SETTLING THE KING COUNTRY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 68, 7 February 1908, Page 2

SETTLING THE KING COUNTRY.

Lands <o be opened

The operiny; of lands in the Auckland; district is proceeding apace, and a lar.-.e number of sections are gazetted !..r se'eeiion ne\! mouth. Several blocks in vai ion■, parts of the King i' lirv ::■'' included among the. miiabi. r, and lliere wiil doubtless be eon-id; rable eompelidon for the dil l^ ! u the ( him a di-.|riei : even sections ale ofk ;vd imder tin- opli< ,n;d tenure. d'lio areas \ ar> to >:u 130 acres to jVi acres, and arc iwt d .is first-class land, the p'hvs ran-dii.", from .25 s to I'-, p,. |- ;;eic. They are situated about ~S miles from Ong.inic, and the laud is described as heavy bush ooiiniry on papa formation. The sections are situated on the Harvey, I'uiii ami Tokorima ro.ids. In the Aria district, a section of second-class land, containing 249 acres, is to be opened. The price is fixed at ISs pi riaciv, and access to the section is from Tc kuiti, >2 miles by road.

A Hock of 02.S acres in Ihe Matmgamang'cro Survey District, situated 26 miles by road from Te Kuili, is weighted with i'o for improvements and valued at 20s per a..[c, while oijC of the Trooper's sections on the 1% Kuiti-Awakino road, containing about i;>l acres, i.-i valued at 2/s del pcf acre.

I In the Orahiri Survey District three sections arc included, one coiilaluljwi ! ;i.bout i; 7 acres is situated on Tc I i'uhi l'oad", about 2 miles iiniii Oloro- ; hanga. and is valued at 2;,s per acre; [ aci'v's, about (>'.> miles from Otoro- | hanga, valued at .'2s od per .acre, and 10," acres on the 1 lawrua road is valued ai ,vjs per acre. Two sections in the I'imui Survey I h'slriel are situated about two miles from Kio Kio railway station. (hie contains 102 acres and (he oilier 206* acres, both being valued at ,; .s per acre. An area of IS2 acies. ailiojning Kawa railway station, i J.? Sod a,; .h.i.C «*L ! n Kawiiia, C oumv a s.-eiton o! n»n acre',, aboul .] miles from Kawhut township hv road, is v.alucd at 3<>s an acre, and an are;i of .?N acres ill AwuH;,o" i. oi,r.l\, silnaled 3 mile* from Awaklno fosl-office, is valued at £25. The whole of Ihe lands mentioned are to be opened for selection on March 25th next.