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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—TAUAKIRA BLOCK No. 1.
Second-class Land.

WANGANUI COUNTY.—WAIPAKURA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Part 2, 3, 6 | VII, VIII | 1,257 0 0 | 1,890 0 0 | 37 16 0

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Sections 6 and 8, Block I, Mangawhero, are situated in the south-east of the Tauakira No. 1 Block, on the right bank of the Mangawhero River, access being from Wanganui, which is about twenty-seven to thirty miles distant by Field’s Track, which has been formed as a dray-road to opposite Section 8. They comprise broken and undulating land, with flats on the river sufficient for homestead-sites and home paddocks. Soil is of a good quality, on papa and sandstone formation. Forest is fairly heavy, comprising chiefly hinau, tawa, miro, tow hai, tawhero, rimu, kahikatea, &c., with usual undergrowth. Well watered. Altitude ranges from about 400 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level.

Sections part 2, 3, and 6, Blocks VII and VIII, Waipakura, are situated in the south-west of the same block, on the Pitangi Road. Access is by steamer from Wanganui, which is about thirty-two miles distant by river, thence by a formed bridle-track. The lot comprises rough hilly land, with steep ridges and spurs divided by deep gullies. The homestead-site is on part Section 2. The soil is of fairly good quality, though shallow, on papa and sandstone formation. Forest is from fairly heavy to light, comprising tawa, hinau, rewarewa, tawhero, and a few rimu, &c., with usual undergrowth. Well watered by small streams. Elevation ranges from about 150 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Trustee for the Kiritehere Public Cemetery appointed.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the fourth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

EDWARD CHARLES STANLEY

to be a Trustee, in the place of Richard Gregg, who has resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Kiritehere Public Cemetery, in conjunction with John Wouldes, John Willison, Alexander Spencer Rose, and Philip Klein, previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Trustees for the Purekireki Public Cemetery appointed.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the fourth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

GEORGE GILLESPIE,
DONALD McCALMAN, Jun.,
JOHN DUNCAN SIM, and
ALBERT ARTHUR EASON

to be Trustees, in the place of Robert Tapp, deceased, and Donald McCalman, Charles J. Sutton, and George Smaill, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Purekireki Public Cemetery, in conjunction with John Caley, previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointing Commissioners to classify Rural Land in Nelson Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the two-hundred-and-twenty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

ROBERT THOMAS SADD,
JOHN STUART WRATT, and
ANDREW SINCLAIR

Commissioners to classify and report to me upon an area of four thousand acres of rural land in Onetaua Survey District, Nelson Land District, and known as the Farewell Spit, as provided by section two hundred and twenty-five of “The Land Act, 1908.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Vesting Control of the Hurunui Traffic-bridge in the County of Amuri.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and twenty of “The Public Works Act, 1908” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may, upon the terms and conditions in the said section mentioned, by Warrant publicly notified, direct that any bridge already constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed, over or across any river or arm of the sea respectively shall, from and after a date to be fixed in such Warrant, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of such local authority as is mentioned in that behalf in such Warrant; and may by any such Warrant as aforesaid fix and determine whether all or any, and if so what part, of the cost, whether theretofore incurred or thereafter to be incurred, of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing any such bridge is to be provided and paid by the local authority or local authorities, and, if so, by what local authority or local authorities; and may also by any such Warrant as aforesaid direct how, when, and to whom any such payment is to be made:

And whereas by the said Act it is further provided that the Governor may from time to time, with the view of determining whether it is expedient to vest the exclusive care, control, management, and maintenance of any such bridge in any local authority, direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire into and report to him upon any matter which he deems necessary to enable him to determine any such question as aforesaid; and may by any subsequent Warrant publicly notified from time to time vary or alter such care, control, and management:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” and an inquiry was duly held, with a view to determine what local authority could most conveniently and efficiently control the bridge known as the Hurunui Bridge, together with the approaches thereto, mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter referred to as “the said bridge,” and what proportion of the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge should be paid by any, and, if so, which, local authority or local authorities:

And whereas such Commissioner did report to the Governor, after due inquiry, his opinion as to the matters respecting which he was appointed to report:

And whereas it is expedient to make provision under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby direct that the said bridge shall, from and after the date of this Warrant, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of the Amuri County Council; and, in further pursuance of the aforesaid powers and authorities, I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining, repairing, improving, or reconstructing the said bridge, together with the approaches and protective works connected therewith, shall be borne by the Amuri County Council in the proportion of seventy-five per centum, the Waipara Road Board in the proportion of ten per centum, the Kaikoura County Council in the proportion of seven per centum, the Cheviot County Council in the proportion of five per centum, and the Awatere Road