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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 27

Notifying Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

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, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the second day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, 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.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hawke’s Bay County.—Maungaharuru Survey District.

SECTION 91, Block XIII: Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £20.

Situated in the Te Pohue Township, twenty-seven miles from Napier. Mostly hilly, with only a small area of flat. Growing on the land are several pine trees suitable for firewood. Fair amount of blackberry, which can be easily checked.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 20th day of March, 1928.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the Auckland 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 Friday, the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased as those 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Kawhia County.—Kawhia South Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block VI: Area, 765 acres. Capital value, £380. Deposit on deferred payments, £20; half-yearly instalment, £11 14s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 12s.

Weighted with £90, valuation for improvements comprising 200 acres felled, about 80 chains fencing, and house of four rooms (in disrepair), payable in cash.

Situated about thirty-four miles from Hangatiki Railway-station and two miles and a half from Kinohaku No. 2 School, and about ten miles from Awamarino Dairy Factory. The access is by formed road, two miles and a half from the Te Anga-Kinohaku main road. The land is broken, with soil of light loam resting on a rubble formation, and comprises about 565 acres of bush and 200 acres felled, now reverted to second growth. The forest consists of rimu, tawa, puketea, kohekohe, and tawhero, with a fairly dense undergrowth of supplejack. The section is well watered by running streams.

Otorohanga County.—Orahiri Survey District.

Section 5A, Block V: Area, 400 acres. Capital value, £200. Deposit on deferred payments, £10; half-yearly instalment, £6 3s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £4.

Weighted with £735, valuation for improvements comprising three-roomed dwelling (with pantry and bathroom), woolshed, cowshed, about 160 acres grassing, and 300 chains fencing. Repayable in cash or on instalment mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent.

Situated on the Putake Road about twenty miles from Hangatiki Railway-station, by metalled road for twelve miles, balance by formed clay road; and about twenty-seven miles from Otorohanga Dairy Factory and saleyards and fourteen miles from Waitomo Caves, school, post-office, and store. The whole section has been felled and grassed, but has now mostly reverted. The soil is a medium quality loam on rubble formation. The bush on the section is medium to heavy, comprising tawa, rimu, matai, tawhero, and rewarewa, with a dense undergrowth of supplejack and punga. Well watered by running streams.

Waikato County.—Taupiri Parish.

Sections 274 and 275: Area, 69 acres 3 roods 20 perches. Capital value, £70. Deposit on deferred payments, £5; half-yearly instalment, £2 2s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 8s.

Weighted with £15, valuation for improvements, consisting of grassing, payable in cash.

Situated about twelve miles from Ohinewai Railway-station. Fairly broken open fern and scrub country, of which 13 acres have been ploughed and sown and 5 acres cultivated, but practically all now reverted to natural state. Clay soil of inferior quality, poorly watered by springs. Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Otorohanga County.—Pirongia Survey District.

Section 7, Block XV: Area, 217 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Capital value, £140. Deposit on deferred payments, £10; half-yearly instalment, £4 4s. 6d. Renewable lease: half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Weighted with £197 10s., valuation for improvements comprising unlined whare (24 ft. by 12 ft.), about 100 chains fencing, felling, grassing, and stumping. Repayable in cash, or an amount of £195 may remain on instalment mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of twenty years. Interest, 6 per cent. £2 10s. to be paid in cash.

Situated on Owaikura Road about five miles and a half from Otorohanga Railway-station, dairy factory, post-office, school, and saleyards by metalled road for four miles, balance formed clay road. About 140 acres have been felled and grassed but have now reverted, 50 acres are manuka, fern, and tutu country; the balance being in light to medium bush comprising tawa, hinau, rata, tawhero, and rimu, with a medium undergrowth of supplejack and punga. Light to medium soil of fair quality. Well watered by running streams.

Otorohanga County.—Wharepapa Survey District.

Section 1, Block XV: Area, 746 acres. Capital value, £405. Deposit on deferred payments, £15; half-yearly instalment, £12 13s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £8 2s.

Weighted with £590, valuation for improvements comprising 130 acres felling and grassing, 150 chains boundary and 100 chains subdivisional fencing, whare (in fair condition), cowshed, small shed, and cattle-yards. Total value, £622, of which £32 has been included in capital value; balance £590, repayable in cash or by a deposit of £115, balance of £475 to remain on instalment mortgage at 5½ per cent. for a term of twenty years, repayable by half-yearly instalments of £19 14s. 8d., including principal and interest payments.

Grazing property situated about thirty-two miles from Te Awamutu Railway-station and saleyards, twenty-nine miles from Te Kawa Dairy Factory, and four miles from Ngaroma School and post-office.

Undulating to broken country, of which about 130 acres have been felled and grassed and 436 acres are in fern and manuka, the balance being in standing bush. Well watered by running streams. Subdivided into three paddocks.

Waitomo County.—Kawhia South Survey District.

Section 10, Block XVI: Area, 388 acres 2 roods 19 perches. Capital value, £195. Deposit on deferred payments, £10; half-yearly instalment, £6 0s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £3 18s.

Weighted with £580, valuation for improvements comprising 146 chains boundary and 100 chains subdivisional fence, whare, clearing and grassing. Repayable in cash or by instalment mortgage over a period of twenty-four and a half years by half-yearly instalments of £21 15s., comprising both principal and interest.

Grazing property, situated twenty-two miles from Te Kuiti Railway-station, post-office, and saleyards; eight miles from Mairoa School, and seventeen miles from Waitanguru Dairy Factory. About 200 acres have been felled and grassed. Watered by running streams. There is a little foxglove and ragwort. Subdivided—four paddocks.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 24th day of March, 1928.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.