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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

10. The lessee shall renovate all fences, and keep them in good order during the currency of the lease, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Full particulars may be obtained on application to this office.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Taranaki Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 4th January, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 18th February, 1921.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at Gardner’s Hall, Taumarunui, on Monday, the 21st February, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Karu Settlement.—Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

• Buildings. Repayable in cash, or in twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £20 4s.
  † Buildings. Repayable in cash.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital value, and which have to be paid for separately, are as follows :—

Section 1s.—A house of four rooms, built of rimu, totara, and matai, fitted with stove and hot-water pipes, two tanks, and brick chimney; value, £400.

Section 2s.—Whare, 21 ft. by 10 ft., built of rimu boards with battens, good T. and G. floor, and ruberoid roofing; value, £25.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s.—Easy to steep slopes, with ploughable land along the Mapara Valley; about two-thirds open fern and manuka country, remainder heavy bush. Soil of fair quality, on papa and sandstone.

Section 2s.—Easy to steep slopes, about one-half easy open country; covered with fern and manuka, with some ploughable land in the Mapara Valley; remainder heavy bush. Soil of good quality on papa and sandstone.

Section 3s.—The section comprises about 25 acres of grass land on flats by the Mapiu Stream; the remainder is heavy forest land of good quality, rising steep from the stream, but with good easy country on top. The soil is of good quality on papa, with a few rhyolite outcrops.

Section 4s.—The section comprises land with easy slopes, and is covered for the most part with fern and manuka; there are patches of open grass land, with some swamps which can be easily drained. The soil is of good quality, on papa and standstone.

Section 5s.—Easy to steep slopes, covered principally with heavy bush, but some of the land is partly fern and swamp country.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

This settlement is situated about seven miles and a half from Piopio, which is about sixteen miles from Te Kuiti Railway-station by the Te Kuiti—Awakino Road, which is metalled. The access from Piopio after leaving the main road is for five miles along the Kahuwera Road, a formed dray-road; the remainder of the distance is by the Tikitiki Road, which is at present unformed, but formation is to be put in hand shortly. Horses can be taken along the Mapara Valley. A little later, with about three miles more of road-formation, there will be access to the railway-station at Kopaki, about thirteen miles distant; horses can now be taken to there. The land is partly bush, partly scrub land, and some of the flats along the Mapara Valley carry grass. It varies from flat and undulating to hilly, and is well watered. The altitude above sea-level runs from 500 ft. on the flats to about 1,150 ft. on the ridges. The forest consists of tawa, mahoe, hinau, &c., with a little kahikatea and rimu.

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

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Taranaki Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 4th January, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 18th February, 1921.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at Gardner’s Hall, Taumarunui, on Monday, the 21st February, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Huia Settlement.—Ohura County.—Ohura Survey District.

• Grouped.
  † Buildings. Repayable in cash, or in forty-two half-yearly instalments of £31 4s.
  ‡ Buildings. Repayable in cash, or in forty-two half-yearly instalments of £40 19s.

NOTE.—The deferred-payment instalment on Sections 6s and 5s includes payment for buildings.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital value of the land are as follows :—

Section 5s.—House of six rooms, hall, office, and bathroom; built of rimu, with iron roof; two double brick chimneys, three galvanized-iron tanks; hot and cold water, &c.; value, £750. Cottage of four rooms; built of rimu, with iron roof; two iron chimneys, one tank; lessee can have permission to sell this for removal to any of the allotments on the estate for £150 or less; but, if sold, the money must be paid over to the Department. Stable and garage, 36 ft. by 12 ft., with lean-to attached; value, £150. Total value, £1,050.

Section 6s.—Wool-shed, capable of holding 500 sheep; built of sawn rimu and totara, with an iron roof; one 800-gallon tank, yards, dip, &c.; and pataka; shearing plant; the whole valued at £800.

The improvements included in the capital value are for fencing valued as follows: Section 1s, 237 chains, £296; Section 2s, 165 chains, £231; Section 3s, 205 chains, £256; Section 4s, 125 chains, £156; Section 5s, 140 chains, £200; Section 6s, 16 chains, £25.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s consists of undulating to steep country, and has all been felled and grassed. There are about 100 acres with some second growth on the gullies and on shady slopes. The section is well grassed.

Section 2s contains about 35 acres flat, remainder undulating and easy hills well grassed.

Section 3s contains about 20 acres flat, remainder undulating and easy hills of good quality carrying a good sole of grass.