0 250 0 0 6 5 0 5 0 0
9 " 261 1 9 135 0 0 3 7 6 2 14 0

Situated four to six miles from Waikawa Township. All covered with timber of an inferior and mixed class, unsuitable for sawmilling. The land is hilly and broken; soil fairly good; well watered.

2 VII 142 1 0 75 0 0 1 17 6 1 10 0
7 " 127 1 0 65 0 0 1 12 6 1 6 0
46 " 109 0 27 60 0 0 1 10 0 1 4 0
47 " 107 0 24 55 0 0 1 7 6 1 2 0
50 " 63 3 13 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0

Section 50 is weighted with £21, valuation for fencing and grassing.

Section 2 is situated about five miles from the head of the Waikawa Harbour, and is partly open and partly bush-clad. Section 7 is also about five miles from the Waikawa Harbour, and with Sections 46 and 47 is all bush-clad, the timber on the last-mentioned sections being rimu, miro, kamai, &c. Sections 46 and 47 are situated about three miles from Waikawa Harbour on the main road. The sections mentioned are generally hilly and broken, and of inferior quality. Section 50 is situated about three miles from Waikawa Township; access to within 5 chains of the section by good formed road; soil inferior and peaty; about 15 acres cleared, balance covered with light bush, chiefly kamai and manuka, fit only for fencing and firewood.

Opening Lands in Southland Land District for Sale or Selection.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT. — SOUTHLAND COUNTY. — WAIKAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Southland County.—Campbelltown Hundred.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
36 VI 12 0 0 15 0 0 0 7 6 0 6 0
37 " 11 3 36 15 0 0 0 7 6 0 6 0
38 " 10 0 0 12 10 0 0 6 3 0 5 0

Situated about three-quarters of a mile from Woodend Railway-station. Level land, covered with bush, from which the sawmilling timber has been cut out. Soil rather poor and swampy. Access by good road to Section 38 and to within a few chains of Sections 36 and 37.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Southland County.—Forest Hill Hundred.

357 XVI 234 0 0 150 0 0 3 15 0 3 0 0

Weighted with £43, valuation for hut and fencing.

Land hilly; good soil, on sandstone formation. About 15 acres open, balance covered with mixed bush of no commercial value. Height above sea-level, from 250 ft. to 700 ft. Situated about fourteen miles from Winton. Access by good summer road.

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.