Dec. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3099

Lands for Lease by Public Auction in the Auckland Land District.

Office of the Waiariki District Maori Land Board,
Rotorua, 8th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Assembly Hall, Rotorua, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, 21st December, 1909, under the provisions of “The Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

SECOND-CLASS LANDS.

Okohoriki Blocks.—Rotorua County.—Rotorua Survey District.

• Partly improved land. Weighted with £5, valuation of improvements.
  † Partly improved land. Weighted with £10, valuation of improvements.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

These lands are second-class, and are situated about four miles from the Town of Rotorua, and are adjacent to the Ngongotaha Township. The nearest point is only 10 to 20 chains from the railway-station of Ngongotaha, whilst the farthest point is not more than two miles and a half away. The access is by a good road—the main route to Tauranga and the Waikato—and also by the Rotorua-Auckland Railway line. The access road to the sections, though unformed at present, offers little difficulty to light-wheeled traffic gaining access to any of the back sections. The soil varies from rich alluvial flats to poor broken land at the back of most of the sections. The blocks are fern-covered, with scattered tutu and manuka, except Sections 1 and 2, which are partly improved. The blocks lie to the north and east, and are well watered by the Ngongotaha Stream and springs. The altitude varies from 950 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

Tapuaekura Block (Tapuaekura Moana Waipu).—Rotorua County.—Rotoiti Survey District.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

This land is second-class, and is situated about thirteen miles from the Town of Rotorua, the means of access being the main Rotorua-Whakatane Road. The soil, though light, is of fair quality. The block consists of open heavy fern and tutu land, as well as forest land of tawa, rimu, kahikatea, &c. The section offered lies to the sun, and is well watered by the Mangakopikopiko Stream. The land is within 30 chains of Lake Rotoiti, and the altitude is from 950 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. The right is given to the lessee to sell what timber there is on the section, subject to one-half of the current rate of royalty per hundred feet being paid to the Board when the timber is disposed of for purposes other than for the use of the lessee.

Wharenui, Puketawhero, Owhatiura South, and Rotomahana-Parekarangi No. 4a No. 2 Blocks.—Rotorua County.—Tarawera Survey District.

• Weighted with £50, valuation of improvements.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

These sections are second-class land, and are situated to the east of the Town of Rotorua, the nearest point being distant therefrom less than two miles. The access is by the main coach and motor road to Tauranga, Te Puke, Paengaroa, Te Teko, Opotiki, and the coast generally, part of which road forms the northern boundary of the blocks. The access roads leading from the main road to the sections now offered are surveyed and partly formed. The soil, generally speaking, is of a light, loamy nature, on pumice formation. The sections are well situated, lying to the sun, well sheltered, and all ploughable. The altitude is some 950 ft. above sea-level. Two or three right-of-ways are to be provided for the use of the lessees of the whole of these blocks to gain access to the lake, which is about half a mile away. One of these is already formed.

THIRD-CLASS LANDS.

Wharenui, Puketawhero, Owhatiura South, and Rotomahana Parekarangi No. 4a No. 2 Blocks.—Rotorua County. Tarawera Survey District.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

These sections are third-class land, and are situated some four to five miles south-east of Rotorua Town, which will provide a good market for the produce of the land. The access is by the main road to the coast. The roads leading from the main road to the sections are partly formed, and will be completed when the sections are taken up. The soil is of a light loamy nature, resting on pumice formation. The land is covered with fern, scattered tutu, and patches of manuka. Section 4 contains a small area of forest, consisting of rimu, tawa, rata, &c. The sections all lie to the sun, and are well protected from southerly winds. The land is partly ploughable, and is fairly well watered by the Waingaehe Stream and its branches, and by several springs. The altitude varies from 1,000 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.

Te Kotuku-o-Tamawhakaara Block (Part of Rotomahana-Parekarangi No 6a Section 2 No. 6b).—Rotorua County.—Tarawera Survey District.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

This block is third-class land, and lies about five miles to the south of Rotorua Town, and is adjacent to the State Forest Plantation of Waipa. The access is by a good coach-road, being the main road to the Urewera country and Taupo. The soil is light, resting on pumice formation. The land is covered with fern, and is well watered by the Kauaka Stream and tributaries. The altitude varies from 975 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.