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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

pose of forming, grading, and metalling the main road leading through the Purapura Special-rating Area, and up to a point on the said main road but outside the said special-rating area distant twenty chains from the northern boundary of the said special-rating area, and paying all purchase-money of land bought for the purpose of such deviations, and all advertising, clerical, banking, and legal charges and expenses incidental to the said works, or incidental to the purchase of the said land or to the raising of the said loan :

And whereas the special roll of the ratepayers interested, although deposited for public inspection for not less than seven days, was not deposited before the steps described in sections seven to thirteen of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, were taken :

And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity or defect, and it is expedient to validate the aforesaid proceeding :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section one hundred and twenty-one of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, as amended by section seven of the Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1910, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that the proceedings shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the same had been carried out in the proper order, and that the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notifying Lands in Auckland 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 Friday, the twentieth day of December, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—VILLAGE OF TAHUNA.
Village Land.

Situated at the junction of the Hoe-o-tainui Road and the Morrinsville-Miranda Roads, about twelve miles from Morrinsville Railway-station by good buggy-road. Level to undulating land, covered with fern and scrub; light soil, on sandstone formation.

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

H. D. BELL,
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 twelfth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; 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 price 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.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WOODVILLE COUNTY.—TAHORAITE SURVEY DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Situated about seventeen miles from Dannevirke by good formed road. All the marketable timber, with the exception of a few white-pine trees, has been removed. The section is practically ring-fenced, and has been fired, and surface sown in English grasses. There are some good grassed flats on the section, but it is hilly near the east boundary, and has patches of scrubby bush in places. The section is well watered, and suitable for dairying.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Otago 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 Tuesday, the eleventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen; 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 price 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—WOODLAND SURVEY DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

About one-third of the area is swampy, and the remainder consists of a number of flat-topped spurs containing very fair land. Originally the whole area was under bush, but patches have been cleared from time to time. All the milling-timber has been removed. Situated within two miles of Catlin’s Railway-station.

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

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.