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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

Section 2, Block XV: Area, 705 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,840. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £46. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £36 16s.

Altitude, 450 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Hilly country, covered with mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, hinau, kohekohe, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack, nikau, ferns, &c. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant sixteen miles from Kawhia or twenty-four miles from Frankton Junction by roads to be constructed shortly.

Section 3, Block XV: Area, 855 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £2,070. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £51 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £41 8s.

Section 4, Block XV: Area, 415 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,080. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £27. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £21 12s.

Section 5, Block XV: Area, 925 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £2,410. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £60 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £48 4s.

Altitude, 300 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Rather broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil of a light nature, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant thirteen to fifteen miles from Oparau and twenty-three miles from Frankton Junction by pack-track to Sections 3 and 4.

Section 6, Block XV: Area, 314 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £940. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £23 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £18 16s.

Altitude, 150 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Rather broken land, covered with open to heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, kohekohe, &c., with medium undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; watered by streams. Distant fourteen miles from Kawhia by unformed road; present access is by pack-track from Aotea Harbour up Makomako Stream.

Section 7, Block XV: Area, 770 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £2,580. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £64 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £51 12s.

Altitude, 120 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Easy slopes to hilly country at back of section; covered with medium to heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, tawhero, &c., with fairly thick undergrowth of supplejack, nikau, ferns, &c. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant fourteen miles from Kawhia by unformed road, present access being by pack-track from Aotea Harbour up Makomako Stream.

Section 8, Block XV: Area, 850 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,880. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £47. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £37 12s.

Section 9, Block XV: Area, 485 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,450. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £36 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £29.

Altitude, Section 8, 250 ft. to 1,300 ft., Section 9, 1,200 ft. to 1,800 ft., above sea-level. Section 8—fairly easy country along road-frontage to broken land towards Makomako Stream. Section 9—fairly easy sloping country from main range to road; all covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, and tawhero on ridges, with thick undergrowth of supplejack, ferns, and shrubs. Light soil of fair quality on Section 8, patchy on Section 9, resting on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant eleven to twelve miles from Oparau by road to be constructed shortly.

Kawhia County.—Kawhia North Survey District.

Section 1, Block III: Area, 645 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,920. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £48. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £38 8s.

Altitude, 80 ft. to 1,150 ft. above sea-level. Flat to easy slopes fronting road, broken towards back of section; covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant twelve miles from Kawhia by road as yet unformed; present access is by pack-track from Aotea Harbour up the Makomako Stream.

Section 2, Block III: Area, 480 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,430. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £35 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £28 12s.

Altitude, 60 ft. to 1,150 ft. above sea-level. Flat to broken country at back of section; about 100 acres manuka scrub, 12 acres swamp; balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, tawhero, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant eleven miles from Kawhia by road unformed as yet; present access by pack-track from Aotea Harbour.

Section 3, Block III: Area, 1,085 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £2,830. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £70 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £56 12s.

Section 4, Block III: Area, 1,100 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £2,460. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £61 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £49 4s.

Altitude, 250 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Broken country covered with mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, tawhero, &c., with dense undergrowth of nikau, supplejack, ferns, &c. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Section 3 distant seven miles from Oparau. Section 4, nine miles from Kawhia, by road as yet unformed; present access by pack-track from Aotea Harbour.

Section 3, Block IV: Area, 500 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,680. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £42. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £33 12s.

Altitude, 700 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Fairly broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, kohekohe, &c., with heavy undergrowth of supplejack, ferns, and scrub. Soil of loamy nature, of fair quality; well watered by streams. Distant nine miles from Oparau by road unformed as yet.

Section 4, Block IV: Area, 425 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,270. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £31 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £25 8s.

Section 10, Block IV: Area, 605 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,350. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £33 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £27.

Altitude, 1,100 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. Hilly country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, tawhero, &c., with medium undergrowth of supplejack, hinauina, ferns, &c. Soil light sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by stream. Distant ten to eleven miles from Oparau by road unformed as yet.

Section 5, Block IV: Area, 368 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,240. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £31. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £24 16s.

Section 6, Block IV: Area, 312 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,050. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £26 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £21.

Section 7, Block IV: Area, 268 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £800. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £20. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £16.

Section 8, Block IV: Area, 260 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £770. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £19 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £15 8s.

Altitude, 800 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. Easy country; about 30 acres of Section 8 is an old Native clearing, now overgrown with scrub; balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, kohekohe, &c., with medium undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant six miles to seven miles and a half from Oparau by road unformed as yet. Sections will be suitable for dairying when road is formed.

Section 9, Block IV: Area, 546 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,430. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £35 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £28 12s.

Altitude, 800 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Hilly forest country with small flats suitable for homestead-site; forest is fairly heavy, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, kohekohe, &c., with thick undergrowth of supplejack and scrub. Soil light sandy loam, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant eight miles from Oparau by road unformed at present.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.