APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1653

Section 2, Block III: Area, 4,099 acres 3 roods 33 perches; rent per acre per annum, 1s. 9d.; half-yearly rental, £179 8s. 4d.; interest and sinking fund, £19 10s.*

• Interest and sinking fund on buildings valued at £500, payable in cash, or in twenty-one years by half-yearly instalments of £19 10s. Total half-yearly payment, £198 18s. 4d.

Section 3, Block VII: Area, 1,790 acres; rent per acre per annum, 3s.; total half-yearly rental, £134 5s.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which go with the sections are as follows: Section 1—938 chains of boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £293. Section 2—1,503 chains boundary and subdivisional fencing, sheep-yards, and dip, valued at £811 11s. Section 3—889 chains boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £465 18s.

The improvements which do not go with the land, but which must be paid for separately, comprise: Section 2—four-roomed cottage, stable, men’s hut, wool-shed, and smithy, of a total value of £500.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1.—Open, undulating to hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into four paddocks, the eastern boundary being unfenced. 123 acres have been ploughed and sown in turnips, which have to be paid for by the successful applicant; 136 acres in new grass; some 600 to 700 acres are ploughable; the balance is hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 720 ft. to 2,050 ft. Well watered by permanent streams.

Section 2.—Open, flat, undulating and hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into thirteen paddocks (by mostly rabbit-proof fences), eight of which are ring-fenced. 549 acres in grass, varying from two to four years old; 24 acres in oat stubble; about 200 acres are ploughable, and the balance of the area is undulating to hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 620 ft. to 2,560 ft. above sea-level. Well and permanently watered by running streams. There is a four-roomed cottage, wool-shed, stable, and smithy on the section, and a hut on the road which the lessee has the right to remove.

Section 3.—Open, flat, and hilly agricultural and pastoral land. Subdivided into six paddocks, and practically all ring-fenced with rabbit-proof fences. Comprising 345 acres in grass; the balance, 1,445 acres, is mostly hilly tussock country. Elevation, from 600 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. Well watered throughout by permanent streams.

Ardlussa Settlement is situated from six to ten miles and three-quarters from Balfour Railway-station, on the Gore-Lumsden line.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Opening Settlement Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection.

LIVERPOOL, 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, and amendments, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, 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 tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, 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.—HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY.—PATOKA SURVEY DISTRICT.—WAIHAU SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.

SECTION 1, BLOCK XI: Area, 543 acres; capital value, £2,400; half-yearly rent, £54.

Weighted with £182, valuation for improvements.

Altitude, 900 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Easy country towards the north and west, but rising fairly steeply toward: the south. Intersected by several gory streams, which are accessible to stock in places. About 85 acres covered with light manuka; remainder in grass, with a few patches of fern. About one-third of section ploughable. The soil is a light loam, containing pumice. Situated five miles and a half from Patoka Post-office. Value of fencing included in capital value, £45 6s. Improvements which are not included in the price of the land, and which must be paid for in cash, are as follows: Four-roomed house with lean-to, £160; 15 acres manuka cleared and ploughed, £15; seven chains boundary fencing, £7; total, £182.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Opening Settlement Lands in Otago Land District for Selection.

LIVERPOOL, 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, and amendments, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said lands shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—CLUTHA SURVEY DISTRICT.—OTANOMOMO SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements included in the capital values of the allotments consist of boundary and internal fences and ditches valued as follows: Section 7A, £52 5s.; Section 14A, £13 4s.; Section 17A, £21 12s.; Section 18A, £16; Section 21A, £63 5s.; Section 22A, £35 12s.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Otanomomo Settlement is situated near the coast, between the Molyneux and Puerua Rivers. The land is flat, and is only a few feet above sea-level. It is rich swamp land, suitable for dairying. Originally a flax swamp, it has now, by cutting and burning off the flax, by draining and by surface sowing, been brought to a state fit for cultivation. Parts have already been broken up, and good crops and grass grown. A large amount of draining has been done, and there are some good fences on the ground, both of which have been utilized as far as possible for allotment boundaries. The soil is first class, but will be at first somewhat difficult to work owing to the amount of timber in the ground.

The settlement is about six miles from Balclutha by formed road partly metalled, and the nearest railway-station is Otanomomo, on the Balclutha—Catlins River line, a mile and a half away. At the south-east corner of the settlement the Puerua River is bridged, giving access to Port Molyneux, just across the river. At this township there is a school and post and telegraph office. There is a creamery close to the settlement.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of School of Anatomy, Dunedin, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 26th April, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN O’DONOVAN,

Superintendent of Police, Dunedin, to be an Inspector of the School of Anatomy at Dunedin, under Part II of the Medical Act, 1908.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs