1940
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

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.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Kaitieke County.—Hunua Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2 | I | 203 0 0 | 710 0 0 | 17 15 0 | 14 4 0

Weighted with £563, for improvements consisting of felling and grassing, about 247 chains of fencing, and four-roomed house, with outhouses.

Situated on the left bank of the Wanganui River, opposite the Township of Taumarunui. Access is from Taumarunui, about four miles distant, by a formed dray-road via Matapuna Railway-bridge. A short way is by ford across the Wanganui River opposite the section, which is about half a mile from Taumarunui, but the ford can only be used when the river is low. The section comprises flat, undulating, and hilly land. The soil is of good quality, though somewhat light on the hills, and rests on sandstone formation. Most of the section is in fern, short manuka, and tutu, with patches of native bush aggregating about 5 acres. Section is well watered by streams and the Wanganui River. Elevation ranges from 600 ft. to 1,500 ft.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kaitieke County.—Kaitieke Survey District.

5 | XIII | 814 0 0 | 1,630 0 0 | 40 15 0 | 32 12 0

Situated to the west of Kokako Road, in the Morinui Block, the access being from Raetihi or Raurimu. The latter is about eighteen miles distant—seven miles by formed road and eleven miles by formed dray-road from Kaitieke to Raurimu Railway-station. From Raetihi to junction of Ruatiti and Kokako Roads is partly by formed dray-road and partly by formed bridle-track. Kokako Road is unformed at present. Easy sloping land, with westerly aspect. Soil fair to good, resting on papa and sandstone formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawa, rimu, rata, tawhero, &c., with usual undergrowth of mahoe, rangiora, supplejack, &c. Well watered by running streams. Elevation ranges from about 1,300 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

Waimarino County.—Manganui Survey District.

3 | I | 862 0 0 | 1,580 0 0 | 39 10 0 | 31 12 0

Situated to the south-west of the Raetihi—Erua Road, in the South Waimarino Block, the access being from Erua Railway-station or from Raetihi Township. The former is about twelve miles distant by formed bridle-track to end of block. The remaining distance is unformed. From Raetihi the access is partly by dray-road and partly by formed bridle-track. About a mile and a half of Makino Road is formed for dray traffic. Hilly bush land, somewhat steep in places; about 15 acres in south-west corner have been felled and burned, but are now overrun with secondary growth. Soil is of fair quality, resting on papa and sandstone formation. The forest is fairly heavy, and comprises tawhero, tawa, rata, rimu, &c., with usual undergrowth. Well watered by running streams. Elevation ranges from about 1,300 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level.

Waimarino County.—Whirinaki Survey District.

5 | XII | 910 0 0 | 1,820 0 0 | 45 10 0 | 36 8 0

Situated in the Ruatiti Block, the access being from Raetihi, which is about twenty miles distant, about fifteen miles being dray-road, partly metalled, and the remaining distance by formed bridle-track only. Hilly and rough land, with occasional small flats or easy country. Soil is of fairly good quality, on papa and sandstone formation. The forest is fairly heavy, and comprises tawhero (on ridges), tawa, rimu, rata, miro, hinau, rewarewa, and a few matai and kahikatea, with dense undergrowth. Elevation ranges from about 1,100 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Marlborough 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 Monday, the eleventh 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—TENNYSON SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
4 | IV | 253 0 0 | 540 0 0 | 13 10 0 | 10 16 0

Weighted with £275, valuation for 1,100,000 sup. ft. of milling-timber.

7 | IV | 368 0 0 | 420 0 0 | 10 10 0 | 8 8 0

Weighted with £20, valuation for fencing and clearing.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section No. 4, Block IV, Tennyson Survey District.—About 200 acres flat to undulating bush-covered land of fairly good quality. Soil shingly in places; the remainder lower slopes of rather inferior birch-covered hills. The timber is chiefly rimu, kahikatea, matai, tawa, &c. Altitude, 200 ft. to 600 ft. Access by nearly flat dray-road to Timatanga, two miles and three-quarters, and to dairy factory at Chinatown, three miles and a half. Well watered.

Section No. 7, Block IV, Tennyson Survey District.—About 75 acres flat to undulating; balance bush-covered hills of rather inferior quality. Altitude, from about 400 ft. to 2,600 ft. Bush chiefly rimu, kahikatea, &c., on flats and lower slopes, birch on high tops. The milling-timber has been removed from the flats. Access by nearly flat dray-road—four miles and a half to Timatanga, five miles and a quarter to dairy factory at Chinatown.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eleventh day of June, 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.