1962
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 450 ft. above sea-level. Generally undulating flat spurs and ridges, largely ploughable, and covered with fern and manuka scrub; soil fair to inferior, light sandy loam. Situated about two miles from Putaruru Railway-station by formed cart-road.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Hawke’s Bay 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 Thursday, the eighth 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 lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

WAIPUKURAU COUNTY.—MOTUOTARAIA SURVEY DISTRICT.—HATUMA SETTLEMENT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
32 | I | 5 1 31 | 65 0 0 | 1 9 3

Hatuma Settlement is situated forty-eight miles from Napier and four miles from Waipukurau. Adjoins Hatuma Railway-station. Undulating agricultural land, limestone formation; good soil. The whole area is under grass. The improvements, which go with the land, consist of fencing valued at 12s. 6d.

COOK COUNTY.—TURANGANUI SURVEY DISTRICT.—TE ARAI SETTLEMENT.

9 | V | 2 1 38 | 100 0 0 | 2 5 0

Weighted with £27 10s., valuation for whare, fencing, and grassing.

Situated nine miles and a half from Gisborne by good metalled road, half a mile from Manutuke Post-office. Flat agricultural land of good quality, at an altitude of 40 ft. above sea-level. The pipes of the Gisborne water-supply pass the front of the section.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.—MATAKOHE PARISH.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
S. pt. | .. | 184 3 0 | 180 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 3 12 0
95

Altitude, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to level land; 13 acres manuka forest; 2 acres mixed forest, comprising small kahikatea; three dry kauri-trees; balance of section scrub land. Soil loam and clay. About 15 acres good, balance inferior on sandstone formation. Watered by small stream. Situated about seven miles from Matakohe by dray-road.

RODNEY COUNTY.—PAKIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

10 | XII | 206 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 4 0 0

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to level land; about 50 acres swamp; balance hills, covered with fern and scrub. Soil good in the swamp, inferior on hills, loam and clay, with patches of pipeclay. Watered by swamp and stream. Situated one mile from Wellsford Railway-station by formed road.

WAIKATO COUNTY.—TAUPIRI PARISH.

274, | .. | 69 3 20 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0
275 |

Altitude, 200 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating, and all ploughable, except a few acres of rough gullies; fern and scrub country. Soil of rather inferior quality. Indifferently watered by springs and swamps. Situated near Matahuru Post-office, and distant about ten miles from Ohinewai Railway-station.

WHAKATANE COUNTY.—MATATA PARISH.

169 | .. | 1,907 2 0 | 1,900 0 0 | 47 10 0 | 38 0 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Mostly undulating; broken in parts; about 400 acres mixed forest, comprising rimu, tawa, rata, hinau, pukatea, māngeao, and rewarewa; thick undergrowth of supplejack and scrub; balance open fern and scrub land. Soil of a sandy nature, and of fair quality, on volcanic cement and pumice formation. Well watered. Situated about three miles from Ua-tata by good dray-road.

WHAKATANE COUNTY.—WAIMANA PARISH.

182 | .. | 88 0 0 | 90 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 16 0

Altitude, from 20 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level. Broken to undulating land; 40 acres mixed forest, comprising tawa, towai, rewarewa, with thick undergrowth of makomako, wharangi, mahoe, and manuka; balance fern hills. Soil of medium quality on sandstone formation. Well watered by stream. Situated about three miles from Kutarere Post-office by good formed road.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh 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.