Dec. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3699

Te Mimiha Stream and its Tributaries, Auckland Land
District, notified under the Timber-floating Act, 1908.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the second section of the Timber-floating Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify that the undermentioned stream and its tributaries may be used under license for the purposes of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Te Mimiha Stream and its tributaries, situated in Whangarei County.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth section of the Land Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—HOKONUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R P. £ s. d.

926 VII | 9 0 0 | 40 0 0

Good river terrace land in grass. Soil chiefly river silt on gravel formation; suitable for agricultural or pastoral purposes. Distant seven miles from Balfour Railway-station and township by good metalled road.

SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—WENDONSIDE SURVEY DISTRICT.

20 II | 27 0 0 | 60 0 0

Chiefly river silt and gravel, rather stony in places; suitable for agricultural purposes when cleared of scrub, &c. The Mataura River must be forded to reach Balfour, which is seven miles distant by good metalled road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth section of the Land Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand. do hereby appoint Wednesday, the fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TARI-NGATURA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Rural Land.

Section. Block. Area. Upset Price.

A. R. P. £ s. d.

386 | XXV | 29 3 33 | 90 0 0

The section comprises open, level, swampy land, covered with tussock and rushes, and contains a good deal of dead timber. The soil, consisting of loam and clay on a gravel formation, is good, but requires draining and stumping. Accessible by good metalled road from Dipton Railway-station, which is situated about four miles distant. Altitude, 400 ft. above sea level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Southland Land District for Sale or Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; and also that the land mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—MABEL HUNDRED.

Second-class Land.

Block. Area. Cash Purchase:

Total Price. Purchase: Half-yearly

Rent.

Occupation with Right Renewable
Of Lease: Half-yearly

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

3 IV 86 1 11 90 0 0 2 5 0 1 16 0

About half the section is open land and the remainder bush and scrub, the sawmilling timber having been removed. Land fair. A school about a mile and three quarters distant, and a dairy factory about four miles and a half distant. Situated about nine miles from Woodlands. Access by good metal road to within 30 chains. The unfarmed part is along a hard dry ridge, and is fit for wheel traffic.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale or Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the seventh day of