FEB. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 903

Open land, rich river-flat, level; well watered; fit for pastoral purposes. The western side of the section is gravel subsoil with a deposit of silt on top, and the eastern side appears to be a clay subsoil with a heavy deposit of silt on surface. Access by good gravelled road from both Gore and Mataura, and distant three miles and a half and four miles respectively.

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

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 twenty-ninth day of May, 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.—WALLACE COUNTY.—APARIMA HUNDRED.

Rural Land.

Open land, containing fair soil. Situated on the main Otatau—Clifden Road, about five miles from Otatau.

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

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Hawke’s Bay 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Thursday, the eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—TURANGA-NUl SURVEY DISTRICT.—TE ARAI SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Flat agricultural land of good quality, at an altitude of about 35 ft. above sea-level. All in grass. Situated on the Pokowhai Road, about ten miles by good metalled road from Gisborne. The improvements which are included in the value of the land are value of boundary and subdivisional fencing, dip, and sheep-yards, £95.

• The following improvements—men’s whare (four small rooms), £95; stable and feed-room, £20; wool-shed, £145; total, £200, are not included in capital value, but must be paid for in cash, or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £7 16s. Total half-year’s rent, £22 4s.

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

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; and also that the lands 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 lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—CAMPBELLTOWN HUNDRED.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, from 40 ft. to 50 ft. above sea-level. All open scrub land and peat bog; slightly undulating. Subsoil is white gravel stone, and varies from 3½ ft. to 4½ ft. below surface, which is peat and moss; well watered; fit for pastoral purposes. Accessible by natural road along beach, one mile distant from gravelled road; distance from Greenhills Railway-station two miles and a half, and from Woodend Railway-station eight miles.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-second day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-second day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twelve; and also that the lands 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