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Section 10.—Similar to Sections 8 and 9. Fenced near road frontage for 20 chains. Distant from Dannevirke three miles and a half.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The land is situated some two miles and three-quarters from Dannevirke. The access is by metalled dray-road. The block was originally more or less heavily timbered, but is now cleared, and carrying native and exotic grasses. The altitude is some 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Small patches of shelter-bush are to be found near north-eastern corner of Section 6, north-western corner of Section 7, and fringing the banks of the Manawatu River. The land may be described as flat terrace country, suitable for dairying. Some of the sections are well watered; in other cases water will have to be obtained by sinking. The soil is good to fair, and varies from a rich alluvial deposit to a light chocolate loam and gravel formation, on clay subsoil. The fencing is mostly old, and its value, which is small, is included in the capital values of the sections.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Hawke's Bay 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 nineteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen; 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.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.— NORSEWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
23 XV 222 0 10 1,340 0 0 33 10 0 26 16 0
24 " 100 0 0 980 0 0 24 10 0 19 12 0
25 " 158 2 0 1,470 0 0 36 15 0 29 8 0
27 " 69 0 20 660 0 0 16 10 0 13 4 0

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 23.—Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level. Formerly covered with heavy mixed forest, but nearly all the marketable timber has now been milled. Undulating to broken pastoral land, with fair to good soil, on stony formation; well watered. About 40 acres would be suitable for dairying purposes, the remainder being good healthy sheep-country. Within three miles of Umutaoroa Post and Telegraph Office, school, and creamery, and about eight miles from Mangatera Railway-station.

Section 24.—Altitude, 1,150 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Formerly covered with heavy mixed forest, but nearly all the marketable timber has now been milled. Undulating pastoral land, with good soil, and well watered. This section will be very suitable for dairying when grassed, is all plough-able land, and has a good aspect. Distant three miles from Umutaoroa Post and Telegraph Office, school, and creamery, and about eight miles from Mangatera Railway-station, over good roads.

Section 25.—Altitude, 1,150 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Formerly covered with heavy mixed forest, but nearly all the marketable timber has now been milled. Undulating pastoral land, with good soil, and well watered. All except about 40 acres near Section 23 could be made suitable for dairying, and is ploughable when cleared. Situated two miles from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery along a new road.

Section 27.—Altitude, 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Formerly covered with heavy mixed forest, but nearly all the marketable timber has now been milled. Undulating and level land, with good soil, and fairly well watered; could be made suitable for dairying. Situated a mile and a half from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery along a good road.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Land 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen; 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.—PART OF NORTH WAIMARINO BLOCK.

First-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
3A II 200 0 0 350 0 0 8 15 0 7 0 0

Situated in the North Waimarino Block, the access being from Manunui, which is about three miles distant by a formed bridle-track; also from Taumarunui by Tunakotikoti and Wanganui Valley Roads, partly dray-road and partly bridle-track. Broken and hilly country, all in fern, manuka, &c., with a few small flats. Soil is a light loam, on pumice and papa formation; well watered by small streams and springs. The elevation ranges from about 250 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Land in Taranaki 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 Wednesday, the twenty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, 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.