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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 107

frontage to Bridge Street and Waimea Street, with entrance
from the latter, to be known as

J. H. COCK AND CO.’S (LIMITED) BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twentieth
day of December, one thousand nine hundred and
nine.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 919.]

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1909.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

STRATFORD—ONGARUE RAILWAY.—ERECTON OF STATION BUILD-
INGS AT TE WERA.

Accepted.

Boon, J. W., Stratford .. .. .. £ s. d.
.. .. .. 1,700 0 0

Declined.

Tong, J. W., Hawera .. .. .. 1,828 0 0
Scott, R. J., Stratford .. .. .. 1,975 9 0
Howson, William, New Plymouth .. .. .. 2,393 11 0
King, N. J., Stratford .. .. .. 2,496 0 0
Ryan, J., and Sons, Manaia .. .. .. 2,554 0 0

Notice of the Taking and Laying-off of a Road through
Section 7 (Small Grazing-run), Block VIII, Takapau
Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency
the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand,
under the authority of section 213 of “The Land Act,
1908,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto
was, on the 30th September, 1909, duly taken and laid off
through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the
authority of the Governor of the said Dominion, by Warrant
dated 11th September, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

In the Land District of Hawke’s Bay; as the said area is
more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured
as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the
Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington
Provincial District.

Dated this 17th day of December, 1909.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

“ The Statistics Act, 1908.”—Interim Return of Corn and Green Crops, 1909–10.—Notice No. 1367.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, New Zealand, 21st December, 1909.

THE following is an estimate of the area under certain crops, and the condition of the crops, on the 10th December,
1909:—

WHEAT.

Area for Threshing.

Year. Acres.
1909–10 .. .. .. .. 311,000
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 252,391

Increase .. .. .. .. 58,609

OATS.

Area for Threshing.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 378,000
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 406,908

Decrease .. .. .. .. 28,908

BARLEY.

Area for Threshing.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 41,500
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 48,853

Decrease .. .. .. .. 7,353

RYEGRASS.

Area for Seed.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 56,550
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 50,126

Increase .. .. .. .. 6,424

COCKSFOOT.

Area for Seed.

Year. Acres.
1909–10 .. .. .. .. 29,500
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 32,705

Decrease .. .. .. .. 3,205

POTATOES.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 30,500
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 29,919

Increase .. .. .. .. 581

TURNIPS.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 522,550
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 530,636

Decrease .. .. .. .. 8,086

RAPE.

1909–10 .. .. .. .. 225,035
1908–9 .. .. .. .. 220,240

Increase .. .. .. .. 4,795

There is a large increase in the area of peas in Marlborough, and of maize in Auckland and Taranaki.

The season has been highly favourable, and the condition of the crops generally is better than at the corresponding
date last year. The exceptions are the Awatere Valley (Marlborough) and Central Otago, in which localities deficient
rainfall has caused very light yields. Rust has appeared in cereal crops in several districts, but serious effects are not
feared. Caterpillars have manifested themselves in parts of Marlborough, but the visitation is not regarded with great
apprehension. Early turnips in some localities have been seriously injured by aphis. Potato-disease is reported to be
prevalent in several localities.

The condition of pastures generally is exceptionally good, and the hay-crop is abundant and being saved in excellent
order.

Rain is beginning to be needed for the main turnip-crop, as well as for pastures on light soils or exposed situations, and
would also benefit crops generally.

The appended table gives the figures for the several districts. It must be noted that the prospects of the crops are
based upon the condition of the crops on 10th December, and are expressed in average yield per acre, as being the simplest
form.

A further interim report will be issued in January.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, and
Tourists and Health Resorts.