1960
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

on Section 112. Clay soil of inferior quality, on slate formation; poorly watered by swampy gullies, which dry in summer. Section 108, distant half a mile from Te Hana Railway-station by unformed surveyed road; Section 112, half a mile from Te Hana Railway-station by cart-road.

Whangarei County.—Waipu Parish.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
275 | .. | 78 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
Weighted with £25, valuation for grassing and fencing.
Altitude, 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Broken land; 20 acres rough grass; balance mixed forest comprising tawa, miro, nikau, punga, a little taraire, and a few rimu-trees and kauri rickers, with light undergrowth of ferns, &c. Clay soil, mostly of fair quality, but a small part inferior, on blue-rock formation; well watered by stream. Distant six miles from Waipu by cart-road.

Franklin County.—Awitu Parish.

N.E.33, | .. | 153 1 24 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
N.W.99|
Altitude, 100 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka country. Soil of inferior second-class quality (worked-out gum land), on clay subsoil; poorly watered by swampy springs. Distant four miles from Awitu Wharf by fair road.

Raglan County.—Pirongia Parish.

256 | .. | 50 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0
Altitude, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country. Soil of fair to inferior second-class quality, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by a swamp. Distant fifteen miles from Hamilton, fourteen miles and a half of which is by fair formed road; balance unformed.

Rotorua County.—Rotoiti Survey District.

3 | IV | 270 0 0 | 540 0 0 | 13 10 0 | 10 16 0
Altitude, 300 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to level on western boundary; 170 acres fern and scrub; balance mixed forest comprising tawa, rimu, hinau, mangeao, makomako, rewarewa, miro, &c., with thick undergrowth of scrub. Soil of good quality of a sandy nature, on pumice formation; no water on section. Distant seven miles and a half from Pongakawa Post-office by good formed road.

West Taupo County.—Maungatautari Survey District.

2 | XVI | 338 0 0 | 180 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 3 12 0
Altitude, 600 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. Broken fern and manuka country, with a lot of stone and big rocks. Soil of inferior second-class quality, on rhyolite formation; fairly watered by swamp on eastern side. Distant thirteen miles from Putaruru by fair road.

3 | XVI | 432 2 17 | 340 0 0 | 8 10 0 | 6 16 0
Altitude, 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country, infested with burdock, ragwort, Canadian thistle, and blackberry. Soil second class, fair to inferior in quality; fairly watered at northern end by Waikato River and small stream. Distant thirteen miles from Putaruru Railway-station by fair formed road.

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 Lands in Nelson Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the sixth day of July, 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 section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

Murchison County.—Lyell Survey District.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
15 | XVI | 366 0 0 | 190 0 0 | 3 16 0
Nearly all rough broken hills; at one time covered with bush, mostly birch, with a few pines; fires have been through about 250 acres. Fair soil, and sunny aspect. Access by main coach-road; about six miles from Murchison.

Inangahua County.—Inangahua Survey District.

*39 | V | 292 0 15 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0
Weighted with £10, valuation for improvements consisting of grassing and fencing.
Nearly all hills, covered with mixed bush consisting of rimu, kahikatea, totara, and black-birch, with thick under-scrub. About 25 acres flat along road frontage. Good soil, and well watered. Situated twenty-three miles from Reefton and twenty-eight miles from Westport by good roads.

Murchison County.—Burnett Survey District.

*1 and 7 | VIII | 911 0 0 | 460 0 0 | 9 4 0
Weighted with £175, valuation for improvements consisting of felling and grassing.
All undulating to steep hills. About 120 acres felled and grassed, with a poor burn, however; remainder covered with birch bush. Fair soil; well watered. Access from Warwick Junction Post and Telegraph Office, six miles by dray-road and one mile by pack-track.

Inangahua County.—Reefton Survey District.

28 and 40 | XIII | 156 2 28 | 110 0 0 | 2 4 0
All hilly land, except some small flats along the frontage; nearly all bush. Fair soil, and well watered. Access from Reefton, two miles, by formed road, with good ford across the Inangahua River.

KARAMEA MINING DISTRICT.

Waimea County.—Wangapeka Survey District.

14 and 16 | VI | 219 2 0 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0
All steep hills, covered with birch bush. Inferior soil; well watered along frontage. Access from Tapawera Railway-station, fourteen miles by good road and half a mile by pack-track.

*7 | II | 480 0 0 | 240 0 0 | 4 16 0
All steep hills, covered with birch bush, with a little pine. Fair soil, and well watered. Access from Tapawera Railway-station, fifteen miles by formed dray-road and one mile by unformed road.

*8 | II | 463 0 0 | 240 0 0 | 4 16 0
All very steep hills, covered with birch bush and some pine. Fair soil, and well watered. Access from Tapawera Railway-station, fifteen miles by dray-road and one mile and three-quarters by pack-track.

Waimea County.—Tadmor Survey District.

*13 | XII | 295 0 0 | 230 0 0 | 4 12 0
All easy hills, covered with mixed bush, mostly birch. Fair soil. Access from Korere Post-office and school, two miles and a half by coach-road and three-quarters of a mile by unformed road.

Takaka County.—Waitapu Survey District.

*21 | IX | 237 2 16 | 120 0 0 | 2 8 0
All steep hills; about three-fourths mixed bush, remainder open fern and scrub. Inferior soil; well watered. Access from Takaka by dray-road four miles and a half, and by unformed road 15 chains.

• National endowment.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Waimea County.—Motueka Survey District.

13 | V | 353 0 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 4 0
All steep hills of inferior quality, mostly covered with mixed bush; well watered. Access from Motueka by good road, sixteen miles; thence across Motueka River and up the Pokororo River, four miles, by unformed road.

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