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and twenty-one of the Land Act, 1908, if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II, the Governor may, by notice gazetted, make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the portion of the reserve described in the second column of the Schedule hereto from that named in the first column of the said Schedule to that named in the third column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

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

D. BUDDO,
Acting Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Auckland Land District for Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the tenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, 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 said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — WAIKATO COUNTY. — BLOCKS XIV AND XV, HAPUAKOHE SURVEY DISTRICT. — REWI SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 1: About 50 to 60 acres at northern end high dry land, with a fair covering of grass; remainder swampy land which has been surface-sown, but a new growth of manuka about 3 ft. high is now coming up. Section 2: Portions of this section are good; from the centre of the section to the south boundary it is low-lying and wet, with a growth of rushes and a little grass; drains on west and south boundaries are in a bad condition. Section 5: About 50 acres low-lying, but not particularly wet, of inferior quality, having originally been kauri land; about 10 acres manuka scrub; remainder all in grass and of fair quality; fence on south boundary is out of repair. Section 7: Eastern portion agricultural and pastoral, ploughed, and practically all in grass; well watered; improvements included in price of section consist of 25 chains of road-fence valued at £6; western portion of section about one-half dry land which has been ploughed and grassed, except about 12 acres which was in turnips, but not sown after crop was eaten off; balance low-lying land with rushes and manuka, but could be drained and made productive without much expense; large drain on west boundary has been cleared out recently, and is in good order. Section 8: Eastern portion agricultural and pastoral land, ploughed, and practically all in grass; watered by Tauhei Stream; improvements included in price of section consist of 26 chains of road-fence valued at £7 16s.; western portion low-lying land; some grass has been sown, but is getting smothered by rushes and manuka, which are over-running the section; drain on west boundary is in good condition, having been cleared out lately. Section 9: Eastern portion agricultural and pastoral land, ploughed, and practically all in grass; watered by Tauhei Stream; improvements included in price of section consist of half-share south boundary-fence 10 chains and the whole of 29 chains road-fence, valued at £11 14s. in all; western portion of section low-lying, and getting overrun with rushes and manuka, grass almost disappeared; west boundary drain in good order. Section 10: Eastern portion agricultural and pastoral land; has been all ploughed, and now in grass, except a small fringe along Tauhei Stream; improvements included in price of section consist of half-share in 13½ chains boundary-fence and the whole of 22 chains road-fence, valued at £13 14s. in all; western portion of section low-lying land; about 20 acres in grass, remainder rushes and manuka; drain on west boundary recently cleared out, and in good condition; improvements included in price of section consist of 22 chains road-fence valued at £6.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Rewi Settlement is situated from eight to twelve miles from Taupiri Railway-station by cart-road. Creamery, public school, post-office, and general store are situated at north end of the settlement, and within easy distance of all the sections.

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

D. BUDDO,
Acting Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Canterbury Land District for Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion