1272

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 40

Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the thirteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—OHURA COUNTY.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

SECTION 10, Block IV, Ohura Survey District : Area, 4 acres 0 roods 24 perches; upset price, £85.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 24th day of April, 1923.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and twenty-six of the Land Act, 1908, and section forty-seven of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1922, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the twentieth day of June, 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 for cash or on deferred payments; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—CITY OF NELSON.

Subdivisions of Sections 695, 700, 701, 706, 707, and 712.

These sections are situated on the east side of Vanguard Street, in the City of Nelson, about thirty chains from Nelson Railway-station. They are good building-sites, and the locality is a desirable one.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 28th day of April, 1923.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in North Auckland Land District for Sale or 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, 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 Monday, the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three; 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.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Islands County.—Kawakawa Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block XII : Area, 136 acres 0 roods 34 perches. Capital value, £150. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £3.

Weighted with improvements valued at £53, consisting of fencing and an old whare.

The elevation ranges from 10 ft. to 5,000 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to fairly hilly land in fern and manuka, with patches of danthonia. The soil is of clay, resting on sandstone formation; well watered by streams. Access is from Opua by water.

Rodney County.—Otamatea Survey District.

Section 37, Block XVI : Area, 23 acres 3 roods 21 perches. Capital value, £50. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £1 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1.

The elevation ranges from 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises easy undulating land in manuka, scrub, and fern. Soil is of clay of inferior quality, resting on sandstone formation. Poorly watered by a swampy creek, probably dry in summer, but water could be obtained by sinking. Situated near Wellsford Railway-station, which is about a quarter of a mile distant by a formed dray-road.

Manukau County.—Otau Parish.

Section 96 : Area, 603 acres 3 roods 18 perches. Capital value, £610. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £15 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 4s.

Weighted with improvements valued at £185, comprising felling and grassing (gone back), £125; building, £10; and fencing, £50.

The elevation ranges from 1,000 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises about 250 acres level to undulating land, balance steep to broken country. Has all heavy bush; 250 acres been cleared and grassed, most of this has gone back to fern, though there is a lot of rough feed amongst it. Approximately 30 acres river-flat is suitable for sheep and cattle. The access is from Clevedon, which is about eleven miles distant by a formed road, six miles of which is metalled.

Waitemata County.—Paremoromo Parish.

Section 308 : Area, 25 acres 1 rood 6 perches. Capital value, £260. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £6 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £5 4s.

Weighted with improvements valued at £32, consisting of buildings, £20; fencing, £7; roading and hedges, £5.

The elevation ranges from 200 ft. to 280 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises easy undulating land in manuka and fern, all ploughable. It lies well to the sun, and is very suitable for fruitgrowing. Soil is of heavy clay loam of a fair quality, resting on clay formation; watered by swampy creek. Situated on the Albany—Deep Creek Road. Access is from Albany, which is about two miles distant by a formed road, one mile of which is metalled; or about six miles from Takapuna trams, all metalled except a quarter of a mile.

Whangarei County.—Waipu Survey District.

Section 1, Block I : Area, 1,389 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £1,740. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £43 10s. Renewable lease: half-yearly rent, £34 16s.

Weighted with £80, valuation for improvements comprising grassing £30 and fencing £50.

The elevation ranges from 200 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises hilly to broken land, about 20 acres scattered flats. Approximately 100 acres grass, balance in fern and tea-tree, with 40 acres shelter-bush. Soil is good alluvial on small flats, balance fair to poor. The forest is light, mostly taraire and nikau, four dry kauri-trees, and only enough totara for wants of the section. Well watered by creek. Situated on the Waipu-Mareretu Road. Access is from Waipu, which is about eight miles distant by cart-road, metalled for about six miles.

Section 3, Block IV : Area, 1,046 acres 3 roods. Capital value, £990. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £24 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £19 16s.

The elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises broken to hilly land in fern, tea-tree scrub, and danthonia grass. The forest is light, comprising taraire and nikau, with a few ratas, rimus, and dry kauri-