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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 23

Opening National Endowment Lands in Taranaki 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 twelfth
day of May, 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.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Section.
Block.
Area.
Capital Value.
Half-yearly
Rental.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
£ s. d.

18
| XV
| 659 0 0 | 1,320 0 0 | 26 8 0

Situated on the Tangarakau River. Access by Tangarakau
and Kohuratahi Roads, or Putikituna Road, about fourteen
miles from Whangamomona—three miles metalled road,
eight miles dray-road, one mile and a half bridle-track,
remainder unformed road. Hilly, undulating, and flat land,
with a rough ridge at back and very good river front. Only
small patches of forest exist, the section being mostly
covered with fern, intermixed with lawyers and patches of
scrub, and a dense undergrowth. The soil is vegetable
mould on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, 200 ft.
to 1,160 ft. above sea-level. Improvements, comprising
100 acres felled, 60 acres grassed, and 20 acres stumped, are
included in the value of the land.

1
| XVI
| 314 0 0 | 355 0 0 | 7 2 0

Situated on the north side of the Kohuratahi Road, in the
Tangarakau Valley. Access from Whangamomona, fourteen
miles distant—three miles metalled road, eight miles dray-
road, one mile and a half bridle-track, remainder unformed
road. The land comprises hilly and undulating country,
with rough hilly spurs at back; Tangarakau River face,
rough. The section is covered with a heavy forest of
tawa, tawhero, with occasional rimu, pukatea, kahikatea,
rata, miro, &c., and a dense undergrowth of supplejack,
mahoe, and rangiora. The soil is vegetable mould on a papa
formation; well watered. Elevation, 300 ft. to 1,100 ft.
above sea-level.

2
| XVI
| 490 0 0 | 675 0 0 | 13 10 0

Situated on the Kohuratahi Road, in Marangae Valley.
Access from Whangamomona, fifteen miles and a half distant
—three miles metalled road, eight miles dray-road, one mile
and a half bridle-track, remainder unformed road. Hilly
and undulating country, with fair spurs and small flats
along stream. The forest is heavy in places, and comprises
tawa, tawhero, with occasional rimu, pukatea, &c., and a
fairly dense undergrowth of supplejacks, &c. The soil is
vegetable mould on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, 500 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

4
| XVI
| 567 0 0 | 640 0 0 | 12 16 0

Situated on the Kohuratahi and Tangarakau Roads, in
Tangarakau Valley. Access from Whangamomona, thirteen
miles and a half distant—three miles metalled road, eight
miles dray-road, one mile and a half bridle-track, remainder
unformed road. The land comprises hilly and undulating
country, fairly good along streams, but rough along southern
boundary; covered with heavy forest of tawa, rimu, kahikatea, rata, matai, miro, &c., and a dense undergrowth of
supplejacks, &c. The soil is vegetable mould on papa
formation; well watered. Elevation, 200 ft. to 1,160 ft.
above sea-level.

5
| XVI
| 460 0 0 | 575 0 0 | 11 10 0

Situated on the Marangae Road. Access from Whangamomona, seventeen miles distant—three miles metalled
road, eight miles dray-road, one mile and a half bridle-track,
remainder unformed road. The land comprises hilly and
undulating land, with some flats along stream; covered with
a heavy forest of tawa, tawhero, manuka, rimu, kahikatea,
matai, &c., and a fairly dense undergrowth. The soil is
vegetable mould on papa formation; well watered. Elevation, 400 ft. to 1,150 ft. above sea-level.

Section.
Block.
Area.
Capital Value.
Half-yearly
Rental.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
£ s. d.

6
| XVI
| 734 0 0 | 1,105 0 0 | 22 2 0
8
| "
| 688 0 0 | 775 0 0 | 15 10 0

Situated on the Marangae and Uru Roads, in Marangai
Valley. Access from Whangamomona, seventeen miles and
a half distant—three miles metalled road, eight miles dray-
road, one mile and a half bridle-track, remainder unformed
road. The land comprises hilly and undulating country.
On Section 6 the branch spurs are easy, and on Section 8
the main spurs and ridges are fairly rough. The forest is
light on Section 6 in places where tawhero exists, and heavy
otherwise, comprising tawa, rimu, &c., and a fairly dense
undergrowth. The soil is vegetable mould on a papa formation on Section 6, and on a papa-and-sandstone formation
on Section 8; well watered. Elevation, 420 ft. to 1,240 ft.
above sea-level.

WHANGAMOMONA COUNTY.—MAHOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

1
| IV
| 626 0 0 | 785 0 0 | 15 14 0
2
| "
| 598 0 0 | 525 0 0 | 10 10 0
3
| "
| 662 0 0 | 995 0 0 | 19 18 0

Situated on the Marangae Road. Access from Whangamomona, eighteen miles and a half to nineteen miles and a
half distant—three miles metalled road, eight miles dray-
road, one mile and a half bridle-track, remainder unformed
road. The sections comprise hilly and undulating country,
with flats along streams. On Section 1 there are some rough
birch-covered ridges, and in the southern end of Section 3
some flat-topped spurs. The sections are covered with a
heavy to medium forest, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu,
kahikatea, black-birch, &c., with a dense undergrowth of
karamu, mahoe, supplejack, &c. On Sections 1 and 3 the
soil is vegetable mould on papa-and-sandstone formation,
and on Section 2 vegetable mould on a sandstone (with papa-
and-shell rock) formation; well watered. Elevation, 200 ft.
to 1,190 ft. above sea-level.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Marlborough 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-eighth 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 the provisions of section
one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as it contains,
or is supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—
LINKWATER SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Section.
Block.
Area.
Capital Value.
Half-yearly
Rental.

A. R. P.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.

1, 2, and 4
| XIII
| 879 0 0 | 440 0 0 | 8 16 0

Clay soil; broken country; originally covered with birch
bush and mixed forest, the greater portion of which has
been burnt. Distant about seven miles from Havelock.
Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.