368: [No. 8
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Undulating land, 280 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level; soil fair to good; covered with white-birch, brown-birch, and silver-birch bush, interspersed with some matai, white-pine, and small totara. Watered by Landing Creek; a small portion liable to flood. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about eleven miles from Reefton Railway-station.

15, 17 | III | 69 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
Undulating land, lying from 300 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level; soil fair; covered with heavy bush of white-birch and silver-birch, with some large white-pines; about 3 acres old tailings, carrying rushes and blackberries. Access by by-road from Westport—Reefton Road, distant about eleven miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

54,56,58| V | 155 0 0 | 90 0 0 | 1 16 0
Undulating land, from 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. More than half of this land is covered with bush of white-birch, brown-birch, and silver-birch; soil fair. The remainder is open pakihi, swampy in places. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about four miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

18 | VI | 43 0 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 10 0
Undulating land, about 500 ft. above sea-level; soil fair, but inclined to be swampy near railway-line and creek; covered with bush, chiefly brown-birch, with some white-pines. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about seven miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

100,101 | IX | 77 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
86 | X | 40 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
93, 95 | " | 77 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0
Undulating land, fair soil, about 600 ft. above sea-level. All the milling-timber has been removed; chiefly covered with dead timber and fern. Access by Westport—Reefton Road and by branch roads therefrom. Sections 100 and 101 are distant about one mile and a half, Sections 93 and 95 about one mile and three-quarters, and Section 86 about two miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

Note.—Existing tramway rights through Sections 86 and 93 will expire when timber is cut out.

THIRD-CLASS LANDS.

Inangahua County.—Inangahua Survey District.

2A, 3A, 4 | VIII | 147 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Undulating land, from 25 ft. to 40 ft. above level of Inangahua River and 300 ft. above sea-level. A few white-pines scattered over this area, other bush composed of scrubby birch, with small silver-pine and manuka on back part; about half rather swampy, but may be drained. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about fifteen miles from Reefton Railway-station.

5, 6, 9 | XII | 144 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Undulating land; partly covered with small silver-pine and scrubby manuka, and partly with brown-birch, white-birch, and silver-birch, interspersed with white-pines and red-pines; swampy throughout, but easily drained; soil generally inferior and heavily mossed; about 300 ft. above sea-level, and watered by Walker’s Creek. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about fourteen miles from Reefton Railway-station.

8, 11 | XII | 134 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0
Fairly level land, about 25 ft. above river-level; partly covered with white-birch, silver-birch, and brown-birch, and partly with small silver-pine and manuka scrub; about 10 acres swampy, covered with white-pine saplings, heavily mossed in parts. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about fourteen miles from Reefton Railway-station.

12,15,17| XII | 144 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Undulating land, lying from 25 ft. to 40 ft. above river-level; covered with bush, consisting of brown-birch, white-birch, and silver-birch, with a considerable amount of white-pine on back part of sections. Front part of sections fairly dry, back part wet, heavily mossed in places; watered by Blackwater Creek. Access by Westport—Reefton Road, distant about thirteen miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

Inangahua County.—Reefton Survey District.

50 | II | 51 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0
Undulating swampy flat land, from 350 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. The bulk of this section is covered with bush composed of small mixed birches, with white-pine between the pakihi and foot of hills; the remainder contains manuka,

Terraces and undulating land, from 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level; about 10 acres in grass and about 20 acres in bush, fair soil; remainder wet land, covered with small manuka scrub. Access by Westport—Reefton Road and by-road, distant about three miles and a half from Reefton Railway-station.

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

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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, 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-fifth day of March, 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Lands.

Mangonui County.—Takahue Survey District.

5 | XIV | 475 0 0 | 300 0 0 | 7 10 0 | 6 0 0
Altitude, from 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land; about 300 acres mixed forest, comprising puriri, taraire, kohekohe, miro, rimu, and scattered kahikatea and totara, with dense undergrowth of nikau, bush-ferns, &c.; balance fern and dead forest. Soil of fair second-class quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered. Fronts Takahue—Herekino Road, distant about four miles from Herekino by fair formed road.

Hokianga County.—Tutamoe Survey District.

3 | V | 177 1 24 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
Altitude, from 900 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land, with level patches; all covered with mixed forest, comprising towai, rimu, birch, taraire, rata, &c., with heavy undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, and ferns. Soil a mixed loam and clay, from fair to inferior quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Fronting Kaihu—Taheke main dray-road, about eleven miles from Kaihu Railway-station and two miles from Mangatu School.

Hokianga County.—Waipoua Survey District.

9 | VIII | 127 2 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, from 900 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to very broken forest land; forest comprises rimu, totara, rata, birch, towai, taraire, with undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, and ferns. Soil, mixed loam and clay of fair quality, on sandstone formation; watered by springs and small streams. Access by Kaihu—Taheke main cart-road, about ten miles from Kaihu Railway-station and half a mile from Mangatu School.