Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2667

Opening National Endowment Lands 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, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand nine hundred 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EAST TAUPO COUNTY.—TAUHARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Capital Value. | Half-yearly | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | Rental. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 | II | 41 3 23 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0 | Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,320 ft. above sea-level. Manuka country, nearly level. Soil of inferior quality, on pumice formation; no water on the section. Fronts Rotokawa Road. Situated one mile from Taupo by formed road.
| 19 | II | 18 2 17 | 20 0 0 | 0 8 0 | Altitude, 1,320 ft. to 1,350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; no water on the section. Fronts Rotokawa and Paetiki Roads. Situated one mile and a quarter from Taupo—one mile formed road, balance unformed.
| 22 | II | 118 3 0 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0 | Altitude, 1,250 ft. to 1,350 ft. above sea-level. Manuka country, principally blind gullies. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; no water on the section. Situated on the Taupo-Napier Road, close to Terrace Hotel, and two miles from Taupo by formed road.
| 23 | II | 54 1 7 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0 | Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating manuka country. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; not watered. Fronts Rotokawa and Paetiki Roads. Two miles from Taupo—one mile formed, remainder unformed.
| 24 | II | 44 1 30 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating manuka country. Inferior soil, on pumice formation ; not watered. Fronts Rotokawa and Paetiki Roads. Situated one mile and three-quarters from Taupo—one mile formed, remainder unformed.
| 25 | II | 38 2 24 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,320 ft. above sea-level. Nearly level land, covered with manuka scrub. Inferior soil, on pumice formation ; no water on section. Fronts Waiariki Road. Situated one mile from Taupo by formed road.
| 26 | II | 46 1 1 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea - level. Manuka country, slightly undulating. Inferior soil, on pumice formation ; no water on the section. Fronts Paetiki Road. Situated one mile and a half from Taupo—one mile formed, remainder unformed.
| 27 | II | 44 0 25 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. Manuka country, slightly undulating. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; not watered. Fronts Rifle Range Road. Situated one mile and three-quarters from Taupo—one mile formed, remainder unformed.
| 28 | II | 38 1 19 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0 | Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,350 ft. above sea-level. Slightly undulating land, covered with manuka scrub. Soil of inferior quality, on pumice formation; no water on section. Fronts Rifle Range Road. Situated one mile and a half from Taupo—one mile formed road, remainder unformed.
| 29 | II | 59 3 25 | 40 0 0 | 0 16 0 | Altitude, 1,250 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka, including 20 acres of hot ground. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; not watered. Fronts Paetiki and Taharepa Roads. Situated one mile and three-quarters from Taupo—one mile and a quarter formed road, remainder unformed.
| 31 | II | 56 2 35 | 80 0 0 | 1 12 0 | Altitude, 1,250 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka. Inferior soil, on pumice forma-

tion; no water on the section. Fronts Taharepa Road. Situated one mile and a half from Taupo—one mile formed road, remainder unformed.

| 32 | II | 34 3 15 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 | Altitude, 1,250 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating manuka land. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; not watered. Fronts Taharepa Road. One mile and a quarter from Taupo—one mile formed road, remainder unformed.
| 33 | VI | 65 0 0 | 90 0 0 | 1 16 0 | Altitude, 1,220 ft. to 1,260 ft. above sea-level. Slightly undulating manuka country. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; water can be obtained by sinking 20 ft., or from Lake Taupo. Sections front Taupo-Tokaanu Road, on shore of Lake Taupo. Situated from three to five miles from Taupo by coach-road.
| 34 | " | 41 0 0 | 60 0 0 | 1 4 0 | Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 1,350 ft. above sea-level. About half manuka scrub, half bare pumice; about 50 acres is hot ground. Inferior soil, on pumice formation; not watered. Fronts Paetiki and Taharepa Roads. Situated one mile and three-quarters from Taupo—one mile and a quarter formed road, remainder unformed.
| 35 | " | 31 2 6 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 0 |
| 36 | " | 72 2 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 37 | " | 93 2 19 | 130 0 0 | 2 12 0 |
| 38 | " | 53 1 8 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0 |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-eighth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands 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-fourth day of October, one thousand nine hundred 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 Acts.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—MATA-MATA SETTLEMENT.—TOWN OF MATAMATA.

| Section. | Block. | Area. | Capital Value. | Half-yearly | | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | Rental. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | V | 0 1 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 15 9 | Altitude, about 200 ft. above sea-level. Level land, in grass; light sandy soil of medium quality. Sections front Tower Road, about a quarter of a mile from Matamata Railway-station.
| 2 | " | 0 1 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 15 9 |
| 3 | " | 0 1 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 15 9 |
| 4 | " | 0 1 0 | 35 0 0 | 0 15 9 |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-eighth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands 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-