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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Maruia Settlement.—Murchison County.—Rahu and Burnett
Survey Districts.

• Buildings. † Half-yearly instalment of interest and
  sinking fund on buildings.

NOTE.—The deferred-payment instalment on Sections 5s
and 10s include repayment for buildings.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are included in the capital value
of the sections are as follows: Section 1s, fencing, £24;
Section 3s, fencing, £95; Section 4s, fencing, £255 10s.;
Section 5s, fencing, sheep-dip, and stock-yards, £315; Sec-
tion 7s, fencing, £130; Section 9s, fencing, £90; Section 10s,
fencing, £90; Section 11s, fencing, £70; Section 12s, fencing,
£55; Section 13s, fencing, £170.

The improvements which do not go with the land, but
which have to be paid for separately by the lessees, are as
follows:—

Section 5s.—House, stables, shearing-shed, wool-shed,
washhouse, fowl-house, &c., valued at £730. Payable in
cash or in twenty-eight half-yearly payments of £36 17s. 4d.;
total half-yearly payment on lease, £108 10s. 7d.

Section 10s.—Four-roomed cottage, valued at £130. Pay-
able in cash or in twenty-eight half-yearly payments of
£6 11s. 4d.; total half-yearly payment on lease, £94 17s. 7d.

A motor-shed valued at £50, whare £80, and dairy £50, at
present on Section 5s will be sold for removal.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The settlement comprises an area of 8,114 acres, situated
on the Maruia River, the main portion being on the eastern
bank of the river.

The property has been for many years successfully worked
by Messrs. Walker Brothers as a cattle and sheep run. A
large proportion of the area is capable of great improvement
in the way of draining and bushfelling, &c.

The access to the settlement is either by way of Murchison
or Reefton, the distance from Murchison to the most northerly
section being thirty-three miles, and the section at the
southern end about two miles from the formed road to
Reefton, which is forty miles distant.

The main road from Murchison is being improved up to
the homestead, and will be formed and improved up to the
southern end of the block.

The Telegraph Department is at present constructing a
telephone line right through the property. The forest is
principally red and brown birch, with some kahikatea in
gullies, the scrub being generally horopito, fuschia, broad-
leaf, five-finger, &c. The altitude ranges from 1,040 ft. to
2,263 ft. above sea-level.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s.—150 acres rough bush country, 150 acres
rough open country in grass and scrub, 150 acres open un-
dulating country in scrub, remainder flat tussock and scrub.
Soil fair quality; fairly well watered by small stream.

Section 2s.—About 450 acres bush; remainder flat and
undulating open country in fern, manuka, and tussock, with
scrub on flat. Soil fair quality; fairly well watered by
permanent streams.

Section 3s.—330 acres bush country, generally undulating,
but rough and steep near eastern boundary; 430 acres open
and scrub country, of which about 150 acres is terrace, balance
easy siding; 200 acres river-flats of generally fair quality,
covered with light scrub and grass; well watered by permanent
streams.

Section 4s.—180 acres generally undulating bush country;
260 acres flat tussock terrace; 260 acres open and scrub
siding of generally poor quality; 90 acres good river-flat,
of which 30 acres is undrained swamp. Soil generally fair
quality, and good on river-flat; fairly well watered by
Shingle Creek and water-race.

Section 5s.—550 acres of generally undulating bush country
varying from poor to good; remainder flat, is tussock and
grass, with the exception of about 100 acres undulating fern
and manuka country. Soil generally fair quality; well
watered by Station Creek and water-race.

Section 6s.—All undulating country, with the exception
of about 80 acres river-flat and swamp; 100 acres bush,
remainder scrub and flax with scattered grass in places. Soil
fair quality, very good on river-flats; fairly well watered by
Ranger’s Creek.

Section 7s.—About 70 acres flat open country in grass;
remainder generally undulating bush country, but steep and
rough in places. Soil generally fair quality; well watered
by permanent streams and Woolley River.

Section 8s.—About 200 acres river-flat of generally good
quality, but stony in places; remainder from flat to un-
dulating bush country. Soil poor on hills.

Section 9s.—All flat; about 15 acres bush; remainder
open, generally swampy. Soil very good quality; well
watered.

Section 10s.—All flat; about 25 acres bush, remainder
open land in inferior grass. Soil generally good; well
watered.

Section 11s.—All flat; about 10 acres bush, remainder
open country in inferior grass. Soil generally good; fairly
well watered.

Section 12s.—All flat; about 20 acres bush, remainder
open country in inferior grass and rushes. Soil generally
good; fairly well watered.

Section 13s.—All flat; about 8 acres bush, remainder
partly open land and partly swamp. Soil generally good
open land in inferior grass and rushes; indifferently watered
by small stream.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

Before being admitted to the ballot, applicants must have
capital of their own or guarantee of financial assistance to
the extent of £100 plus one year’s rent of the sections they are
applying for.

Sale posters and full particulars may be obtained at this
office.

H. D. McKELLAR,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 30th October, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or
on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 14th December,
1920, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the
Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Selwyn Settlement.—Matamata County.—Lichfield Village.

DESCRIPTION.

Lichfield Village is situated about four miles from Puta-
ruru Railway-station by good road. The Taupo Totara
Timber Company’s tram passes along front boundary of the
village, and provides a daily service.