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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

Opening Settlement Lands in Canterbury 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, and amendments, 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 Saturday, the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, 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.

TESCHEMAKER SETTLEMENT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—OTAIO AND WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICTS.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Block XIV, Otaio Survey District.

| 1 | 310 2 23 | 0 13 3 | 102 15 0 |
| 2 | 292 2 0 | 0 13 1 | 95 15 0 |
| 3 | 233 1 12 | 0 12 2 | 70 16 0 |
| 4 | 266 2 4 | 0 12 4 | 81 18 0 |
| 5 | 269 3 19 | 0 14 2 | 95 11 0 |
| 6 | 270 2 26 | 0 13 8 | 92 14 0 |

Block II, Waimate Survey District.

| 9 | 259 1 31 | 0 12 3 | 79 8 6 |
| 10 | 232 0 18 | 0 12 9 | 73 17 0 |
| 11 | 248 2 0 | 0 13 1 | 81 1 6 |
| 12 | 252 0 0 | 0 11 1 | 70 2 0 |

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Blocks II, Waimate, and XIII, Otaio Survey District.

| 7 & 8 | 989 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 172 2 6 |

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 1.—All flat or undulating agricultural land. Good soil; watered by a stream, which can be conserved by dams. Altitude, 600 ft. to 800 ft. Nine miles from Otaio Railway-station by good road.

Section 2.—All flat or undulating agricultural land. Good soil; well watered by a stream. Altitude, 450 ft. to 650 ft. Eight miles from Otaio Railway-station by good road.

Section 3.—Excellent agricultural farm, all flat or slightly undulating; well watered by streams. Altitude, 400 ft. to 500 ft. Seven miles from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 4.—All flat or undulating agricultural land. Good soil; well watered by stream and springs. Altitude, 700 ft. to 800 ft. Eight miles and a half from Makikihi Railway station by good road.

Section 5.—All flat or slightly undulating agricultural land of excellent quality, with about 30 acres of good swamp; well watered by stream. Altitude, 600 ft. to 700 ft. Eight miles from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 6.—All flat or slightly undulating agricultural land of good quality; well watered by stream. Altitude, 500 ft. to 600 ft. Seven miles and a quarter from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 9.—Good agricultural farm, all flat or slightly undulating; well watered by stream. Altitude, 650 ft. to 700 ft. Eight miles and a half from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 10.—Good agricultural farm, all flat or undulating; well watered by stream. Altitude, 500 ft. to 700 ft. Eight miles from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 11.—All flat or undulating agricultural land of excellent quality; well watered by stream. Altitude, 400 ft. to 600 ft. Seven miles from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Section 12.—All good flat or undulating agricultural land; well watered by water-race. Altitude, 600 ft. to 700 ft. Eight miles from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

Sections 7 and 8.—About 400 acres good flat and undulating agricultural land. The remainder low to steep hills. About 200 acres in light bush and 50 acres in scrub; balance good tussock spurs. Well watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 700 ft. to 2,000 ft. Eight miles and a half from Makikihi Railway-station by good road.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements that go with the land are: Section 1, 246 chains of fencing valued at £75 8s. 6d.; Section 2, 230 chains of fencing valued at £87 3s. 6d.; Section 3, 255 chains of fencing valued at £97 9s.; Section 4, 211 chains of fencing valued at £62 9s. 6d.; Section 5, 204 chains of fencing valued at £74 12s. 6d.; Section 6, 207 chains of fencing valued at £65 15s.; Section 9, 197 chains of fencing valued at £47 5s.; Section 10, 134 chains of fencing valued at £27 15s.; Section 11, 140 chains of fencing valued at £49 10s.; Section 12, 265 chains of fencing valued at £66 5s.; Sections 7 and 8, 541 chains of fencing valued at £153.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Canterbury 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, and amendments, 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 Saturday, the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, 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.

COPLAND SETTLEMENT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—OTAIO SURVEY DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

SECTION 1: Area, 312 acres 3 roods 20 perches; rent per acre per annum (approximate), 13s. 1d.; half-yearly rent, £102 3s. 6d. Interest and sinking fund, £30 4s. 6d.* Total half-yearly payment, £132 8s.

Section 2: Area, 297 acres 3 roods 30 perches; rent per acre per annum (approximate), 11s.; half-yearly rent, £82 16s. 6d.

*Interest and sinking fund on house, out-buildings, woolshed, stable, pigsty, men’s hut, fowl-house, and sheep-yards, valued at £775; payable in cash, or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £30 4s. 6d.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 1.—Homestead block. All level or undulating agricultural land of good quality, on clay subsoil. Altitude, 500 ft. to 700 ft. The frontage is well watered by a stream. Eleven miles from St. Andrew’s Railway-station by good road.

Section 2.—All level or undulating agricultural land of good quality, on clay subsoil. Altitude, from 600 ft. to 700 ft. Watered by a small stream, which is dry in summer; but water can be conserved by dams. Nine miles from Otaio Railway-station by good road.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements that go with the sections are: Section 1—408 chains of fencing, valued at £122 7s. Section 2—357 chains of fencing, valued at £107 11s.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Canterbury 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, and amendments, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the