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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

CLIFTON COUNTY.—WARO SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 | V | 1,262 0 0 | 1,420 0 0 | 35 10 0 | 28 8 0
Situated on Mangatoro Road, about eight miles from junction of Mokau and Tongaporutu-Mangaroa Roads, with dray-road to within three miles of section. Steep and broken country on frontage, good valley in centre, and good land at back; good soil, on papa-and-sandstone formation; well watered. The forest is heavy, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea, hinau, and birch on ridges.

5 | V | 436 0 0 | 440 0 0 | 11 0 0 | 8 16 0
Situated on Tongaporutu-Mangaroa Road, across the Mangatawa Stream. Access from Okau by road now being made into dray-road. Steep and broken land; soil, fair to inferior, on papa-and-sandstone formation; well watered; and covered with heavy forest of rata, rimu, hinau, tawa, tawhero, &c., and dense undergrowth.

10 | XIII | 1,013 0 0 | 1,140 0 0 | 28 10 0 | 22 16 0
Situated on Rerekapa Road. Access either from Uruti or Whangamomona, each about twenty-five miles distant. Steep slopes and broken country; soil, fair to good quality, on papa-and-sandstone formation; well watered. The forest is heavy, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea, hinau, tawhero, tawa, &c., and dense undergrowth.

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 Land in Otago 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Thursday, the eleventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and nine; and also that the land 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 price at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—PARTS OF SECTIONS 5 AND 14, BLOCK I, AND 10, BLOCK IV, KUROW SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

This allotment forms part of what was formerly the Kurow Nursery, and is distant only a few chains from Kurow Railway-station. The land is fairly good throughout, and is valuable on account of its proximity to the Town of Kurow. It is fenced on three sides, and is subdivided by other fences. The fencing goes with the land. Buildings, consisting of dwellinghouse, outhouses, and shed (total value, £170), are also included in the capital value.

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 Nelson 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMEA COUNTY.—WAI-ITI SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
31 | VII | 109 0 32 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
About 40 acres has been sown with grass; the balance is birch forest. Access by an unformed road along a ridge from Supplejack Valley Road.

30 | VII | 87 0 32 | 55 0 0 | 1 7 6 | 1 2 0
29 | " | 90 3 8 | 60 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 1 4 0
About 20 acres of section 30 has been burnt, but not sown with grass; the balance is birch forest. All of section 29 has been burnt, and about 40 acres sown with grass. Access to both sections is by an unformed road, up a gully and along a ridge, from the main Dovedale-Wakefield Road.

9 | VII | 103 1 6 | 95 0 0 | 2 7 6 | 1 18 0
All the section has been burnt and sown with grass. Access by a road, part of which is formed, up Hawkes’ Valley from the main Dovedale-Wakefield Road.

16 | VII | 58 1 34 | 45 0 0 | 1 2 6 | 0 18 0
15 | " | 103 0 27 | 85 0 0 | 2 2 6 | 1 14 0
About 45 acres of section 16 has been burnt, and about 30 acres thereof sown with grass. About 70 acres of section 15 has been sown with grass. The balance of both sections is birch forest. Access is by Hawkes’ Valley Road, part of which is formed.

14 | VII | 72 2 8 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0
All the section has been burnt and sown with grass. Access by a road, part of which is formed, up Hawkes’ and Jellyman’s Valleys.

34 | XI | 100 2 28 | 50 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1 0 0
All the section has been burnt, but not sown with grass. Access is by a road, part of which is formed, up Hawkes’ Valley, and by an unformed road along a ridge.

33 | XI | 191 1 0 | 155 0 0 | 3 17 6 | 3 2 0
About 120 acres has been burnt and sown in grass; the balance is partly burnt, but not sown with grass, and partly birch forest. Access is by a road, part of which is formed, up Hawkes’ and Jellyman’s Valleys.

17 | X | 159 2 16 | 130 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 2 12 0
10 | " | 79 1 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 1 4 0
11 | " | 51 0 24 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
The following areas have been burnt and sown with grass: Section 17, about 120 acres; Section 10, about 60 acres; Section 11, about 40 acres—the balance of sections being birch forest. Access is by Hodgen’s Valley Road, part of which is formed.

General Description.

Low hills and gullies of clay-gravel formation; originally covered with forest, chiefly birch, with a few rimu, and mixed undergrowth; the greater part is now burnt, and certain portions have been sown with grass, details of which are given above. The country is suitable for sheep-grazing, and rises to an elevation of about 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

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.