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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 19th September, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be opened for selection in terms of the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 12 noon on Tuesday, 23rd October, 1934.

The lands in the First Schedule may, at the option of the applicants, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease.

The lands in the Second Schedule are available for selection on renewable lease only.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 10.30 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 24th October, 1934, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

The ballot will be held immediately after the examination of applicants.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

SECTIONS 2 and 3, Block XI: Area, 318 acres 3 roods. Capital value, £685. Deposit on deferred payments, £35: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £21 2s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £13 14s.

Weighted with £200 for improvements, comprising house, two sheds, 140 chains fencing, 180 acres felling and grassing. This amount may be paid in cash or secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years at 6 per cent. per annum. In addition to the above-mentioned improvements, further improvements valued at £335, and comprising 128 acres felling and grassing and 60 chains fencing, are included in the capital value.

This property is situated on the Patoto Road, about two miles and a half from Mokauiti Post-office and School, and about seventeen miles from Waimiha Railway-station. Access is from Waimiha by fifteen miles metalled road, thence two miles formed clay road. The soil is light loam resting on clay and part papa formation. This is a grazing proposition with perhaps a small dairy herd. Ragwort is prevalent.

Taumarunui County.—Rangi Survey District.

Section 6, Block IV: Area, 225 acres. Capital value, £340. Deposit on deferred payments, £20: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £10 8s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6 16s.

Weighted with £370 for improvements, comprising dwelling (three rooms, old), three sheds, and cow-byre, 400 chains fencing, and about 105 acres felled and sown. This amount may be paid in cash or after payment of a cash deposit of £170, the balance (£200) may be secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.

Situated on the main Te Kuiti Highway, about two miles from Okahukura Post-office and School, and about one mile and a half from Taringamotu Railway-station. Access is from Taumarunui by four miles of good metalled road. The property generally comprises about 25 acres flat alluvial soil, 40 acres terrace land, and the balance hilly to steep, part of which would respond to top-dressing. It is subdivided into five paddocks. The present condition of the land is—15 acres in good pasture, 65 acres in worn-out pasture, and 125 acres deteriorated. Ragwort is prevalent.

Waitomo County.—Tangitu Survey District.

Section 3, Block III: Area, 480 acres. Capital value, £360. Deposit on deferred payments, £20: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £11 1s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 4s.

Weighted with £407 for improvements, comprising dwelling, cow-byre, yards, 240 chains fencing, 100 acres felled and grassed. This amount may be paid in cash or after payment of a cash deposit of £7, the balance (£400) may be secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.

The property is situated on the Mapara South Road, about seven miles from Waimiha Post-office and Railway-station, five miles from Aratoro School. Access is from Waimiha by four miles metalled road, thence clay road. This section comprises 300 acres of bush land felled and grassed of which approximately 200 acres have reverted to second growth, and 180 acres in standing bush. Good grazing country, mostly hilly, but requires hard stocking to hold the grass.

THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Waitomo County.—Aria Survey District.

Section 6, Block IV: Area, 627 acres. Capital value, £300. Deposit on deferred payments, £15: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £9 5s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6.

Weighted with £360 for improvements, comprising dwelling (poor condition), shed, about 120 chains fencing, approximately 100 acres felled, burned, and grassed, about 5 acres broken from natural state. This amount may be paid in cash or secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. This property is situated on the Kakara Road, about four miles from Mokauiti Post-office, School, and Saleyards, about fifteen miles from Aria Dairy Factory, and about nineteen miles from Waimiha Railway-station. Access is from Waimiha by metalled road about eighteen miles and thence by clay road. A rough hilly section situated mostly on the shady face, the soil being loam resting on part sandstone and part papa formation. This section is suitable for grazing only and is subdivided into four paddocks. It is only suitable for working in conjunction with other land in the vicinity. The general condition of the land is—5 acres in good pasture, 300 acres bush land felled and grassed, of which about 200 acres have reverted to fern and second growth, and 322 acres in bush.

Hawera County.—Opaku Survey District.

Section 1, Block III: Area, 1,026 acres. Capital value, £260. Deposit on deferred payments, £15: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £7 19s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £5 4s.

Weighted with £923 for improvements, comprising dwelling (four rooms), yards, about 270 chains fencing, about 610 acres felled and burned in fair pasture. After payment of a cash deposit of £123 the balance (£800) may be secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.

This property is situated on the Whenuakura Valley Road, about seven miles from Omoana Post-office and School (half time), and about twenty-eight miles from Eltham Railway-station. Access is from Eltham by twenty-three miles tar-seal and metal road, four miles and a half clay road, and half a mile bridle-track. The soil is fair quality loam resting on sandstone and papa formation. The present condition of the land is—610 acres in fair pasture, 100 acres in fern, and 316 acres in natural state.

Stratford County.—Omona Survey District.

Part Section 7, Block II: Area, 194 acres 1 rood 17 perches. Capital value, £50. Deposit on deferred payments, £5: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £1 9s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2.

Weighted with £130 for improvements, comprising about 80 chains fencing and about 50 acres felled and burned. This amount may be paid in cash or secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of twenty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.

This property is situated on the Mangaehu Road, about two miles from Tatutawa Post-office, and about three miles from the school. Access is from Douglas by metalled road, a distance of about nine miles. The land comprises steep and broken country, suitable for grazing in conjunction with other land in the vicinity. The soil is light loam resting on sandstone formation. Approximately 145 acres is in its natural state.

Special Condition.—The successful applicant will be required to arrange with the State Advances Superintendent for the purchase of the adjoining freehold section—namely, Section 6, Block II, Omona Survey District, 200 acres 3 roods 24 perches. The full amount of the purchase-price (£350) may remain on first mortgage for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

(National endowment.)

Section 3, Block II: Area, 265 acres 3 roods. Capital value, £125. Deposit on deferred payments, £5: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £3 18s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s.