May 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1029

Alterations in Ridings and Representation, County of Wairarapa South.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Featherston County Act, 1901,” a portion of the County of Wairarapa South was included within the boundaries of the new County of Featherston, and it is expedient to alter and redefine the ridings in the said County of Wairarapa South, and to fix the number of Councillors to be elected for each of such ridings:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Counties Act, 1886,” do hereby declare that the County of Wairarapa South shall be divided into four ridings, to be called the Belvedere Riding, the Dalefield Riding, the Parkvale Riding, and the Maungaraki Riding, and that the boundaries of the said ridings shall be those described in the Schedule hereto; and, further, that the number of Councillors to be elected for such ridings shall be as follows: For the Belvedere Riding, two Councillors; for the Dalefield Riding, two Councillors; for the Parkvale Riding, one Councillor; and for the Maungaraki Riding, four Councillors.

SCHEDULE.

BELVEDERE RIDING.

Bounded towards the north-east by the County of Masterton from the summit of the Tararua Range to where the Masterton–Carterton main road crosses the Waingawa River: thence towards the south-east generally by the said Masterton–Carterton main road to the Borough of Carterton; thence by that borough to the north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 241, Block X., Tiffen Survey District: thence towards the south-west generally by part of the said north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 241 to Section No. 240; thence by Sections Nos. 240 and 237 to the southernmost corner of Allotment No. 36 of Section No. 238, Block VI.; thence by Allotments Nos. 36 and 35 of Section No. 238 aforesaid, by Section No. 308, Block VI. aforesaid, and Sections Nos. 307, 306, and 400, Block V., to the road forming the south-western boundary of the last-mentioned section; thence by a right line across that road and by Sections Nos. 305 and 4, Block V. aforesaid, to the northernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by a right line running due west to the north-eastern boundary of the Featherston County, and by the said Featherston County to the summit of the Tararua Range: and thence towards the west generally by the summit of the said Tararua Range to the place of commencement.

DALEFIELD RIDING.

Bounded towards the north generally by the Belvedere Riding, hereinbefore described, from the north-eastern boundary of the Featherston County to the Borough of Carterton; thence by the said Borough of Carterton to its north-eastern corner; thence by Section No. 144, Block XI., Tiffen Survey District, to Somerset Road: thence towards the east generally by the said Somerset Road to Section No. 24, Block XI. aforesaid; thence by that section to Park Road; thence by the said Park Road to Section No. 117; thence by the said Section No. 117, across a road, by Section No. 124, Block XI. aforesaid, across a road, and by Section No. 127, Block XV., Tiffen Survey District, to the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 284, Block XV. aforesaid; thence by that road and the road forming the northern boundary of Para Block to Section No. 289; thence by Sections Nos. 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, and 294, Block XV. aforesaid, by Subdivision No. 5 of Opuakiao Block, and by the Manohawea-iti Block, to the Ruamahanga River: thence towards the south generally by the said Ruamahanga River to its confluence with the Waiohine River: and thence towards the south-west generally by a line along the middle of the said Waiohine River to the place of commencement.

PARKVALE RIDING.

Bounded towards the north-east generally by the Masterton County from the Masterton–Carterton main road to the confluence of the Ruamahanga and Taueru Rivers: thence towards the south-east generally by the Ruamahanga River to the Dalefield Riding, hereinbefore described: thence towards the west generally by the said Dalefield Riding to the Borough of Carterton; thence by the said Borough of Carterton to the Belvedere Riding, hereinbefore described: and thence towards the north-west by the said Belvedere Riding to the place of commencement.

MAUNGARAKI RIDING.

Bounded towards the north-west and north-east generally by the Masterton County from the confluence of the Ruamahanga and Taueru Rivers to the ocean; thence towards the south-east by the ocean to the Waiuru Stream; thence towards the south-west by the Featherston County to the confluence of the Ruamahanga and Waiohine Rivers; and thence again towards the north-west by the Dalefield and Parkvale Ridings, hereinbefore described, to the place of commencement.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on and after the second day of July, one thousand nine hundred and two; and that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may be selected on lease in perpetuity only, in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-one of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metals, minerals, or valuable stone; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Mining Act, 1898,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HAURAKI MINING DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.—AOTEA PARISH.

189 | .. | A. R. P. s. d. | £ s. d. |
| 283 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 8 4 |

One-third forest land, balance open; very broken. About half a mile from Awana Landing, on east coast, Great Barrier Island.

COROMANDEL COUNTY.—HAEHI PARISH.

24 | .. | 181 1 32 | 0 4·8 | 1 16 3 |

About 20 acres fern land; balance broken and forest-clad, with some scattered kauri. Situated at Boat Harbour, about four miles north of Tairua.

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations under “The Flax Grading and Export Act, 1901.”—Notice No. 699.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Flax Grading and Export Act, 1901,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act, and doth hereby order and declare that the said regulations shall come into force and take effect on and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

Interpretation.

For the purposes of these regulations—

“Flax” shall mean New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax), whether dressed or in its raw state:

“Owner” shall mean the owner of flax, whether jointly or severally, and include the owner’s agent or manager, and include also in the case of a company the manager, secretary, or other principal officer thereof.