1554
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland 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 twenty-eighth day of July, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOBSON COUNTY.—KAIHU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 30 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Mostly undulating land. Section 4, rather broken; Section 1, about 258 acres fern, 40 acres swamp (chiefly raupo, with some flax), balance mixed forest; Section 2, about 360 acres fern, 90 acres raupo and flax swamp, balance mixed forest; Section 3, about 220 acres fern land, 40 acres swamp, balance forest; Section 4, 260 acres fern, 240 acres forest. The forest on these sections comprises kahikatea, matai, rimu, miro, rata, pukatea, with dense undergrowth of punga, nikau, koromiko, small birch, and other shrubs. The soil is inferior on the fern land, but of better quality in the forest, on clay-slate formation. Sections are indifferently watered by swamps and by small streams, which are dry in summer. Situated from about one mile to four miles from Maitahi Railway-station by road to be formed shortly.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Auckland 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-eighth day of July, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MANGONUI COUNTY.—MANGONUI PARISH.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 100 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land; about three-fourths mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, towai, taraire, manuka, and hinau, with heavy undergrowth of toetoe, supplejack, punga, and kiekie; balance undulating fern land. Soil of second-class quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by streams. Distant eleven miles from Mangonui by bridle-track.

Altitude, from 100 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with fern, except about 1 acre mixed forest in each section, comprising puriri, taraire, with moderate undergrowth of toetoe, supplejack, and punga. Soil of second-class quality, on papa formation; well watered. Situated nine to ten miles from Mangonui by inferior bridle-track.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Auckland 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-eighth day of July, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KAWHIA COUNTY.—KAWHIA SOUTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 150 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. All covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, tawa, tawhero, and miro, with dense undergrowth of karamu, supplejack, mahoe, kotukutuku, and mangimangi. Section 1, about 35 acres good slopes, balance very rough country, cliffs and holes. Section 1A, about 300 acres good slopes, balance rough and steep, principally along south and east boundaries. About 300 acres of Section 1A deep loamy soil. Soil on balance of sections rather light and only of medium quality, on limestone-and-sandstone formation. Well watered. Access from Te Rauamoa by formed road, about nine miles, or from Hauturu Post-office five miles—two miles formed, balance bush-track.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.