3574
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 128

the twenty-second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, 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 Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Tauranga County.—Te Puna Parish.

SECTION 48 : Area, 49 acres; capital value, £75; half-yearly rent, £1 10s.

Altitude, about 700 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, covered with fern and tutu. Soil of good quality, of a sandy nature, on pumice formation; well watered by stream. Distant about five miles and a quarter from Te Puna Post-office, five miles of which is by formed road, balance unformed but available for pack traffic.

Rotorua County.—Rotorua Survey District.

Section 15, Block XV : Area, 636 acres 2 roods; capital value, £770; half-yearly rent, £15 8s.

Weighted with £212, valuation for improvements comprising three-roomed house, frame of another house, fencing, and ¼ acre orchard.

Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 2,100 ft. above sea-level. Pastoral land; about 400 acres fern, balance mixed forest comprising rata, rimu, pukatea, hinau, rewarewa, tawa, tawhero, konini, &c., with dense undergrowth of supplejack, mahoe, rangiora, karamu, &c. Soil of a light sandy pumice nature, on pumice formation; badly watered by Ngongotaha Stream only. Situated about four miles from Ngongotaha Railway-station by formed road.

Great Barrier Island County.—Aotea Parish.

Section 178 : Area, 318 acres; capital value, £160; half-yearly rent, £3 4s.

Altitude, 30 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land; about 30 acres flat and ploughable; about one-half fern and manuka country, balance fairly heavy mixed forest comprising small kauri, puriri, pukatea, rata, tawa, and heavy manuka, with dense undergrowth of scrub. Brown soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant ten miles from Whangaparapara, three miles of which is by cart-road, balance bridle-track.

Ohinemuri County.—Aroha Survey District.

Section 24, Block IV : Area, 95 acres 1 rood 7 perches; capital value, £140; half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Altitude, 450 ft. to 475 ft. above sea-level. Level to gently undulating land, all ploughable, covered with short fern and manuka. Soil a light sandy loam of fair quality, on clay subsoil; no water on section. Distant about four miles and a half from Waihi Post-office by formed cart-road, which is all metalled except the last twenty chains.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of November, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

F. 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-second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen; 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.

Waitemata County.—Waipareira Parish.

SECTION 227 : Area, 11 acres 0 roods 10 perches. Capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £2.

Section 224 : Area, 10 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Capital value, £80. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £2. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £1 12s.

Section 225 : Area, 13 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £140. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £3 10s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Altitude, 40 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to steep country, covered with light manuka and fern; Section 227 half ploughable, Sections 224 and 225 three parts ploughable. Soil on Section 227 stiff loam of medium quality, on Sections 224 and 225 clay, all on clay subsoil; poorly watered, but water can probably be obtained by sinking. Distant about a mile and a half to two miles from Swanson Railway-station by good cart-road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangaroa County.—Whakapaku Parish.

Section 9 : Area, 452 acres. Capital value, £230. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £5 15s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £4 12s.

Weighted with £168 10s., valuation for improvements comprising iron shanty, grassing, fencing, clearing, &c.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Level to hilly land; 24 acres in grass, 20 acres ordinary mixed forest, balance fern and scrub. Inferior clay soil, stony in places, on clay and sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant about eight miles from Mangonui—five miles formed coach-road, balance partly formed sledge or bridle track.

Kawhia County.—Marakopa Survey District.

Section 4, Block IV : Area, 523 acres 1 rood 18 perches. Capital value, £780. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £19 10s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £15 12s.

Broken country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, tawhero, kohekohe, towai, rimu, and rata, with heavy undergrowth of konini, makomako, mahoe, supplejack, &c. Soil of medium quality, on rubble formation; well watered by streams. Distant about thirty-two miles from Hangatiki Railway-station, of which eleven miles is formed and metalled dray-road, fifteen miles formed dray-road unmetalled, balance formed bridle-track.

Waitemata County, Pukeatua Parish.

Sections 57 and W. 63 : Area, 68 acres 1 rood 9 perches. Capital value, £170. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £4 5s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £3 8s.

Altitude, 30 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating country, covered with fern and manuka. Grey soil of fair quality, on clay subsoil; poorly watered by small stream. Distant about four miles from Kaukapakapa Railway-station by good cart-road.

Bay of Islands County.—Kawakawa Survey District.

Section 8, Block VIII : Area, 312 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £240. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £6. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Weighted with £30, valuation for standing timber, which may be paid for in half-yearly instalments extending over a period of three years.

Altitude, 20 ft. to 450 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land; about one-third covered with heavy manuka and mixed forest comprising kauri, rimu, totara, tanekaha, miro, puriri, towai, taraire, kohekohe, &c., with medium undergrowth of kohutuhutu, karamu, hangehange, mahoe, nikau, punga, supplejack, &c.; balance scrub and fern. Clay soil of fair quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant about two miles and a quarter from Opuo by formed cart-road.

Mangonui County.—Takahué Survey District.

Section 49, Block XV : Area, 174 acres 2 roods 30 perches. Capital value, £260. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £6 10s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £5 4s.

Altitude, 500 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Hilly to broken land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, kahikatea, totara, miro, taraire, rata, rewarewa, &c., with thick undergrowth of kohutuhutu, mahoe, hangehange, nikau, supplejack, punga, &c. Fair soil of rubbly and clay nature, on sandstone formation; watered by small streams. Distant about eighteen miles from Awanui, sixteen miles of which is good metalled road, one mile formed cart-road, half a mile 6 ft. track, balance unformed as yet.

Bay of Islands County.—Omapere Survey District.

Section 9, Block III : Area, 144 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £70. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £1 15s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £1 8s.