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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

Opening Settlement Land 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
land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for
selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-seventh
day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, at the
rental 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.

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

First-class Land.

Situated about half a mile by good metalled dray-road
from Matamau Railway-station and about five miles from
Dannevirke. Undulating land. Altitude, from 950 ft. to
1,100 ft. above sea-level. The section is practically all in
grass, and was formerly heavy forest country, from which the
valuable timber has been removed. An old mill-site is
situated on the section. The soil is of good quality, on
clay and papa formation. The section is watered by small
streams. Suitable for either dairying or pastoral purposes.
The lessee of Section 47, Block X, Norsewood Survey Dis-
trict, has the right to take water by means of a tank and
force-pump and to lay pipes from the creek at the northern
end of Section 49 to his section.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-fourth day of January, one thousand
hundred and eleven.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Marlborough 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
Monday, the tenth day of April, one thousand nine hun-
dred and eleven, 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

Third-class Land.

Altitude, from 100 ft. to 1,900 ft. Mostly birch bush, with
a little tawero and rimu. Steep and rough; fair soil.
About six miles and a half from Canvastown, six miles being
by dray-road and half a mile by track.

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Altitude, from 200 ft. to 1,900 ft. Mostly birch bush, with
a little tawero and rimu. Steep and rough; fair soil.
About six miles from Canvastown—five miles and a half by
dray-road, and half a mile unformed road.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,200 ft. Mostly birch forest, with
tawero, rimu, &c. Rough and broken, with patches of good
country; mostly shady; soil inferior to fair. About nine
miles from Canvastown—eight miles by formed road, and
one mile by bridle-track.

Pine Valley* and Onamalutu Survey Districts.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 3,600 ft. Mostly birch forest,
with tawero, rimu, tawa, &c. Rough and broken country,
with patches of good land; with sunny aspect; soil inferior
to fair. Distant from Canvastown about ten miles—eight
miles by dray-road, and two miles by bridle-track.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 3,600 ft. Mostly birch bush, with
a little tawero, rimu, &c. Rough and broken; inferior to
fair light soil. Distant from Canvastown about twelve miles
—eight miles by dray-road, and four miles by bridle-track.

Onamalutu Survey District.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 2,700 ft. Mostly birch bush, with a
little tawero, rimu, tawa, &c. Rough and broken; fair soil.
Distant from Canvastown about seven miles—six miles by
dray-road, and one mile by track.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,500 ft. Mostly birch bush, with
a little tawa and rimu. Rough and broken; fair soil.
About seven miles from Canvastown—six miles by dray-road,
and one mile by track.

Altitude, from 200 ft. to 2,300 ft. Mostly birch bush, with
a little tawa and rimu. Rough and broken; fair soil.
About eight miles from Canvastown by dray-road.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 2,000 ft. Rough and steep;
mostly fair soil. About nine miles from Canvastown—eight
miles by dray-road, and one mile by track.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 3,500 ft. Mostly birch forest,
with a little mixed bush. Rough and broken; soil inferior
to fair. About eleven miles from Canvastown—eight miles
by dray-road, and three miles by bridle-track.

Altitude, from 300 ft. to 3,500 ft. Birch forest, with a
little mixed bush and scrub. About 50 acres open, and
covered with fern and blackberry. Fire has been through
the standing bush in several places. Rough and broken;
soil inferior and stony. About twelve miles from Canvas-
town—eight miles by dray-road, and four miles by bridle-
track.

Altitude, 300 ft. to 3,000 ft. Birch forest, with a little
mixed bush, partly burnt. Country fairly steep, but even
slope; soil fairly good. About twelve miles from Canvas-
town—eight miles by dray-road, and four miles by bridle-
track.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this fourth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Marlborough 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 land
described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection