Aug. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2323

Weighted with £15, valuation for totara timber.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating country, covered with mixed forest, containing kauci, totara, rimu, kabikatea, puriri, and matai, with fairly light undergrowth of kuciwao, kiekie, ferns, and bush-lawyer. Soil of good second-class quality, on olay and semi-volcanic formation ; well watered by streams. Situated about ten miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-track, balance unformed.

a | III | 267 1 15 | 405 0 0 | 10 4 6 | 3 a 0

Weighted with £20, valuation for totaca timber.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating ountry ; about 6 acres fern and dead bush, balance mixed forest, comprising kauri, totara, kabikatea, rimu, puriri, matai. taraire, hinau, kohekohe, towai, rata, rewarewa, mahoe, and miro, with medium undergrowth of punga, kuriwao, and toikiwi. Soil of fairly good second-class quality, partly ooloanio, on clay-and-rock formation ; well watered.. Distant nine miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-track, balance unformed.

4 | III | 222 a 0 | 335 0 0 | 8 7 6 | 6 14 0

Weighted with £20, valuation for cimu timber.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 700 it. above sea-level. Broken aud undulating country ; about 1 acre fern, balance mixed forest, comprising rimu, totara, pucici, kahikatea, kauci, matai, taraire, hinau, kohekohe, towai, rata, rewarewa, mahoe, and miro, with medium undergrowth of punga, kuciwao, toikiri. Soil of fairly good second-class quality, partly volcanio, on clay-and-rock formation ; well watered. Distant eleven miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-tcaok, balance as yet unformed.

5 | III | 964 1 0 | 300 0 0 | 7 10 0 | 6 0 0

Weighted with £50, valuation for kauci and rimu timber.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating country, with a small kohekohe flat; about 50 acres fern, balance mixed forest, comprising dead and green kauci, totara, rimu, puciri, kabikatea, miro, mahoe, taraire, kohekohe, towai, rewarewa, with medium undergrowth of kuciwao, toikiwi, and punga. Soil of medium second-class quality, on clay-and-papa formation ; well watered. Distant eleven miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-tcaok, balance as yet unformed.

6 | III | 288 2 0 | 325 0 0 | 8 2 6 | 610 0

Weighted with £30, valuation for kauri and totara timber.

Altitude. from 900 ft. to 600ft. above see-level. Broken and undulating country, with one or two small flats ; about 16 acres fern. ploughable in part ; uaidance mixed forest. comprising kauri, totara, matai, kabikatea, dmu, puriri, mahoe, miro, taraire, kohekohe, towai, rewarewa, with medium undergrowth of kuriwao, toikiwi, and punga. Soil of medium second-class quality, on clay subsoil ; well watered by streams. Distant twelve miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-track, balance as yet unformed.

7 | III | 252 1 0 | 330 0 0 | 9 10 0 | 719 0

Weighted with £15, valuation for kauri timber.

Altitude, from 250 ft. to 600ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating ountry, with some small flats ; about 10 acres fern, balance mixed forest, oompcieing kauri, totaca, kahikatea, pucici, matai, mahoe, mim, taraire, kohekohe, towai, rewarewa, and rimu ; medium undergrowth of kuriwao, punga, toikiwi. Soil of fairly good second-class quality, partly vulobnio, on clay-and-igneous-rock focmbtion ; well watered. Distant twelve miles fmm Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-track, balance as yet unformed.

9 | III | 258 3 0 | 196 0 0 | 4 17 6 | 3 13 0

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Broken and· undulating country ; about one-fourth fern, cembindec mixed forest, green and dead, comprising kauri, kabikatea, matai, totara, rimu, puriri, taraire, kohekohe, mahoe, miro, towai, rewarewa, and maire, with medium undergrowth of toikiwi, punga, kuriwao. Soil second-class quality, rather inferior, on olay subsoil ; well watered. Situated about thirteen miles from Mangonui-three miles metalled road, five miles bridle-track, balance graded road not yet formed. The timbers described above are probably sufficient for selector’s requirements.

10 | III | 489 2 0 | 490 0 0 | 12 5 0 | 9 16 0

Weighted with £55, valuation for kbuci and totaca timber.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 600 ft. above see-level. Broken bnd undulating land : about one-auactec fern, balance mixed forest, comprising kauri, pudci, ‘matai, totara, kabikatea, cimu, taraire, kohekohe, rata, mahoe, miro, towai, kuriwao, bnd pungb. Soii medium second-class quality, mating on clay subsoil ; well watered. Situated about thirteen miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles bridle. track, balance graded road as yet unformed.

As witness the hand of Hie Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and oighi.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Bacon 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 fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth day of Ootober, one thousand nine hundred and eight ; and also that the land 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 becehy also fix the prices at which the said lend shall be sold. occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — HOBSON COUNTY. — TE KURI PARISH.

Second-class Laud.

Altitude, from 6 ft. to 150 ft. above eea-level. About 100 acres swamp, ooveced with raupo and rushes, balance undulating fern and tea-tree land. Soil in swamp p will be of good quality when drained, that on hills is inferior sandy soil, on clay subsoil ; watered by swamp. Situated one mile from Tangaihe Landing.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands

Opening Land in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKBT, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Bacon Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in thir behalf, as pmvided in section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eight ; and also that the lend 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 lend shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the raid Schedule hereto, bud do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”