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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

Notifying Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred
upon me by the one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth section
of the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile,
Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New
Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the eighteenth day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, as the
time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto
shall be sold by public auction ; and I do hereby fix the
prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those men-
tioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—AMURI COUNTY.—TOWN OF
WAIAU.

Town Land.

Waiau is situated on the Waiau River, in the midst of
a closely settled district. With Culverden, sixteen miles
distant, there is daily communication by coach or motor
bus. There is also a coach service to Kaikoura. The
sections comprise level open land, with soil of good quality.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this seventeenth day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open
for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day
of April, 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.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Kaitieke County.—Hunua Survey District.—North Waimarino
Block.

Situated on the Hikimutu-Owhango Road, the access being
from Owhango, which is about seven miles distant by a
formed dray-road. Mostly hilly land, with small portion
undulating. Soil is of good quality, on papa formation.
The forest is fairly heavy, and comprises rimu, matai, totara,
kahikatea, maire, tawa, &c., with heavy undergrowth. Well
watered by Hikimutu Stream. Elevation ranges from about
600 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waimarino County.—Whirinaki Survey District.

Weighted with £25, valuation for felling and grassing.

Situated in the Riariaki-Mangatiti Block, the access being
from Raetihi, which is about twenty-three miles distant by
formed and partly metalled road for a distance of about
seventeen miles, and by bridle-track for the remaining dis-
tance. Rough and hilly land, with a few small flats. Soil
is of fairly good quality on papa and sandstone formation.
The forest is fairly heavy, and comprises tawhero, tawa,
rimu, rata, miro, hinau, &c., with dense undergrowth.
Elevation ranges from 1,100 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this seventeenth day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Auckland 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 twenty-seventh day
of April, 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 pro-
visions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.—MOTATAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Altitude, 240 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. About one-
third swamp ; balance undulating and hilly land, covered
with fern and manuka. Soil peaty in swamp ; inferior pipe-
clay on hills, on clay subsoil ; well watered by swampy stream.
Distant one mile and a quarter from Maromaku Railway-
station by formed cart-road.

Altitude, 240 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. About one-
fourth peat and raupo swamp ; balance undulating to hilly
scrub land. Soil on hills inferior pipeclay on clay subsoil ;
well watered by swampy streams. Distant one mile and a
half from Maromaku Railway-station by cart-road formed to
within a few chains of section ; balance unformed.

HOBSON COUNTY.—TE KURI PARISH.

Altitude, 1 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. About 80 acres
peaty swamp ; 80 acres undulating ; balance broken ; fern
and manuka country. Soil of poor quality, peat in swamp,
sandy on hills, on slate formation. Well watered by swampy
springs. Distant three miles and a half from Tangaihe, by
6 ft. formed track, the greater part of which is under water
at spring tides.