Num. 23.

669

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1902.

Taking the Kumeroa Estate under “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

(L.S.)

RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by a notice published in the New Zealand Gazette of the sixth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and one, it was therein stated that it was the intention of the Governor to take compulsorily, under the powers in that behalf conferred by “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” the land mentioned in such notice:

And whereas in pursuance of such notice a claim to compensation was made by the owners of such land, and the claim has been determined by the Compensation Court in the manner provided by such Act:

And whereas in pursuance of the said Act an order was made by the Compensation Court on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and one, declaring the land which the Minister is entitled to take, being the land specified in the Schedule hereto, and also declaring the amount of compensation and costs to be paid in respect of the taking of such land:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land specified in the Schedule hereto (being the land specified in the aforesaid order) is compulsorily taken under the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

KUMEROA ESTATE.

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 3,600 acres, more or less, being original Sections Nos. 9, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, and part of Section No. 3, all of Block IX., Woodville Survey District, and original Sections Nos. 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and parts of original Sections Nos. 18, 19, 20, all of Block XIII., Tahoraite Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east generally by a road forming the northern boundaries of original Sections Nos. 17, 18, 24, and part of 23, Block IX., Woodville Survey District, to a point in line with the north-western boundary-line of Section No. 22 of Block IX., Woodville Survey District aforesaid: thence towards the north-west by a right line across that road to the westernmost corner of Section No. 22 aforesaid; thence by the north-western boundary of that section: thence again to the north-east generally by the Manawatu River to the easternmost corner of Section No. 22 aforesaid; thence by a right line across the Manawatu River to the northernmost corner of original Section No. 28, Block XIII., Tahoraite Survey District: thence towards the north by original Section No. 16 and part of original Section No. 17: thence towards the east by lines intersecting original Sections Nos. 18, 19, and 20, to a road forming the south-eastern boundary of original Section No. 30; thence by a line across that road to the northernmost corner of original Section No. 22; thence by the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 22 aforesaid to original Section No. 21; thence by that section and the road forming the eastern boundary of original Section No. 23 to the easternmost corner of that section: thence towards the south by the southern boundary-line of the said Section No. 23 aforesaid: thence towards the west by original Section No. 24 (E.R.) and the eastern boundary-line of that section produced across the road: thence again towards the south by the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 24 aforesaid to a point in line with the western boundary-line of that section: thence again towards the east by a right line across a road to the north-western corner of Section No. 24 aforesaid: thence again towards the east by that section to its south-western corner: thence again towards the south by the southern boundary-line of original Section No. 25 to the south-west corner of that section: thence towards the west by original Sections Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Block IX., Woodville Survey District, to the north-east corner of the last-mentioned section: thence again towards the south by the said Section No. 8 and the northern boundary-line of that section produced to the western side of the road forming part of the northern boundary of that section: thence towards the south-east generally by the said road to the road which intersects original Section No. 3 of the said Block IX., Woodville Survey District; thence by the last-mentioned road to the Manawatu River; thence by a right line to the road at the easternmost corner of original Section No. 34 of the said Block IX.; thence by the road forming the southern boundary of the said Section No. 34 to the south-eastern corner of original Section No. 33: thence again towards the west by original Sections Nos. 33 and 27, the crossing of a road, and by original Section No. 16, all of Block IX. aforesaid, to the north-western corner of original Section No. 17, the place of commencement: excepting therefrom Section No. 38 (Education Reserve), Block IX., Woodville Survey District: as the said estate is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 19234, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His 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 fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

God save the King!