JAN. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same are more particularly shown on the plan marked L. and S. 6/1/352, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered blue.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 11th day of January, 1930.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Land temporarily reserved in the Westland Land District for Recreation Purposes.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Westland Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District containing by admeasurement 5 acres 2 roods 19 perches, more or less, situated in Block II, Totara Survey District (Borough of Ross), and bounded, as to one part, towards the north-east by Reserve 294, 892.4 links; towards the north-west by Jones Storm Channel, 347.9 links; towards the south-west by a public road, 1033.8 links; towards the south-east by Crown land, 476.7 links; and as to the other and remaining part, bounded towards the north by Jones Storm Channel, 206.5 links; towards the east and south by Crown land, 1065.3 links and 278.3 links respectively; and towards the west by Reserve 294, 911.9 links: Be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less. Saving and excepting a residence area (held by J. J. Ablesom) and a hut area (held by J. Cass), with access roads thereto. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1/149A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of January, 1930.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in North Auckland 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, 1925, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the seventeenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, 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.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-SETTLEMENT LAND.-FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Whangarei County.-Aponga Settlement.

Section 1s: Area, 571 acres. Capital value, £4,535. Half-yearly rent, £113 7s. 6d.

Section 2s: Area, 785 acres. Capital value, £5,140. Half-yearly rent, £128 10s.

Section 3s: Area, 390 acres. Capital value, £2,955. Half-yearly rent, £73 17s. 6d.

Section 4s: Area, 538 acres. Capital value, £3,510. Half-yearly rent, £87 15s.

Section 5s: Area, 659 acres. Capital value, £4,995. Half-yearly rent, £124 17s. 6d.

Section 6s (440 acres), Section 7s (67 acres), and Section 8s (210 acres); total area, 717 acres. Capital value, £6,615. Half-yearly rent, £165 7s. 6d. Loading for buildings, £1,300. Deposit on account of buildings, £100; half-yearly instalment on buildings, £46 16s. 0d.

The sections are situated on Finlayson Bros.' Road, and are approximately fourteen miles from Kamo Post-office and saleyards at the nearest point, by a good metalled cart-road. Purua School is approximately half a mile distant and Ruatangata Railway-station and Whangarei Dairy Factory fourteen miles and a half and eighteen miles and a half re-

spectively. Soil varies from good brown rubble to good sandstone resting on blue rock foundation. Easy undulating to hilly country. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Land is most suitable for sheep and grazing store cattle.

Section 1s: Two hundred and thirty acres in good pasture, 189 acres in worn-out pasture and fern, 32 acres bush felled, 10 acres in shelter clump; balance in tea-tree scrub. Easy undulating to hilly country. Soil is good rich brown rubble resting on blue rock formation. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Section is ring fenced and subdivided into five paddocks. Improvements included in capital value: 195 chains boundary-fence (7 wires), valued £243 15s.; 134 chains subdivision fence (7 wires), valued £201; 55 chains road fencing (7 wires), £55.

Section 2s: Five hundred acres in good pasture, 160 acres in worn-out pasture, and a little fern, 30 acres in fern and little grass, 5 acres shelter bush; balance gum land in tea-tree. Soil is mostly good sandstone, brown rubble, and about 90 acres gum land. Sufficient fencing-timber on section. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Altitude, 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Section is ring fenced, and is subdivided into three paddocks. Improvements included in capital value: 83 chains road fencing (7 wires), valued £83; 170 chains boundary-fencing (7 wires), valued £170; 125 chains subdivision fencing, £125; two sets sheep-yards, valued £20.

Section 3s: Three hundred and fifty acres in good pasture, 36 acres in worn-out pasture, and a little fern; balance in shelter bush. Soil is good sandstone and brown rubble resting on blue rock formation. Well watered by permanent creeks. Section is ring fenced, except for 39 chains towards which adjoining owner must contribute; subdivided into two paddocks. Altitude varies from 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Improvements included in capital value: 31 chains road fencing (7 wires), value £31; 110 chains boundary-fencing (7 wires), valued £110; 48 chains subdivision fencing (7 wires), valued £48.

Section 4s: Four hundred and seventy-three acres in good pasture, 58 acres in worn-out pasture, and a little fern; 10 acres shelter bush. Soil is good brown loam and good sandstone resting on blue rock formation. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Section is ring fenced, all but half share in 52 chains. Subdivided into two paddocks. Altitude varies from 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Large green kauri tree on property, could be cut and sawn for building purposes. Improvements included in capital value: 50 chains road-fencing (7 wires), valued £50; 162 chains boundary-fencing (7 wires), valued £162; 115 chains subdivision fencing (7 wires), £115; sheep dip and big yards, valued £100.

Section 5s: Six hundred acres in good pasture, 13 acres in worn-out pasture and fern; 46 acres shelter bush. Soil is brown rubble and sandstone resting on blue rock formation. A small area is poor land. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Undulating land. Property is ring fenced and is subdivided into three paddocks. Sufficient fencing-timber on section. Altitude varies from 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Improvements included in capital value: 10 chains road fencing (7 wires), £15; 205 chains boundary-fencing (7 wires), £205; 74 chains subdivision fencing (7 wires), £74; one cattle-yard and dehorning race, £50; permanent docking-yards, £6.

Sections 6s, 7s, and 8s: Six hundred and thirty-eight acres in good pasture, 50 acres in worn-out pasture and fern, 20 acres tea-tree scrub, ½ acre in orchard; remainder in shelter bush and a little second growth. Soil is good black rubble and sandstone resting on blue rock formation. Well watered by several permanent creeks. Property is ring fenced and is subdivided into sixteen paddocks. Altitude varies from 400 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Improvements included in capital value: 186 chains road fencing (7 wires), valued £186; 254 chains boundary-fencing (7 wires), valued £254; 338 chains subdivision fencing, valued £338; half-acre orchard, valued £10; shelter belts and live hedges, valued £15; concrete water-tank (3,400 gallons), valued £20; fowl-house, wire-netting and wood-house, valued £3.

Buildings: The following buildings are not included in the capital value, and must be paid for separately:-

Sections 6s, 7s, and 8s: Dwelling (nine rooms, pantry, scullery, bathroom, and washhouse, modern conveniences), valued £500; garage and tool-house combined, valued £115; up-to-date wool-shed and yards, valued £500; cow-byre (three bails), valued £20; man's house (four rooms), valued £100; old kauri house (out of repair), valued £65: Total value of buildings, £1,300. This amount must be paid in cash, or by a cash deposit of £100, and the balance in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £46 16s. each, principal and interest.

Note.—Section 8s is situated approximately one mile and a half from Section 6s. The section comprises an area of 210 acres.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of January, 1930.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

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