1080
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

Opening Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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-seventh day of May, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second class Land.

Altitude, 20 ft. to 325 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and hilly land, covered with fern and manuka scrub. Clay soil, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered. Distant about three miles from Kerikeri Landing by formed road, and about ten miles from Russell by water.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—MAKARAU PARISH.

N.W.29. | .. | 278 3 16 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0
59,60,
61

Weighted with £46 for three-roomed house, in bad repair, two small sheep-yards, 18 chains fencing, and 20 acres grassing.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. About 50 acres undulating, balance broken; about 40 acres light mixed forest comprising tawa, hinau, and rata, with light undergrowth of ferns; about 20 acres grassed, but now nearly overgrown; balance fern, manuka scrub, and blackberry. Soil an inferior clay, on slate formation; well watered. Distant about five miles from Makarau Railway-station—one-half by cart-road, balance newly formed 6 ft. track.

OHINEMURI COUNTY.—WAITOA SURVEY DISTRICT.

3,4, | I | 756 1 0 | 760 0 0 | 19 0 0 | 15 4 0

Weighted with £107 for 30 acres grassing (partly overgrown), 120 chains fencing, and 47 chains drain.

Altitude, 30 ft. to 450 ft. above sea-level. About 20 acres level, balance undulating to broken; 30 acres grass (somewhat overgrown), balance fern and manuka, with some clumps of light mixed forest in gullies comprising birch, rimu, manuka, rewarewa; fairly thick undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, toetoe, bush ferns and shrubs. Soil of inferior second-class quality, worked-out gum land, on clay subsoil; well watered. Distant about nineteen miles from Morrinsville by fair road.

1 | V | 461 2 0 | 460 0 0 | 11 10 0 | 9 4 0

Altitude, 200 ft. to 650 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with fern and manuka, with clumps of light mixed forest in gullies comprising birch, tawa, rimu, manuka, rewarewa, with light undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, and toetoe. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by streams and spring. Distant about nineteen miles from Morrinsville by fair road.

WAITOMO COUNTY.—PIRONGIA SURVEY DISTRICT.

15 | VII | 206 0 30 | 310 0 0 | 7 15 0 | 6 4 0

Altitude, 150 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land; about 4 or 5 acres light mixed forest; balance fern and manuka, with a good deal of lotus-major growing through the fern. Light friable soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by running streams. Situated about seven miles from Pirongia Township by formed dray-road.

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

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

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Opening Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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-seventh day of May, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIHEKE ISLAND.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with scrub and burnt light forest. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on clay subsoil; fairly watered by small stream. Situated one mile from Matuku Bay by unformed road.

52 | .. | 77 1 10 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Very broken land; about 20 acres manuka scrub and danthonia; balance scrub; old manganese workings on section. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on clay subsoil; fairly watered. Distant about two miles from Awaawaroa Wharf—one mile by water and one mile by formed track.

89 | .. | 31 1 24 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, nearly all covered with danthonia and a little scrub. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on clay subsoil; water obtainable by sinking. Distant about one mile from Cowes Landing by beach and unformed road.

92 | .. | 49 3 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with manuka scrub. Soil of inferior second-class quality; indifferently watered by small stream, probably dry in summer. Distant about half a mile from Matuku.

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

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

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Opening Lands in Southland Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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 Wednesday, the twenty-second day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; and also