1854
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country; mostly ploughable. Inferior clay soil, on sandstone formation.† Section 327 fairly watered by springs; other sections indifferently watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant a mile to a mile and a half from Albany, five miles to five miles and a half from Takapuna, and nine miles to nine miles and a half from Birkenhead by cart-road.

324 | .. | 19 3 30 | 160 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 3 4 0
325 | .. | 19 1 20 | 160 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 3 4 0
326 | .. | 22 0 0 | 180 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 3 12 0

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level.‡ Undulating fern and scrub land; mostly ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by springs. Distant two miles and a half from Albany and five miles and a half from Takapuna, by cart-road, to within half a mile of sections, balance to be formed.

These sections are specially suited for fruit-farming, as the soil, a heavy clay, though of inferior quality in its natural condition, may be greatly improved by a proper system of cultivation.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Wellington 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 fifth day of August, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.—WHAKAIBUWAKA AND TARUAMOUKU BLOCKS.

Second-class Land.

TAUMATAMAOE SURVEY DISTRICT.

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| 3 | " | 903 0 0 | 1,520 0 0 | 38 0 0 | 30 8 0 |

Situated on the watershed between the Wanganui and Waitotara Rivers. The altitude ranges from about 400 ft. to 2,100 ft. above sea-level. The soil is of good quality, resting mainly on papa formation, though there are outcrops of sandstone on one or two sections. The land is, generally speaking, rough and broken, and the streams are gorgy; but there is sufficient flat or easy land on each section for homestead-sites and horse-paddocks. The forest is heavy, comprising tawa, rata, hinau, a few rimu, tawhiro, and a little birch on the ridges; the undergrowth is thick, comprising karamu, supplejack, &c. The forest is of no value for milling purposes, but there is sufficient durable timber for fencing and general purposes. The block on the whole is well watered by branches of the Makakoho, Maungatainoka, and other streams. The access is from Waitotara, which is about thirty-five miles from the nearest point of the block. There is a formed and partly metalled dray-road to within about four miles of the block, the balance is a fair pack-track. It is proposed to construct a bridle-track along the Taunoka Road from Wanganui River near Te Mataha Rapid to end of road-formation. Horse-tracks have been cut by the surveyors when traversing the block. These tracks will be found useful until roads are formed, and selectors will be required to keep these pack-tracks open until other road-access is provided.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Land in Wellington Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PATEA COUNTY.—MOMAHAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.—TE PANAPARA BLOCK.

Second-class Land.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, 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.