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Details of State Forests

Reserve No. Survey District. j Area, Fc If in Natural State. Forest. orest. Milling-timber. j If containing ! Felled Milling- and sold on Remaining, timber. Royalty. Milling-timber. Burnt. Arei. ! Grassed. Replanted.! Arei. Remarks. .UCKLAND LAND DI! iTRICT. Acres. 7,700 Sup. Ft. Sup. Ft.|l 55,000,000 j vj Acres. ,ji :]' Acres. Acres. High land, situated west coast, contains 50,000,000 ft, kauri and 5,000,000 ft. rimu. Country undulating, suitable for settlement. Altitude, sea-level to 1,502 ft. Access, Hokianga Harbour. Remaining marketable timber now measured and nearly ready for disposal. 3 ,j Native bush, towai, rata, tawa, &c.; rough land. High mountainous country, 2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level, suitable for climatic purposes. Part suitable for settlement, part can be utilised for reforestation; position, good, easy access. Kauri timber now being worked by lessees. In natural state. Held under grazing-lease year to year. In. natural state, remaining timber mostly kauri. Considerable portion suitable for settlement. Timber remaining, kahikatea, rimu, and a little kauri. Exclusive of 8,000,000 ft. of kauri sold recently to Smith Bros, (operations not yet commenced). Measuring remaining timber in hand, comprising kauri, rimu, kahikatea, matai, and totara. Rough poor land ; mostly covered fern and tea-tree, light bush and gullies. Covered mostly with light native bush. Timber disposed of on royalty and worked off. Timber sold and worked, including No. 39, total. Native bush in natural state. In natural state, native bush. Miscellaneous lease, section 232, " Land Act, 1892." 6 Whangape, Block XIV .. ., Yes Yes .. • • •• ! 100 7 Omahuta, Blocks XI, XII, XV, XVI, and XIII, I, III, and IV 16,024 No 14,176,521 41,401,972 100 Tutamoe, Block X 7,750 No 14 Yes No .. 33, 15 Tutamoe, Block XV 1,250 ■ 16 Whangarei and Bav of Islands County, Blocks III, IV, VII, and VIII 17,640 No Yes Yes .. 60,000,000 1,500,000 10,000 I I 4,000 871 j 17 Hukerenui, Block X 500 No No .. 1,400,000 200 21 26 29 Whangarei, Block X .. Mangakahia, Block VIII Maimgaru, Block IV 600 1,210 467 Yes No Yes Yes Yes 80,000 500,000 500,000 1,000,000 "300 300 .'. 32 Hobson, Kaihu, Tutamoe, Blocks III,'IV, XVL'and XV 5,450 No 44,136,069 15,300,000 2,725 35 Mangakahia, Blocks X and XIV 12,355 Yes 26,000,000 500 37 Waitemata, Kaipara, Block XV 175 i No No 38 ; 39 Rodney, Arai Parish, Blocks V and VI Rodney, Pakiri, Block VI 425 1,550 No ',', .. 779,547 .. .. .. .. Rodney, Pakiri, Block XIV and XV j 40 593 41 42 43 Rodney, Hoteo Parish, Blocks I and II Tauhoa, Block X .. Waitakarei Parish, Blocks XII and XIII 925 1,525 300 Yes No "l50 „ .-