Sept. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2983

Weighted with £115 for improvements, comprising dwelling (three rooms, poor) and 52 chains fencing (poor). 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.

Situated on the Mangapehi Road, about nine miles from Te Kuiti Post-office and Railway-station and about eight miles from Piopio School; access is from Te Kuiti by metalled road. With the exception of about 1 acre in orchard, the section is in fern and scrub and comprises poor hilly land suitable only for working in conjunction with other land in the vicinity. Contains about 50 acres of ploughable country, but this would be difficult to work owing to its inaccessibility.

Waitomo County.—Totoro Survey District.

Subdivision 2 of Section 11, Block XI: Area, 158 acres. Capital value, £105. Deposit on deferred payments, £5: Half-yearly instalments on deferred payments, £3 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 2s.

Weighted with £100 for improvements, comprising dwelling (poor), 90 chains fencing, 15 acres felled, burned, and grassed, and 30 acres cleared and stumped. 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.

Situated on the Owen Road, about nineteen miles from Waimiha Railway-station, about one mile from Oniao School, and about six miles from Aria Dairy Factory. Access is from Waimiha by eighteen miles metalled road, then by clay road. This property is only suitable for farming in conjunction with other land.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ohura County.—Heao Survey District.

(National endowment.)

(Exempt from payment of rent for two years.*)

Section 7, Block VII: Area, 509 acres. Capital value, £380; half-yearly rent, £7 12s.

• After payment of first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken period rent (if any), a remission of rent will be allowed for a period of two years provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £975 for improvements, comprising dwelling (four rooms), yards, shed, 200 chains fencing, 300 acres felling, 100 acres felled, burned, and sown. This amount may be either 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. A remission of the first half-year’s interest payable under such mortgage will be allowed provided additional improvements to the value of £30 are effected.

This property is situated on the Opatu Road, about two miles and a half from Opatu Post-office and about ten miles from Tokirima School and Railway-station. Access is from Tokirima by six miles metalled road and four miles clay road. The soil is light loam resting on papa and sandstone formation. The section in its present condition comprises about 300 acres in fair pasture, 100 acres deteriorated pasture, 49 acres deteriorated, and 60 acres in bush. A hilly to steep and broken property of which about one-third is shady.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.*)

Sections 1 and 6, Block I: Area, 419 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £310; half-yearly rent, £6 4s.

• After payment of first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken period rent (if any), a remission of rent will be allowed for a period of five years provided improvements to the value of £30 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £502 for improvements, comprising two dwellings (one in fair order, one in poor order), cow-byre, 350 chains fencing (poor), and 150 acres poor pasture. This amount may be paid in cash or after payment of a deposit of £2 the balance (£500) 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, subject to a remission of interest for a period of two years, provided additional improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Situated on the Mokau Road, about nine miles from Te Kuiti Post-office and Saleyards, and four miles from Puketutu Railway-station. Access is from Puketutu by part pumice and part clay road. The property is mostly open fern and tea-tree country of poor quality, about 150 acres of which is ploughable. It is badly infested with ragwort, and rabbits are plentiful. The soil is light loam resting on clay formation. The present condition of the sections is—150 acres worn-out pasture, 40 acres poor swamp land, and about 229 acres in fern and scrub.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.*)

Section 10, Block VII: Area, 430 acres 3 roods 35 perches. Capital value, £320; half-yearly rent, £6 8s.

• After payment of first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken period rent (if any), a remission of rent will be allowed for a period of five years provided improvements to the value of £45 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £125 for improvements, comprising dwelling (three rooms) and 20 acres worn-out pasture. This amount may be paid in cash or secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent subject to a remission of interest for a period of two years provided improvements to the value of interest remitted are effected annually.

Situated on the Taumarunui–Te Kuiti Road, about eight miles from Kopaki Railway-station and Post-office, and about three miles from Aratoro School. Soil is loam resting on clay and rhyolite formation; watered by running streams and springs. A broken, hilly section with no ploughable land. Altitude, 750 ft. to 1,100 ft. Ragwort is prevalent.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for four years.*)

Section 9, Block X: Area, 208 acres 1 rood. Capital value, £160; half-yearly rent, £3 4s.

• After payment of rent for the first half-year and broken period (if any), an exemption from payment of rent for four years will be granted provided improvements to the value of £16 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £170 for improvements, comprising dwelling, cow-byre, shed, fencing, felling and grassing. This amount may be paid in cash or secured by instalment mortgage to this Department for a term of fifteen years, half-yearly instalment £8 2s. 6d. if the purchaser is a discharged soldier, or £8 7s. 11d. for other purchasers.

A grazing property situated on Ellis Road, four miles from Mangapehi Railway-station and School, and seven miles from Kopaki Saleyards. Approximately 20 acres is ploughable, the remainder of the section being rather steep with light loam soil resting on rhyolite and clay formation; watered by streams and subdivided into four paddocks. Twenty acres is in worn-out pasture, 30 acres reverted to second growth and ragwort, the balance of 158 acres being in light bush and tea-tree.

Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for three years.*)

Section 5, Block X: Area, 304 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £200; half-yearly rent, £4.

• After payment of first half-year’s rent, lease fee, and broken period rent (if any), an exemption from payment of rent for a period of three years will be granted provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £200 for improvements, comprising house, two sheds, about 160 chains fencing, and 154 acres worn-out pasture. 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, subject to a remission of interest for a period of two years provided additional improvements to value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Situated on the Ohirea Road, about three miles from Mangapehi Railway-station and School. This is a poor grazing proposition, badly infested with ragwort, and owing to a number of rhyolite bluffs it would be impossible to carry out dairying.

Taumarunui County.—Ohura Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for two years.*)

Section 17, Block XVI: Area, 452 acres. Capital value, £275; half-yearly rent, £5 10s.

• After payment of rent for the first half-year and broken period (if any), an exemption from payment of rent for a period of two years will be granted provided improvements to the value of £30 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £435 for improvements, comprising three-roomed dwelling, wool-shed, cow-byre, shed, fencing, felling, and grassing, payable in cash or by an instalment mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent, term thirty years, half-yearly instalment £15 14s. 4d. A remission of interest on this mortgage will be granted for two years provided improvements to the value of £25 per annum are effected in addition to those required to earn the rental exemption.

A grazing property, situated on the Saddler’s Road, one mile from Aukopae School and thirteen miles from Taumarunui Railway-station and Saleyards. Approximately 120 acres are in fair pasture, 140 acres are deteriorated land in fern and tea-tree, balance (192 acres) in standing bush. About 10 acres flat land and 40 acres ploughable, remainder of the section being hilly to steep country with sandstone faces and fairly steep ridges. Subdivided into four paddocks.