Aug. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2719

The section is well watered, and has good soil; plenty of firewood, &c. Practically all ploughable. Distant from Takapau four miles.

Section 6, Block II.—Bounded on the south by proposed new road, and on the west by 50 chains of fencing; internal fence running east and west for about 25 chains. Well watered and grassed; plenty of firewood, &c. Distant from Takapau three miles and three-quarters.

Section 7, Block II.—This section fronts the Takapau-Wellington main road, and also the proposed new road on the south; the main road frontage is fenced for about 10 chains. Has stream near southern boundary; is well grassed, and has plenty of timber for firewood; all ploughable. Distant two miles from Takapau.

Section 8, Block II.—Bounded on the north and south by the proposed new road, and fenced on the northern and eastern boundaries by 55 chains of fencing. Good soil, and plenty of firewood, but has no permanent water. All ploughable, with slight hill-slopes in the north. Distant from Takapau four miles and three-quarters.

Section 201, Block V.—This section fronts on to the proposed new road, and backs on to the Manawatu River. There are no existing fences. The soil is light, and shingly on the river-flats, of which there are about 50 acres. On the terrace above the river-flat there are large clumps of young totara-trees, affording good shelter for stock. The Waihi Stream, inclined to be gorgy, runs through the eastern corner adjacent to the road. About 30 per cent. ploughable. Distant from Norsewood about four miles, and from Takapau five miles and a half.

Section 202, Block V.—This section has a frontage of 50 chains to the Manawatu River, and about 15 chains on the north-east corner to proposed new road. The east boundary is fenced for about 40 chains. The soil is light and shingly, and the frontage is somewhat broken on the Waihi Stream. The river-flat consists of about 50 acres, which carries a very good sole of grass. There is heavy scrub along the Waihi Stream, over which a crossing could be made without much expense. Distant from Takapau about five miles and a half, and from Norsewood four miles.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The block is situated between Norsewood and Takapau Township and Railway-station. Norsewood is distant a mile and three-quarters from the south-west boundary, and Takapau lies about two miles from the north-eastern corner. Access to both is by good metalled dray-roads. At the present time Norsewood is the centre of a thriving dairying industry. Some of the sections are well watered, but in some cases water will have to be obtained by sinking. The country was originally covered with more or less heavy milling-timber, which has been cut out, and the land is now carrying native and exotic grasses. A considerable area recently swept by bush-fires has been resown in English grasses. The altitude above sea-level ranges from 800 ft. to 900 ft. The country generally is level and undulating, with good loamy soil mixed with shingle, on a clay subsoil.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale or Selection.

L I V E R P O O L, 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twelfth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; 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.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIROA COUNTY.—WAIAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Undulating to hilly broken country, ranging from 1,500 ft. to 3,500 ft. above sea-level. The soil is of a light pumiceous nature, on a sandstone formation. The section is heavily timbered, the bush being principally black and silver birch, with a fair sprinkling of rimu. Situated thirty-three miles and a half from Wairoa by dray-road, with the exception of half a mile of bridle-track to be formed.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

L I V E R P O O L, 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; 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.—KAITIEKE COUNTY.—HUNUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Weighted with £612 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.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.