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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

bush, comprising rimu, tawa, tawhero, and rata, with a light
to thick undergrowth of supplejack, black vine, mahoe, and
konini. About 100 acres of the section are of limestone
formation, the balance being light soil on a sandstone forma-
tion. Well watered by running streams.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 15th day of December, 1930.

R. MASTERS, for Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 9/2556.)

Opening Lands in the Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred on me by the Land Act, 1924, I, Charles,
Baron Bledisloe, 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 Friday, the twentieth day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-one, 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
Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Tauranga County.—Tauranga Survey District.

SECTION 10, Block VIII: Area, 170 acres. Capital value, £85.
Half-yearly rent, £1 14s.

Weighted with £53, for improvements comprising four-
roomed dwelling (in poor condition), cowshed, and separator-
room (poor order); repayable in cash.

Grazing property, situated on the Minden Settlement Road,
one mile and a half from Tauranga-Waihi Road, three miles
and a half from Te Puna School and railway-station, and seven
miles and a half from Tauranga. Fairly steep to broken
section, with a narrow strip of flat along the back on which
the dwelling is situated. The soil is a light pumicy loam
resting on pumice formation. The whole of the property is
in its natural state—scrub and tea-tree. Watered by creeks.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Maungamangero Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.)

Section 2, Block I: 653 acres. Capital value, £245. Half-
yearly rent, £4 18s.

Situated approximately twenty-eight miles from Kawhia,
and twenty-nine miles from Te Kumi Railway-station. Access
good—a metalled road passes the property. There are no
buildings on the section, which comprises 300 acres clearing
and grassing, now all reverted; balance in heavy mixed bush.
Section rough to broken country; well watered by streams.

Section 4, Block II: Area, 803 acres 3 roods 20 perches.
Capital value, £400. Half-yearly rent, £8.

Weighted with £205 for improvements.

Situated on the Te Kuiti – Marakopa Road, about thirty-two
miles from Te Kuiti Railway-station and saleyards, by metalled
road. The nearest school and dairy factory are situated at
Waitanguru, which is five miles distant. High undulating
land, of which about 400 acres have been felled and grassed
(all reverted); the balance being in heavy bush, comprising
tawa, rimu, rata, &c., with a dense undergrowth of supplejack
and punga. The soil is of a poor quality on clay and rubble
formation. Section well watered by running streams.

The improvements, which are not included in the capital
value, and which require to be paid for separately, comprise
dwelling of four rooms (bathroom and scullery), whare, cow-
shed, and about 350 chains fencing, value £205. Repayable in
cash, or could remain on instalment mortgage to State
Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years. Interest,
5 per cent. Free of interest for twelve months from date of
selection. Half-yearly instalments amounting to £6 12s. 7d.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 18th day of December, 1930.

R. MASTERS, for Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 9/2556.)

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

BLEDISLOE, 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, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Monday,
the sixteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-one, 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.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Hawke’s Bay County.—Olive Survey District.—Te Awanga Extension No. 4.

These sections are suitable for seaside residence-sites,
adjacent to Te Awanga Township, a seaside resort rapidly
increasing in popularity. A lagoon fronting this township
affords safe bathing and a splendid playground for children.