3086

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 89

Notifying Lands in the Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth section of the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Tuesday, the twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTIONS 8 and 9, Block VI, Waipukurau Survey District : Area, 5 acres ; upset price, £40.

Situated about seven miles from Waipawa on the Waipawa-Hampden Road, which is a good metalled road. The land is flat, with light soil on a shingle foundation.

Sections 164, 165, and 166, Town of Clive : Area, 2 roods 27 perches ; upset price, £40.

Situated about seven miles from Napier by good road.

Section 275, Town of Clive : Area, 1 rood ; upset price, £15.

Situated about seven miles from Napier, and about one mile from Farndon Railway-station. Open flat land, and in grass with good alluvial soil ; subject to occasional floods, and is fenced on road frontage.

Suburban Section 635, Block IV, Heretaunga Survey District : Area, 1 rood ; upset price, £200.

Situated about one mile and a half from Napier Post-office, on Napier-Hastings main road, in a handy position. There is a considerable amount of building contemplated in the vicinity.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of November, 1922.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule ; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as it contains, or is supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-SECOND-CLASS LAND. Bay of Islands County.-Hukerenui Survey District.

SECTION 11, Block VII : Area, 388 acres 3 roods 34 perches ; capital value, £240 ; half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Altitude, 400 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. Undulating, hilly, and broken land, with patches of mixed forest in gullies ; balance burnt forest and open land, formerly kauri workings, now in fern and rough feed. Soil mostly of poor quality, on sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Distant about four miles from Whakapara by formed road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of November, 1922.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Opening National-endowment Lands in Hawke's Bay Land District for Selection.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to say:-

The national-endowment rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the ninth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, at the rentals specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be heavy-bush land.

After the first half-year's rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years shall not be demanded ; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board thinks fit.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.-SECOND-CLASS LAND. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Waikohu County.-Moanui and Koranga Survey Districts.- Tahora Block.

(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Four Years.)

The above block, comprising an area of 18,603 acres, and divided into seven sections, is situated in the Waikohu County of the Hawke's Bay Land District, and seventeen miles to twenty-six miles (fifteen of which are formed) from Matawai Railway-station on the Gisborne-Motu Railway line. The country generally is broken, with steep to easy hills ranging in elevation from about 1,000 ft. to 3,960 ft. above sea-level. All the land is under heavy bush, mostly birch, with a mixture of tawhero, tawiri, karamu, and in places a fairly dense under-growth of fern. A small portion is under tawa bush, with supplejack undergrowth. Miro and rimu in sufficient quantities for fencing purposes are to be found on the lower levels. The land is particularly well watered, and each section is provided with a good homestead-site. The soil is of a light pumiceous character, resting on pumice or rock. The land generally lies well towards the sun, most of the main spurs and streams running approximately north and south. The district has a good rainfall.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 18th day of November, 1922.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Opening National-endowment Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the national-

endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, 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.

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

Whangarei County.-Purua Survey District.

SECTION 41, Block IX : Area, 203 acres 1 rood ; capital value, £400 ; half-yearly rent, £8.

Level land, covered with fern, manuka, and rushes. About 20 acres of a swampy nature. Poor semi-volcanic soil on clay subsoil. Section has been dug over for gum. No surface water, but water may be obtained by sinking. Distant about fourteen miles from Whangarei by cart-road, of which about twelve miles is metalled.