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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68
LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.
The south-eastern end of the block is situated five miles by road from Helensville. Helensville is thirty-eight miles by rail from Auckland. The road is all formed and is metalled to within one mile of the boundary. A school and a post-office are situated a quarter of a mile from the boundary, and a creamery about three miles. The sections are all well watered. The upland of Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 consists generally of a light easily worked soil, on a sandstone bottom, well adapted for turnip-growing and clover. Water carriage will be available for many of the sections during spring tides.
| Lot. | Area. | Upset Rental. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 115 0 0 | 38 15 0 | |
| Alluvial flat. 30½ acres of grass; 30 acres of mud-flat; remainder tea-tree. | ||
| 2 | 192 0 0 | 26 5 0 |
| 70 acres island and mud-flat; remainder upland, all ploughable. Land fair to good. | ||
| 3 | 133 0 0 | 10 15 0 |
| Undulating fern country, all ploughable. | ||
| 8 | 210 3 10 | 39 5 0 |
| 90 acres poor rough hills; the remainder rich undrained and partially peat swamp. This section is loaded with the sum of £50 for improvements. |
IN THE CASE OF ALLOTMENTS NOS. 1, 2, 3, AND 8 PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO APPLICATIONS BY THE MAORI OWNERS OF THE LAND.
| 4 | 820 0 0 | 27 10 0 |
| 60 acres light fern land, all ploughable; 70 acres islands; remainder mud-flat. | | |
| 5 | 112 2 30 | 9 0 0 |
| About 15 acres of swamp; remainder fern land, all ploughable. | | |
| 6 | 242 1 10 | 19 10 0 |
| 40 acres peat swamp, partially drained; hillsides poor, 80 per cent. ploughable. | | |
| Lot. | Area. | Upset Rental. |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 148 1 22 | 10 15 0 | |
| 25 acres rich undrained peat swamp; 80 per cent. of remainder good ploughable fern land. | ||
| 9 | 182 1 3 | 18 0 0 |
| 30 acres good peat swamp; 60 per cent. of remainder ploughable; hillsides poor. This section has a puriri gully and will produce about 200 posts. | ||
| 10 | 477 3 0 | 35 10 0 |
| Practically all ploughable. The soil is from medium to poor quality, with patches of good soil. The swamps will supply rough feed. High tea-tree in gullies. | ||
| 11 | 420 0 0 | 57 15 0 |
| 14 | 467 0 0 | 64 0 0 |
| Western boundary sandy; remainder good black soil; rough to undulating surface; sown grass takes readily. The present capacity of each section is about 200 sheep. In the case of these sections where the sand has broken through the surface the lessee must immediately proceed to sow sand-binding grasses. Section 14 is loaded with the sum of £15 6s. 3d. for 35 chains of fencing at the northern end. | ||
| 12 | 1,110 0 0 | 34 10 0 |
| 13 | 1,591 0 0 | |
| To be leased in one lot. Suitable for grazing only. Approximately half is drift-sand; the remainder has a dressing of decomposed vegetation, and is covered with fern and tea-tree. Present capacity, 400 sheep. Sections 12 and 13 are loaded with the sum of £44 16s. 10d. for 102½ chains of fencing at the northern end. | ||
| 15 | 369 0 0 | 18 5 0 |
| About 40 acres rich soil, covered with high tea-tree; the remainder open fern land, about 70 per cent. ploughable. This section includes Waikauri Island, which is accessible during low water. This section is loaded with the sum of £33 9s. 5d. for 76½ chains of fencing at the northern end. | ||
| 16 | 560 0 0 | 24 10 0 |
| All open fern land; patches of good soil up to edge of small swamps; all ploughable. | ||
| 17 | 3 1 21 | 1 10 0 |
Meeting of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board.
Gisborne, 26th August, 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that the matter mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be considered at a meeting of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board to be held at Gisborne on Friday, the 4th day of September, 1908, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Board will allow.
[T. 1908-11.]
ALEX. KEEFER, President.
SCHEDULE.
APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF RECOMMENDATION TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR FOR REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.
| No. | Record No. | Name of Applicant. | Name of Land. | Area. | Nature of Proposed Alienation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | T. 1908-151 | Himiona Katipa and Heni Haua | Poututu B6b | A. R. P. 336 2 7 | Mortgage. |
Meeting of the Aotea District Maori Land Board.
Whanganui, 1st September, 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be considered at a meeting of the Aotea District Maori Land Board to be held at Whanganui on Tuesday, the 15th day of September, 1908, at 10.30 a.m. Applications relating to lands situated south of Palmerston North will be adjourned to be heard at Wellington on Tuesday, the 29th day of September, 1908.
THOS. W. FISHER, President.
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NZ Gazette 1908, No 68
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- Heni Haua, Application for removal of restrictions
- Alex. Keefer, President
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- Thos. W. Fisher, President