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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

TOWN LAND.
Matamata County.—Town of Matamata.—Matamata Settlement.

Matamata is situated 122 miles south of Auckland, on the Auckland-Rotorua Railway. The sections, which are all within easy distance of the railway-station, comprise level land in old grass, with soil of a light, sandy nature. Sections 5 and 6, Block XI, front Hohai Street; Section 14, Block VIII, Tainui Street; and the remaining sections Tui Street.

VILLAGE LAND.
Matamata County.—Putaruru Village.—Selwyn Settlement.

2 | VI | 3 0 0 | 72 0 0
Weighted with £9, valuation for 23 chains of fencing.
Altitude, 150 ft. to 180 ft. above sea-level. Undulating, fern, and manuka land; soil of a light, sandy nature, of inferior quality; no water on section. Fronts good, formed road, 12 chains from Putaruru Railway-station, and 25 chains from post-office.

Waitemata County.—Waari Hamlet.

46 | .. | 3 3 17 | 95 0 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 130 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land covered with short manuka and rushes, intersected by two small swampy gullies; heavy, clay soil on sandstone formation; badly watered by swampy gullies. Distant one mile from Henderson by good cart-road.

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

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd December, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Tuesday, the 24th day of March, 1914.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Waipa County, Waipa Parish: Section 45, 9 acres.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 20th January, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, under section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease, at the option of the applicant; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m., on Tuesday, the 24th February, 1914.

The ballot for the sections for which there are more than one applicant will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 25th February, 1914, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Whangamomona County.—Mahoe Survey District.

Weighted with £165, valuation for improvements, which sum must be paid immediately applicant is declared successful at ballot. The improvements consist of 60 acres felled and in grass, £120; two-roomed house, iron roof and chimney, £45. Situated on the Whangamomona Road. Access from Whangamomona Railway-station, about six miles distant, by dray-road. The land comprises steep faces and ridges, with about 10 acres of level country between Whangamomona Road and stream at north-eastern corner. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea, tawa, tawhero, hinau, &c., and a fairly dense undergrowth of supplejacks, raurekau, mahoe, kotukutuku, pongas, &c. The soil varies from fair to inferior, resting on papa and sandstone; well watered. Elevation ranges from 400 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

1 | X | 529 0 0 | 530 0 0 | 13 5 0 | 10 12 0
Situated on the Whangamomona Road. Access from the Whangamomona Railway-station, about ten miles distant, by dray-road. The section comprises some small flats and slopes fronting the Whangamomona Road, with high and steep ridges at the back. The section is covered with heavy forest of tawa, rata, rimu, kahikatea, tow hai, and birch on high spurs and ridges, and a dense undergrowth of supplejack, fern, &c. The soil comprises vegetable mould and clay, on papa and sandstone formation; well watered. Elevation, 400 ft. to 1,300 ft.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

12 | XI | 317 0 0 | 640 0 0 | 16 0 0 | 12 16 0
Situated on the Ramaroa Road. Access from Waimiha Railway-station, about 13½ miles distant, by dray-road for thirteen miles, balance unformed but through easy country; access also by another route sixteen miles from Waimiha—by dray-road eight miles, and balance by partly formed dray-road and 6 ft. track. The section comprises an easy valley in the south-eastern corner, and rises to steep ridges on the back boundary, where there are cliffs and rough country generally. The land is covered with a heavy forest of tawa, rimu, matai, pukatea, kahikatea, &c., and a dense undergrowth of supplejack, mahoe, raurekau, pongas, ferns, &c. The soil is of good quality, on a sandstone and papa formation; and the section is well watered.

Terms of sale and lease may be seen and forms of application obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th January, 1914.

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 Friday, the 24th April, 1914.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CATLIN’S SURVEY DISTRICT.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.