Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3365

Waimea County.—Waimea Survey District.

Section 3, Block XIV: Area, 785 acres. Capital value, £160; half-yearly rent, £3 4s.

Weighted with £400 for improvements, comprising small hut, 120 chains fencing, and 600 acres felled, burnt and grassed. This amount must be paid in cash or secured on mortgage to the Department for a term of thirty-six years and a half with interest at 5 per cent. in the case of discharged soldiers, or thirty-four years and a half, with interest at 5½ per cent., in the case of others.

The land is situated on Brown Creek Track, Aniseed Valley Road, fifteen miles from Hope Post-office and Railway-station, thirteen miles from Hope School, and seventeen miles from Brightwater Dairy Factory and Richmond Saleyards. Access is by eleven miles of good road and four miles of track from Hope. The property is suitable for grazing, being about 75 acres mineral outcrop, all broken country, easy to steep, altitude, 2,000 to 4,000 ft. The soil is fair to poor; watered by permanent streams. There is foxglove but no rabbits on this property, which is subdivided into two paddocks.

Waimea County.—Kaiteriteri Survey District.

KARAMEA MINING DISTRICT.

Section 2 (Crown land) and Section 4 (national endowment).

Sections 2 and 4, Block XV: Area, 2,025 acres. Capital value, £470; half-yearly rent, £9 8s.

Weighted with £904 for improvements, comprising 120 chains fencing and 440 acres of clearing. This amount must be paid in cash or after payment of a deposit of £4 the balance may remain on mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years.

This property is situated on the South Branch of the Riwaka River, nine miles from Motueka, six miles from Riwaka School and Dairy Factory, and five miles from Riwaka Saleyards. Access from Riwaka. The property is suitable for grazing, being mostly broken limestone country, 440 acres in worn-out pasture, and 1,585 acres in their natural state. Soil fair to good, resting on limestone; watered by streams. There is a little foxglove and blackberry but no rabbits on the property, which has not been subdivided.

Waimea County.—Motueka Survey District.

KARAMEA MINING DISTRICT.

National endowment.

Sections 10 and 14, Block I: Area, 1,984 acres. Capital value, £700; half-yearly rent, £14.

Weighted with £317 10s. for improvements, comprising 50 chains of fencing, 100 acres felled and sown, and 230 acres felled, burnt, and now in fern. This amount must be paid in cash or after payment of a deposit of £7 10s. the balance of £310 may be secured on mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years.

These sections are situated up the South Branch of the Riwaka River, twelve miles and a half from Riwaka Post-office, School, and Dairy Factory, and ten miles from Riwaka Saleyards. Access is by road for nine miles and pack-track for three miles and a half. The property is suitable for grazing only, being hilly and broken bush land and light country close to the snow-line. Soil is fair to good, resting on limestone formation; watered by streams. Some 330 acres have been felled, burnt and sown, but part has reverted to fern, and 1,654 acres are in natural state. The property has been subdivided into two paddocks and there is a little foxglove but no rabbits. This property could be further improved by felling, burning, sowing, and subdivision. No buildings.

Buller County.—Oparara Survey District.

KARAMEA MINING DISTRICT.

National endowment.

Section 86, Block IX: Area 386 acres 2 roods 29 perches. Capital value, £240; half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Weighted with £60 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising 20 chains fencing and 70 acres felled and burnt.

This land is situated on Baker’s Creek Road, two miles and a half from Karamea Post-office, two miles from Karamea School and Dairy Factory, and thirty-two miles from Seddonville Railway-station. Access is by metalled road and half a mile dray-road from Karamea. The property, which has not been subdivided, is suitable for dairying in a small way, or grazing, being mostly hillside with small areas of easy terraces. Soil is fair on terraces, poorer on part of hillside, resting on limestone and granite formation; watered by creeks. Approximately 70 acres felled and grassed, and 484 acres in natural state. There are a few blackberries but no rabbits.

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Buller County.—Steeple Survey District.

KARAMEA MINING DISTRICT.

National endowment.

Section 7, Block I: Area, 167 acres 0 roods 23 perches. Capital value, £40; half-yearly rent, 16s.

Weighted with £110 for improvements, comprising 150 chains fencing and buildings. This amount may be paid in cash or secured on mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of twenty years.

This section is situated on the Cape Foulwind Road, half a mile from Cape Foulwind Post-office and School, seven miles from Westport Railway-station and Buller Valley Dairy Factory, and thirty-six miles from Inangahua Saleyards. Access is by formed and metalled road from Westport. The property is suitable for grazing, being undulating and flat land broken with gullies. The soil is of a clayey nature, resting on gravels; poorly watered by small creeks. Most of this area has been burnt, grass is very sparse, now mostly fern and second growth. About 150 chains boundary-fencing in poor condition, and property is subdivided into two paddocks. There are a few blackberries on this section.

Inangahua County.—Inangahua Survey District.

WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

National endowment.

(Exempt from rent for four years.)

Section 25, Block V: Area 486 acres. Capital value, £200; half-yearly rent, £4.

Weighted with £104 (payable in cash) for improvements, consisting of an uncompleted cottage, 40 chains fencing, and 3 acres cleared and stumped.

This land is situated on the Reefton-Westport Main Highway, one mile and a half from Inangahua Junction School, half a mile from Inangahua Junction Post-office, Saleyards, and Railway-station, and twenty miles from Reefton Dairy Factory. Access is by main highway. The property is suitable for grazing or dairying with four or five cows, being 10 acres on road-frontage flat, remainder hillside. The soil is good on flat land, fair to poor on hillside, resting on sandstone formation; watered by creeks. The property is not subdivided, and comprises 37 acres felled and grassed, 3 acres felled and stumped: 446 acres are in natural state. Blackberry is fairly bad.

Inangahua County.—Mawheraiti Survey District.

WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

National endowment.

Section 41, Block XV: Area, 77 acres 1 rood 22 perches. Capital value, £30; half-yearly rent, 12s.

Weighted with £10 (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising 20 chains of boundary-fence.

This section is situated in the Grey River Valley, three miles and a half from Ikamatua Post-office and Railway-station, four miles from Ikamatua School, twenty-one miles from Golden Coast Dairy Factory, and eight miles from Totara Flat Saleyards. Access is by formed road to within one mile and a half of the section. The property is suitable for grazing, being flat and terrace land. Soil is light, inclined to be clayey, resting on gravels, but there does not appear to be any means of watering this section. There is blackberry on this section, which is not subdivided, and is all in worn-out pasture.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2993.)

Settlement Land in Otago Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 16th October, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 12th November, 1934.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, 14th November, 1934, at 10 a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants.