Nov. 18.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
2987

MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.

Meeting of the Aotea District Maori Land Board.

Whanganui, 8th November, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be considered at a meeting of the Aotea District Maori Land Board to be held at Wellington on Friday, the 26th day of November, 1909, at 10.30 in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Board will allow.
THOS. W. FISHER, President.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICATIONS FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATIONS UNDER SECTION 7 OF "THE MAORI LAND LAWS AMENDMENT ACT, 1908."
| No. | Record No. | Nature of Alienation. | Date. | Name of Land. | Names of Parties. |
|-----|------------|-----------------------|-------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1 | A. 09/153 .. | Transfer .. | Not stated .. | Ngarara West A, Lots 39 and 40, part Section 78 | Hira Parata and George Alexander Monk (by their solicitors, Field, Luckie, and Toogood). |
| 2 | A. 09/154 .. | Transfer .. | Not stated .. | Waerenga West (part of) | Teote Kotene and Mary E. Rider (by their solicitors, Harper and Harper). |
| 3 | A. 09/155 .. | Transfer .. | Not stated .. | Ngarara West A, Section 12, part Section 78 | Hira Parata and John Priest (by their solicitors, Harper and Harper). |
| 4 | A. 09/156 .. | Exchange .. | 25th October, 1909 .. | Pahianui No. 8 | Kipa te Whatanui and Byron Brown (by their solicitors, Kirk and Stevens). |
| 5 | A. 09/157 .. | Mortgage and assignment of rents | 4th November, 1909 | Pakaraka No. 1K (part) | Riawai Rimitiriu and Government Advances to Settlers Department (by their solicitors, Barnicoat and Treadwell). |

Lands for Lease by Public Auction in the Auckland Land District.
Office of the Waiariki District Maori Land Board, Rotorua, 8th October, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Assembly Hall, Rotorua, at 10 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, 21st December, 1909, under the provisions of "The Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1908."
SCHEDULE.
SECOND-CLASS LANDS.
Okoheriki Blocks.--Rotorua County.--Rotorua Survey District.
| Section. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. |
|----------|-------|----------------------|
| 1 | 22 0 0 | £ s. d. |
| | | 5 10 0 |
| 2† | 50 0 0 | 12 10 0 |
| 3 | 240 0 0 | 18 0 0 |
| 4 | 200 0 0 | 15 0 0 |
| 5 | 221 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 6 | 2 1 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 7 | 4 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 8 | 4 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 9 | 4 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 10 | 4 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 11 | 4 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 12 | 3 3 0 | Reserved. |
Partly improved land. Weighted with £5, valuation of improvements.
†Partly improved land. Weighted with £10, valuation of improvements.
LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.
These lands are second-class, and are situated about four miles from the Town of Rotorua, and are adjacent to the Ngongotaha Township. The nearest point is only 10 to 20 chains from the railway-station of Ngongotaha, whilst the farthest point is not more than two miles and a half away. The access is by a good road--the main route to Tauranga and the Waikato--and also by the Rotorua-Auckland Railway line. The access road to the sections, though unformed at present, offers little difficulty to light-wheeled traffic gaining access to any of the back sections. The soil varies from rich alluvial flats to poor broken land at the back of most of the sections. The blocks are fern-covered, with scattered tutu and manuka, except Sections 1 and 2, which are partly improved. The blocks lie to the north and east, and are well watered by the Ngongotaha Stream and springs. The altitude varies from 950 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.
Tapuaekura Block (Tapuaekura Moana Waipu).--Rotorua County.--Rotoiti Survey District.
| Section. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. |
|----------|-------|----------------------|
| 1 | 387 0 0 | £ s. d. |
| | | 1s. per acre. |
LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.
This land is second-class, and is situated about thirteen miles from the Town of Rotorua, the means of access being the main Rotorua-Whakatane Road. The soil, though light, is of fair quality. The block consists of open heavy fern and tutu land, as well as forest land of tawa, rimu, kahikatea, &c. The section offered lies to the sun, and is well watered by the Mangakopikopiko Stream. The land is within 30 chains of Lake Rotoiti, and the altitude is from 950 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. The right is given to the lessee to sell what timber there is on the section, subject to one-half of the current rate of royalty per hundred feet being paid to the Board when the timber is disposed of for purposes other than for the use of the lessee.
Wharenui, Puketawhero, Owhatiura South, and Rotomahana-Parekarangi No. 4a No. 2 Blocks.--Rotorua County.--Tarawera Survey District.
| Section. | Area. | Upset Annual Rental. |
|----------|-------|----------------------|
| 42 | 5 0 0 | £ s. d. |
| 43 | 4 3 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 44 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 45 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 46 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 47 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 48 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 49 | 5 0 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 50 | 7 2 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 51 | 7 2 0 | 2 10 0 |
| 53 | 47 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
Weighted with £50, valuation of improvements.