Oct. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2297

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

Otorohanga County.—Pirongia Survey District.

SECTION 11, Block XIV: Area, 411 acres 0 roods 32 perches. Capital value, £620. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12 8s.

Distant about sixteen miles by formed road from Otorohanga Railway-station on the Main Trunk line; the nearest school being at Honikiwi five miles distant. Broken country, about 140 acres of bush felled, not burned, and in second growth, the balance being in heavy mixed forest comprising tawa, rata, rimu, kohekohe, tawhero, miro with a heavy undergrowth of mahoe, makomako, supplejack, &c. The soil is of medium quality on volcanic formation; well watered by small streams. Suitable for grazing when cleared. Altitude, 300 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

Section 14, Block XIV: Area, 338 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £520. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £10 8s.

Distant about twenty-three miles from Te Awamutu Railway-station and fourteen miles and a half from Pirongia. Undulating to slightly broken country, with about 188 acres of open land in fern, tutu, and manuka; a fair proportion of which is ploughable. The balance is bush country, about 20 acres having been felled, burnt, and grassed, but now gone back. The forest comprises tawa, rata, rimu, and kohekohe, with a heavy undergrowth of supplejack, konini, &c. The soil is of medium quality, resting on volcanic formation; well watered by small streams. Altitude, 250 ft. to 750 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, at the rental 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.

Matamata County.—Patetere North Survey District.

Selwyn Settlement.

SECTION 35, Block XV: Area, 179 acres 1 rood 8 perches. Capital value, £1,060. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £23 17s.

The improvements which are not included in the capital value, and which have to be paid for separately, comprise two-roomed dwelling, shed, 53 chains boundary-fencing, and 67 chains internal fencing, valued at £112; to be paid for either in cash or on a cash deposit with an approved mortgage.

The improvements included in the capital value comprise artesian well, 77 chains boundary-fence, and 47 chains internal fence; valued at £345 14s.

Situated adjoining Lichfield Village, about four and a half miles from Putaruru Railway-station by good road; a railway-line owned by the Taupo Totara Timber Company (Limited) also passes the section. There is a school, also a post and telephone office in the village. The land is undulating with soil of a light pumice nature, and practically the whole of the section is capable of being ploughed. About 25 acres is in fair pasture, the balance being in tea-tree and fern. The section has no water-supply.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 3rd day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Taranaki 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, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to say:—

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

2. The said land 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 two 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.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Two Years.)

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

SECTIONS 1 and 10, Block VIII: Area, 337 acres. Capital value, £1,000. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £25. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £20.

These sections are situated on the Mapara North Road. The access is from the Kopaki Railway-station, which is about four miles distant by metalled road. There is a school opposite the sections.

The sections comprise about 250 acres of bush land, while the balance is covered with fern and manuka. Three parts of the land is easy hills, with about 70 acres of practically level swampy land, but can be easily drained. The soil, with the exception of a small area of light loam on clay, consists of good soil on clay resting on papa formation. The forest is heavy, but has been milled, originally rimu, matai, kahikatea, with a thick undergrowth of raurekau, hauhau, mahoe, rangiora, &c. The sections are well watered by running streams. The elevation ranges from about 800 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 6th day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in 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, do hereby declare and provide as follows, that is to say:—

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

2. The said land 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.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kawhia County.—Kawhia North Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block IV: Area, 424 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £1,260. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £31 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £25 4s.

Distant about nine miles by formed road from Oparua Landing on the Kawhia Harbour where there is a school, and from which there is a direct launch service to Kawhia Township, the distance being about eight miles. Hilly coun-