MAR. 4.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Opening Lands in Nelson 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 lands 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 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 section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.
36 | II | 247 2 16 | 125 0 0 | 2 10 0
All flat pakihi swamp, with the exception of about 30 acres of bush towards the south-west corner, consisting of small white-pine, rimu, karaka, rata, and yellow-pine. This section has a frontage on the east to the Mokihinui-Karamea Inland Road, which is at present a bridle-road. Distant about three miles and three-quarters from Little Wanganui Post-office by the said bridle-road, a gravelled cart-road, and the beach.
WAIMEA COUNTY.—TADNOR SURVEY DISTRICT.
26 | XI | 258 0 0 | 195 0 0 | 3 18 0
Hilly country; fair soil for grass, on loose shingly sandstone; bush is chiefly birch, with some rimu; there are some small flats along Donald's Creek. Access by the Kereru Road (up the valley of Donald's Creek), part of which is a cart-road and part a bridle-track.
29 | XI | 150 0 0 | 115 0 0 | 2 6 0
Hilly country; fair soil for grass, on loose shingly sandstone; bush is chiefly birch, with some rimu. Access by a bridle-track up the valley of Cat Creek.
MURCHISON COUNTY.—MARUIA SURVEY DISTRICT.
3 | VIII | 465 0 0 | 235 0 0 | 4 14 0
About 85 acres along the northern side of the Glengarry Stream is flat, and all the section, with the exception of a few acres at the south-west corner, is covered with forest, mostly consisting of red and brown birch, with some black and white pine, rimu, pepper-tree, &c. The formation is of limestone, granite, and sandstone, and the soil varies from fair to good. Well watered. Access by a cart-road up the Maruia Valley and by a bridle-road up the valley of the Glengarry Stream.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth 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 section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain or are supposed to contain metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.—HARATAONGA PARISH.
A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
10 | ... | 52 1 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
Very broken land, covered with manuka and mixed forest. Fronts east coast of Great Barrier Island, near Whangapoua Bay.
TAURANGA COUNTY.—APATA PARISH.
162 | ... | 25 0 0 | 15 0 0 | 0 6 0
197 | ... | 75 0 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0
Open land of inferior quality, consisting of broken fern ridges, with swampy gullies. Distant from fifteen to seventeen miles from Tauranga.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fifth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Otago 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 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 section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

BRUCE COUNTY.—AKATORE SURVEY DISTRICT.
A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
10 | I | 51 1 4 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
31 | " | 52 1 5 | 30 0 0 | 0 12 0
Rough sections of inferior quality, with patches of bush in the gullies. Situated three miles and two miles respectively from Milton. Sale plan 444.
VINCENT COUNTY.—LEANING ROCK SURVEY DISTRICT.
51 | VII | 837 2 8 | 420 0 0 | 8 8 0
55 | IX | | |
Open terrace country, from 500 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level; dry and bare; touched, but not commanded, by a water-race. Situated close to the Town of Alexandra. Sale plan 444.
VINCENT COUNTY.—LOWER HAWEA SURVEY DISTRICT.
22 and 23 | V | 314 2 14 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0
Weighted with £75, valuation for improvements.
Open land, dry, and rather inferior. An area of about 20 acres is fit for cultivation, the remainder is hilly. Situated about thirty-five miles from Cromwell. Sale plan 444.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and nine.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.