SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2439

Opening Lands in Canterbury 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, 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 fifty-four 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 eleventh day of November, 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, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
CANTEBURY LAND DISTRICT.

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

Res. 1854 | XIII | A. R. P. 28 0 0 | £ s. d. 70 0 0 | £ s. d. 1 15 0 | £ s. d. 1 8 0

Weighted with £4 17s. 6d., valuation for inferior boundary-fencing.

Situated on the east bank of the Grey River, at North Loburn, about nine miles north of Ashley Railway-station. Consists of open level land, with light alluvial stony soil, in tussock and native grasses, with patches of gorse.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Amuri County.—Mandamus Survey District.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, pts. 6 and 7 | XIV | 1,883 1 0 | 2,360 0 0 | 59 0 0 | 47 4 0

Situated on the north bank of the Hurunui River, above the traffic bridge, about two miles south-east of Balmoral Railway-station. About 250 acres agricultural land of fair quality; about 600 to 800 acres partially burnt manuka-scrub land; balance inferior light stony land. The portion below the terrace is well watered by McGrath’s Creek and branches.

NOTE.—A right is reserved over this land in favour of the Amuri County Council, its agents, workmen, or employees, to enable it to construct and maintain protective works, and to take and occupy such areas as may be required for this purpose without any compensation other than a reduction of rent or payment in respect of the actual area so taken, and this right shall include all necessary rights of access to and over the land in connection with the construction and maintenance of any such works.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Southland 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, 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 fifty-four 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 eleventh day of November, 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, 1908.’

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—FOREST HILL HUNDRED.

248 | XIV | 200 0 0 | £ s. d. 100 0 0 | £ s. d. 2 10 0 | £ s. d. 2 0 0

Nearly all peat-bog. Distant from Brown’s Railway-station about four miles and a half. Access by formed road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—MABEL HUNDRED.

27A | IV | 72 0 0 | 37 10 0 | 0 18 9 | 0 15 0

Weighted with £2 17s. 6d., valuation for fencing.

Open level land; well watered. Inferior soil; gravel formation. Distant about eight miles from Woodlands Railway-station. Access by formed road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—MOKORETA SURVEY DISTRICT.

6 | IX | 191 3 0 | 97 10 0 | 2 8 9 | 1 19 0
7 | " | 314 2 32 | 157 10 0 | 3 18 9 | 3 3 0

Situated about ten miles from Waimahaka Railway-station. Land mostly covered with birch bush. Rough, inferior, and broken country. Access by unformed road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—NEW RIVER HUNDRED.

35 | X | 59 2 19 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0
36 | " | 80 0 4 | 42 10 0 | 1 1 3 | 0 17 0

Open low-lying land, being somewhat peaty in places. Distant from Royal Bush about four miles. Access to Section 36 by formed road, and to Section 35 by formed road except a distance of 10 chains.

19 | XIX | 101 3 0 | 52 10 0 | 1 6 3 | 1 1 0

Land covered with light bush of no commercial value; light undergrowth. Soil fair to good; gravel formation; low-lying and swampy. Distant about four miles and a half from Wright’s Bush Railway-station. Access by partly made road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—SLOPEDOWN SURVEY DISTRICT.

14 | II | 311 1 14 | 157 10 0 | 3 18 9 | 3 3 0

Situated near the head of Mimihau River, some sixteen miles north-east of Wyndham. Open land covered with tussock, and consisting of light spurs. Access by partly formed road.

WALLACE COUNTY.—TAKITIMO SURVEY DISTRICT.

103 | IX | 168 0 0 | 85 0 0 | 2 2 6 | 1 14 0

Situated about thirty miles from Mosshurn Railway-station. Open land; soil fair; fairly well watered; gravel formation. Access by partly formed road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TOETOES SURVEY DISTRICT.

16 | III | 225 0 11 | 115 0 0 | 2 17 6 | 2 6 0

Situated about six miles from Glenham and ten miles from Waimahaka Railway-stations. Mostly covered with mixed bush of no commercial value; soil fair. Access by partly formed road.

WALLACE COUNTY.—WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

111 | V | 343 2 0 | 172 10 0 | 4 6 3 | 3 9 0

Situated one mile from Eastern Bush Township, and eighteen miles from Otatau Railway-station. Land hilly and broken; soil poor; clay formation. Access by partly formed road.

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

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Southland 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, 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 fifty-four 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 eleventh day of November, 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