FEB. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 671

Altitude, 50 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. About 65 acres swamp, remainder broken country; 50 acres manuka; balance covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, hinau, &c., with thick undergrowth of kiekie, supplejack, &c. Soil of fair quality, on papa and limestone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Situated about seven miles from Te Akau deep-water landing, and about thirty-three miles and a half from Ngaruawahia, via Waingaro and Mangati, by formed road.

| 9 | IX | 325 0 0 | 1,220 0 0 | 30 10 0 | 24 8 0 |

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. About 30 acres swamp; balance broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rata, tawa, kahikatea, hinau, manuka, &c., with undergrowth of kiekie and supplejack. Soil of fair quality, on papa formation; fairly watered by swamp and small streams. Situated six miles from Te Akau deep-water landing, and thirty-four miles and a half from Ngaruawahia, via Waingaro and Mangati by formed road.

| 6 | X | 399 2 27 | 1,560 0 0 | 39 0 0 | 31 4 0 |

Altitude, 60 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. About 100 acres undulating, balance broken, all covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rata, kahikatea, hinau, manuka, &c., with thick undergrowth of kiekie and supplejack. Soil of fair quality, on papa and limestone formation; fairly watered by small streams. Situated nine miles and a half from Mangati, ten miles from Waingaro, four miles and a half from Kerikeri Landing, and twenty-six miles from Ngaruawahia by formed road to within a mile and a half of section, balance remains to be formed.

| 7 | X | 413 1 0 | 1,610 0 0 | 40 5 0 | 32 4 0 |

Altitude, 60 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Broken land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, hinau, kahikatea, &c., with thick undergrowth of kiekie and supplejack. Soil of fair quality, on papa and limestone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Situated four miles and a half from Kerikeri Landing, ten miles from Waingaro, and twenty-six miles from Ngaruawahia by road formed to within a mile and a half of section, which distance remains to be formed.

| 9 | X | 463 3 12 | 1,390 0 0 | 34 15 0 | 27 16 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Broken to undulating country; about 400 acres heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, hinau, kahikatea, &c., with thick undergrowth of kiekie, supplejack, &c.; balance manuka country. Soil fair to light, on papa formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Situated two miles and a half from Kerikeri Landing, eight miles from Waingaro, and twenty-four miles from Ngaruawahia by road, of which a mile and three-quarters remains to be formed.

Second-class Land.

| 8 | X | 455 1 20 | 960 0 0 | 24 0 0 | 19 4 0 |

Altitude, 150 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Mostly undulating land; about 100 acres mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, hinau, and some rewarewa, with undergrowth of kiekie, supplejack, &c.; 240 acres manuka; remainder fern country. Light soil, fair to inferior in places, on papa formation; well watered by swamp and small streams. Situated three miles from Kerikeri Landing, eight miles and a half from Waingaro, and twenty-four miles and a half from Ngaruawahia by road formed to within ten chains of section.

| 1 | XIII | 208 0 25 | 260 0 0 | 6 10 0 | 5 4 0 |

Altitude, about 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country. Light soil, fair to rather inferior in places, on papa formation; fairly watered by swamp and small stream. Situated five miles and a half from Te Akau Landing, and thirty-nine miles from Ngaruawahia, via Mangati and Waingaro, of which distance a mile and three-quarters remains to be formed.

| 2 | XIII | 367 3 25 | 780 0 0 | 19 10 0 | 15 12 0 |

Altitude, about 400 ft. above sea-level. Broken to undulating country; about 30 acres mixed forest comprising rata, tawa, &c.; balance tall white manuka. Light soil of fair quality, on papa formation; fairly well watered by small stream. Situated five miles and a half from Te Akau Landing

and thirty-nine miles from Ngaruawahia by formed road, except the last mile and three-quarters, which remains to be formed.

| 3 | XIII | 451 0 0 | 680 0 0 | 17 0 0 | 13 12 0 |

Altitude, 50 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. About 30 acres bush felled and grassed, balance undulating fern and manuka country. Light soil, fair quality to inferior in places, on papa and limestone formation; fairly watered by swamp and small stream. Situated five miles from Te Akau Landing and thirty-eight miles and a half from Ngaruawahia, via Mangati and Waingaro, by formed road, except the last mile and three-quarters, which remains to be formed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, 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 Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; 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.—AWAKINO COUNTY.—KAWHIA SOUTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Altitude, 800 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, half fern and manuka, with patches of gorse; half mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, rimu, matai, and tawhero, with light undergrowth of supplejack, &c. Soil of fair quality, on limestone formation; well watered by streams. Situated twenty-five miles from Hangatiki Railway-station, twenty-two miles and three-quarters of which is by formed road, formation of remainder (two miles and a quarter) not yet completed.

| 4 | XV | 504 3 23 | 1,310 0 0 | 32 15 0 | 26 4 0 |

Altitude, 800 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, rimu, tawhero, matai, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack, rangiora, &c. Soil of good quality, on limestone formation; well watered by streams. Situated twenty miles from Hangatiki Railway-station, fifteen miles of which is by formed road, balance unformed; or twenty-three miles from Te Kuiti, of which twenty-one miles is by formed road. Formation of remaining portions not yet completed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.