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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 98

Opening Settlement Lands in Wellington 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 Tuesday, the fifth day of October, 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.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—BOROUGH OF PETONE.

WILFORD SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Wilford Settlement is situated at the eastern end of the Borough of Petone, and is about one mile distant from Petone Railway-station, which is reached in eighteen minutes by train from the City of Wellington. Steps are being taken by the Petone Borough Council to establish a motor-bus service, which will serve the lots under offer. These lots are all in grass and are generally of a dry nature, somewhat sandy, on gravel formation, between Heretaunga and High Streets, and with a heavy loam between High and Manchester Streets. The streets on which they abut are formed and metalled, with concrete kerbing and channeling. An opportunity is here afforded of securing very desirable residential sites close to school and sea-shore.

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

W. F. MASSEY,

Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Marlborough 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 Friday, the twenty-fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen; 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Marlborough County.—Tennyson Survey District.

The following sections are weighted with the amount set against each for cost of grassing : Section 12, £16 5s.; Section 13, £52 15s.; Section 14, £40 10s.; Section 15, £16 5s.; Section 16, £20 5s.; Section 17, £73; Section 52, £40 10s.; Section 53, £24 5s.

DESCRIPTIIONS OF SECTIONS.

Sections 1 to 5.—From three miles and a half to six miles from Timatanga Post-office. The nature of the country varies from easy spurs and slopes in heavy mixed bush (and contains patches of fair soil) to inferior steep spurs in light birch bush. Sections 1, 3, and 5 are on shady side of the valley, but Sections 2 and 4 lie fairly well to the sun. Altitude, from 220 ft. to 2,800 ft.

Section 10.—Situate about three miles and a half from the Timatanga Post-office. The milling-timber has been cut out from a small area, the balance of the bush comprises tawa, birch, and rimu on the lower slopes and spurs, with birch on the higher land. The section is mostly hilly country, lies well to the sun, and contains good flats suitable for paddocks and homestead-site. Altitude, from 220 ft. to 2,500 ft.

Section 11.—Distant about four miles from Timatanga Post-office. Mostly hilly country in heavy bush, comprising tawa, birch, and rimu on the lower slopes, and light birch on the higher portions. The section lies well to the sun, and contains good flats suitable for paddocks and homestead-site. Altitude, from 230 ft. to 2,800 ft.

Section 12.—Distant about two miles from Timatanga Post-office. All the milling-timber on the lower portion of the section has been cut out, the bush fired, and grass-seed sown. The country is generally inferior and hilly, and on the shady side of the valley, but contains a few flats and patches of fair land. The bush comprises mostly birch, with a few rimu. Altitude varies from 200 ft. to 2,000 ft.

Section 13.—Distant about two miles from Timatanga Post-office. The milling-timber has been cut out of the greater part of the bush, the remainder fired and sown in grass. The green bush remaining consists chiefly of tawa and tawhiro, with birch on the higher country. The section lies well to the sun, and the soil throughout is good, though there is no extent of flat land, but sufficient for a homestead-site and paddocks. Altitude varies from 200 ft. to l,500 ft.

Section 14.—Distant about a mile and three-quarters from Timatanga Post-office. The bush has been milled and mostly burnt out, and sown in grass-seed. The bush remaining is chiefly tawa, with a little birch. About one-half of the section is undulating country, good soil, balance good river-flats. Altitude, from 200 ft. to l,450 ft.

Section 15.—Distant about two miles from Timatanga Post-office. Most of the milling-timber has been taken out, the bush fired, and grass-seed sown. About half of the section consists of easy spurs with fair soil, and balance is good river-flats, but rather broken with creeks. The bush is chiefly tawa, hinau, miro, and tawhero on the flats and low country, and birch, with a few rimu, on the spurs. Altitude, 200 ft. to l,500 ft.

Section 16.—Distant about three miles from Timatanga Post-office. The milling-timber has been cut out, portions of the bush burnt, and grass-seed sown. The northern part of the section is poor, cold, birch country, steep and broken

Marlborough County.—Wakamarina Survey District.