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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 105

Opening National Endowment Land in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—MAKETU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.

11 XIII 300 2 0 400 0 0 8 0 0

Altitude, 800 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, steep along banks of Rerenga and Taumatapaua Streams. All covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, and tawa, with thick undergrowth of scrub. Soil of good quality, of a sandy nature, on volcanic-cement formation; well watered. Situated on the Whataroa Road, about eight miles from Ngawaro Post-office. The road is formed to within half a mile of the section.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-first day of February, 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 the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—OTANE-WAINUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.

2 XIV 136 0 0 140 0 0 2 16 0
3" 98 2 0 100 0 0 2 0 0

Altitude, 2,020 ft. to 2,047 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land covered with mixed forest, comprising tawa, rata, and rimu of no commercial value; thick undergrowth of scrub. Soil of good quality, of a sandy nature, on volcanic cement; indifferently watered. Situated about five miles from Ngawaro Post-office, two miles by Rotorua-Tauranga coach-road, and three miles by formed dray-road.

4 XIV 136 2 0 130 0 0 2 12 0
5" 163 0 0 150 0 0 3 0 0
6" 175 0 0 160 0 0 3 4 0
10 XV 169 0 0 160 0 0 3 4 0
12" 190 0 0 170 0 0 3 8 0

Altitude, 800 ft. to 2,047 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, and tawa, with thick undergrowth of scrub. Soil good quality, of a sandy nature, on sandstone formation; well watered. Situated from five to six miles from Ngawaro Post-office, two miles by coach-road, three miles by formed road; about half-mile by track.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.

The train runs as far as Catlin's River Railway-station, distant about ten miles and a half from the block, but the construction of the railway has been completed to Houipapa, distant about eight miles from the block.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of December., one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Auckland 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as it contains, or is supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TAURANGA COUNTY.—KATIKATI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Third-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.

10 I 120 1 10 40 0 0 0 16 0

Altitude, 300 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with fern and manuka; soil inferior clay, on blue-rock formation; well watered by small streams. Close to Katikati-Waihi Road, about eight miles from Katikati.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Land in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and ten, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — RAGLAN COUNTY. — RANGIRIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Unsurveyed Land.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value, Rent per Acre per Annum.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.

1 V 860 0 0 0 12 6 0 0 6 .

About 150 acres swamp of good quality if drainable, but liable to flood; balance undulating land, covered with fern and manuka. Clay soil from fair to inferior in quality; well watered by swamps. Situated about sixteen miles from Huntly by road and seven miles from Churchill by water.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,

Minister of Lands.