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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 100

manuka, rewarewa, a little matai, with a thick undergrowth of kotukutuku, raurekau, hoho, pongas, tupari, tutu, fern, makomako, &c. The soil is of good quality, flats alluvial, with little pumice; hills heavy loam, on papa formation; and the sections are well watered. Elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. The sections are generally good, and will give an early return. There are remains of old Native cultivations on the frontages of Sections 3 and 17. About half of Sections 3 and 17 and one-third of Section 4 is fern, manuka, &c., balance bush.

Section 4, Block XVI: Area, 332 acres 2 roods. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,000. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £25. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £20.

Situated near the Aukopae Landing on the Wanganui River at the junction of the Aorangi and Wanganui River Roads. Access from Taumarunui will be about thirteen miles by the Wanganui River Road. There is at present access to Taumarunui by the Wanganui River, Otunui, and Kururau Roads about sixteen miles, mostly bridle-track. There is also access from the Town of Ohura. The section comprises easy to steep slopes. It will make good sheep-country. The land is covered with a mixed forest of tawa, towhai, rimu, large manuka, mahoe, &c., and the usual undergrowth of supplejacks, &c.; the section is well watered.

Section 6, Block XVI: Area, 503 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,260. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £31 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £25 4s.

Section 11, Block XVI: Area, 345 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £870. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £21 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £17 8s.

Access from Taumarunui via Wanganui River and Otunui Roads by dray-road for about a mile and a half, balance thirteen miles to fourteen miles bridle-road. Access may also be had from the Wanganui River, there being landings opposite each section and a shed at Otunui. The land comprises principally broken hills, there being about 30 acres of flat land on Section 11 and also some flat land on Section 6. The sections are covered with a forest varying from heavy to light, comprising tawa, tawhero, rimu, rata, hinau, kahikatea, mahoe, kohiri, large manuka, rewarewa, &c., and a thick undergrowth of kotukutuku, raurekau, hoho, karamu, supplejacks, tutu, fern, pongas, makomako, &c. About three-quarters of Section 11 is bush; balance fern, tutu, and manuka. The soil is of good to fair quality, flats alluvial and pumice; hills heavy loam, resting on papa formation; well watered. Elevation ranges from 535 ft. to 1,330 ft. above sea-level.

Section 16, Block XVI: Area, 349 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £880. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £22. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £17 12s.

Ohura County.—Piopiotea West Survey District.

Section 3, Block III: Area, 244 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £630. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £15 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 12s.

Situated on the Otunui and Wanganui River Roads. Access from Taumarunui thirteen to thirteen miles and a half distant—by one mile and a half dray-road, balance bridle-track. Access also from the Wanganui River, there being a wool and cargo shed at the Otunui Landing opposite Section 3. About 30 acres of Section 16 and 60 acres of Section 3 comprise flat land, balance hilly and undulating to broken. The sections are fair to good, and will give an early return. Stock could be run on Section 3 in its present state. The forest varies from heavy to light, comprising tawa, rewarewa, rimu, tawhero, hinau, large manuka, mahoe, kohiri, kahikatea, matai, rata, &c., and a thick undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, hoho, karamu, tutu, supplejacks, kotukutuku, pongas, tupari, &c. About 50 acres of Section 3 is bush, balance fern manuka, tutu, &c. About 20 acres of Section 16 in fern, &c., balance bush. The soil varies from very good to fair, flats alluvial and pumice; hills heavy loam, on papa formation; well watered. Elevation ranges from 535 ft. to 1,330 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2, Block III: Area, 244 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £570. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £14 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 8s.

Situated on the Otunui Road. Access from Taumarunui about twelve miles distant—by one mile and a half dray-road, balance bridle-road. Access also from the Wanganui River at Otunui Landing about three-quarters of a mile distant. About 10 acres comprise flat land, balance hilly. The section is a good one, can be easily worked, and should give an early return. A few head of stock could be run on it in its present state. About one-third of the section is fern, tutu, manuka, &c., the balance is in light to heavy forest of tawhero, tawa, rewarewa, mahoe, large manuka, kohiri, a few kahikatea, &c., with a thick undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, hoho, karamu, tutu, pongas, tupari, supplejacks, &c. The soil is of good quality, flats alluvial with little pumice; hills heavy loam, resting on papa formation. The section is well watered. The elevation ranges from 535 ft. to 1,335 ft. above sea-level.

Section 4, Block III: Area, 595 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,500. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £37 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £30.

Section 5, Block III: Area, 323 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £810. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £20 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £16 4s.

Section 10, Block III: Area, 353 acres 2 roods. Cash purchase: Total price, £900. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £22 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £18.

Situated on the Wanganui River Road. Access from Taumarunui from fourteen miles and three-quarters to sixteen miles and three-quarters distant, via the Wanganui River, Otunui, and Kururau Roads—dray-road formation for about a mile and a half, bridle-track for eleven miles and a half, and unformed road remaining distance. The access will eventually be direct to Taumarunui by the Wanganui River Road. The sections comprise flat to undulating and hilly country, about 200 acres of Section 4 and 60 acres of Section 10 being flat, with a small area of swamp easily drained. About one-third of Sections 4 and 10 is bush, remainder fern, manuka, &c. The forest varies from light to heavy, comprising tawhero, rimu, rewarewa, kahikatea, hinau, mahoe, large manuka, tawa, matai, &c., and a thick undergrowth of makomako, hoho, karamu, tutu, supplejacks, tupari, pongas, kotukutuku, &c. The soil varies from fair to very good, flats alluvial and pumice; hills heavy loam, resting on papa formation. The sections are well watered. Elevation ranges from 535 ft. to 1,335 ft. above sea-level.

Section 6, Block III: Area, 128 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £330. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £8 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6 12s.

Section 11, Block III: Area, 158 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £360. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £9. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Situated on the Motutara and Wanganui River Roads. Access from Taumarunui from six miles and a half to seven miles distant—one mile by dray-road, remaining distance rough pack-track. Access also by the Wanganui River, landing at Towhenua about two miles distant by pack-track. The sections comprise undulating to fairly steep country, with flats along stream and road frontages. About one-half of Section 11 and a part of Section 6 comprise fern and scrub land, the remainder is covered with forest, heavy on hills and light on flats, comprising hinau, kahikatea, tawhero, matai, rimu, &c., with a fairly dense undergrowth of rangiora, kotukutuku, &c. The soil is of good quality, but light on the flats, resting on papa formation. The sections are well watered. Elevation ranges from 575 ft. to 1,125 ft. above sea-level.

Section 1, Block IV: Area, 172 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £360. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £9. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Section 3, Block IV: Area, 268 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £690. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £17 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £13 16s.

Situated on the Wanganui River and Omaka Roads. Access from Taumarunui from five miles and a half to six miles distant—by dray-road for one mile, remainder by rough pack-track. The sections comprise open fern country, being flat land and easy slopes, a good deal of which is ploughable. On Section 1 the soil is of pumice formation on the flats; on the hills, of good quality, resting on papa formation. The soil on Section 3 is of good quality, resting on sandstone and papa formation. The sections are well watered. Elevation ranges from 550 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

Section 7, Block IV: Area, 233 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £480. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £12. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £9 12s.

Section 8, Block II: Area, 185 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £480. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £12. Renewable lease: half-yearly rent, £9 12s.

Section 9, Block II: Area, 170 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £390. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £9 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 16s.