Sept. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3585

watered. Situated about ten miles from Putaruru Railway-station and five miles from Lichfield Post-office by formed cart-road. Improvements included in price of land comprise 60 chains fencing.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Nelson Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the seventh day of December, 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 Act.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

MURCHISON COUNTY.—RAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 | XV | 570 0 0 | 290 0 0 | 5 16 0

Agricultural and pastoral land, 130 acres of which is open country covered with native grass, miki miki, and black scrub, remainder light red and brown birch bush; flat to undulating country; soil light, and fairly well watered. Situated seventeen miles from Warwick Junction, twelve miles of which is a good dray-road, and five miles by the Maruia River bed. It is also accessible from Reef ton, twenty miles by a dray-road and ten miles by a pack-track.

TAKAKA COUNTY.—TAKAKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

20 | IV | 340 3 0 | 180 0 0 | 3 12 0

Hilly country, covered with bush consisting of red and brown birch and rimu, with thick undergrowth of scrub and fern; fair land, well watered, and suitable for sheep. Altitude rising to 3,500 ft. above sea-level. Situated nine miles from Port of Waitapu by a formed dray-road and three miles and a half by unformed road. Formation ironstone.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

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 Thursday, the tenth day of November, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.—NORSEWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
6 | IX | 126 0 0 | 1,150 0 0 | 28 15 0 | 23 0 0

Second-class Land.

3 | V | 1,069 0 0 | 2,200 0 0 | 55 0 0 | 44 0 0
1 | IX | 1,459 0 0 | 2,300 0 0 | 57 10 0 | 46 0 0

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Nelson 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 Wednesday, the seventh day of December, 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT. — WAIMEA COUNTY. — MOTUPIKO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
14 | X | 40 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0

All hilly, with fairly easy slopes; well watered; covered with a mixed fairly light birch bush; well adapted for pastoral purposes, and when cleared will grow good grass. Situated twenty-four miles and a half from the Belgrove Railway-station by a good dray road, and thence 20 chains by unformed road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, 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 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 Monday, the twenty-first day of November, 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;