Nov. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3395

In the Auckland Land District; as the same 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.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Land taken for the Tokatoka Post-office in Block VI, Tokatoka Survey District.

(L.S.) ISLINGTON, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under the Public Works Act, 1908, for a certain work, to wit, for the purposes of the Tokatoka Post-office in Block VI, Tokatoka Survey District:

And whereas an agreement has been entered into, in terms of section twenty-seven of the said Act, to take such land for the public work hereinafter set forth:

And whereas a plan has been prepared, and the Minister has recommended the Governor to issue a Proclamation taking the land as required by the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Public Works Act, 1908, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, and being satisfied of the sufficiency of the agreement hereinbefore referred to, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of the Tokatoka Post-office; and I do also hereby declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

SCHEDULE.

In the Auckland Land District; as the same 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.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Opossums to be deemed Imported Game.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Animals Protection Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that, from and after the date hereof, opossums of every variety shall come within the provisions of the said Act relating to imported game as fully and effectually as if they had been included in the Second Schedule thereto.

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

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Opening Lands in Southland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTH LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—LONGWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.—OTAGO MINING DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, 300 ft. to 700 ft. above sea-level. Broken forest land; all milling-timber has been cut out by sawmills. Clay formation, well watered. Situated three miles and a half to four miles from Orepuki Railway-station.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Nelson Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the tenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to section one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act, as they contain, or are supposed to contain, metal, mineral, or valuable stone.