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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

try; about 140 acres of bush felled and grassed, balance heavy mixed forest comprising rimu, rata, tawa, kohekohe, tawhero, with a medium undergrowth of supplejack, hina hina, ferns, &c. Soil light sandy loam on sandstone formation; well watered by stream. The section is suitable for grazing purposes. Altitude 1,100 ft. to 1,700 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 the Wellington 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four; and also that the land 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 price at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Rangitikei County.—Ruahine Survey District.

SECTION 1, Block VI: Area, 798 acres. Capital value, £1,000. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £25. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £20.

Weighed with £180 valuation for improvements, consisting of felling and grassing 12 acres along fence-line, £50, and 55 chains of fencing, £130.

Situated at the foot of the Ruahine Ranges, with access from Mangaweka, which is about twenty-two miles distant by formed dray-road, and one mile and a half of bridle-track. Comprises mostly rough broken country suitable for pastoral purposes when cleared. Soil is light loam, resting on papa formation. Forest comprises mostly heavy birch, with a small quantity of rimu, matai, &c. Section is well watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 3,000 ft.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Hawke’s Bay 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 Wednesday, the twelfth 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 land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Waipawa County.—Takapau Survey District.

Marakeke Settlement.

SECTION 4s: Area, 201 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £4,000. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £100.

Distant four miles and a half from Takapau, and one mile from Marakeke Railway-station by formed road. Level country with river terraces. Soil, fair loam, resting on clay and gravel formation. Watered by Porangahau Stream.

The improvements included in capital value are as follows: Boundary and subdivisional fencing, £285; cottage (three rooms and bathroom) and wash-house, £250; shed, yards, and slaughterhouse, £80.

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 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 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 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.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

SECTION 5, Block VIII: Area, 383 acres. Capital value, £1,930. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £38 12s.

This section is situated at the junction of the Tikitiki and Mapiu Roads, about seven miles and three-quarters (of which six miles is dray-road) from Piopio, and about thirteen miles from Kopaki (of which eleven miles is formed dray-road). The section comprises easy country, with vegetation varying from heavy bush to open fern and manuka. The forest consists of tawa, mahoe, tawhai, and hinau, with a little rimu and kahikatea, with the usual undergrowth. Soil is good, on papa formation. The elevation ranges from 500 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 Settlement Land in Wellington 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 Monday, the twenty-fourth 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 land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Kiwitea County.—Apiri Survey District.

Nesdale No. 2 Settlement.

SECTION 1. Area, 100 acres. Capital value, £2,750; buildings, £100. Renewable lease; Half-yearly rent, £61 17s. 6d. Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, £6 9s. 6d.

The improvements consist of a four-roomed dwelling in poor order, and a cow-shed; to be paid for in cash or by twenty half-yearly payments of £6 9s. 6d. Total half-yearly payment on lease, £68 7s.

This section is situated about three miles and a half from Kimbolton, with a frontage to the Terrace Road, which is formed and metalled. Comprises flat terraced land, all in fair pasture. Permanently watered by the Oroua River and streams. Soil is of fair loam, resting on shingle formation. Altitude, 1,200 ft. to 1,400 ft.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.