JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1961

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating country; about 30 acres fern and old kauri workings, balance mixed forest comprising totara, rimu, puriri, kahikatea, matai, and a few kauri rickers, with medium growth of kuriwao, ferns, and toikiwi; soil of fair second-class quality on clay; well watered by small streams. Situated about eight miles from Mangonui—three miles metalled road, five miles formed bridle-track, balance unformed.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Southland 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 in 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 Wednesday, the twenty-first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ten; 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 occupation 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, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—OTERAMIKA HUNDRED.

Second-class Land.

• Weighted with £175, valuation for improvements, comprising cottage, cow-byre, sheds, and fencing.

21 | IV | 246 0 25 | 340 0 0 | 8 10 0 | 6 16 0
Weighted with £7 10s., valuation for subdivisional fence.

22 | IV | 171 0 7 | 210 0 0 | 5 5 0 | 4 4 0 |
23 | " | 185 3 7 | 240 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 4 16 0 |
24 | " | 218 0 10 | 300 0 0 | 7 10 0 | 6 0 0 |
26 | " | 240 1 17 | 300 0 0 | 7 10 0 | 6 0 0 |
27 | " | 247 3 23 | 280 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 5 12 0 |
29 | " | 227 1 33 | 250 0 0 | 6 5 0 | 5 0 0 |
32 | " | 256 1 7 | 210 0 0 | 5 5 0 | 4 4 0 |
33 | " | 238 1 34 | 200 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
34 | " | 244 3 22 | 210 0 0 | 5 5 0 | 4 4 0 |
36 | " | 127 0 26 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0 |

Flat and undulating land; fair soil on gravel formation; wet and peaty in places. Altitude ranges from 100 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level; mostly covered with dead worked-out bush. No timber of any commercial value, except on Sections 82 and 83, Block III, and Sections 22, 27, and 29, Block IV, over which Messrs. Massey and Bowden respectively hold sawmilling and tramway rights, and which sections are offered subject to such rights. Watered by small streams, and water may also be obtained by sinking. This block is accessible by a metalled road running through it, between Blocks III and IV, and by unformed branch roads. The Seaward Bush Railway runs through the northern part of Block IV, and the Kapuka Railway-station is adjacent; also two railway-sidings. A public school, dairy factory, and post-office, store, and saleyards are conveniently situated. Work will be undertaken on the unformed roads when sections are selected.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Auckland 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 in section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and ten; and also that the land mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAITOMO COUNTY.—MAUNGA-MANGERO SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £149, valuation for 34 acres grassing, whare (two rooms), and 113 chains fencing.

Situated at Paemako on the Te Kuiti-Awakino Road; about nineteen miles from Te Kuiti by formed road, eight miles being metalled; comprises open level country, all in grass; soil of medium quality, and well watered.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Auckland Land District for Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ten, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—PATETERE NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.—SELWYN SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.