Dec. 22. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4293

Situated 11¼ miles by road from Rakauroa, and 11½ miles from Otoko. High broken country. Altitude, from 1,700 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa, rimu, mahoe; beech on the higher parts, and undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, makomako, &c. Soil fair to good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

11 | III | 449 0 0 | 700 0 0 | 17 10 0 | 14 0 0
Situated 10¾ miles by road from Otoko, and twelve miles by road from Rakauroa. Access is also obtained by stock track five miles and a half from Otoko. High broken country. Altitude, from 1,700 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa, mahoe, rimu, manuka, and beech on the higher parts; undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, and makomako. Soil fair to good, on papa-and-sandstone formation, Well watered by Makaretu and other small streams.

12 | III | 992 0 0 | 3,220 0 0 | 80 10 0 | 64 8 0
Situated about two miles and three-quarters from Otoko Railway-station. Undulating to steep broken country. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Eastern portion is open undulating grass country; the western portion consists of steep broken bush country. Mixed bush of tawa rimu, mahoe, and beech on the higher portions. Soil fair to good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

13 | III | 575 0 0 | 1,080 0 0 | 27 0 0 | 21 12 0
Situated nine miles and a half by road from Otoko, and five miles by stock-track from Otoko Railway-station. High, broken country. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush, mostly beech on most of the section. Soil fair, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

14 | III | 497 0 0 | 1,120 0 0 | 28 0 0 | 22 8 0
Situated eight miles and a quarter by road from Otoko, and four miles and a half from Otoko by stock-track. Hilly, with some easy slopes. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. All in heavy mixed bush of tawa, towhai, and rimu, with an undergrowth of karamu and supplejack. Soil good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

15 | III | 417 0 0 | 2,710 0 0 | 67 15 0 | 54 4 0
Situated about three miles and a quarter by road from Otoko Railway-station. Easy and undulating country, fairly steep on the ridges. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,800 ft. above sea-level. Mostly in grass. Soil good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered by small streams.

3 | IV | 328 0 0 | 1,810 0 0 | 45 5 0 | 36 4 0
Situated two miles and three-quarters by road from Otoko Railway-station. Hilly; easy to steep slopes. Altitude, from 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. All in grass, and a little second-growth manuka. Soil good, on papa-and-sandstone formation.

4 | IV | 442 0 0 | 2,440 0 0 | 61 0 0 | 48 16 0
Situated three miles and a half by road from Otoko Railway-station. Hilly; the slopes vary from steep to easy. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. All in grass, with a little second-growth manuka. Soil good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

5 | IV | 439 0 0 | 2,420 0 0 | 60 10 0 | 48 8 0
Situated five miles and a quarter by road from Otoko Railway-station. Hilly and undulating country. Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Has been all in grass, but a portion has gone back to second-growth manuka. Good soil, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Fairly well watered.

2 | VI | 1,726 0 0 | 2,590 0 0 | 64 15 0 | 51 16 0
Situated about eight miles from Rakauroa. Hilly broken country, with some good easy slopes. Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush, principally beech and rimu, with a mixed undergrowth. Soil fair, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

3 | VI | 393 0 0 | 990 0 0 | 24 15 0 | 19 16 0
Situated 11¾ miles by road from Rakauroa, and fourteen miles by road from Otoko. Hilly country with easy slopes. Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Mixed bush of tawa and rimu, with undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. Soil good, on papa formation. Well watered.

Hilly country, steep and precipitous in places to good easy slopes. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 2,400 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa, towhai, mahoe, karaka, tall manuka, and a little rimu, with a thick undergrowth of supplejack, karamu, &c. Soil is fair to good (slightly pumiceous in places), on sandstone formation. Well watered.

6 | VI | 1,894 0 0 | 2,610 0 0 | 65 5 0 | 52 4 0
Situated nine miles by road from Rakauroa. Hilly broken country, precipitous in places. Altitude, from 1,400 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. All in mixed bush of tawa, towhai, with beech on the higher portions, and the usual undergrowth. Soil good, on sandstone formation. Well watered.

3 | VII | 938 0 0 | 1,530 0 0 | 38 5 0 | 30 12 0
Situated about eight miles by road from Otoko, and twelve miles by road from Rakauroa. High, broken country. Altitude, 1,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. All in bush of tawa, rimu, light manuka, with an undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. Soil fair to light, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

4 | VII | 662 0 0 | 1,160 0 0 | 29 0 0 | 23 4 0
Situated 11½ miles by road from Rakauroa, and 12¼ miles by road from Otoko. Hilly, varies from steep to undulating country. Altitude, from 1,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. Covered with mixed bush of tawa, beech, and rimu, with undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. Soil fair to good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

6 | VII | 463 0 0 | 990 0 0 | 24 15 0 | 19 16 0
Situated 10½ miles by road from Rakauroa and 12½ miles by road from Otoko. Hilly undulating country. Altitude, from 1,000 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Covered with mixed bush of tawa, rimu, with an undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. Soil fair to good, on papa-and-sandstone formation. Well watered.

1 | VIII | 517 0 0 | 1,230 0 0 | 30 15 0 | 24 12 0
Situated four miles and a quarter by road from Otoko. Hilly country, steep to fairly easy slopes. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level. Heavy mixed bush of tawa, towhai, rimu, and big manuka, with an undergrowth of supplejack and karamu. Soil good, on sandstone formation. Fairly well watered.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The land lies generally to the west of and adjacent to Otoko, the present railhead of the Gisborne-Rotorua line. The eastern portion consists principally of open grass land, with a little second-growth manuka, and the western portion of mixed bush, with the usual undergrowth of scrub. The surface varies from undulating to steep slopes on the main ridges. The altitude varies from 750 ft., at Otoko, to 3,000 ft. at the highest points. Access to the western end of the block may be had from Rakauroa, which is on the route of the railway-line, a distance of about six miles.

The present lessees, Messrs. M. and A. Hutchinson, have the right to remove fencing, buildings, and other movable improvements for three months from 1st March, 1911, and successful applicants may be able to arrange with Messrs. Hutchinson for purchase of same. Successful applicants are also liable for a proportionate amount of the value of boundary-fencing.

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1911.

The areas are subject to slight alteration.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Lands temporarily reserved in the Nelson Land District.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-twenty-first section of the Land Act, 1908, it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned :