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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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deposit; but soil on terrace is more gravelly. Distant six miles from Bruce Bay Landing by Mahitahi River bed, which is practicable for dray traffic, and one mile and a half from Mahitahi Post and Telephone Office. Sale plan 96.

WESTLAND COUNTY.—OKURU SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2516 | VII | 275 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0
Exempt from rent for four years.
Level pastoral land, heavily timbered with mixed bush of kamahi, white-pine, red-pine, &c. With the exception of some 20 acres at the most northern corner, all is wet and peaty, but can easily be drained. Soil, a fairly good sandy loam. Accessible by good bridle-track from Haast Boat-landing, two miles and a half distant. Altitude, 50 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 87.

2517 | XII | 173 0 0 | 90 0 0 | 1 16 0
Exempt from rent for four years.
Level pastoral land, heavily timbered with mixed bush of kamahi, white-pine, red-pine, &c. Inferior, wet, peaty soil, easily drainable. Accessible by good bridle-track from Haast Boat-landing, distant three miles. Altitude, 50 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 87.

2518 | XII | 282 0 0 | 150 0 0 | 3 0 0
Exempt from rent for four years.
Level pastoral land, heavily timbered with mixed bush of kamahi, white-pine, red-pine, &c. One hundred acres good dry loamy soil, the remainder being wet, inferior, and peaty, but easily drainable. Accessible by good bridle-track from Haast Boat-landing, distant three miles and a half. Altitude, 60 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 87.

515 | XIV | 291 0 0 | 150 0 0 | 3 0 0
Exempt from rent for four years.
All open wet swamp, except about 60 acres of mixed bush, principally rimu, white-pine, and kamahi. Wet, inferior soil, but easily drained into Okuru River. Level pastoral land, accessible by bridle-track and partly formed road. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port six miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

WESTLAND COUNTY.—WATARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

2465 | I | 686 0 0 | 350 0 0 | 7 0 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Forest land, of which about 200 acres is good river-flat; the remainder hilly, ranging from 300 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level, with small flats, mostly swampy, along the coast. Timber consists of rimu, kahikatea, tawhero, and miro; well watered. Accessible by Wataroa River bed and by bridle-road via Saltwater Lagoon. Sale plan 96.

WESTLAND COUNTY.—OKURU SURVEY DISTRICT.

223 | XIV | 245 0 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
All light bush—rimu, kamahi, white-pine, fern, and scrub. Wet, peaty soil; well watered. Level, inferior, pastoral land, difficult to drain. Access by four miles of formed road, three-quarters of a mile unformed road, and half-mile river-bed. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port five miles and a quarter. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

487 | XIV | 248 0 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Fifty acres heavy-bush land, principally rimu and kamahi; 40 acres manuka swamp; balance light mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, and some silver-pine. Fifty acres fair to good; balance inferior, wet, peaty soil. Level, well-watered, pastoral land, difficult to drain. Access by formed road four miles, by river-bed three-quarters of a mile, and by unformed road half-mile. Distant six miles and a quarter from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

WESTLAND COUNTY.—WAIHO SURVEY DISTRICT.

2419 | X | 177 3 0 | 90 0 0 | 1 16 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Partly level river-bottom lands, the rest gently sloping hillsides. Light mixed bush and scrub along river; heavy forest on sidings. Soil consists of sandy loam on gravel on flats, and thin sour soil on hillside. Well and permanently watered. Situated on the Main South Road, twenty-five miles from Port of Okarito, seventeen miles of this being a metalled dray-road to Waiho Diggings, and a metalled bridle-road for remaining eight miles. Altitude, 700 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

WESTLAND COUNTY.—OKURU SURVEY DISTRICT.

2387 | X | 330 0 0 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Three-fourths of this section is open wet swamp, which can be drained into the Okuru River; balance covered with

mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, and stunted silver-pine. Soil poor, and of a peaty nature. Access by two miles of formed road, and sixteen chains of unformed road. Distant two miles and a quarter from Okuru Post-office and port. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2261 | X | 255 0 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12
Exempt from rent for three years.
Half of section is mixed bush, with some silver-pine, kamahi, and white-pine; balance open wet swamp, difficult to drain. Inferior peaty soil. Access by unformed road from Okuru Post-office and port, three miles and a half. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

513 | XIV | 192 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
One hundred and sixty-five acres open wet swamp; balance mixed bush—rimu, white-pine, kamahi, and some silver-pine. Inferior, peaty, pastoral land, difficult to drain, fall being slight. Access by formed road four miles, and unformed road one mile and a quarter. Distant from Okuru Post-office and port five miles and a quarter. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

489 | XIV | 224 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Level pastoral land, heavily timbered with mixed bush of kamahi, red-pine, white-pine, fern, and supplejack. All fair to good soil, except about 40 acres, which is wet and peaty; well watered. Accessible by road and river-bed from Okuru, six miles distant. Altitude, 200 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 87.

490 | XIV | 271 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Pastoral land, heavily timbered with mixed bush of kamahi, red-pine, white-pine, fern, and supplejack. All fair to good soil, and all level, with the exception of some 10 acres of rocky bumps; well watered. Accessible by road and river-bed from Okuru, six miles and three-quarters distant. Altitude, 250 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 87.

2468 | X | 109 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Principally flat land covered with mixed bush, consisting of red-pine, white-pine, and kamahi. There is about 15 acres of open swamp, easily drained. About 40 acres is good soil, the remainder inferior and peaty, though easily drained. When drained it would be fair pastoral land. Well watered. Access by road and river from Okuru, distant three miles and a half. Altitude, 80 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

275 | X | 49 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Weighted with £28, valuation for 14 acres felling and grassing.
Flat land covered with bush, consisting of rimu and kamahi. Good soil, fair pastoral land. Access by road and river from Okuru, distant three miles and a half. Altitude, 80 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

2466 | X | 239 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Weighted with £4, valuation for 2 acres felling.
Flat land, of which 140 acres is covered with mixed bush, the remainder being open swamp, easily drained into the Okuru River. The bush consists principally of red-pine and white-pine, kamahi, and some stunted silver-pine. Soil is of an inferior sandy nature, but when drained would be fair pastoral land. Well watered. Access by road and river from Okuru, distant two miles. Altitude, 80 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

2467 | X | 108 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Principally flat land covered with mixed bush, consisting of heavy white-pine and kamahi. There is about 10 acres of swamp, easily drained. Though the soil is of a sandy nature it is wet and peaty, but might easily be drained into the Okuru River, and would then form fair pastoral land. Well watered. Access by road and river from Okuru, distant three miles. Altitude, 80 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

2495 | X | 247 0 0 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0
Exempt from rent for three years.
Flat land covered with mixed bush, consisting of red-pine and white-pine, kamahi, and a little ribbonwood. Good soil; fair pastoral land. Well watered. Access by dray-road and river from Okuru Boat-landing, four miles distant. Altitude, 100 ft. above sea-level. Sale plan 89.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.