1560
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said one hundred and thirty-sixth section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on and after the twenty-seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; and that the said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892”; and I do hereby declare that the rentals at which the said lands shall be leased shall be those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ASHLEY COUNTY.
Patoa Settlement.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
Ashley | Waipara | 36583 | III. | 48 1 28 | 2 0 | 2 8 5

This section fronts on the Waitohi Gorge Road, about four miles and a quarter from the Medbury Railway-station, and comprises open down well-grassed land of fair quality.

Ashley | Waipara | 36584 | III. | 149 0 0 | 1 7 | 5 19 3

This section fronts on the Waitohi River, about three miles from the Medbury Railway-station, and comprises open, plain land with good soil, but rather stony in places.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Ashley | Waitohi | 36569 | V. | 293 0 0 | 1 0 | 7 6 6
" | Waitohi- | 36577 | V., | 196 0 0 | 1 1½ | 5 10 3
" | Waipara | | III. | | | |
" | Waitohi | 36579 | V. | 200 0 0 | 1 3 | 6 5 0
" | Waitohi- | 36580 | V., | 1898 0 0 | 0 7½ | 29 1 3
" | Waipara | | III. | | | |
" | Waitohi- | 36581 | V., | 1552 3 0 | 0 7½ | 23 15 6
" | Waipara | | III., | | | |
" | | | IV. | | | |
" | Waipara | 36582 | II. | 165 3 0 | 1 0 | 4 2 11
" | Waitohi- | 36585 | V., | 160 0 0 | 1 0 | 4 0 0
" | Waipara | | III. | | | |

These sections, with the exception of 36582, which is on the south side of the Waitohi River, are situated between the Hurunui and Waitohi Rivers, to the west of the Northern Railway, near Medbury Station, and comprise open, plain, light, stony land with stunted manuka scrub on some of the sections as shown on the plan. The elevation is from 850ft. to 950ft. above the sea-level, and except where covered by stunted manuka as shown, are fairly well grassed with tussock.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said one hundred and thirty-sixth section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on and after the twenty-seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; and that the said lands may be selected on lease in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892”; and I do hereby declare that the rentals at which the said lands shall be leased shall be those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—BRACO SETTLEMENT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1, 2, 3 | X. | 3 0 6 | 2 12 7 | 3 19 11
4, 5 | " | 2 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 2 12 7
6, 7 | " | 2 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 2 12 7
8, 9 | " | 2 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 2 12 7
10, 11 | " | 1 3 33 | 2 12 7 | 2 11 6
12 | " | 0 3 36 | 2 12 7 | 1 5 8
13 | " | 1 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 1 6 4
14 | " | 1 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 1 6 4
15 | " | 1 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 1 6 4
16 | " | 1 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 1 6 4
17 | " | 1 0 0 | 2 12 7 | 1 6 4
18, 19, 20 | " | 3 2 19 | 2 12 7 | 4 15 2
21, 22, 23 | " | 3 1 35 | 2 12 7 | 4 11 3
24, 25, 26 | " | 3 1 35 | 2 12 7 | 4 11 3

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Changing the Name of Oxford (Auckland).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Township of Oxford in the County of Ashley, and the Township of Oxford in the Piako County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” I lately required the County Council of the Piako County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to me the name of “Tirau” in lieu of the existing name of “Oxford”:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Township of Oxford in the Piako County shall be and the same is hereby altered to “Tirau,” and do assign the last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Changing the Name of Greytown (Otago).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Borough of Greytown, in the County of Wairarapa South, and the Township of Greytown, in the Tairi County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894,” I lately required the County Council of the Tairi County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in