JULY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1891

mostiy covered in dead timber and thick dense bracken fern.
Watered by creeks.

Opotiki County.-Waiotahi Parish.
Sections 67 and 79: Area, 22 acres 1 rood 7 perches;
upset price, £80.
Sections comprise principally short spurs and fairly steep
low faces covered in manuka-scrub. Access is by unformed
road joining the Coast Road, south of the mouth of the Wai-
otahi Stream.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 29th day of June, 1926.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in Gisborne Land District for Sale by Public
Auction.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
I N 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, Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint
Wednesday, the eleventh day of August, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-six, as the time at which the land
described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public
auction; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said
land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule
hereto.

SCHEDULE.
Gisborne Land District—SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Opotiki County.-Waiotahi Parish.
SECTIONS 302 and 304: Area, 13 acres 1 rood 20 perches;
upset price, £26.
Sections situated on the east side of the Ohiwa Harbour;
comprise low hills covered with scrub, without a building-
site on either section. No formed road to sections, but at
low tide access can be obtained over the mud-flats. Altitude
ranges from about 4 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-level. Watered
by springs.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 29th day of June, 1926.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection
on Renewable Lease.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
I N pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred on me by the Land Act, 1924, I, General
Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the
Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the lands
described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on
renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-third day of August,
one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, 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 pro-
visions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.
-FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waitemata County.-Waipareira Parish.

Situated from three to five miles from Henderson Railway-
station. About two miles and three-quarters of access road
is metalled, balance formed clay road. Undulating to
broken country, all ploughable, with scrub in places. Fairly
well watered by swampy stream. Soil varies from fair to
poor. Altitude, 150 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 30th day of June, 1926.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.
top; balance scrub. Soil ranges from poor clay to stiff pipe-
clay. Land undulating; all more or less ploughable.
Improvements included in capital value consist of dwel-
lng (built of rimu and pinus insignis, very poor order), three
sheds, 50 chains boundary-fencing, and 16 chains subdivision-
fencing.
Rodney County.-Ahuroa Parish.
Section 98: Area, 127 acres. Capital value, £95. Occupa-
tion with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 7s. 6d.
Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 18s.
Weighted with £159, valuation for improvements, consist-
ing of fencing and clearing.
Situated in the hilly country between Puhoi and Wood-
cocks. Access is from Warkworth, about four miles distant,
by partly formed road and bridle-track. Undulating to steep
country, about one-third ploughable, covered with danthonia,
fern, and tea-tree, with about 20 acres of light bush sufficient
for fencing purposes. Soil is clay, resting on sandstone for-
mation, and fairly well watered by streams. Altitude, 300 ft.
to 700 ft. above sea-level.
Hobson County.-Waipoua Survey District.
Section 8, Block XI: Area, 100 acres. Capital value, £650.
Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £16 5s.
Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £16 5s.
Situated three miles from Donnelly's Crossing Railway-
station and one mile from Mangatu School. There is about
6 acres bush, balance grassed, but now reverting to second
growth. Poorly watered except in gullies. Soil light loam
on sandstone formation. Suitable for grazing.
Improvements included in capital value consist of about
165 chains of fencing in poor order, six-roomed kauri dwelling
(iron roof, brick chimney) in poor condition, cow-shed, dairy
(well built), pig-sty, and old shed.
Whangarei County.-Hukerenui Survey District.
Section 54, Block X: Area, 235 acres. Capital value,
£235. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent,
£5 17s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £4 14s.
Situated about four miles from Hukerenui Railway-station
by roughly formed road. School half a mile distant, Undu-
lating land with small swamps. Covered with fern and
manuka, with some rough danthonia feed. Soil of very poor
clay; well watered.
Improvements consist of about 170 chains of boundary-
fencing, four or seven wires, in fair order.
Whangaroa County.-Totara Parish.
Section 20: Area, 295 acres 3 roods. Capital value, £420.
Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £10 10s.
Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £10 10s.
Section situated six miles from Totara North Wharf. About
6 acres felled bush in fair grass, 5 acres poor brown-top and
danthonia, 5 acres green bush, 50 acres manuka carrying
small quantity of rough feed, balance poor gum land. Pro-
perty ring-fenced, with one subdivision. All fencing in poor
order. Suitable for grazing.
Buildings included in capital value consist of four-roomed
kauri dwelling with iron roof, wash-house (all iron), and cow-
shed in poor condition.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 26th day of June, 1926.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Gisborne Land District for Sale by Public
Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
I N 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, Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint
Wednesday, the eleventh day of August, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-six, 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 do hereby
fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those
mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
Gisborne Land District.-SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Waikohu County.-Ngatapa Survey District.
SECTION 3, Block IX: Area, 50 acres 1 rood 23 perches;
upset price, £230.
Situated on Wharekopae Road, about forty miles from
Gisborne at an altitude of 2,000 ft. An exposed section,
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