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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 82

easy slopes, and flats, the latter being very suitable for such crops as turnips, oats, and maize. The climate being mild, cattle do well, and there are large and regular stock sales both at Tauranga and To Puke. Each of the sections has a considerable area of grass fit for immediate stocking. The settlement is throughout well watered by streams running into the Waimapu River, and also by springs.

The sections at the southern end of the estate are within two miles of the Oropi sawmill, and ample areas of bush are at hand for fencing and other purposes.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Heatherlea Settlement, Wellington Land District, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office, and at the Courthouse, Levin, on Tuesday, 18th November, 1913, up to 4 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.—HEATHERLEA SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

• Weighted with £4, valuation for improvements.
  † Weighted with £21, valuation for improvements.

WAIOPENU SURVEY DISTRICT.

• Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are included in the capital values of the sections comprise:—

Block XIV, Mt. Robinson Survey District.

Section 22—42 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £28 10s. Section 23—54 chains internal and boundary fencing, valued at £45 12s. 6d. Section 24—31 chains of boundary and plantation fencing, valued at £53 11s. Section 25—57 chains of internal and boundary fencing, valued at £18 15s. 6d. Section 26—63 chains of boundary and internal fencing, valued at £31 10s. Section 27—35 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £12 5s.

Block II, Waiopenu Survey District.

Section 49—55 chains of boundary and internal fencing, valued at £38 16s. Section 50—26 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £17 8s. Section 51—36 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £21 8s. Section 52—21 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4 4s. Section 54—5 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4. Section 55—5 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4. Section 56—5 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4. Section 57—5 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4. Section 59—38 chains of boundary and internal fencing, valued at £13 15s. Section 62—24 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £27. Section 63—5 chains of boundary fencing, valued at £4.

The improvements which are not included in the capital values of the sections, but which must be paid for separately, comprise:—

Block XIV, Mt. Robinson Survey District.

Section 24—Building partly on section and partly on Sorensen Road, valued at £4. Section 26—Small cottage and cow-shed, valued at £21.

Block II, Waiopenu Survey District.

Section 49—Small building, valued at £10.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Sections 22, 24, 26, 27, Block XIV, Mount Robinson.—Situated on the Heatherlea Road, about three to four miles from Levin and from a mile and a quarter to two miles from a dairy factory. They comprise undulating and flat old bush land, the soil being of a good character resting on a sandstone formation. Suitable for small dairy-farms.

Sections 23 and 25, Block XIV, Mount Robinson.—Situated at the end of Sorensen Road, about three miles and a half from Levin and two miles and a half from a dairy factory. Flat and undulating old bush land in grass, the soil being of good character resting on a sandstone formation. Suitable for small dairy-farms.

Sections 49, 50, and 51, Block II, Waiopenu.—Situated on Arapaepea Road, about two miles and a half to three miles from Levin and from half a mile to one mile from a dairy factory. Flat and undulating old bush land in grass, the soil being of a good character resting on a sandstone formation. Suitable for small dairy-farms.

Sections 52, 53, 58, 59, Block II, Waiopenu.—Situated on the Fairfield Road, about two miles to two miles and a half from Levin and from one mile and a half to two miles from a dairy factory. Flat and undulating land, the soil being of a good character resting on a sandstone formation. Suitable for small dairy-farms.

Sections 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, Block II, Waiopenu.—Situated on the Rosslyn Road, about from one mile and a half to two miles from Levin, the larger sections being about one mile and three quarters to two miles from a dairy factory and suitable for small dairy-farms. The small sections consist for the most part of flat land, the larger sections being undulating. The five-acre lots afford workers in the locality a good chance of making homes for themselves. The soil is good, resting on a sandstone formation. Some of the sections are still partly in bush.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Heatherlea Settlement is situated to the north of the Town of Levin, on the railway between Wellington and Palmerston North. The distance from Levin Post-office ranges from a mile and a half to three miles and a half. There are dairy factories within from half a mile to two miles and a half of the settlement. The land is of good quality, resting upon a sandstone formation, and is generally flat, with undulations in places. Most of the sections are watered by streams; water may also probably be obtained on the sections at depths of from 12 ft. to 25 ft. The whole of the land, with the exception of the clumps of bush, was originally covered with tawa, pukatea, rimu, matai, and mahoe bush; but it has been cleared and laid down in English grass for many years, and much of the timber now remaining is in an advanced state of decay. Existing fences and other improvements are shown on the sale plan. The altitude varies from 130 ft. to 160 ft. above sea-level.

Section 52, Block II, Waiopenu Survey District, is offered subject to the right on the part of the Government of ingress, egress, and regress, for the purpose of removing gravel from the hillock thereon.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 1st October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 8th day of January, 1914.