1920
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—WHANGAPE SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £70, valuation for improvements comprising railing shanty with ruberoid roof, about 70 chains fencing, and about 17 acres grassing.

Altitude, 600 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly and rough land; about 17 acres grassed; 10 acres mixed forest comprising rimu, kahikatea, totara, miro, tawa, taraire, towai, thick undergrowth of paterangi, kohutuhutu, mahoe, punga, nikau, kiekie, supplejack; balance fern and scrub. Inferior clay soil, on sandstone formation; well watered by small stream. Situated about twenty-one miles from Kohukohu—twenty miles formed cart-road, balance formed bridle or sledge track.

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

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Wellington 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; and also that the land 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 price at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMARINO COUNTY.—MANGANUI SURVEY DISTRICT.—SOUTH WAIMARINO (RIARIAKI) BLOCK.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements consisting of felling and slab whare.

The access to this section is from Raetihi, which is about twenty-two miles distant—by a metalled dray-road for about fourteen miles, and by formed dray-road for remaining distance. Later on, the access will probably be from Erua Railway-station, which is about nine miles distant. The section comprises hilly and undulating land, with occasional flats. Soil is of a light loamy nature, on sandstone and papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising rimu, matai, tawa, tawhero, with usual undergrowth. Elevation ranges from about 1,700 ft. to 2,450 ft. above sea-level.

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

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Town Lands in Wellington Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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 town lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, 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.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KAITIEKE COUNTY.—TOWN OF OWHANGO.
Town Land.

Owhango is situated on the North Island Main Trunk Railway, 191 miles from Auckland, and fifteen miles south of Taumarunui. The main road passes through the town, and the Hikimutu, Kawautahi, and Oio No. 2 Roads converge upon it. The sections for the most part comprise flat land, a small portion being natural clearing; the remainder is covered with bush and scrub. The soil varies in quality from light pumiceous to sandy loam, partly on clay and partly on pumice subsoil.

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

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as it contains, or is supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—OTANE-WAINUKU SURVEY DISTRICT.—HAURAKI MINING DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Altitude, 800 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land; about 40 acres fern and scrub; remainder mixed forest comprising rimu, tawa, rewarewa, rata, hinau, miro, tawhai, with thick undergrowth of scrub. Soil of fair quality, of a sandy nature, on pumice-cement