Dec. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3081

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.—OPAKU SURVEY DISTRICT. Second-class Land.
| Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Purchase: Total Price. | Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. | Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 15 | IX | 946 3 33 | 3,550 0 0 | 88 15 0 | 71 0 0 |
Weighted with £823 17s. 6d., valuation for improvements, comprising 525 chains fencing, £418 6s.; 171 chains box-thorn hedge, £55 11s. 6d.; sheep-yards, £22 10s.; house, £285; outbuildings, £42 10s.
Situated on the Ball Road, between the Tarere and Kawaiti Roads. Access from Ball Road Railway-station, about nine miles distant by the Ball Road, which is formed for dray traffic right past section. Contains 896 acres felling and grassing, 10 acres stumping, ploughing, and logging up, tracks, two dams, and orchard. The land comprises small portion of flat-topped spurs along Tarere Road and about 8 acres to 10 acres of flat on the Kawaiti Road frontage. Balance is medium to steep sidlings, with gorgy creeks. The soil is of clayey loam, on a papa formation. The forest, about 50 acres, comprises rimu, rata, tawa, &c., with a medium undergrowth. Well watered. Altitude, about 1,150 ft. above sea-level.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventeenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Lands.
Opening Lands in Taranaki 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 Monday, the seventeenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten; 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.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.—OPAKU SURVEY DISTRICT. Second-class Land.
| Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Purchase: Total Price. | Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. | Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 5 | X | 718 0 0 | 700 0 0 | 17 10 0 | 14 0 0 |
Weighted with £1,172, valuation for improvements, comprising 294 acres felling and grassing, £742; 132½ chains fencing, £130; sheep-yards, £5; tracks, £50; garden, £5; small shed, £5; old whare, £10; house, £225.
The Crown reserves the right to deviate the Ball Road in this section, and the area of the old road about to be closed, as indicated in dotted lines on plan, is included in the section.
Sloping country, with river-flats. Altogether, 360 acres has been felled and grassed. The forest now remaining is heavy, consisting of rata, rimu, &c., with the usual undergrowth. Soil of good quality, on a papa formation. The section is well watered. Elevation varies from 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
12 | XIV | 760 0 0 | 1,965 0 0 | 49 2 6 | 39 6 0
To insure better fencing-lines than formerly existed it is the present intention that when feasible the boundaries be amended to accord with the dotted lines on plan, and this must be taken into consideration when the land is selected. The Crown reserves the right to deviate the Ball Road in this section, and the area of the old road about to be closed, as indicated in dotted lines on plan, is included in the section.
Situat…
ail Road. Access is from Ball Road Railway-station, about nine miles distant, by Ball Road, which is formed for dray traffic right up to the section. Contains 344 acres felling and grassing, and 119 acres in grass overgrown with fern, &c. Comprises some good river-flats, about 20 acres of which would be ploughable when stumped; the rest is steep ridges. The soil is of clayey loam, on a papa formation. The forest now remaining comprises rata, tawa, rimu, kahikatea, with birch on ridges and top of spurs; medium undergrowth. Well watered.
13 | XIV | 521 0 0 | 1,280 0 0 | 32 0 0 | 25 12 0
Weighted with £356, valuation for improvements, comprising fencing, £183; sheep-yards, £8; and house and shed, £165.
To insure better fencing-lines than formerly existed it is the present intention that when feasible the boundaries be amended to accord with the dotted lines on plan, and this must be taken into consideration when the land is selected.
Situat…
ail Road. Access is from Ball Road Railway-station, about eight miles distant, via the Ball Road, which is formed as a dray-road up to and past the section. Contains 191 acres grassing, of which 6 acres has been stumped and ploughed, also 131 acres grassing covered with second growth. Comprises flat-topped ridges and deep gullies, with steep spurs. There are from 15 to 20 acres of flat land on the Patea River frontage. The soil is of clayey loam, on a papa formation. The forest now remaining comprises birch, tawa, rimu, rata, &c., with a heavy undergrowth. Well watered.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Lands.
Opening Lands in Nelson Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.
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, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twelfth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.
SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT. Second-class Land.
| Section. | Block. | Area. | Capital Value. | Half-yearly Rental. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 34 | II | 305 1 18 | 155 0 0 | 3 2 0 |
All flat low-lying swampy land, covered with small flax, toitoi, and light scrub. Soil is good, but requires draining.
BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.