Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 563

the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

MANGONUI AND HOKIANGA COUNTIES.—WHANGAPE SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
57, 58 | VII | 88 0 4 | 45 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 0 18 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land, half fern, half mixed forest; comprising puriri, taraire, kohekohe, with dense undergrowth of nikau and bush-ferns; soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by springs. Situated about two miles from Herekino by formed road.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.—PUNAKITERE SURVEY DISTRICT.

9, 10 | V | 71 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
Altitude, about 100 ft. above sea-level. All level land, part swampy; 12 acres mixed forest, comprising taraire, tawa, and small kahikatea of no marketable value; dense undergrowth of kiekie and scrub; balance fern and manuka. Stony soil of second-class quality, on volcanic formation; fairly watered by stream and swamp. Situated four miles from Taheke by fair road.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.—WAOKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

44 | IX | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 8 0
Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 1,150 ft. above sea-level. Very broken land; 15 acres forest, comprising towai, taraire, with dense undergrowth of bush-ferns; balance of section covered with manuka scrub. Soil of second-class quality and very stony, on clay subsoil. Distant nine miles from Opononi Landing by fair road.

48 | IX | 39 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 8 0
Altitude, about 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Fairly level land, but not ploughable, owing to large stones; about 7 acres mixed forest, comprising taraire, kohekohe, and rimu of no marketable value; dense undergrowth of nikau and bush-ferns. Soil of fair second-class quality, but very stony, on clay subsoil. Access from Opononi, nine miles distant, by fair made road.

HOBSON COUNTY.—TATARARIKI PARISH.

57 | .. | 96 3 33 | 75 0 0 | 1 17 6 | 1 10 0
Altitude, from 50 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level. About 25 acres swamp, balance undulating scrub land. Soil of swamp, good when drained; soil on hills loam and sandy clay of inferior quality, on sandstone formation. Situated three miles from Te Kopuru—two miles by dray-road and one mile in course of formation.

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 Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or 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, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided in section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

CLIFTON COUNTY.—UPPER WAITARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
4 | III | 700 0 0 | 875 0 0 | 21 17 6 | 17 10 0
Situated on May Road. Access from Uruti, distant about nine miles—three miles and a half by dray-road, remainder pack-track. Steep and broken country of good quality, papa- and sandstone formation; fairly well watered. The forest is heavy, comprising rata, rimu, hinau, tawa, &c., and a dense undergrowth. About 17 acres has been felled, but has grown up again.

6 | III | 332 0 0 | 460 0 0 | 11 10 0 | 9 4 0
Weighted with £139 10s., valuation for improvements, comprising 60 acres felled and grassed and 9 chains fencing. An additional 20 acres was felled some years ago, but has grown up again.

Steep and broken country of good quality; fairly well watered. The forest is heavy, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea, tawa, &c., and a dense undergrowth.

7 | III | 658 0 0 | 905 0 0 | 22 12 6 | 18 2 0
Weighted with £4 10s., valuation for 9 chains fencing.

Situated on railway reserve adjoining Moki Road. Easy to steep slopes, with some fairly level land of good quality; formation, papa and sandstone. The forest is heavy, comprising rata, rimu, hinau, tawa, &c., and dense undergrowth. About 152 acres was felled some years ago, but owing to neglect the bush has grown up again. The land is well watered. The former tenant of this section holds a lease of part of the township and railway reserve in front, expiring December, 1911, upon which 20 acres of the bush has been felled and grassed, and 70 chains fencing erected.

CLIFTON COUNTY.—MIMI SURVEY DISTRICT.

9 | XII | 511 0 0 | 575 0 0 | 14 7 6 | 11 10 0
Situated on May Road. Access from Uruti, about nine miles and a half—three miles and a half by dray-road, remainder pack-track. Steep and broken land of good quality, on papa- and-sandstone formation; covered with heavy forest of rata, tawa, rimu, hinau, &c., and a dense undergrowth. The section is well watered.

11 | XIII | 396 0 0 | 495 0 0 | 12 7 6 | 9 18 0
Situated on May, Mangahia, and Mangatuna Roads. Access either from Uruti or Makarakia, by roads formed to within half a mile to two miles of the land, which is eleven miles from Uruti. Easy to steep slopes and broken country of good quality, on papa formation; covered with heavy forest of rata, rimu, kahikatea, hinau, &c., and dense undergrowth; well watered.

TARANAKI COUNTY.—EGMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.

3 | V | 230 2 0 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
Weighted with £12, valuation for about 80 chains fencing-wire stapled to trees.

Situated north-west side of Mt. Egmont, about fourteen miles from New Plymouth by Avenue and Mangorei Roads. Rough slopes, cut up by gullies, and very little flat land. The soil is inferior, on volcanic-clay formation; covered with forest of towai, tawhero, rimu, and a few rata, with light undergrowth; and well watered.

CLIFTON COUNTY.—POUATU SURVEY DISTRICT.

8 | I | 1,400 0 0 | 1,400 0 0 | 35 0 0 | 28 0 0
Situated on Moki Road. Access from Whangamomona, distant about twenty-four miles—fifteen miles by dray-road, balance by pack-track. Mostly broken country of fair quality, on papa formation; covered with heavy forest of tawa, towai, hinau, kahikatea, some rimu, with dense undergrowth. The land is well watered.

PATEA COUNTY.—KAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

9 | V | 1,203 0 0 | 605 0 0 | 15 2 6 | 12 2 0
Situated on Ridge Road. Access from Waverley, distant about twenty-seven miles—twenty-three miles dray-road, remainder track through bush. Hilly and broken country, with gorges; soil, clayey loam on papa formation; well watered; covered with heavy forest of tawa, rimu, with black-birch on top of ridges.