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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

surveyed road ; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about thirty-nine miles and three-quarters distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about forty-eight miles and three-quarters distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises broken ridges and gullies. The soil is of good quality, resting on a papa and limestone formation. The forest is heavy, consisting of tawhero, tawa, rimu, rata, &c., with a very thick undergrowth of mahoe, raurekau, karamu, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 700 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
4 | III | 1,204 0 0 | 1,810 0 0 | 45 5 0 | 36 4 0

Situated on the right bank of the Mangaono Stream. Access from landing on the Wanganui River, about twelve miles distant by surveyed road*; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about forty-six miles distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about fifty-five miles distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises broken hills and valleys. The soil is of good quality, resting on a limestone and papa formation. The forest is heavy, consisting of tawa, tawhero, rimu, rata, &c., with some black-birch on ridges, and a dense undergrowth of mahoe, raurekau, kiekie, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level.

5 | III | 1,011 0 0 | 1,520 0 0 | 38 0 0 | 30 8 0

Situated on the Mangaono Road. Access from landing on the Wanganui River, about ten miles distant by surveyed road ; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about forty-four miles distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about fifty-three miles distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises broken hills and valleys. The soil is of good quality, resting on a limestone and papa formation. The forest is heavy, consisting of tawa, tawhero, rimu, rata, &c., with some black-birch on ridges, and a dense undergrowth of mahoe, kiekie, raurekau, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 300 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

6 | III | 934 0 0 | 1,130 0 0 | 28 5 0 | 22 12 0

Situated on the Whakaihuwaka and Mangaono Roads. Access from landing on the Wanganui River, about five miles and a half distant by surveyed road ; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about thirty-six miles distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about forty-five miles distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises very broken hills and gullies. The soil is of very good quality, resting on a limestone and papa formation. The forest is heavy, consisting of tawa, tawhero, rimu, rata, &c., with a dense undergrowth of mahoe, raurekau, kiekie, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 700 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

WAITOTARA COUNTY.—TAURAKAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | VIII | 1,194 0 0 | 1,680 0 0 | 42 0 0 | 33 12 0

Situated on the Whakaihuwaka Road. Access from landing on the Wanganui River, about twelve miles and a half distant by surveyed road ; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about thirty-one miles distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about forty miles distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises broken hills and gullies. The soil is of good quality, resting on limestone and papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu, and rata, with a dense undergrowth of mahoe, kotukutuku, kiekie, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 1,200 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level.

4 | VIII | 1,094 0 0 | 1,480 0 0 | 37 0 0 | 29 12 0

Situated on the Whakaihuwaka Road. Access from landing on the Wanganui River, about ten miles distant by sur-

veyed road ; access will eventually be from Whangamomona, about thirty-one miles distant (nine miles and a half dray-road, ten miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road), and from Douglas Railway-station, about forty miles distant (twenty-four miles dray-road, five miles bridle-road, and balance unformed road) ; but there is a swag-track, cut by surveyors. The section comprises rough sidlings, hills, and gullies. The soil is of good quality, on a limestone and papa formation. The forest is heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu, rata, &c., with a dense undergrowth of mahoe, kotukutuku, kiekie, supplejack, &c. The section is well watered. Elevation ranges from 600 ft. to 2,300 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventeenth day of April, 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-fourth day of June, 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.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.—WAIKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 | XII | 195 1 0 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0

Altitude, 600 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land ; about 70 acres has been grassed but is now overgrown with fern and punga, balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, miro, towai, tarairi, tawa, hinau, &c., with dense undergrowth of kohutuhutu, mahoe, pukapuka, punga, nikau, kiekie, supplejack, toikiwi, &c. Soil fair, sandy and dark clay, on sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Situated eighteen miles from Taheke, seventeen miles of which is by road formed 12 ft. wide and one mile by formed 9 ft. road (overgrown).

7 | XII | 203 0 29 | 130 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 2 12 0

Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, towai, miro, maire, toro, &c., with dense undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, karamu, kohutuhutu, hangehange, pate, punga, kiekie, supplejack, toikiwi, &c. Soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation. Situated fourteen miles from Taheke or twenty-five miles from Kaihu Railway-station by formed wagon-road.

8 | XII | 190 1 24 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0

Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rata, rimu, towai, miro, maire, toro, &c., with dense undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, karamu, kohutuhutu, hangehange, pate, punga, kiekie, supplejack, toikiwi, &c. Soil a dark clayey loam of inferior quality, swampy in places, on sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Situated fourteen miles from Taheke or twenty-four miles from Kaihu by formed wagon-road.

9 | XII | 200 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0

Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Undulating and hilly land, covered with heavy forest comprising rimu,