MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1959

six miles and a half from Herekino, five miles of which is by main Herekino–Broadwood Road ; balance as yet unformed.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
3 | X | 336 0 0 | 510 0 0 | 10 4 0
Altitude, 50 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Three-quarters of section level and undulating, balance rather inferior on tops of spurs ; covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, miro, totara, taraire, towai, pukatea, kahikatea, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack, nikau, small shrubs and ferns. Soil of very fair quality, on sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Distant about five miles and three-quarters from Herekino—five miles by main Broadwood–Herekino Road, balance unformed ; or nine miles from Broadwood, eight miles and a quarter of which is by main road, balance unformed as yet.

9 | X | 302 0 0 | 460 0 0 | 9 4 0
Altitude, 60 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Broken and undulating land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, totara, taraire, kauri, pukatea, kahikatea, miro, mahoe, towai, &c., with dense undergrowth of punga, nikau, supplejack, small shrubs, &c. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation ; well watered by small streams. Fronts main Broadwood–Herekino Road, about seven miles from Broadwood and six miles from Herekino.

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

H D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands

Opening Settlement Land in Auckland 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—MATAKOHE SURVEY DISTRICT.—BICKERSTAFFE SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
19 | XVI | 404 0 0 | 1,950 0 0 | 43 17 6
Weighted with £90, valuation for improvements consisting of a house and outbuilding.
Pastoral country, mostly ploughable. Soil partly light and partly clay, on limestone formation ; permanent water. About 80 acres grass ; balance light to heavy manuka. Inside partly fenced. Four miles and a half from Whakapirau by formed road, three miles and a half being metalled ; access also by Ford Road, five miles to Whakapirau, four miles metalled. The improvements included in the capital value consist of 80 chains of boundary and 170 chains of internal and road fencing, the whole valued at £131.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of May, 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 July, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga County.—Whangape Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
23, 24 | VII | 84 1 23 | 260 0 0 | 6 10 0 | 5 4 0
Altitude, 3 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-level. About 70 acres level land, subject to floods ; balance undulating ; covered with light mixed forest comprising manuka, taraire, cabbage-trees, towai, kauri, kahikatea, matai, puriri, &c., with thin undergrowth of nikau, ferns, and small shrubs. Soil of very good quality, on sandstone formation ; well watered by Uwhiroa Stream and springs. Situated three miles from Herekino by good metalled road.

SECOND-CLASS LANDS.

Hokianga County.—Omapere Survey District.

16 | V | 95 2 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0
Weighted with £144 10s., valuation for grassing and 65 chains of fencing.
Altitude, 600 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. 30 acres grass, 20 acres mixed fern and grass, about 20 acres ordinary mixed forest ; balance manuka country. Soil semi-volcanic and clay of fair quality, on clay subsoil ; well watered by small stream. Distant three miles from Rangiahua Post-office by partly formed 8 ft. road.

Hokianga County.—Punakitere Survey District.

5 | XIV | 500 0 0 | 500 0 0 | 12 10 0 | 10 0 0
Altitude, 400 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Hilly to broken land, covered with mixed forest comprising totara, rimu, rata, towai, taraire, tawa, &c., with thick undergrowth of kohutuhutu, mahoe, hangehange, raurekau, punga, nikau, kiekie, supplejack, &c. Soil sandy clay of a rubbly and stony nature, on sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Distant seventeen miles from Kaikohe, fifteen miles and a half of which is by rough formed cart-road ; balance unformed, but access for packhorses can be obtained by tracks through Section 2 adjoining.

Whangaroa County.—Kohumaru Parish.

N.E. 94 | .. | 50 2 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1 0 0
Altitude, 200 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising puriri, towai, tawa, taraire, kohekohe, scattered rimu, &c., with thick undergrowth of karamu, kohutuhutu, nikau, punga, kiekie, supplejack, &c. Soil sandy clay of good quality, on sandstone formation ; well watered by stream. Distant ten miles from Totara North, four miles of which is by formed cart-road, five miles rough bridle-track, and one mile unformed and impassable at present.

Bay of Islands County.—Omapere Survey District.

1 | IV | 298 0 0 | 150 0 0 | 3 15 0 | 3 0 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Level to undulating and hilly land, covered with fern and manuka and a little ordinary mixed forest in gullies. Soil is ironstone loam of inferior quality, on rubbly formation ; well watered by streams. Distant eight miles from Kerikeri Landing, six miles of which is by cart-road, balance unformed.

Rodney County.—Oruawharo Parish.

S. 108 | .. | 82 3 39 | 90 0 0 | 2 5 0 | 1 16 0
S. 112 | .. | 115 2 25 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0
Altitude, 100 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with fern, manuka, heather, and a little gorse