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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Section. Block. Area. Cash Occupation with Right Renewable Purchase: of Lease: Total Price. Purchase: Half-yearly Half-yearly Rent. Rent.

manuka. Clay soil, medium to inferior in quality, on slate formation; well watered by stream. Distant three miles from Silverdale (or Wade) by cart-road.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.-PAREMOREMO PARISH.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 227 | .. | 61 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0 Altitude, 200 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Half undulating, half broken; about 3 acres scrubby forest, balance manuka scrub and danthonia. Inferior clay soil, on slate formation; well watered by stream. Distant about four miles from Albany Post-office, of which a mile and a half is cart-road, balance unformed but can be used for wheel traffic.

229 | .. | 168 0 0 | 170 0 0 | 4 5 0 | 3 8 0 Altitude, 200 ft. to 430 ft. above sea-level. Broken fern and manuka country, with six kauri rickers on section. Very inferior clay soil, which has been well dug for gum, resting on slate formation; well watered by swampy streams. Situated about four miles from Albany Post-office, two miles formed dray-road, balance unformed, but can be used for wheel traffic.

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

D. BUDDO, For 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 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-fifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; 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.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Occupation with Right Renewable Purchase: of Lease: Total Price. Purchase: Half-yearly Half-yearly Rent. Rent.

a sandy nature, on sandstone formation; well watered by small streams. Distant about twelve miles from Opotiki by good formed road.

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

D. BUDDO, For 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 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-fifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; 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.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Occupation with Right Renewable Purchase: of Lease: Total Price. Purchase: Half-yearly Half-yearly Rent. Rent.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.-HUKERENUISURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 24 V | 50 3 37 | 90 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 16 0 27 VI | Altitude, 350 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Mostly level land, part undulating, covered with fern and manuka. Soil a clay loam and pipeclay, on sandstone formation; well watered by stream. Distant one mile from Towai Railway-station by good formed road.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.-RUAPEKAPEKA PARISH. 104 | .. | 506 1 0 | 260 0 0 | 6 10 0 | 5 4 0 Altitude, 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Half undulating land, half very broken; about 60 acres mixed forest in gullies; remainder fern and scrub forest, comprises towai, tarairi, tawa, and enough kauri and totara to fence section; undergrowth of toi-grass, supplejack, and bush ferns. Soil of inferior second-class quality, resting on sandstone formation; well watered. Situated about seven miles from Kawakawa by fair road.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.-OMANAIA PARISH. N.W. 9 | .. | 32 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0 Altitude, 50 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and hilly land; about 20 acres mixed forest, comprising kahikatea, puriri, towai, tarairi, manuka, with thick undergrowth of hangehange, mahoe, mingi, nikau punga, and supplejack. Soil a sandy clay, of fair quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by small stream liable to dry in summer. Distant three miles from Rawene, two miles by water, balance unformed road; or by road ten miles, of which one mile is unformed.

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

D. BUDDO,* For 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

Waikato County.-TAUPIRI Parish.

A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 274, | .. | 69 3 20 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0 275 | Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Fern land, very broken; soil inferior second class, on clay subsoil; indifferenty watered by springs. Distant about twelve miles from Ohinewai Railway-station by fair road. 498 | .. | 249 3 21 | 130 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 2 12 0 Weighted with £25 for 50 chains fencing.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. About 20 acres fairly level; balance broken; covered with fern and manuka, with clumps of forest (mostly burnt) in-gullies. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by Mangapiko Stream. Distant about twelve miles from Ohinewai Railway-station by fair road.

Opotiki County.-WAIOTAHI Parish.

427, 463, | .. | 147 2 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 464 | Altitude, 100 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka land. Soil of fair quality,