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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

Temporarily reserving Land in the Taranaki Land District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Taranaki Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written for a site for a public hall and library.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 27, Mangaehu Village. Bounded towards the north-east by the Mangaotuku Road, 100 links; towards the north-west by Section No. 26, Mangaehu Village, 250 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 30, Mangaehu Village, 250 links; and towards the south-west by Section No. 30 aforesaid, 100 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, New Plymouth.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Wellington for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWNSHIP OF MATAROA.

This township is situated on the North Island Main Trunk Railway, about fifty miles from Marton, being connected by formed but unmetalled road with Taihape Township, which is distant about six miles and a half. The land adjoining the village boundaries has been settled upon for several years, and holders are residing upon their selections. At present a mail is delivered weekly, and the old Government whare is now used as a schoolhouse. A store has been opened upon land adjoining town boundary. The main road is formed through the township, and railway-formation works are in progress. The township sections offered vary from flat to easy-sloping land. The soil throughout is very fair. Most of the sections are open stocked grassed land. The timber is of mixed character, comprising kahikatea, matai, maire, rimu, pokaka, torata, miro, &c., with the usual undergrowth. The elevation is about 1,700 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Southland for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Tuesday, the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto opposite the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF INVERCARGILL.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and two.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Intent to change the Purpose of Reserves in the Canterbury Land District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to change or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in His Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, the Governor may, by notice gazetted, declare his intention to make such change, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purposes of the reserves described in the Schedule hereto from tramway, water-race, and plantation purposes to water-race, plantation, and internal-communication purposes.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District known as part of the Mount Somers Tramway Reserve, and being reserve numbered 3084 (in red), situated in Blocks XI. and XV., Alford Survey District, containing by admeasurement 24 acres and 32 perches, more or less. Bounded towards the north-east by the road forming the