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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 39

Notifying Lands in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

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, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the thirteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Township of Cranston (City of Dunedin).

SECTION 35: Area, 22·9 perches; upset price, £135.

The section is fairly level, would make a good building-site; it lies within three minutes’ walk of the electric tram at Anderson’s Bay.

Town of Alexandra.

Level sections; good building-sites.

Town of Hull.

Section 6, Block IV: Area, 20·26 perches; upset price, £5.

Section 7, Block IV: Area, 16·76 perches; upset price, £5.

Section 8, Block IV: Area, 13·25 perches; upset price, £5.

Section 9, Block IV: Area, 9·75 perches; upset price, £2 10s.

Section 10, Block IV: Area, 7·08 perches; upset price, £2 10s.

Section 11, Block IV: Area, 2·05 perches; upset price, £2 10s.

Good building-sites; covered with manuka-scrub. Situated at the mouth of the Taieri River. The nearest railway-station is Henley, on the main line. School and post and telegraph office are quite convenient.

Town of Lawrence.

Section 16, Block XX: Area 31 perches; upset price, £8. Situated within the Borough of Lawrence, about half a mile from the post-office and school.

Town of Ophir.

Section 10, Block IV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £1 10s.

Section 11, Block IV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £1 10s.

Section 12, Block IV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £1 10s.

Section 13, Block IV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £1 10s.

Situated about one mile from Omakau Railway-station.

Town of Pembroke.

Section 87, Block IX: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £5.

Section 88, Block IX: Area, 30·5 perches; upset price, £5.

Section 3, Block XXIX: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £10.

Section 5, Block XXIX: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £10.

Section 5, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £5.

Situated within easy distance from the post-office.

Town of Roxburgh.

Section 3, Block XXII: Area, 22·3 perches; upset price, £30 (includes £5, valuation for garden-trees).

Section 1, Block XXV: Area, 33 perches; upset price, £30.

Section 2, Block XXV: Area, 33·7 perches; upset price, £30.

Section 3, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £30.

Section 4, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £30.

Section 5, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £15.

Section 6, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £15.

Section 7, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £15.

Section 8, Block XXV: Area, 1 rood; upset price, £15.

Roxburgh is the centre of a large fruitgrowing district and is unsurpassed as a health resort. Good water service. Situated about twenty-seven miles from Beaumont Railway-station, but railway to within twelve miles of Roxburgh will be opened in near future.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 31st day of May, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on 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-eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

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

Tauranga County.—Tauranga Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block XII: Area, 174 acres; capital value, £90; half-yearly rent, £1 16s.

Distant about eight miles from Tauranga by formed road. Broken land, covered with fern and scrub; soil of poor quality; northern portion of the section fairly watered. Altitude, 200 ft. to 360 ft. above sea-level.

Tauranga County.—Aongatete Survey District.

Section 8, Block I: Area, 374 acres; capital value, £170; half-yearly rent, £3 8s.

Distant about one mile and three-quarters from Aongatete Butter-factory—half a mile by coach-road, balance dray-road. A few acres level, balance broken, covered with manuka and fern, except about 20 acres of light mixed forest, mostly manuka and rewarewa. Soil poor clay, with red spurs; well watered. Altitude, 20 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level.

Waitomo County.—Whareorino Survey District.

Section 8, Block VII: Area, 683 acres 3 roods; capital value, £800; half-yearly rent, £16.

Distant about twenty-two and a half miles from Awakino, of which eighteen miles of the road has been metalled, the distance from Whareorino Post-office, four and a half miles, being by bridle track only. Undulating to broken land, covered with heavy mixed forest, comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, &c., with a thick undergrowth of supplejack, kiekie, hongihongi, mahoe, &c. The soil is of fair to good quality, resting on rubble formation; fairly well watered by streams. Altitude, 100 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level.

Waitomo County.—Whareorino Survey District.

Section 11, Block XI: Area, 613 acres 3 roods; capital value, £400; half-yearly rent, £8.

Weighted with £76, valuation for improvements, comprising 20 acres bush felling, 25 chains fencing, iron whare with iron chimney and roof.

Distant about eighteen miles by road from Awakino, sixteen miles of which is metalled, one mile formed dray-road, balance bush track. Broken country, comprising 20 acres felled bush in fern, balance bush comprising tawa, tawhero, rata, kohekohe, and a few totara, with a heavy undergrowth. Fair to medium light soil on sandstone formation, capable of carrying fair pasture; well watered by streams. Altitude, 500 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 31st day of May, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on 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