Aug. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2459

fairly good quality, on sandstone and papa formation. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising tawhero, tawa, rimu, hinau, rewarewa, &c., with usual undergrowth. The section is watered by streams. The elevation ranges from about 1,200 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
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-fifth day of September, 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.—WALLACE COUNTY.—APARIMA HUNDRED.

Altitude, 300 ft. to 550 ft. above sea-level. Good soil, on clay subsoil; suitable for pastoral or dairying purposes; parts fairly level, the rest undulating; the land has all been bush, which has been cut out by sawmills and burnt, and grass-seed has been sown over a considerable area, on which there is now a permanent sole of grass; well watered. Situated from four miles and a half to five miles from Otatau Railway-station. Dairy factory within about three miles and a half.

Second-class Land.

| 21 | VII | 147 1 24 | 190 0 0 | 4 15 0 | 3 16 0 |
| 22 | " | 159 3 21 | 220 0 0 | 5 10 0 | 4 8 0 |

Altitude, 380 ft. to 850 ft. above sea-level. Good soil, on clay subsoil. The sections have all been covered with bush, which has been cut out by sawmills and almost all burnt; grass-seed has been sown over a considerable area, on which there is now a good permanent sole of grass; rather ridgy and broken, steep in parts; well watered. Situated from five miles and a quarter to five miles and three-quarters from Otatau Railway-station. Dairy factory within about four miles and a quarter.

Section 22 is offered subject to tramway rights during the pleasure of the Land Board.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Trustees for the Herekino Public Cemetery appointed.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the fourth section of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

JAMES AUSTING VERCOE and
THOMAS JOHN BUNKALL

to be Trustees, in the place of Randal Bell Curling, resigned, and John Archibald Ford, deceased, and

LEOPOLD LECOUSTRE,
ROBERT HENRY BOWMAN,
TADI KUNICICH, and
DUNCAN KERR DYSART

to be additional Trustees, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Herekino Public Cemetery, in conjunction with Henry Charlton Powell, David William Pearce, and Christopher Blucowe Noble Dunn, previously appointed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twelve

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee for the Hukerenui South Public Cemetery appointed.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the fourth section of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

HENRY BARTLETT

to be a Trustee, in the place of Oliver Cotterill, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Hukerenui South Public Cemetery, in conjunction with William Alexander Kerr, Thomas Hedley, John Broomfield, and Thomas George Hight, previously appointed.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Trustees for the Centre Hill Public Cemetery appointed.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the fourth section of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

THOMAS PARKER DYER and
EDWARD PATRICK HEALEY

to be Trustees, in the place of Allen Browning, resigned, and Daniel Francis Hughes, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Centre Hill Public Cemetery, in conjunction with George Chewings, Alexander Smith, Frederick James Dyer, and Michael Hayes, previously appointed.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Waihora River and its Tributaries, Hawke’s Bay 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 river and its tributaries may be used under license for the purposes of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

WAIHORA River and its tributaries, situated in Waikohu County.

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

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.