1072 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 25

Notifying Land in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public
Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon
me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land
Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Go-
vernor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby
appoint Wednesday, the twentieth day of May, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five, as the time at which the
lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public
auction for cash or on deferred payments; and I hereby fix
the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those men-
tioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
City of Nelson.

Lot 1 of Section 739: Area, 32 perches; upset price,
£136.
Lot 2 of Section 739: Area 1 rood 9.8 perches; upset price,
£118.
Lot 3 of Section 739: Area, 32 perches; upset price, £132.
Lot 4 of Section 739: Area, 1 rood 9.8 perches; upset
price, £114.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 8th day of April, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Taranaki Land District for
Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, and the
Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments, I, General
Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the
Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settle-
ment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open
for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-fifth
day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five,
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.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.
Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.—Piu Settlement.

Sections 1s and 5s: Area, 699 acres 0 roods 37 perches.
Capital value, £1,115. Half-yearly rent, £25 1s. 9d.
Section 2s: Area, 271 acres 1 rood 20 perches. Capital
value, £1,620; £350. Half-yearly rent, £36 9s., £13 13s.†
Sections 3s and 6s: Area, 698 acres 2 roods. Capital
value, £2,285. Half-yearly rent, £51 8s. 3d.
Section 4s: Area, 429 acres. Capital value, £2,365;
£650. Half-yearly rent, £53 4s. 3d.; £25 7s.†

• Valuation for buildings. † Half-yearly building instal-
  ment.

The improvements which are not included in capital value
are as follows:—
Section 2s: Cottage, £350; payable in cash or in twenty-
one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £13 13s.
Total half-yearly payment on lease, £50 2s.
Section 4s: House and shed, £650; payable in cash or in
twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of
£25 7s. Total half-yearly payment on lease, £78 11s. 3d.

Sections 1s and 5s comprise 180 acres of fair pasture,
originally heavy bush land, felled and grassed about five
years ago. Balance covered with scrub and fern. Soil is
of a fair quality. Well watered by creeks and springs.
135 chains of fencing, valued at £180, is included in the
capital value.
Section 2s: Section is generally easy and undulating, with
about 30 acres steep hills. About 80 acres of good grass;
balance is covered in fern, a considerable area of which has
been ploughed, but has since gone back to fern. Soil is of
a fair quality. The capital value includes shed valued at £50,
dip and yards £80, and 231 chains fencing valued at £280 10s.
Sections 3s and 6s: Sections are all of an easy undulating
nature, with about 330 acres ploughable. About 250 acres
have been ploughed and laid down in permanent pasture;
balance covered generally with fern and scrub with small
patches of bush. Soil is of a fair quality. 150 chains of
fencing, valued at £189 7s. 6d., is included in the capital
value.

Section 4s: About 60 acres has been ploughed and laid
down in grass; 40 acres of bush has been felled and grassed;
balance is covered in fern with a little grass in places. About
150 acres ploughable, the remainder being hilly and steep in
parts. Soil is of a fair quality. The capital value includes
valuation for shed £15, and 352 chains of fencing valued at
£328.

The settlement is situated about eight miles from Kopaki
Railway-station, which is situated on the North Island Main
Trunk Railway about thirteen miles south of Te Kuiti. Access
is from Kopaki by good metalled road. The land was origin-
ally covered partly by standing bush and partly by high fern
and scrub. One-third of the block is still in its virgin state.
The land is for the most part flat and undulating, well watered,
and of an average altitude of 1,000 ft. The soil is generally
of a pumiceous loam, lying on papa and sandstone formation,
with outcrops of rhyolite in places. There is a school at
Aratoro, some four miles to the north of the settlement, and
another at the Mangaiti Road, some two miles and a half to
the south-east of the settlement.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 10th day of April, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, I, General
Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, 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 seventy-six of the said Act, do hereby declare
that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be
open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, 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 renew-
able 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, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waitomo County.—Pahi Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block I: Area, 514 acres 1 rood. Capital value,
£1,450. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly
rent, £36 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £29.
This section is situated in the Ellis Road, about six miles
from the Mangapeehi Railway-station by formed road. Access
is from Mangapeehi, which is about twenty miles from Te
Kuiti. The section comprises good bush land, undulating to
hilly. Soil is of a light loam with a little pumice. Well
watered by running streams. 105 acres felled and grassed.
Elevation, 1,080 ft. to 1,900 ft.
Improvements.—The improvements included in the capital
value comprise three-roomed house, 100 chains fencing,
105 acres felling and grassing, and stock-yards, valued at
£755.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Ohura County.—Tangitu Survey District.

Section 7, Block VII: Area, 497 acres. Capital value,
£1,120. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly
rent, £28. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £22 8s.
Situated on the Waihuka Road about five miles from
Waimiha Railway-station. The section comprises about
100 acres of easy country, balance fairly steep hills covered
with mixed bush and partly open fern hills. Soil is of good
quality, resting on papa and rhyolite formation. Well
watered. Elevation, 1,000 ft. to 1,500 ft.
Improvements.—The improvements included in the capital
value comprise four-roomed house, 90 chains fencing, 80 acres
felling and grassing; valued at £440.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 8th day of April, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.