Aug. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2163

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.—MARAMARUA PARISH.
Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 150 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. About 40 acres swamp, covered with rushes, flax, and raupo; about 30 acres scattered patches of light bush, comprising tawa, rimu, rewarewa, and puriri, with open undergrowth of supplejack; balance fern and manuka scrub, half broken and half undulating. Soil, a heavy clay, generally inferior (except swamps), on clay subsoil; fairly well watered by stream and swamps. Situated about one mile south of Maramarua Store and post-office, on the road to Waerenga, and about eighteen miles from Pokeno Railway station by formed road.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Westland 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-first day of October, 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.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

| 2603 | I | 110 0 0 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0 |
Grouped with Section 2604. Altitude, up to 50 ft. above sea-level. Good swampy land, with patches of flax along Waiwhero Creek; all more or less covered with bush. Most of the swamp is drainable. Access by the Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-three miles from Greymouth, and six miles from Barrytown.

| 2605 | I | 171 0 0 | 260 0 0 | 5 4 0 |
Altitude, up to 50 ft. above sea-level. Good swampy land; all more or less covered with bush, scrub, and some patches of good flax; mostly drainable. Access by Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-two miles from Greymouth, and five miles from Barrytown.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Grey County.—Punakaiki Survey District.

| 2589 | I | 24 3 15 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0 |
Flat swampy land, at present growing good flax. Fronts sea-beach and Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-five miles from Greymouth, and eight miles from Barrytown.

| 2593 | I | 295 0 0 | 150 0 0 | 3 0 0 |
Altitude, 20 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. All bush land, 80 acres flat, remainder rough limestone hills. Accessible by horse-track up Punakaiki River bed, and also by Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant twenty-seven miles from Greymouth, and ten miles from Barrytown.

| 2596 | II | 552 0 0 | 280 0 0 | 5 12 0 |
Altitude, from 30 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Thirty acres flat land near river, rising to steep ridge at back; heavily timbered. Access by Punakaiki River-bed Road. Twenty-eight miles from Greymouth, and eleven miles from Barrytown.

Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

| 2602 | I | 394 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
Grouped with Section 2600. Altitude, from 30 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Comprises low hills of marl-and-limestone formation, with some small flats of good land on Punakaiki River; all bush-clad. Access by Punakaiki River-bed Road, which is a horse-track. Twenty-nine miles from Greymouth, and twelve miles from Barrytown.

Grouped with Section 2603. Altitude, from 20 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Comprises low hills and gullies, of gravel formation, covered with dense bush. Access by Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-three miles from Greymouth, and six miles from Barrytown.

| 2606 | I | 483 0 0 | 310 0 0 | 6 4 0 |
Weighted with £23, valuation for improvements, consisting of 11 chains of fencing on Barrytown-Brighton Road, hut, and clearing near Waiwhero Road.

Grouped with Section 2607. Altitude, from 20 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Comprises terraces and gullies, of gravel formation, covered with bush, with dense undergrowth. Two gullies, flat at the bottom, are estimated to contain about 100 acres of good land, which will eventually be ploughable. Creeks are small and not liable to scour. Access by Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-two miles from Greymouth, and five miles from Barrytown.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.
Grey County.—Punakaiki Survey District.

| 2590 | I | 446 3 0 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0 |
Broken limestone hills, rising from sea-level to an altitude of 800 ft., wholly covered with bush, consisting of birch, rata, and red-pine. Well watered by small creeks. Fronts Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Distant from Greymouth twenty-six miles, and from Barrytown nine miles.

| 2592 | I | 350 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0 |
Altitude, from 20 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Comprises broken limestone hills, covered with bush of birch, rata, and red-pine. Well watered. Fronts Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant from Greymouth twenty-eight miles, and from Barrytown eleven miles.

| 2594 | II | 324 0 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0 |
Altitude, up to 800 ft. above sea-level. Part easy slopes, and part rough limestone hills. Wholly covered with bush of birch, rata, and red-pine. Fronts Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant from Greymouth twenty-seven miles, and from Barrytown ten miles.

| 2595 | II | 558 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0 |
Altitude, from 50 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Gently sloping terraces. Land of marine formation, with a little limestone. Bush light near Pororari River. Fronts Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant twenty-eight miles from Greymouth, and eleven miles from Barrytown.

Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

| 2597 | II | 552 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0 |
Altitude, from 30 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. About 40 acres flat near river, remainder rough limestone hills; heavily timbered. Access by Punakaiki River-bed Road, which is a horse-track. Twenty-nine miles from Greymouth, and twelve miles from Barrytown.

Grey County.—Punakaiki Survey District.

| 2598 | I | 211 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 2599 | „ | 322 0 0 | | |
Altitude, from 10 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Broken forest-covered country, of gravel formation, with limestone escarpments and some good flats on Punakaiki River; all bush-clad. Access by Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-five miles from Greymouth, and seven miles from Barrytown.

| 2600 | I | 287 0 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 4 0 |
Grouped with Section 2602. Altitude, up to 550 ft. above sea-level. Broken limestone country, covered with birch bush. Fronts Punakaiki River-bed Road, which is a horse-track. Twenty-seven miles from Greymouth, and ten miles from Barrytown.

| 2601 | I | 319 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0 |
Altitude, from 40 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Broken country, of gravel formation, covered with bush. Access by Barrytown-Brighton Road, which is formed for horse traffic. Twenty-three miles from Greymouth, and six miles from Barrytown.

Grey County.—Waiwhero Survey District.

| 2607 | I | 598 0 0 | 230 0 0 | 4 12 0 |
Grouped with Section 2606. Altitude, from 200 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken country, of blue-reef-and-limestone formation, with small flat near Punakaiki River; all bush. Access by Punakaiki River-bed Road, which is a horse-track.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.