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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109

Opening Lands in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale
or Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John
Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of
the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of
the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by 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 Tuesday, the twenty-first day of February,
one thousand nine hundred and eleven; 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 occu-
pation 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, oc-
cupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the
Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

WAIKOHU COUNTY.—WAIKOHU SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
16 | I | 192 0 0 | 1,160 0 0 | 29 0 0 | 23 4 0
Situated about 30 chains from Otoko Railway-station, and
adjacent to Otoko Village. Hilly country, varying from
steep to easy slopes. Altitude, from 750 ft. to 1,500 ft. above
sea-level. About 50 acres of manuka bush, the remainder
being in grass and second-growth manuka. The soil is fair
to good, on papa formation, with a little pumice in places.
Watered by small streams.

17 | I | 111 0 0 | 610 0 0 | 15 5 0 | 12 4 0
Situated about half a mile from Otoko Railway-station and
Village. Low hills. Altitude, from 750 ft. to 1,100 ft. above
sea-level. Open grass land, with a good deal of second-
growth manuka. Soil fair, on papa formation. Watered by
a small stream. Four acres and a half on the northern side
of the road has been included as a homestead-site.

18 | I | 722 0 0 | 3,430 0 0 | 85 15 0 | 68 12 0
Situated about one mile by road from Otoko Railway-
station, in the Coal Creek Valley. Varies from steep to easy
slopes. Altitude, from 700 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level.
Has been all under grass, but portions have gone back to
second-growth manuka and ngaio. Soil fair to good, on papa
formation. Well watered.

22 | I | 70 0 0 | 400 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 8 0 0
Situated about two miles and a quarter by road from
Otoko Railway-station. Varies from steep to easy slopes.
Altitude to about 700 ft. above sea-level. Has all been in
grass, but a small portion has gone back to second-growth
manuka. Soil fair to good, on papa formation. Watered by
the Waihuka River, which runs through the section.

23 | I | 292 0 0 | 1,620 0 0 | 40 10 0 | 32 8 0
Situated about one mile and a half by road from Otoko
Railway-station. Comprises easy slopes and undulating
country. Has all been in grass, but a portion has gone back
to second-growth manuka. Soil good, on papa formation.
Watered by small streams.

24 | I | 415 0 0 | 2,080 0 0 | 52 0 0 | 41 12 0
Situated about four miles and three-quarters by road from
Otoko Railway-station. Easy hill country. Altitude, from
700 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Open country, carrying
good grass with a little second-growth manuka, with the
exception of about 100 acres of mixed bush and scrub at the
southern end. Soil good, on papa formation. Well watered
by Hihiroroa Stream. The right to the proposed stock
road through the section is reserved for the use of travelling
stock.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
25 | I | 223 0 0 | 1,130 0 0 | 28 5 0 | 22 12 0
Situated about two miles from Otoko Railway-station at
the junction of two roads. Open hilly country varying from
steep to hilly slopes. Altitude, from 750 ft. to 950 ft. above
sea-level. Has all been in grass, but some of it has gone back
to second-growth manuka. Soil good, on papa formation.
Indifferently watered by a small stream.

26 | I | 320 0 0 | 1,450 0 0 | 36 5 0 | 29 0 0
Situated about three miles and a half by road from Otoko
Railway-station. Hilly country, varying from fairly steep to
easy slopes. Altitude, from 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-
level. Mostly in grass, with a little second-growth manuka.
Good soil, on papa formation. Well watered by Hihiroroa
Stream.

27 | I | 292 0 0 | 1,460 0 0 | 36 10 0 | 29 4 0
Situated about four miles and a half by road from Otoko
Railway-station. Hilly open country. Altitude, from 700 ft.
to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Part carrying good grass, the
rest in second-growth manuka. Good soil, on papa formation.
Watered by small streams.

4 | I | 10 2 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 4 0
5 | " | 12 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
6 | " | 16 0 0 | 160 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 3 4 0
7 | " | 13 2 0 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0
8 | " | 32 3 0 | 270 0 0 | 6 15 0 | 5 8 0
9 | " | 17 0 0 | 210 0 0 | 5 5 0 | 4 4 0
10 | " | 5 2 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 1 4 0
11 | " | 13 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
12 | " | 3 2 0 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
14 | " | 10 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0

Sections 4 to 14 inclusive are situated adjacent to the Otoko
Village, and from 20 chains to about one mile from the Otoko
Railway-station. These sections consist generally of flats
and terraces overlooking the Waihuka River, and all have
good building-sites. Altitude, about 700 ft. above sea-level.
Soil good, on papa formation.

WAIKOHU COUNTY.—NGATAPA SURVEY DISTRICT.

4 | II | 933 0 0 | 1,520 0 0 | 38 0 0 | 30 8 0
Situated about six miles by road from Rakauroa. High
broken bush country. Altitude, from 2,300 ft. to 3,000 ft.
above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush, consisting of tawa, rimu,
and beech on the hill-tops, with the usual undergrowth of
supplejack, karamu, and makomako. Soil is fair, though
slightly pumiceous, and rests on a formation of papa and
sandstone. Well watered by small streams. A good home-
stead-site is situated on the Waikohu Valley Road.

6 | III | 550 0 0 | 760 0 0 | 19 0 0 | 15 4 0
Situated about six miles by road from Rakauroa. High
broken and undulating bush country. Altitude, from 2,500 ft.
to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush, mostly
beech on the higher parts, with the usual undergrowth of
supplejack, karamu, and makomako. Soil is fair to light
in places, on a papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered
by small streams.

7 | III | 480 0 0 | 780 0 0 | 19 10 0 | 15 12 0
Situated about seven miles by road from Rakauroa. Broken
country. Altitude, from 2,400 ft. to 2,900 ft. above sea-level.
Heavy mixed-bush land, consisting of beech on the higher
parts, and tawa, rimu, and mahoe, with the usual undergrowth
of supplejack, karamu, makomako, &c. Soil fair to light, on
papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

8 | III | 401 0 0 | 810 0 0 | 20 5 0 | 16 4 0
Situated about eight miles by road from Rakauroa. Hilly
and undulating country. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above
sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa, rimu, and beech, with
an undergrowth of mahoe, karamu, supplejack, &c. Soil good,
on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

9 | III | 409 0 0 | 820 0 0 | 20 10 0 | 16 8 0
Situated about 10½ miles by road from Rakauroa and
12½ miles from Otoko. Hilly broken country. Altitude,
2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of
tawa, rimu, mahoe, with an undergrowth of supplejack and
karamu. Soil good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well
watered.