aspect is good. The section comprises partly flat land and hill country. Situated on the Taurangakautuku River, about nine miles from the Te Araroa Township by a good full-width dray-road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Nelson Land District for Sale or Selection.

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, 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 Monday, the eleventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen; 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—HOWARD SURVEY DISTRICT.—HOWARD BLOCK.

Second-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

6 X 851 0 0 630 0 0 15 15 0 12 12 0
9 " 740 0 0 550 0 0 13 15 0 11 0 0
11 " 792 0 0 710 0 0 17 15 0 14 4 0
12 " 820 0 0 510 0 0 12 15 0 10 4 0
3 XIV 1,082 0 0 720 0 0 18 0 0 14 8 0
4 " 1,106 0 0 680 0 0 17 0 0 13 12 0
5 " 912 0 0 560 0 0 14 0 0 11 4 0
6 " 1,056 0 0 650 0 0 16 5 0 13 0 0
11 " 938 0 0 630 0 0 15 15 0 12 12 0
1 XV 1,051 0 0 700 0 0 17 10 0 14 0 0
3 " 1,011 0 0 620 0 0 15 10 0 12 8 0
4 " 1,264 0 0 780 0 0 19 10 0 15 12 0

DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTIONS.

Section 6, Block X.—Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 2,700 ft. About 20 acres good open swamp land; balance undulating and covered with birch bush and light underscrub; very swampy in places. Access by dray-road to the junction of the Porika Road, thence by old pack-track for one mile and a half.

Section 9, Block X.—Altitude, 1,450 ft. to 2,500 ft. Some small, stony flats on the Howard River; remainder hilly, with steep slopes on the river frontages and undulating at the back. Good soil in the valleys, but somewhat swampy. About 200 acres open tussock, manuka scrub, and native grass, balance birch bush. Access by dray-road nine miles and a quarter from Hope Junction.

Section 11, Block X.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 2,100 ft. About one-third is open and scrub land, remainder birch bush. There is an excellent homestead-site on the Howard River. The open land on the Porika River is of very good quality, well grassed, but swampy; very easy slopes at back of section. Access by dray-road, eight miles from Hope Junction.

Section 12, Block X.—Altitude, 1,450 ft. to 2,800 ft. Land is generally undulating and hilly, and covered with birch bush and light underscrub. There are several small swampy pakihiis and small partly open flats on the Howard River suitable for homestead-site. Access by dray-road up the Howard River.

Section 4, Block XIV.—Altitude, 1,550 ft. to 2,650 ft. Some small, stony flats on the Howard River; balance steep and undulating country in birch bush and light underscrub. Good soil, especially in the valleys, but swampy in places. Access by dray-road up Howard River, eleven miles from Hope Junction.

Section 5, Block XIV.—Altitude, 1,650 ft. to 2,817 ft. Some small flats on Howard River; 28 acres has been felled and grassed, and there is 40 chains of fencing. Undulating to steep country, covered with birch bush. Access by dray-road up Howard River to within half a mile of section, thence by horse track.

Section 6, Block XIV.—Altitude, 1,650 ft. to 2,895 ft. Mostly flat and undulating and steep in places. There are large swampy flats at back of section. Soil is of good quality, covered with birch bush and heavy undergrowth. Homestead-site on Howard River. Access by dray-road up the river to within 20 chains of section, thence by horse track.

Section 11, Block XIV.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,594 ft. Small flat suitable for homestead-site on Howard River; remainder undulating, with steep slopes at the back. Fair soil, but swampy in places. Access by dray-road up Howard River, ten miles from Hope Junction.

Section 1, Block XV.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,650 ft. Small flats on Maud's Creek; remainder steep hills, undulating and flat on tops. Birch bush, with a little rimu and cedar, and light underscrub. Soil of fair quality. Access by road to be constructed up Maud's Creek.

Section 3, Block XV.—Altitude, 1,630 ft. to 2,895 ft. Small flats on Maud's Creek; flat and undulating at back of section, with steep hills fronting the creek; swampy in places. All bush, mostly red and brown birch, with a little cedar and rimu, and light underscrub. Access by road to be constructed up Maud's Creek.

Section 4, Block XV.—Altitude, 1,650 ft. to 3,275 ft. Small flat on Maud's Creek; remainder undulating to steep hills covered with red and brown birch. Soil of fair quality. Access by road to be constructed up Maud's Creek.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Further Amended Regulations re Gold-miners' Relief Fund.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Mining Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby revoke the regulations dealing with the administration of the Gold-miners' Relief Fund made under the said Act on the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth hereby order that the regulations hereby made shall come into operation from the date of the gazetting hereof.

REGULATIONS.

THE Public Trustee shall apply the moneys deposited to the credit of the Gold-miners' Relief Fund as follows:—

1. On receipt of a certificate from a duly qualified medical officer and from an Inspector of Mines that any gold-miner of at least two years' residence in New Zealand has contracted miners' phthisis (pneumoconiosis) and is thereby incapacitated from following his employment, he may grant to such miner an allowance of 2s. 1d. per day for every working-day from the date of the medical certificate, and continue such allowance so long as the medical officer and the Inspector of Mines certify that the applicant is unable to work, provided that a total sum of £50 in each case is not exceeded. Payment may, however, be made in a lump sum of £50 if the applicant satisfies the Public Trustee that his incapacity is likely to be permanent and that he intends to invest the amount in a business to enable him or his family to earn a living.

2. A sum (not exceeding £50) may be paid for the relief of the family of any such gold-miner who has died or hereafter dies from miners' phthisis (pneumoconiosis), and an additional sum (not exceeding £20) may be granted to the widow or other near relative of a deceased gold miner toward defraying the expenses of his funeral. Provided that the deceased gold-miner was a resident of New Zealand for at