Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 559

Opening Land in Taranaki 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 Wednesday, the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine, 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.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—WAITOMO COUNTY.—WARO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Situated on Tongaporutu, Mangaroa, and Huhatahi Roads. Access from Mangaroa, six miles by one track, partly dray-road, pack-track, and walking-track, and by another very rough horse-track nine miles. Very steep and broken country; soil fair, papa-and-sandstone formation; covered with fairly heavy forest of rata, tawa, hinau, tawhero, mahoe, a little rimu and kahikatea, and a dense undergrowth. The section is fairly well watered.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Westland 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 Wednesday, the fourteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine, 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.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND COUNTY.

Second-class Unsurveyed Land.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Situated on left bank of Hokitika River, immediately opposite Koiterangi Settlement. Access by Kokatahi Road and open river-bed. Land sour, and partly occupies a series of terraces; the whole area is covered with dense light timber. Sale plan 91.

Toaroha .. | II, III, and VI | 2,480 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Comprises the lower western slopes of Diedrich Range. Broken heavily timbered land. Distant about twenty miles from Hokitika, nine miles from dairy factory at Kokatahi, and five miles from creamery at Koiterangi. Access by Whitcombe and Doughboy Roads. Sale plan 90.

Bruce Bay .. | IV | 150 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Bush country; broken terraces thickly covered with birch, and well watered. Close to sea at mouth of Karangarua River. Sale plan 91.

Exempt from rent for four years.

All heavily timbered country; white-, red-, and black-pine forest, with kamahi on terraces; about half the area is flat land, the remainder rugged; fairly good soil. Main South Road passes through the block. Distant eight miles from Okarito Township. Sale plan 90.

Wataroa .. | II and VI | 620 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Situated on north bank of Wataroa River, about six miles from mouth. All hummocky country, and heavily timbered with mixed forest. Access by open Wataroa River bed, four miles from Main South Road. Sale plan 90.

Kanieri .. | XIV | 470 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Occupies lower western slopes and terraces of Mount Graham. All heavily timbered land. Access by unformed branch road from Main Road. Distant about four miles from Kokatahi Dairy Factory. Sale plan 90.

Kanieri .. | XV | 380 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for four years.

Margin of land abreast of junction of Kokatahi and Styx Rivers. Inferior soil; covered with forest. Distant six miles and a half by road from Kokatahi Dairy Factory. Sale plan 90.

Wataroa .. | I and II | 1,300 0 0 | 4·8d.

Exempt from rent for three years.

Situated between Rivers Wataroa and Waitangitaona, averaging about four miles from sea-beach. Fringes of good sandy soil along river-banks; bulk of this land more or less swampy, but drainable; land for the most part sour and wet. Access by open river-beds from end of Wataroa Flat Road—say, eleven miles from Main South Road. Distant about twenty miles from Town of Okarito. Sale plan 90.

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.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Westland 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 Wednesday, the fourteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine, 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.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

GREY COUNTY.—PUNAKAIKI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Altitude, up to 800 ft. above sea-level. Part easy slopes, and part rough limestone hills. Wholly covered with bush of birch, rata, and red-pine. Fronts Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant from Greymouth twenty-seven miles, and from Barrytown ten miles. Sale plan 98.

2595 | II | 558 0 0 | 280 0 0 | 5 12 0

Altitude, from 50 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Gently sloping terraces. Land of marine formation, with a little limestone. Bush light near Pororari River. Fronts Inland Road, which is a formed pack-track. Distant twenty-eight miles from Greymouth, and eleven miles from Barrytown. Sale plan 98.