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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

BLOCK V, WAIHOU SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 1 | 239 3 4 | 300 0 0 | 7 10 0 | 6 0 0 |
| 2 | 253 1 10 | 320 0 0 | 8 0 0 | 6 8 0 |
| 3 | 212 2 7 | 640 0 0 | 16 0 0 | 12 16 0 |
| *4 | 207 0 0 | 260 0 0 | 6 10 0 | 5 4 0 |
| 5 | 187 1 10 | 470 0 0 | 11 15 0 | 9 8 0 |
| 7 | 201 3 0 | 460 0 0 | 11 10 0 | 9 4 0 |
| 9 | 201 3 20 | 460 0 0 | 11 10 0 | 9 4 0 |

BLOCK VI, WAIHOU SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 1 | 118 0 0 | 830 0 0 | 20 15 0 | 16 12 0 |
| 2 | 141 0 0 | 990 0 0 | 24 15 0 | 19 16 0 |
| 3 | 203 0 0 | 1,220 0 0 | 30 10 0 | 24 8 0 |
| 5 | 153 2 20 | 1,080 0 0 | 27 0 0 | 21 12 0 |
| 6 | 94 3 0 | 670 0 0 | 16 15 0 | 13 8 0 |

Sections marked with an asterisk (*) are second class, the remainder first class.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The areas for selection are situated in Hauraki Plains, and, generally speaking, lie along the foreshore of the Firth of Thames between Waitakaruru and Piako Rivers, and also extend some ten miles up the western bank of the latter river.

Access to Waitakaruru is gained from Waerenga and Pokeno Railway-stations by road, and the same point can be reached from Thames by boat or steamer.

The Piako River is readily reached by launch, &c., from Thames, and launches ply for hire for many miles up this river. Suitable small wharves are either erected or in course of erection at various points on the river where roads touch same. A road is now completed leading to Kerepeehi from Turua and Netherton, &c. Other access roads are also under construction. The lands are all partly drained swamp lands, and generally the lands immediately between the Waitakaruru-Pipiroa Road and the Firth of Thames, and between the Piako River and Pipiroa Road and Puhanga Canal, consist almost entirely of very good alluvial clay-deposit, on sandy pumice formation. The clay-deposit is from 25 ft. to 35 ft. in depth. Many of the sections are very rich, and show an entire absence of peat, but some of them have a little peat varying to 2 ft. in depth. The vegetation includes heavy and light manuka, flax, puroa-grass, and raupo, with in some instances a little mangrove.

The lands to the south and west of the Waitakaruru-Pipiroa Road, Pipiroa Road, and Puhanga Canal consist of a peaty soil, varying from 2 ft. to 8 ft. in depth, but resting on good alluvial clay-deposit. These sections will greatly improve in the future.

The lands on the east bank of the Piako River are of excellent quality, the soil being rich alluvial clay-deposit, and the vegetation consisting of raupo, puroa-grass, &c., with a certain amount of bush, as shown on plan.

Attention is drawn to the fact that rough sleeping-provision will be made at Pipiroa by the Department for intending selectors, who must, however, provide their own blankets and provisions. Various launches ply for hire between Thames and Waitakaruru and Piako, every day on tidal conditions.

Artesian bores have been and are being sunk on the Hauraki Plains, and intending selectors may inspect same and receive all information on ground.

Guides will be stationed at different points on the ground to show selectors the various sections, but, generally speaking, selectors will not have the slightest difficulty in locating each section themselves from the plans.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which go with the land are as follow. In all cases the measurements may be a little more or less.

Block X, Wharekawa Survey District.

Section 4, 50 chains boundary-drain; Section 5, 115 chains boundary-drains; Section 6, 60 chains boundary-drain; Section 7, 35 chains boundary-drain; Section 8, 22 chains boundary and 32 chains subdivisional drain; Section 9, 29 chains boundary and 80 chains subdivisional drain; Section 10, 29 chains boundary-drain; Section 11, 29 chains boundary-drain; Section 12, 35 chains boundary-drain; Section 13, 22 chains boundary-drain; Section 14, 29 chains boundary-drain; Section 15, 29 chains boundary-drain; Section 16, 105 chains boundary-drain.

Block X, Thames Survey District.

Section 5, 8 chains subdivisional drain; Section 6, 21 chains subdivisional drain; Section 7, 19 chains subdivisional drain; Section 8, 25 chains subdivisional drain; Section 10, 24 chains subdivisional drain; Section 12, 28 chains drain close to northern boundary; Section 13, 17 chains subdivisional drain; Section 14, 18 chains subdivisional drain; Section 15, 20 chains subdivisional drain; Section 16, 29 chains boundary-drain; Section 17, 34 chains boundary-drain; Section 20, 105 chains boundary-drain; Section 31, 42 chains boundary-drain; Section 37, 4 chains boundary-drain and stopbank; Section 38, 25 chains boundary-drain and stopbank.

Block XI, Thames Survey District.

Section 1, 120 chains new fence on east boundary and 120 chains drain close to same boundary; Section 9, 60 chains new fence on east boundary and 60 chains drain close to same boundary.

Block I, Waihou Survey District.

Section 1, 36 chains boundary-drain; Section 2, 36 chains boundary-drain; Section 3, 36 chains boundary-drain; Section 4, 36 chains boundary-drain; Section 5, 43 chains boundary-drain; Section 6, 43 chains boundary-drain; Section 8, 26 chains boundary and 16 chains subdivisional drain; Section 9, 18 chains boundary-drain; Section 10, 75 chains boundary-drain; Section 14, 86 chains boundary and 55 chains subdivisional drain; Section 15, 102 chains boundary and 63 chains subdivisional drain; Section 16, 33 chains boundary and 60 chains subdivisional drain; Section 17, 105 chains boundary-drain; Section 19, 53 chains boundary-drain; Section 20, 120 chains boundary-drain; Section 21, 14 chains boundary-drain; Section 22, 80 chains boundary-drain; Section 24, 13 chains new fence, 109 chains boundary and 25 chains subdivisional drain; Section 25, 47 chains boundary-drain; Section 26, 126 chains boundary-drain; Section 27, 165 chains boundary-drain; Section 28, 86 chains boundary-drain; Section 29, 84 chains boundary-drain; Section 30, 36 chains subdivisional drain; Section 31, 42 chains boundary-drain; Section 32, 42 chains boundary-drain.

Block V, Waihou Survey District.

Section 1, 110 chains boundary-drain; Section 2, 213 chains boundary-drain; Section 3, 184 chains boundary-drain; Section 4, 195 chains boundary-drain; Section 5, 180 chains boundary-drain; Section 7, 104 chains boundary and 10 chains subdivisional drain; Section 9, 26 chains boundary and 36 chains subdivisional drain.

Block VI, Waihou Survey District.

Section 2, 59 chains boundary-drain; Section 3, 123 chains boundary and 27 chains subdivisional drain; Section 5, 70 chains boundary-drain.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.