Nov. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3577

Section 18, Block XIV: Area, 300 acres; capital value, £620; half-yearly rent, £12 8s.

Section 19, Block XIV: Area, 313 acres; capital value, £630; half-yearly rent, £12 12s.

Altitude, 150 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly country; 25 acres of Section 17, 30 acres of Section 18, and 50 acres of Section 19 burnt forest, now in fern and scrub; balance of sections heavy mixed forest comprising rata, rimu, miro, puriri, tawa, taraire, towai, rewarewa, kahikatea, totara, kohekohe, and some scattered kauri on Sections 17 and 19, with thick undergrowth of nikau, supplejack, punga, hangehange, kiekie, toetoe, &c. Clay soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by permanent streams. Distant seven to eight miles from Kaitaia—three miles by formed and partly metalled dray-road, balance under construction.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this fourteenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

W. FRASER,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection by Discharged Soldiers on Renewable Lease.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

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-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto, which has been set apart for selection by discharged soldiers, shall be open for selection by discharged soldiers on renewable lease on Tuesday, the twentieth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, 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 and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Hokianga County.—Whangape Survey District.—Pareokawa Block.

SECTION 2, Block VIII: Area, 294 acres; capital value, £680; half-yearly rent, £13 12s.

Altitude, 200 ft. to 820 ft. above sea-level. Partly undulating and partly broken land. About 40 acres fern and scrub; balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, taraire, towai, mahoe, kahikatea, pukatea, miro, &c., with heavy undergrowth of kauri-grass, toetoe, nikau, small shrubs, and supplejack in places. Soil of fairly good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by small streams. Situated five chains off the main Broadwood–Whangape Road; about nine miles from Broadwood and seven miles and a half from Whangape.

Section 17, Block VIII: Area, 266 acres; capital value, £520; half-yearly rent, £10 8s.

Altitude, 150 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Generally undulating land, except some of the ridges, which are rather rough. Covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, pukatea, towai, mahoe, taraire, &c., with heavy undergrowth of nikau, small shrubs and ferns, toetoe, kauri-grass on top of spurs, and supplejack. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation. Fairly watered by Humanga Stream and small streams. Distant about six miles from Herekino by formed road.

Section 18, Block VIII: Area, 281 acres; capital value, £570; half-yearly rent, £11 8s.

Altitude, 100 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land, except the tops of some spurs, which are rough; covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, pukatea, towai, taraire, miro, mahoe, matai, &c., with thick undergrowth of nikau, supplejack in places, toetoe, kauri-grass, and small shrubs and ferns. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by Humanga Stream and small streams. Distant about five miles from Herekino by formed road; there is also communication with Whangape by launch.

Section 19, Block VIII: Area, 169 acres; capital value, £340; half-yearly rent, £6 16s.

Altitude, 1 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, miro, towai, mahoe, kahikatea, pukatea, &c., with dense undergrowth of kauri-grass, toetoe, nikau, ferns, small shrubs, and supplejack. Soil of fairly good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by Awaroa River and Humanga Stream. Distant about five miles from Herekino or about ten miles and a half from Broadwood, by formed road in each case.

Section 20, Block VIII: Area, 275 acres; capital value, £590; half-yearly rent, £11 16s.

Altitude, 1 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Generally undulating, but a little broken on tops of spurs, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, pukatea, kahikatea, towai, taraire, matai, miro, mahoe, &c., with heavy undergrowth of toetoe, kauri-grass, small shrubs, ferns, nikau, supplejack, &c. Soil of fairly good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by Humanga Stream and small streams. Access by formed road, about six miles from Herekino and about eleven miles and a half from Broadwood.

Section 22, Block VIII: Area, 286 acres; capital value, £570; half-yearly rent, £11 8s.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Generally undulating, rather broken on tops of spurs, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, kahikatea, towai, pukatea, taraire, puriri, matai, miro, &c., with dense undergrowth of toetoe, kauri-grass, nikau, supplejack, and small shrubs and ferns. Indifferently watered by Awaroa River and small streams. Distant about six miles and a half from Herekino and about twelve miles from Broadwood by formed road, except the last half-mile, which is unformed.

Section 23, Block VIII: Area, 231 acres; capital value, £470; half-yearly rent, £9 8s.

Altitude, 100 ft. to 450 ft. above sea-level. About 50 acres level, balance undulating; about 33 acres fern and scrub land, remainder covered with heavy to light mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, taraire, mahoe, kahikatea, towai, pukatea, &c., with heavy undergrowth of nikau, supplejack, small shrubs, and fern. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Distant about six miles from Broadwood by formed road.

Section 8, Block X: Area, 227 acres; capital value, £400; half-yearly rent, £8.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, about two-thirds fern country, balance formerly heavy forest from which the kauri and other milling-timbers have now been removed. Soil of fairly good quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by Awaroa River and streams. Distant about four miles and a half from Herekino and about eight miles from Broadwood by formed road.

Section 10, Block X: Area, 282 acres; capital value, £610; half-yearly rent, £12 4s.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, mahoe, towai, miro, pukatea, &c., with dense undergrowth of bush-lawyer, nikau, supplejack, and small shrubs and ferns. There are kauri-tops scattered through the underscrub. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Fronts Broadwood–Herekino Road, about nine miles from Herekino and about seven miles and a half from Broadwood.

Section 11, Block X: Area, 279 acres; capital value, £570; half-yearly rent, £11 8s.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, about 25 acres fern and scrub, remainder covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, miro, matai, pukatea, mahoe, towai, &c., with dense undergrowth of ferns, nikau, small shrubs, toetoe, kauri-grass, and supplejack. There are old timber-workings scattered through the forest. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small streams. Fronts Broadwood–Herekino Road, about four miles and a half from Herekino and about eight miles from Broadwood. There is also access by launch from Whangape, about eight or ten miles distant.

Section 12, Block X: Area, 247 acres; capital value, £530; half-yearly rent, £10 12s.

Altitude, 60 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, towai, matai, mahoe, miro, kahikatea, pukatea, &c., with dense undergrowth of nikau, supplejack, small shrubs, and ferns. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small stream. Fronts Broadwood–Herekino Road, about six miles from Herekino and about seven miles from Broadwood.

Section 13, Block X: Area, 310 acres; capital value, £670; half-yearly rent, £13 8s.

Altitude, 150 ft. to 750 ft. above sea-level. Undulating country, covered with heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, towai, mahoe, kahikatea, pukatea, miro, taraire, &c., with dense undergrowth of nikau, toetoe, kauri-grass, supplejack, ferns, and small shrubs. Soil of good quality, on sandstone formation; fairly watered by small streams. Distant about six miles from Broadwood by formed road.