MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1307

Opening National Endowment Lands in Nelson 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 described in the Schedule
hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on
Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of June, 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Third-class Unsurveyed Lands.

Takaka County.

Rough hills, covered with birch bush. Situated on
Awaroa Road, behind Tonga Bay and Awaroa Inlet. Access
by sea and proposed branch road.

| Totaranui | VIII, IX, X | 10,640 | 2·88 |

Rough mountain-slopes, thickly timbered with birch and
some rimu. Access by proposed tracks up the Awaroa and
Falls Rivers respectively.

| Takaka | I, II, VI, VII, X, and XI | 17,000 | 3·36 |

Very rough broken mountain-slopes, covered with bush,
chiefly birch. Access by proposed branch roads up the
Anatoki and Waingaro Rivers, Stony Creek, and other side
gullies.

| Takaka | III, IV, VII, VIII, XI, XII | 10,000 | 3·36 |

Very rough broken mountain-slopes, covered with birch
bush. Access by tracks proposed from Rameka Creek
through Canaan to the Stockyards, Riwaka Range.

| Mount Arthur | III, VI, VII | 2,450 | 3·12 |

Situated about twenty miles south of Takaka and fourteen
miles west of Motueka as the crow flies. Access is by the
Motueka Valley Main Road and the formed pack-track fol-
lowing the Graham River and Flora Creek for a distance of
about twenty miles from the Town of Motueka.

The northern portion of the block is of limestone formation,
the middle portion limestone and slate, and the southern
portion principally slate formation, the whole being covered
with heavy birch bush, with scattered cedars and the usual
heavy underscrub.

| Totaranui | V | 330 | 3·6 |

Consists almost wholly of hills and gullies, varying from
60 ft. to about 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Covered with bush,
consisting chiefly of birch, with some rimu in the gullies.
Granite formation; well watered. Situated back of Awaroa
Inlet. Access by surveyed track.

| Takaka | XIV, XV, XVIII, XIX | 11,000 | 3·6 |
| Mount Arthur | III, IV, VII, VIII, XI | | |
| Takaka | X, XIII, XIV, XVII, XVIII | 4,500 | 3·36 |

The country along the slopes is suitable for sheep; well
watered, and easy of access from the Motueka side of the
range. There is very little undergrowth, the principal
timber being stunted red-birch. The belt between the
Takaka River and the dividing range between the Takaka
and Cobb Rivers is inferior light-bush land. The northern
portion of the block is accessible from Upper Takaka, and is
distant twenty-four miles from the Villages of Waitapu and
Motueka respectively. The southern end of the block is
approached by way of the Graham River Track from
Motueka Village, from which it is distant about twenty-two
miles.

| Totaranui | V, VIII, IX | 3,719 | 3·12 |

Bounded towards the north generally by the surveyed sec-
tions in Block III, Totaranui Survey District; towards the

south generally by Crown lands; and towards the west
generally by surveyed sections in Blocks V and VIII. Con-
sists chiefly of hills and gullies of an altitude varying from
about 500 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Covered with bush
consisting of birch, cedar, and some rimu. Granite forma-
tion. Well watered. Access is by unformed roads from
Awaroa, Totaranui, and Wainui Inlets.

Waimea County.

Fair soil. Forest principally birch. Access by road up
Pokororo Stream.

| Motueka | I | 3,850 | 3·36 |

Rough mountain-slopes, covered with birch bush. Access
by Brooklyn Track over ranges into Riwaka Valley.

| Wangapeka | X, XIII, XIV | 8,700 | 2·88 |

Steep mountain-sides. Very cold in winter. Covered
with mixed bush, comprising birch, rimu, and some totara.
Access by road up the Wangapeka and Clarke Rivers.

| Kaiteriteri | XIII, XV | 3,536 | 3·36 |

Very rough broken mountain-slopes, covered with birch
bush. Access by road up the Riwaka Valley.

| Kaiteriteri | III to VI | 9,750 | 2·88 |
| Totaranui | XI and XII | | |

Rough mountain-slopes, thickly timbered; timber chiefly
birch, with some rimu and rata. Access by proposed tracks
up the Otuwhero and Marahau Rivers.

| Mount Arthur | VII, VIII, XI, XII, XV, XVI | 14,300 | 2·88 |

Fair soil; covered with forest, principally birch. Situated
on the eastern side of Mount Arthur Range. Access by
roads up the Rivers Pearse and Graham.

| Tadmor | VI, X, XIV | 3,832 | 3·36 |

All low hills and gullies, with a few small flats in the
creeks; covered with bush, principally birch, with a little
rimu; formation, sandstone gravels. Access by unformed
roads up the River Sherry and branches of the River Tadmor.
Distant four miles from the proposed railway-station at
Manu.

| Kaiteriteri | IV | 314 | 2·88 |

Inferior birch hills, granite formation. Access by Canaan
Track.

| Rintoul | I, II, V | 1,360 | 2·88 |

Nearly all rough broken hilly country, with a few small
flats along the River Wairoa. Covered with bush, chiefly
birch, with some matai and rimu. Formation, decomposed
slate; very liable to slips. Accessible by the Chrome Track
and by unformed road up the Wairoa River, the nearest
point being eight miles from the Brightwater Railway-
station.

| Wangapeka | III, VII | 3,500 | 2·88 |

Rough wooded hills; timber chiefly birch. Situated on
the Baton River. Access by branch track from the Baton
River Road and by track up Ellis Creek.

| Tainui | V | 1,203 | d. |
| Hope | III | | 3·12 |

Situated at the head-waters of the River Hope, at an alti-
tude varying from 1,000 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Land
is of inferior quality, being nearly all low hills and gullies,
covered with birch forest. Formation, granite and clay
gravels. Accessible by the formed road to the Buller by way
of the Tadmor Valley. Distant about fifteen miles from the
Tadmor Railway-station.

| Motueka | II, VI | 600 | 2·88 |

Low hills, principally fern land. Access by Mount Camp-
bell Track and track up Rocky River.

Collingwood County.

| Waitapu | II, IV | 2,800 | 3·6 |

Hilly land, covered with forest, comprising chiefly brown-
birch and red-birch, with rimu and pukatea in gullies; thick
underscrub. Limestone and slate formation. Access by
branch roads from the Collingood–Takaka Inland Road.
Distant eight miles from the Town of Collingwood and nine
miles from the Port of Waitapu.

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