Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 653

RODNEY COUNTY.—ORUAWHARO PARISH.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
*S.E. 65| .. | 113 3 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with manuka, fern, and heather. Inferior clay soil, on slate formation; watered by swampy stream, liable to dry in summer. Distant three miles from Te Hana Railway-station by cart-road.

*N.E. 68| .. | 112 0 0 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with fern, manuka, heather, rushes, and lycopodium. Inferior clay soil, on slate formation; fairly well watered by swampy gully; distant three miles from Te Hana Railway-station by cart-road.

*40 | .. | 120 0 0 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
Altitude, 70 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with fern and manuka. Soil loamy clay, fair to medium in quality, on slate formation; fairly well watered by swampy gully. Distant about six miles by cart-road from either Mangawai or Te Hana Railway-station.

RODNEY COUNTY.—MANGAWAI PARISH.

106A | .. | 71 3 26 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
Altitude 100 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Three-quarters undulating, balance broken; about 60 acres manuka scrub, recently burnt; balance light mixed forest, comprising a few kahikatea and kauri rickers, a few small puriri, nikau, kohe-kohe, punga, &c., with light undergrowth of kiekie, supple-jack, &c. Soil of fair quality in forest, inferior clay on remainder of section, on slate formation; badly watered by swampy gully, which dries in summer. Distant six miles from Mangawai by cart-road partly metalled.

HOBSON COUNTY.—TE KURI SURVEY DISTRICT.

13 | II | 75 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 12 0
Altitude, 20 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. A few acres wiwi swamp in gullies, balance hilly fern and manuka country. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; well watered by swampy gullies. Distant three miles and a half from Tangaihe Landing by surveyed road partly formed.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—RUARANGI PARISH.

S.W. 93| .. | 94 0 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 4 0
Altitude, 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Fern and manuka country with 1 acre scrubby forest; about 3 acres flat, 47 acres undulating, balance broken; clay soil of fair quality, on slate formation; no water in summer, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant eight miles from Manga-pai by cart-road.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—MAUNGATAPERE PARISH.

S.W. 24| .. | 18 3 37 | 20 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 0 8 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. About 5 acres rush and raupo swamp, balance undulating land covered with fern, manuka, and gorse. Soil of fair quality in swamp; inferior clay on remainder of section, on slate formation. Well watered by swampy spring. Distant eight miles from Whangarei by cart-road.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PUKEATUA PARISH.

57 & W.| .. | 68 1 9 | 160 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 3 4 0
63 | .. | 47 3 6 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating manuka country; the greater part of Section 58, and practically the whole of Sections 57 and 63, ploughable land. Soil inferior clay which has been well dug over for gum, resting on sandstone formation; Section 57 fairly watered by swamps; Section 58 poorly watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant about six miles from Kau-kapakapa Railway-station, five miles of which is by formed road, balance track along spur, or six miles and a half from Silverdale Wharf by formed cart-road.

M. 230 | .. | 58 1 20 | 50 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1 0 0
Altitude, 150 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Very broken land, covered with fern and manuka; inferior clay soil, on sandstone formation; not watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant about seven miles and a quarter from Takapuna, six miles and a half of which is by good coach-road, and three-quarters of a mile by track along ridge which will be formed shortly.

*Unsurveyed land.

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 Settlement Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPAWA COUNTY.—RUA-TANIWHA SURVEY DISTRICT.—SPRINGHILL SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings, valued at £450, payable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £17 11s. Total half-yearly payment, £108 4s. 6d.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings, valued at £540, payable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £21 1s. 3d. Total half-yearly payment, £112 3s. 9d.

‡ Interest and sinking fund on buildings, valued at £1,000, payable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £39. Total half-yearly payment, £154 13s.

§ Interest and sinking fund on buildings, valued at £400, payable in cash or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £15 12s. Total half-yearly payment, £143 8s.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which go with the sections consist of fencing, valued as follows: Block II—Section 1, £79 10s. 6d.; Section 2, £48 4s. 6d.; Section 3, £6. Block III—Section 3, £51 5s.; Section 4, £45; Section 5, £53 17s. 6d.; Section 6, £67 5s.; Section 7, £69 7s. 6d.; Section 8, £63 12s. 6d.; Section 9, £81 2s. 6d.; Section 11, £103 1s. 6d.; Section 12, £45 10s. Block IV—Section 4, £63 2s. 6d.; Section 5, £95 17s. 6d.; Section 6, £101 12s 6d.; Section 7, £69 17s. 6d.; Section 8, £7 2s. 6d.

The improvements which do not go with the sections, but which must be paid for separately, are as follows: Section 3, Block III—Three-roomed cottage, £60; shed (two rooms), £15; woolshed and yards, £250; veranda cottage (two rooms and bathroom), £125: total value, £450. Section 9, Block III—Woolshed and yards, £200; stable, £120; dip and yards, £15; house (four rooms), £155; sheds, £50: total value, £540. Section 6, Block IV—Residence and outbuildings (nine rooms), £700; cottage (two rooms), £50; iron implement-shed, £200; motor-shed, stables, slaughter shed and yards, £50: total value, £1,000. Section 7, Block IV—Cottage (three rooms), £110; shearers’ whare (two rooms), £40; woolshed, stable, and yards, £250: total value, £400.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.