Dec. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3229

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT. — SOUTHLAND COUNTY. — NEW RIVER HUNDRED.

Rural Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 17th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—TUTAMOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands for Disposal in Otago Land District.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 20th September, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, and 34, Block XIV, Rimu Survey District, Otago Land District, will be disposed of on or after Monday, the 10th day of January, 1910.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land for Disposal in Otago Land District.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 21st September, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that Section 45, Block I, Greenvale Survey District, Otago Land District, will be disposed of in three allotments on or after Monday, the 10th day of January, 1910.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land for Disposal in Otago Land District.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 1st November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that Section 1, Block II, Kawarau Survey District, Otago Land District, will be included in a small grazing-run, and disposed of on or after Tuesday, the 5th day of February, 1910.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 17th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—TUTAMOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level. Easy country along road frontage of Section 9; balance of sections broken land, covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, towai, and a small quantity of totara, with a few kauri-trees on Section 9. Clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Situated about eight miles from Kaihu, two miles of which is by dray-road, balance partly formed and in course of construction.

| 1 | X | 623 3 18 | 575 0 0 | 14 7 6 | 11 10 0 |
| 2 | " | 676 1 8 | 625 0 0 | 15 12 6 | 12 10 0 |
| 3 | " | 729 0 0 | 675 0 0 | 16 17 6 | 13 10 0 |
| 4 | " | 668 2 3 | 620 0 0 | 15 10 0 | 12 8 0 |
| 5 | " | 424 0 0 | 390 0 0 | 9 15 0 | 7 16 0 |
| 6 | " | 458 0 0 | 425 0 0 | 10 12 6 | 8 10 0 |
| 7 | " | 1,088 2 0 | 845 0 0 | 21 2 6 | 16 18 0 |
| 8 | " | 868 1 32 | 800 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 16 0 0 |

Sections 1 to 4: Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level. Moderately broken country, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, towai, and totara on spurs; clay soil, with patches of semi-volcanic soil on Section 4, on sandstone formation; well watered. Section 5: Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Half undulating country, balance broken land, covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, towai, and taraire; clay and semi-volcanic soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Section 6: Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Fairly easy country along frontage, broken at back; covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, and towai; clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Section 7 consists mostly of plateau land, lying at an elevation of about 1,900 ft. above sea-level; covered with forest, comprising rimu, rata, and towai; the forest on the plateau is mostly towai, with thick undergrowth of toetoe and ferns; wet moss country; clay soil, on sandstone formation. Section 8: Altitude, from 1,700 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Moderately broken land to easy country at back; covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, towai, and tawa; clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Sections are situated from nine to about twelve miles from Kaihu Railway-station —two miles by dray-road, balance partly formed and in course of construction.

| 1 | XIV | 304 0 0 | 280 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 5 12 4 |
| 2 | " | 607 0 0 | 560 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 11 4 0 |

Altitude, from 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Section 1, undulating to broken. Section 2, rough, broken land. About 3 acres of Section 1 in grass, and 3 acres partly grassed; balance of sections covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, kahikatea, taraire, tawa, towai, birch, rata, and kohekohe, with dense undergrowth of supplejack, toetoe, nikau, and kiekie. Soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Distant two to three miles from Kaihu Railway-station by road in course of construction.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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