Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 797

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—HOKO-
NUI SURVEY DISTRICT.—ARDLUSSA SETTLEMENT.

Mixed Agricultural and Pastoral Land.

SECTION 1, Blocks II and III: Area, 5,031 acres 1 rood 6 perches; rent per acre per annum, 8d.; total half-yearly rental, £84.

Open, undulating to hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into four paddocks, the eastern boundary being unfenced. 123 acres have been ploughed and sown in turnips, which have to be paid for by the successful applicant; 136 acres in new grass; some 600 to 700 acres are ploughable; the balance is hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 720 ft. to 2,050 ft. Well watered by permanent streams.

Section 3, Block VII: Area, 1,790 acres; rent per acre per annum, 2s.; total half-yearly rental, £89 10s.

Open, flat, and hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into six paddocks, and practically all ring-fenced with rabbit-proof fences. Comprising 345 acres in grass; the balance, 1,445 acres, is mostly hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 600 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

The improvements which go with the sections are as follows: Section 1—938 chains of boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £293. Section 3—889 chains boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £465 18s.

Ardlussa Settlement is situated from six miles to ten miles and three-quarters from Balfour Railway-station, on the Gore—Lumsden line.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

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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 Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen; 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.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Islands County.—Russell Survey District.

SECTION 5, Block XIV: Area, 328 acres. Approximate rent per acre per annum, 6d. Total price, £170. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £4 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £3 8s.

Altitude, 100 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Undulating, hilly, and broken land; about 50 acres mixed forest comprising towai, tanekaha, manuka, and birch, with light undergrowth of shrubs; balance fern and scrub. Soil of poor quality, pipeclay and rubbly clay, on papa and clay formation; well watered by streams. Distant six miles and a half from Taumarere Railway-station—four miles by formed cart-road, balance rough bridle-track.

Hokianga County.—Waoku Survey District.

Section 6, Block XVI: Area, 201 acres 2 roods. Approximate rent per acre, 10d. Capital value, £165. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £4 2s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £3 6s.

Altitude, 600 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, about 30 acres has been burnt and is now in fern and rough feed; balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, pukatea, miro, tarairi, tawa, hinau, towai, &c., with dense undergrowth of kohutuhutu, hangi-hangi, mahoe, karamu, kiekie, punga, supplejack, and toi-kiwi. Soil of fair second-class quality, stony in places, on

sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Distant eleven miles from Waimamaku—six miles by formed and partly metalled cart-road, balance formed bridle-track.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

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Opening Settlement Lands in Hawke’s Bay 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 Monday, the twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY.—
MATAPIRO SURVEY DISTRICT.—OTAMAURI SETTLEMENT.—
SECOND-CLASS LAND.

• In addition, buildings valued at £50 to be paid for in cash.

† Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £280; payable in cash, or in fifteen years by thirty half-yearly instalments of £13 9s. 9d.: total half-yearly payment, £62 19s. 9d.

‡ Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £500; payable in cash, or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £19 10s.: total half-yearly payment, £71 9s. 6d.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements included in the prices of the sections consist of fencing, valued as follows:—

Block I.

Section 1, £191 17s. 6d.; Section 2, £154 17s. 6d.; Section 3, £121 17s. 6d.; Section 4, £187 5s.; Section 5, £90; Section 6, £135 12s. 6d.; Section 7, £176 15s.

Block V.

Section 2, £153 12s. 6d.; Section 3, £176 1s. 3d.; Section 4, £170 2s. 6d.; Section 5, £157 2s. 6d.; Section 6, £153 17s. 6d.; Section 7, £110 2s. 6d.; Section 8, £87 2s. 6d.; Section 9, £63 15s.

The improvements which are not included in the prices of the sections, but which must be paid for separately are as follows:—

Block I.

Section 2.—Four-roomed cottage, colonial oven, iron roof, brick chimney, and 400-gallon tank; value, £50.