JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2401

5. The highest tenderer to be declared the purchaser or lessee, but the Board reserves to itself the right to decline to accept any tender.

6. The successful purchaser or lessee will require to make declaration of qualification under the Native Land Act, within thirty days, to the effect that he is not the owner or occupier of 3,000 acres of third-class land, or its equivalent in other classes of land.

7. The lands are offered under the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, and purchasers and lessees shall be deemed to be acquainted with the provisions thereof, and be bound thereby as effectually as if such provisions were embodied herein.

Wharepukhunga Sections.—It shall be a condition of the lease that the lessee shall not assign the fishing rights over the land leased; but all such rights shall be reserved and shall remain vested in the Board, and the Board shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, to dispose of such rights in such manner and upon such conditions as it thinks fit, and without any compensation to the lessee.

The lands are described for the general information of intending selectors, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Board is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Tenders must be sent to the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, and must be made on the proper forms, to be obtained at the office of the Board and at the post-offices in the locality of the land to be offered.

Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, Wellington, or at the office of the Board.

W. H. BOWLER,
President.

[The figures in colour on detail plans correspond with those in advertisement and on locality plan.]

Maori Lands for Lease by Public Tender.

Office of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board, Auckland, 13th July, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at the office of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 4 p.m. on Monday, 28th August, 1911, for leases of the several lands named in the Schedule hereto, for a term of twenty-two years and a half, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-three years.

SCHEDULE.

MOTATAU No. 2 BLOCK.—KAWAKAWA AND MOTATAU SURVEY DISTRICTS.—BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.—AUCKLAND DIS- TRICT.

Second-class Land.

Lot. Area. Upset Rental.

6 | 196 0 0 | £ s. d.

Undulating to hilly land; soil very fair quality, of limestone formation; well watered, and situated alongside railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £150 for improvements thereon. The section contains about 1,228,446 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

8 | 201 2 0 | 28 17 6

There is about 30 acres of flat on this section, while the remainder is undulating; soil of first-class quality, lime-stone formation; well watered, and situated about 30 chains from railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £390 for improvements thereon. The section contains about 601,624 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahi-katea.

9 | 243 2 0 | 26 15 0

Undulating to hilly land of fair quality, limestone formation; well watered, and situated alongside railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £160 for improvements. The section contains about 820,542 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea and kauri.

15 | 315 0 0 | 31 10 0

This section contains about 100 acres of flat land, half of which is swamp; the remainder is undulating to hilly country of good quality, limestone formation; well watered; situated about 20 chains from railway-line. Would make a good dairy farm. Loaded with the sum of £190 for improvements thereon. The section contains about 387,894 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahi-katea.

Lot. Area. Upset Rental.

17 | 253 2 0 | 25 15 0

This section contains about 40 acres of rich alluvial and swamp land, the remainder is hilly country; soil of good quality, resting on limestone; well watered; half a mile from railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £90 for im-provements thereon.

18 | 65. 0 0 | 7 15 0

There is about 8 acres of flat on this section, while the remainder is all rather broken; soil of a good quality, limestone formation; well watered and well situated. Loaded with the sum of £60 for improvements thereon.

39 | 800 0 0 | 95 0 0

Broken bush country; soil of good quality, resting on sandstone formation; well watered; excellent sheep-country; two miles from Motatau Railway-station. Loaded with the sum of £100 for improvements thereon. This section contains about 3,275,346 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kauri and rimu.

44 | 448 0 0 | 48 0 0

Broken to undulating forest land; soil of good quality, on limestone formation; well watered; about two miles from Motatau Railway-station. Loaded with the sum of £30 for fencing thereon. This section contains about 709,977 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

51 | 22 2 0 | 3 15 0

About 4 acres flat land, remainder hilly; soil of good quality, resting on limestone; well watered; adjoining railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £65 for improve-ments thereon.

52 | 323 0 0 | 32 5 0

About 40 acres level land covered with kahikatea, remainder mixed bush and open country; soil of a very fair quality, part limestone, part sandstone; well watered; adjoining railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £80 for fencing thereon. The section contains about 996,164 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

53 | 493 0 0 | 57 5 0

The greater part of this section is hilly; soil of good quality, on limestone formation; well watered; half a mile from railway-line; excellent sheep-country. Loaded with the sum of £10 for improvements thereon. The section contains about 1,067,451 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kauri and kahikatea.

58 | 554 0 0 | 71 15 0

Undulating to hilly bush country, excepting about 50 acres open fern land; soil of very good quality, lime-stone formation; well watered; two miles from Motatau Railway-station. The section contains about 808,316 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally rimu.

Third-class Land.

1 | 100 0 0 | 6 17 6

About a quarter of this section is kahikatea flat. The soil is of medium quality. Loaded with the sum of £60 for improvements thereon.

2 | 150 0 0 | 5 12 6

This section contains about 15 acres of kahikatea flat, the remainder being poor clay land; situated alongside rail-way-line. Loaded with the sum of £45 for improvements thereon.

3 | 353 0 0 | 18 17 6

About 70 acres kahikatea flat, remainder broken land of poor quality; situated alongside railway-line. Loaded with the sum of £80 for improvements thereon. The section contains 1,013,074 sup. ft. of milling-timber, prin-cipally kahikatea.

4 | 60 0 0 | 8 2 6

All flat land, covered with kahikatea; soil of good quality, and will make good dairying country when drained and grassed. Loaded with the sum of £50 for improve-ments thereon. The section contains 704,600 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

5 | 314 0 0 | 22 15 0

About 100 acres of flat land covered with kahikatea, and very low-lying; remainder is poor open land. Loaded with the sum of £50 for improvements thereon. The section contains about 1,588,561 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

7 | 341 2 0 | 18 17 6

Section comprises a little flat land on bank of creek; remainder poor clay land. The section contains about 871,602 sup. ft. of milling-timber, principally kahikatea.

11 | 613 2 0 | 55 15 0

This section contains about 180 acres of level land, covered with raupo and kahikatea, very wet and not easily drained; remainder of land is open broken country;