MAY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1551

Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, with the consents of the owners and mortgagees of the land described in the First Schedule hereto, and of the Oroua County Council, being the local authority in whose district the said land is situated, proclaim as a road the land in Gorge Survey District described in the First Schedule hereto; and also do hereby, with the like consents as aforesaid, proclaim as closed the road described in the Second Schedule hereto, which is not required by reason of the road described in the First Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
LAND PROCLAIMED AS A ROAD.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
ROAD CLOSED.

All in the Wellington Land District; as the same are 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 Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 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 second day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

W. FRASER.
Minister of Public Works

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, 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 Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.—KAWAKAWA SURVEY DISTRICT.—PUHIPUHI MINING DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

Altitude, 60 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land; part of Section 2 is ploughable; covered with fern and manuka. Soil an inferior clay, on clay subsoil; fairly well watered by swamps. Distant four miles from Kawakawa Railway-station by road which it is proposed to form shortly, or one mile and a half from Otiria Railway-station, but this access cannot be used unless the Waiharakeke Stream is bridged.

4 | XV | 116 3 16 | 210 0 0 | 4 4 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 220 ft. above sea-level. Level and undulating to hilly land, covered with fern and manuka; a considerable portion is ploughable, but flats have an inferior subsoil. Soil inferior heavy clay, on clay subsoil; well watered by swamps. Distant two miles from Kawakawa Railway-station, half a mile being formed road, balance to be formed shortly.

5 | XV | 121 1 0 | 200 0 0 | 4 0 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 180 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly fern and manuka country, partly ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on clay subsoil; fairly well watered by swamps. Situated two miles from Kawakawa Railway-station, half a mile by formed road, balance unformed.

6 | XV | 95 0 24 | 290 0 0 | 5 16 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 120 ft. above sea-level. Nearly one-third swamp; balance level to hilly fern and manuka land, mostly ploughable. Clay soil of fair quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by swamps and swampy streams. Distant three miles and a half from Kawakawa Railway-station by road unformed. This section would also have access to the Otiria Railway-station if the Waiharakeke Stream were bridged.

7 | XV | 165 1 27 | 300 0 0 | 6 0 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. About 6 acres swamp, balance undulating to hilly and broken fern and scrub country; a considerable portion is ploughable. Soil an inferior heavy clay, on clay and pipeclay subsoil; well watered by swampy streams. Distant two miles and a half from Kawakawa Railway-station by unformed road.

70 | XVI | 88 1 30 | 160 0 0 | 3 4 0

Altitude, 50 ft. to 180 ft. above sea-level. A small area of swamp; balance level and undulating to hilly fern and scrub land. Soil an inferior clay, on clay subsoil; fairly well watered by swamp. Distant a mile and a quarter from Kawakawa Railway-station by road of which half a mile has been formed.

71 | XVI | 101 2 0 | 190 0 0 | 3 16 0

Altitude, 80 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly fern and manuka country, mostly ploughable. Soil an inferior clay, on clay subsoil; watered by swamps at north end. Distant a mile and a half from Kawakawa Railway-station by road of which half a mile has been formed.

72 | XVI | 63 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 2 16 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 170 ft. above sea-level. About 5 acres of good flax swamp; balance undulating to hilly fern and manuka land, mostly ploughable. Clay soil of fair quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by swamp. Distant a mile and three-quarters from Kawakawa Railway-station by road of which half a mile has been formed.

73 | XVI | 88 1 14 | 190 0 0 | 3 16 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 180 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly fern and manuka land, mostly ploughable. Clay soil of fair quality, on clay subsoil; well watered by swampy streams. Distant two miles and a quarter from Kawakawa Railway-station—half a mile by formed road, balance unformed.

74 | XVI | 81 2 20 | 170 0 0 | 3 8 0

Altitude, 60 ft. to 230 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to hilly land, mostly ploughable, covered with fern and manuka.