1532
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

Rough, broken, hilly country of limestone formation; good soil in gullies; about 350 acres burnt bush, grown up with blackberries, fern, &c.; remainder covered with bush, principally brown-birch and red-birch, with some rimu, totara, matai, and mountain rata. The main road from Riwaka to Takaka touches both areas, which are distant respectively about 14½ and 11½ miles from the Riwaka Post-office.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Otago 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, 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-second day of July, 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Tuapeka County.—Township of Bastings.

11 to 20 | V | 2 1 39 | 3 0 0 | 0 1 2

These sections are steep and broken, and have a southerly aspect. Situated at Rae’s Junction, on the Lawrence-Roxburgh Road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Taieri County.—Silver Peak Survey District.

12 | I | 39 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0

Open, broken section, rising to 975 ft. above sea-level; portion fern land; well watered. Accessible by road. One mile from Taioma Railway-station.

Tuapeka County.—Tuapeka East Survey District.

40 | XVIII | 21 2 4 | 15 0 0 | 0 6 0

Weighted with £15, valuation for improvements.

This section has a good aspect, but the soil is inferior. Good grazing-land, with a good sole of native grass. Altitude, 1,450 ft. above sea-level. Situated about a mile from Weatherstone Post-office and school.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Bruce County.—Akatore Survey District.

10 | I | 51 1 4 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0

31 | " | 52 1 5 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0

26 | VIII | 40 1 31 | 12 10 0 | 0 5 0

Rough bush sections of inferior quality, with patches of bush in the gullies. Situated from two to twelve miles from Milton.

Vincent County.—Leaning Rock Survey District.

51 | VII | 837 2 8 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0

55 | IX |

Open terrace country, from 500 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level; dry and bare; touched but not commanded by a water-race. Situated close to the Town of Alexandra.

Vincent County.—Lower Hauwa Survey District.

22 & 23 | V | 314 2 14 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0

Weighted with £75, valuation for improvements.

Open land, dry and rather inferior. An area of about 20 acres is fit for cultivation, the remainder is hilly. Situated about thirty-five miles from Cromwell.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Otago 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-second day of July, 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Bruce County.—Clarendon Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

25 | XI | 29 3 12 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0

Weighted with £31 9s., valuation for improvements.

A bush section of fair land; the heaviest bush has been cleared. General aspect good. Situated about six miles from Waihola Railway-station and about two miles from a school.

Clutha County.—Glenkenich Survey District.

52 | X | 6 3 29 | 22 10 0 | 0 11 3 | 0 9 0

Open, level, and undulating land; watered. Situated five miles from Pomahaka Railway-station.

Lake County.—Lower Wanaka Survey District.

13 | XIV | 19 3 11 | 20 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 8 0

14 | " | 13 2 26 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

15 | " | 27 3 15 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0

16 | " | 23 3 8 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0

17 | " | 12 1 31 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

18 | " | 13 2 23 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

23 | " | 7 3 15 | 10 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 0

24 | " | 11 2 6 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

26 | " | 13 3 38 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

27 | " | 12 0 27 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

28 | " | 10 2 18 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

30 | " | 9 2 7 | 10 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 0

31 | " | 15 1 18 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

32 | " | 10 3 4 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

33 | " | 12 0 10 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 5 0

34 | " | 14 0 13 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

35 | " | 13 1 39 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0

36 | " | 3 2 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

37 | " | 3 0 13 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

38 | " | 4 1 14 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

42 | " | 5 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

43 | " | 3 0 22 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

44 | " | 5 1 16 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

45 | " | 4 2 16 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

46 | " | 4 2 16 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

47 | " | 4 0 15 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

48 | " | 5 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

50 | " | 3 1 39 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0

55 | " | 29 1 22 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0

Open sections near the Town of Pembroke, on the shore of Lake Wanaka.