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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 86

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-fourth day of November, 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.
Second-class Land.

Altitude, from about 80 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, fern and manuka; soil of fair second-class quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered. Access from Rawene, distant about five miles by water at high tide, or about fourteen miles by fair road.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PUKEATUA PARISH.

| N.E. 77 | .. | 37 2 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0 |

Altitude, from about 150 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka scrub; soil, clay loam, fair to medium in quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by swampy streams. Situated about seven miles from Kaukapakapa Railway-station and five miles from Wade Village by formed road.

OPOTIKI COUNTY.—WAIOTAHİ PARISH.

| 241 | .. | 30 1 9 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0 |

Altitude, from about 40 ft. to 60 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern land; soil of fair quality, resting on sandstone formation. Distant about six miles from Kutarere Landing, and the same distance from Waimana Post-office and school.

| 267 | .. | 51 3 27 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0 |

Altitude, from about 400 ft. to 440 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to level land, covered with fern and manuka scrub; soil of fair quality, of sandy nature, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered. Situated about four miles from Waimana Post-office and school by formed dray-road.

| 262 | .. | 17 3 4 | 15 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0 |

Altitude, about 400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to level land, covered with fern; soil of fair quality, of sandy nature, on volcanic cement; fairly well watered. Situated about five miles and a half from Waimana Post-office and school.

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

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the thirteenth day of December, 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.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—LINKWATER SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rather steep, rough hills, rising to an altitude of about 2,800 ft. There are no flats suitable for a homestead-site. About 400 acres of open country sown with cocksfoot; the remainder inferior birch-covered hill, partly burnt; soil fair to inferior. Access only suitable for stock. Distant about five miles from the Grove Wharf—about four miles and a half by good formed cart-road, the balance unformed and very steep in places.

Third-class Land.

| 5 | XIII | 1,029 0 0 | 390 0 0 | 7 16 0 |

Steep, rough hills, rising to an altitude of about 3,400 ft. About 100 acres of open burnt land, about 50 acres of which has been sown with cocksfoot; the remainder heavy birch bush, partly burnt; soil generally very inferior, with a few patches of fairly good land. There are no flats on the section, nor is there any suitable homestead-site. Distant about six miles from the Grove Wharf—five miles and a quarter formed cart-road, remainder formed pack-track.

| 15 | IX | 316 0 0 | 135 0 0 | 2 14 0 |

Very rough, bush-clad hills, from 400 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Portions of fairly good land; about 50 acres sown with cocksfoot; the bush which covers the remainder is chiefly birch, with a little tawa, &c. There is no flat land suitable for a homestead-site, and the only access is up a steep gully at the extreme north end, only capable of being made a stock-track. Distant about five miles from the wharf at the Grove—four miles by good flat formed cart-road.

| 8 | X | 477 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0 |

Weighted with £38 16s., valuation for grassing and 48 chains of new fencing.

Very rough, broken country, rising to an altitude of about 1,800 ft. About 100 acres open, the balance heavy bush, mostly birch. The only access is over a spur 400 ft. to 500 ft. high. Only suitable for driving stock, consequently the land is of little use to any one but the adjoining owners. Distant three miles and three-quarters from the wharf at the Grove—two miles and a half by good flat formed cart-road.

| 6 | XIII | 507 0 0 | 250 0 0 | 5 0 0 |

Very rough, broken country. Altitude, from 500 ft. to 3,400 ft. No flat land suitable for a homestead. About 30 acres burnt bush land, sown with cocksfoot; the remainder heavy bush, mostly birch. The only access is up a steep hill on the north-east corner of the section. Suitable only for driving stock. Distant about six miles from the wharf at the Grove—about five miles by good flat formed dray-road.

| 6 | XIV | 815 0 0 | 305 0 0 | 6 2 0 |

Very rough, broken country on the shady side of the hills. Altitude, from about 150 ft. to 2,700 ft. About half the country is open, formerly burnt standing bush; the remainder birch forest. About 100 acres sown with cocksfoot-seed. There is no flat for a homestead-site. The soil is generally inferior and stony. Distant about six miles from the wharf at the Grove—about five miles good flat dray-road, the balance formed pack-track.

| 7 | XIV | 282 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0 |

Steep, broken, birch-bush-covered country, rising from about 1,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. There is no flat land, and the access is very rough. The land is practically of no use to any one but the adjoining owner. The soil is fairly good in places. Distant four miles and a quarter from the Grove Wharf—two miles and a half by formed cart-road.

| 16 | VI | 482 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0 |
| 11 | X | | | |

Weighted with £27, valuation for felling and grassing.

Steep, broken, hill country, with a fairly sunny aspect, rising from about 200 ft. to 2,000 ft. No flat land suitable for a homestead-site. Out of the 50 acres of open country about 30 have been sown in grass, balance is chiefly birch bush through which the fire has spread. Distance to the Grove Wharf is about three miles and a half.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.