Nov. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2979

and semi-volcanic soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Section 6: Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Fairly easy country along frontage, broken at back; covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, and towai; clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Section 7 consists mostly of plateau land, lying at an elevation of about 1,900 ft. above sea-level; covered with forest, comprising rimu, rata, and towai; the forest on the plateau is mostly towai, with thick undergrowth of toetoe and ferns; wet moss country; clay soil, on sandstone formation. Section 8: Altitude, from 1,700 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Moderately broken land to easy country at back; covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, towai, and tawa; clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered. Sections are situated from nine to about twelve miles from Kaihu Railway-station —two miles by dray-road, balance partly formed and in course of construction.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 | XIV | 304 0 0 | 280 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 5 12 4
2 | " | 607 0 0 | 560 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 11 4 0

Altitude, from 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Section 1, undulating to broken. Section 2, rough, broken land. About 3 acres of Section 1 in grass, and 3 acres partly grassed; balance of sections covered with mixed forest, comprising rimu, kahikatea, taraire, tawa, towai, birch, rata, and kohekohe, with dense undergrowth of supplejack, toetoe, nikau, and kiekie. Soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Distant two to three miles from Kaihu Railway-station by road in course of construction.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 17th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—TUTAMOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Lands in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Land Office,
Auckland, 17th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 20th day of December, 1909, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908,” and “The Land for Settlement Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Undulating fern land of good quality; watered by stream. Fronts Te Awamutu-Waotu Road, about nineteen miles from Te Awamutu Railway-station.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Matamata County.—Tapapa Survey District.—Selwyn Settlement.

| 66 | XVI | 1324 0 0 | 1,400 0 0 | 31 10 0 |
| 66A | " | 450 0 0 | 500 0 0 | 11 5 0 |

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Section 66, undulating to very broken land; Section 66A, undulating and a large part ploughable; about 200 acres forest of no commercial value on Section 66; balance of sections covered with fern and manuka, and some patches of grass. Soil inferior to good light loam, on sandstone formation; well watered. Situated about nine miles from Okoroire Railway-station and about two miles from a creamery. The improvements, included in the price of the land, are: Section 66, 243 chains fencing, value £91 2s. 6d.; Section 66A, 65 chains subdivisional fencing and half-share of boundary-fence, 37 chains, value £47 15s.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.
West Taupo County.—Maungatautari Survey District.—Tautari Settlement.

| 27A | XII | 887 1 0 | 235 0 0 | 5 5 9 |

Undulating and level land, covered with fern, tea-tree, and some tussock; inferior pumice soil; well watered by Waikato River and Waiteti Stream. Situated about twenty-four miles from Te Awamutu Railway-station by good road.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Land in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 17th November, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 21st day of December, 1909, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—WAITAKI COUNTY.—KAUROO SURVEY DISTRICT.—KAUROO HILL SETTLEMENT.

Weighted with £25, valuation for shepherd’s hut, which sum must be paid immediately the applicant has been declared successful.

Section 32A comprises mixed agricultural and pastoral land, partly ploughable. Soil is a light black loam, with a subsoil of clay and gravel. Stony faces occur on some of the ridges, and in such places tussock and surface-sown grasses exist. All portions previously ploughed carry good grass, and other parts are tussock-covered. Well watered, especially in the western portion, by Fuchsia Creek. Suitable for building. The improvements, which are included in the price of the land, consist of half-value of 15 chains of wire fencing on north-western boundary; half-value of 63 chains of wire fencing on south-western boundary; half-value of 32 chains of wire fencing on south-eastern boundary: total value, £19 5s. On the north-western portion of the section is a clump of about half a dozen large blue-gum trees.

Section 38A consists of pastoral land. Soil a light black loam, on a subsoil of clay and gravel. Hill country. Stony