660 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16

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 described in the Schedule hereto
(being the land specified in the aforesaid Order) is com-
pulsorily taken under the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

ARGYLE SETTLEMENT (FORMERLY MILBOURNE ESTATE).

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, situated in
the Maraekakahu and Waipukurau Survey Districts, con-
taining in the aggregate 28,857 acres, more or less, and being
the lands more particularly described as follows:—

Firstly: All that parcel of land in the land district and
survey districts aforesaid, containing 13,110 acres. more or
less, being Blocks 1, 2, 139, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155,
156, 157, 158, 159, 167A, 168A, 169A, 170, 171, 172, 173, 173A,
175, 189, 208, Ruataniwha Crown Grant District, and parts
of abolished road-lines fronting certain of the abovemen-
tioned blocks. Bounded towards the north generally by
the Mangamuku and Manga-o-Nuku Streams; towards the
east generally by the Manga-o-Nuku Stream aforesaid;
towards the south and south-west generally by the Waipawa
River; and towards the north-west generally by a road.

Secondly: All that parcel of land in the land district and
survey districts aforesaid, containing 16,347 acres, more or
less, being Blocks 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 131, 132, 140, 141, 143, and parts
of Blocks 134, 142, 179, Ruataniwha Crown Grant District;
also Block 70 and part of Block 69, Patangata Crown Grant
District, and a portion of the land originally granted to the
Bishop of New Zealand as an endowment for a school.
Bounded generally towards the north by Block 24, Te Onepu
East and West Blocks, and Te Ipu-o-Tarata Block; towards
the east by College land, part of Block 142, Blocks 68, 55,
54, 67, and 53; towards the south by part of Block 69, the
Kaikora Stream, Blocks 180, 123, 18, 19, 148, 124, 133, and
part of Blocks 179 and 134; and towards the west by the
Manga-o-Nuku Stream, the Karawa Stream, the Te Heka
Stream, and Block 24 aforesaid: excepting from the land
within the above-described area Blocks 16 and 17, Rua-
taniwha Crown Grant District; and excepting also 600
acres, more or less, comprising Blocks 131, 132, and part
of Blocks 14, 15, and 142, Ruataniwha Crown Grant District:
As the said areas are delineated on the plan marked
S.G. 19254, deposited in the Head Office, Department of
Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged with
red.

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 Wel-
ington, this twenty-seventh day of February, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and three.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Minister of Lands.

Approved in Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.