Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 851

Orewa River and its Tributaries, Auckland Land District,
notified under “The Timber-floating Act, 1884.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the second section of “The
Timber-floating Act, 1884,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket,
the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby
notify that the undermentioned river and its tributary
streams and branches may be used under license for the
purposes of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

THE Orewa River and its branches or tributary streams,
situated in Rodney County.

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

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Removing Restrictions against Alienation of Native Land.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Maori Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is enacted that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or in
any Crown grant or other instrument of title, the Governor
may, on the recommendation of the Board, remove any
restriction on the alienation of land owned by Maoris:
Provided that the decision of the Governor on any recom-
mendation of the Board shall be given within six months
from the date of the receipt of such recommendation :

And whereas the Waikato District Maori Land Board, by
a recommendation made and passed by the said Board on the
eighteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred
and seven, and received on the eighth day of February, one
thousand nine hundred and eight, recommended the Governor
to remove and revoke the restrictions against alienation
contained in the instrument of title of the block of land
particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Go-
vernor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the powers conferred upon and vested in me by
the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities me
thereunto enabling, and in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Waikato District Maori Land Board afore-
said, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now exist-
ing against the alienation of the said land, so far as to permit
the same to be sold.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land in the Land District of
Auckland, containing 6 acres 1 rood 9 perches, more or less,
known as Ngamoko Te Hape No. 3 East, and comprised in a
partition order of the Native Land Court dated the 7th day
of November, 1898, subject to the restriction that the said
land shall be “inalienable, except by lease for a period not
exceeding twenty-one years.”

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

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Removing Restrictions against Alienation of Native Land.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Maori Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is enacted that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or
in any Crown grant or other instrument of title, the
Governor may, on the recommendation of the Board,
remove any restriction on the alienation of land owned
by Maoris: Provided that the decision of the Governor on
any recommendation of the Board shall be given within six
months from the date of the receipt of such recommenda-
tion :

And whereas the Aotea District Maori Land Board, by a
recommendation made and passed by the said Board on the
eleventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and
seven, and received on the twenty-third day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and seven, recommended the
Governor to remove and revoke the restrictions against
alienation contained in the instrument of title of the block
of land particularised and set out in the Schedule hereto, so
far as to permit the same to be leased :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the powers conferred upon and vested in me by
the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities me
thereunto enabling, and in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Aotea District Maori Land Board afore-
said, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now
existing against the alienation of the said land, so far as to
permit the same to be leased for a term not exceeding forty-
two years.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate at Putiki, in the
Land District of Wellington, containing 1 rood 36 perches,
more or less, being part of the land known as Kaiate No. 1
and part of Section No. 95N: bounded towards the north
by a line 300 links from the south-western corner of the said
Section No. 95N, and at right angles with the Great North-
western Road, 250 links; towards the east by a line parallel
to the Great North-western Road, 192 links; towards the
south by a line at right angles to the said Great North-
western Road, 250 links; and towards the west by the said
Great North-western Road, 192 links: and which piece or
parcel of land is part of the land comprised in a Crown
grant bearing date the 21st day of January, 1870, and con-
taining the restriction that the land therein comprised shall
be “inalienable by sale, or by lease for a longer period than
twenty-one years, or by mortgage, except with the consent
of the Governor being previously obtained to every such
sale, lease, or mortgage.”

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

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Nelson Land District
for Selection.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by “The Land Act, 1892,” and its
amendments, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor
of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that
the national endowment lands described in the Schedule
hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on
Wednesday, the seventeenth day of June, one thousand
nine hundred and eight, at the rentals mentioned in the
said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands
shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of
“The Land Act, 1892,” and the National Endowment Act,
1907.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU
BLOCK.

District. | Block | Area. | Renewable Lease:
Rent per Acre
per Annum.
--- | --- | --- | ---

Second-class Unsurveyed Land.

Situated near Little Wanganui. Access by Karamea In-
land Road from Mokihinui, about twenty miles, and thence
by Westport–Mokihinui Railway, twenty-nine miles. The
land can also be reached by steamer trading between West-
port and Little Wanganui River, a distance of about thirty-
five miles.

Forest-clad country, the bush being principally birch.
The soil is fair, and when cleared and sown produces
excellent grass. Altitude, about 800 ft. above sea-level.
Good climate; abundant rainfall.

Kongahu .. | III | 430 | 4·68
" .. | VI | 30 | 4·68

Hilly pastoral country, with patches of excellent soil on
western side of Glass-eye Creek, remainder good soil of
sedimentary marine formation; covered with bush, com-
prising birch, rimu, and kamahi. Access by about two
miles of unformed track from the Little Wanganui River,
which is distant about thirty-five miles from Westport by
steamer.

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

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.