July 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1777

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 shall think fit.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Two Years.)

SECTION 11, Block X: Area, 316 acres. Capital value, £560. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £14. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £11 4s.

Situated on the main Mangapehi Tramline and Road Reserve. Access is from Mangapehi Railway-station, which is three miles and a half distant. The section has about one-third heavy bush land, consisting of tawa, rimu, &c., the balance is open country covered with fern and scrub. The section comprises flat to fairly steep land, with outcrops of rhyolite. Soil is poor on the flats, but good on the hilly portion; well watered by small streams.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 23rd day of July, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Opening Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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:—

1. The rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on Tuesday, the twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush lands.”

2. The said lands may be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease.

3. 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 three 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 shall think fit.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Patea County.—Tua Survey District.

(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Three Years.)

SECTION 1, Block I: Area, 1,053 acres. Capital value £1,320. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £33. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £26 8s.

Section 2, Block I: Area, 1,168 acres. Capital value, £1,760. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £44. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £35 4s.

Patea County.—Taurakawa Survey District.

(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Three Years.)

Section 1, Block XVI: Area, 1,743 acres. Capital value, £1,750. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £43 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £35.

Situated on the Pipiriki and Makakaho Roads, about nine miles and a quarter from Pipiriki. Access is from Waitotara by dray-road. Most of the sections consist of rough broken spurs and gullies. The land is covered with mixed forest, mostly heavy, comprising tawa, tawhero, hinau, with a little birch in places on the tops of spurs and some scattered rimu and totara and a thick undergrowth of karamu, supplejack, &c. The soil is of a good quality on a papa formation, and the block is well watered by streams. Elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 23rd day of July, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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 twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four; 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.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Piopiotea West Survey District.

SECTION 27, Block II: Area, 5 acres. Capital value, £85. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 2s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 14s.

Section 26, Block II: Area, 5 acres. Capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2.

Situated on the Wanganui River Road. Access is from Taumarunui, from two miles to two miles and a quarter distant by dray-road. The land is mostly swamp, which can be easily drained. The soil is of good quality on papa formation. The elevation ranges from 560 ft. to 580 ft. above sea-level.

Ohura County.—Aria Survey District.

Section 11, Block V: Area 668 acres. Capital value, £1,340. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £33 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £26 16s. Weighted with £612 10s., valuation for improvements, consisting of three-roomed house, 85 chains fencing, and 80 acres felling and grassing. This sum will have to be paid in cash, but may be taken over by way of an advance on current account if section is selected by a discharged soldier.

Situated about five miles from the junction of the Kumara and Parahaka Roads. Access is from Te Kuiti, about thirty-five miles distant, thirty miles by dray-road, balance pack-track only. School about five miles distant. Comprises level to easy sloping and steep country. About 150 acres adapted for dairying, balance good sheep-country. Soil is of good quality, resting on papa and sandstone formation. Well watered by streams.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

Section 31, Block IV: Area, 425 acres. Capital value, £2,765. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £69 2s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £55 6s.

Situated on the Tikitiki and Mapara Roads. Access is from Piopio, five miles and a half distant, or Te Kuiti Railway-station, which is about seventeen miles distant, by metalled road to within three miles of the section. The remainder of the road is clay, but will also be metalled in the near future. Comprises 75 acres rich river-flats, 180 acres undulating and 200 acres hilly to exceptionally steep. Soil is of rich quality on the flats, good on undulating country, and fair to poor on hills resting on clay, sandstone, and papa formation. There is no forest on the section, but about 180 acres is covered with fern, second growth, and scrub, which consists chiefly of manuka and makomako. Fairly well watered by streams and springs. The elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the section is good.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.

Section 11, Block VII: Area, 490 acres. Capital value, £615. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £15 7s 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 6s.

Weighted with £150, valuation for improvements, comprising 30 acres felling and grassing, 18 chains fencing, and two whares. This sum will have to be paid for in cash, but may be taken over by way of an advance on current account if section is selected by a discharged soldier.