Number
of Block. | Number
of Section. | Upset price.
--- | --- | ---
£ | s. | d.
33 | 5 | 15 0 0
33 | 6 | 15 0 0
33 | 7 | 35 0 0
33 | 8 | 25 0 0
33 | 9 | 20 0 0
33 | 10 | 15 0 0
33 | 11 | 15 0 0
33 | 12 | 15 0 0
33 | 13 | 15 0 0
33 | 14 | 15 0 0
33 | 15 | 25 0 0
33 | 16 | 25 0 0

Term of payment:—One-tenth of the purchase money in cash on the fall of the hammer, the remainder at or before the expiration of one calendar month from the day of sale.

The River Patea is about thirty-five miles northwest of Whanganui. It is accessible to coasting craft and small steamers, and navigable for vessels drawing six feet, for fifteen or twenty miles. It is likely to become the place of trade of the Ngatiruanui Country, one of the finest agricultural districts in the Colony; and, although no land has yet been sold, the Township already contains a considerable population.

Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington; and the Offices of the Commissioners of Crown Lands throughout the Colony; at the Resident Magistrates Court House, Carlyle, and at the Custom House, Whanganui.
Regulations for the sale of these lands may be seen in the New Zealand Gazette, of 17th February, 1868.

WAITARA RIVER, PROVINCE OF TARANAKI.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. — The following remarks on and sailing directions for the Waitara River, in the Province of Taranaki, are published for general information.

James Balfour,
Colonial Marine Engineer.

REMARKS ON THE ENTRANCE TO THE WAITARA RIVER, PROVINCE OF TARANAKI, AND DIRECTIONS FOR VESSELS APPROACHING IT.

The mouth of the Waitara River is about ten miles to the N.E. from the Flagstaff at New Plymouth. There is a shifting bar at the entrance having sometimes one and sometimes two channels, the northern channel being principally used. It is high water on the bar at full and change at high 9h.45m. The depth in the main channel at low water spring tides is about two feet. Range of tides from seven to twelve feet.

The flood tide runs two to three knots; the ebb, three to four knots in the entrance of the river. Along shore, flood tide runs to the eastward and ebb tide to the westward from one to two knots.

The general soundings one mile off shore from New Plymouth to Waitara are from five to seven fathoms sand and rocks. A submerged reef, known as the Puketapu Reef, lies about three miles to the west of the entrance and extends to the distance of one mile from the shore. Shoal water extends with rocky bottom for half a mile off shore on each side of the Waitara bight.

A flagstaff with yard and semaphore arm has been erected on the south side of the river, and vessels will be guided in by the Signal Master. Masters of vessels are requested to pay particular attention to the signals from the flagstaff and alter the course of the vessel promptly in the direction towards which the semaphore arm is pointed.

When the semaphore arm is dropped the vessel is to be kept steady as she goes.

Marryat’s code of signals, and the special signals given below, are in use at the Waitara signal station.

Wait for high water:
A ball at each yardarm, and one on mast half the length of the yard below it.

Stand on, take the bar:
Four balls horizontal on yard, two on each side of mast.

Bar dangerous, keep off:
Three balls horizontal on yard, two on any one side of mast and one on the other.

Put to sea:
Two balls horizontal on yard.

No vessel should approach the shore at night within ten fathoms soundings. This depth will carry a vessel outside the points of the reef. In heavy south-west gales no vessel should approach the Waitara River.

In fine weather a vessel drawing nine feet six inches may enter the river at spring tides. Vessels drawing from seven to eight feet may trade there habitually without difficulty.

Sailing directions for vessels approaching:
From the North.—Bring the summit of Mount Egmont to bear S. ½ W. and steer on that bearing until White Bluff (Parininihi) bears N. E. by E. The vessel will then be about two miles from the flagstaff at the entrance to the river which will bear S.E. by S.