1738
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

Opening Land in 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-seventh day of August, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—CROWN LAND.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kawhia County.—Kawhia South Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block III: Area, 588 acres 3 roods 16 perches; capital value, £740; half-yearly rent, £14 16s.

Distant about nine miles from Awaroa Landing, Kawhia, and nine miles by beach-track and formed unmetalled road from Kinohaku. There is a post and telephone office at Pukenui four miles and a half distant, the nearest school (European) being at Awaroa ten miles distant. The section, which lies well to the sun, is with the exception of about 10 acres covered with heavy bush comprising tawa, rimu, rata, kohekohe, tawhero, &c., with an undergrowth of kiekie, supplejack, &c. The country is easy to very broken, with soil of medium quality, on limestone and rubble formation, and when cleared should prove suitable for sheep-farming; fairly watered by streams. Altitude, 250 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 18th day of June, 1923.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Nelson 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the seventh day of August, 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.—WESTPORT HARBOUR ENDOWMENT.

Buller County.—Mokihinui Survey District.

SECTION 1, Block VIII: Area, 996 acres; capital value, £625; half-yearly rent, £12 10s.

Weighted with £100, valuation for improvements consisting of 140 acres of felling and grassing in fair pasture, also hut. Situated along the sea-coast about three miles north of Mokihinui. Access by one mile and a half of sea-beach and one mile and a half of pack-track. With exception of the 140 acres of felling the section is in heavy bush. Soil fair to good, on limestone and papa formation; well watered. Altitude rises to 1,200 ft. above sea-level.

Buller County.—Kawatiri Survey District.

Section 34, Block IV: Area, 199 acres 1 rood 13 perches; capital value, £200; half-yearly rent, £4.

Weighted with £66 5s., valuation for improvements consisting of felling, grassing, and fencing.

Situated near Fairdown, about five miles from Westport. Access from Sergeants Hill by two miles and a half of good dray-road. About 40 acres light bush, balance scrub. About 25 acres have been felled, and 8 acres have been burnt and sown. Flat to undulating land, well watered, with fair to good soil. Altitude, 200 ft. to 280 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of June, 1923.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Auckland Land District for Selection.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of August, 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 Acts.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Taupo County.—Reporoa Settlement.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

SECTION 41: Area, 553 acres 1 rood; capital value, £2,260; half-yearly rent, £50 17s.; interest and sinking fund, £29 5s.* Buildings, £750.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Section 48: Area, 73 acres; capital value, £1,760; half-yearly rent, £39 12s.; interest and sinking fund, £13 2s. 7d.* Buildings, £260.

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

Reporoa Settlement is situated about twenty-five miles from Rotorua, on the Rotorua-Taupo Road. Adjoining the settlement there is a school, also a post and telephone office. The district has a daily mail-service from Rotorua during the summer months, and three times weekly during the winter months. Section 41 comprises about 90 acres of partially drained swamp capable of improvement by further drainage. Balance level land, soil of pumice nature, watered by stream. Section 48 is level land in grass, watered by the Waiotapu Stream.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital value, but which have to be paid for separately by half-yearly instalments of interest and sinking fund, are as follows:—

Section 41.—Four-roomed dwelling, with bathroom, &c., wash-house, two whares, shed, and cow-shed with concrete floor; valued at £750. Repayable in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £29 5s. Total half-yearly payments on lease, £80 2s.

Section 48.—Weatherboard house, two rooms and back porch, chimney, tank and stand, fowlhouse, small shed, four-bail milking-shed, and separator-room and small yard; valued at £260. Repayable in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £13 2s. 7d. Total half-yearly payments on lease, £52 14s. 7d.

The improvements included in the capital values of the sections are as follows:—

Section 41.—391½ chains of boundary and internal fence, half share 12 chains boundary drain, 48 chains internal drains, and 17 acres cultivation; valued at £651.

Section 48.—Half share 64 chains boundary fence, 31 chains internal fence, 57 chains road fence, 39 acres ploughing sown in grass; valued at £471 16s.

Special Condition.—The successful applicants will be required to fence all main and road drains to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands before placing stock on the land.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 18th day of June, 1923.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the Hawke’s Bay 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 Tuesday, the seventh day of August, 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