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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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whether the same be granted or not; and in the case of any reserve made under the authority of section three hundred and twenty-one of the Land Act, 1908, if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose for which such reserve was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more of the purposes named in the said Class II, the Governor may, by notice gazetted, make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, aforesaid, declare my intention to change the purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto from a site for a post and telegraph office to a site for a police-station.

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SCHEDULE

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 20 perches, more or less, being Section No. 2, Town of Tokomaru. Bounded towards the north-west by Matipo Street, 500 links; towards the north-east by Tawa Street, 175 links; towards the south-east by Section No. 4, 500 links; and towards the south-west by Section No. 68, 175 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

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

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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Opening Land in Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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 and provide as follows, that is to say:—

The rural land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be “light-bush land.”

The said land may be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of three years shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board thinks fit.

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SCHEDULE.

WAIMARINO COUNTY.—WHIRINAKI SURVEY DISTRICT.—SOUTH WAIMARINO (WAIPAPA) BLOCK.

SECTION 2, Block III: Area, 709 acres. Cash purchase: Total price, £1,150. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £28 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £23.

Situated in the Waipapa Block, the access being from Raetihi, which is about thirty-one miles distant by a formed road, partly dray-road and partly bridle-track, to within about two miles; thence by an unformed surveyed road. There is also access by a rough horse-track from the Wanganui River for a distance of about ten miles. The section comprises rough and broken land, with a few small flats. Soil is of light nature, on sandstone formation. The forest is light to medium, and comprises tawa, tawhero on ridges, rata, some rimu and matai, with usual undergrowth. Watered by streams. The elevation ranges from about 1,000 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level.

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

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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Opening National Endowment Lands in Wellington Land District for Selection.

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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 and provide as follows, that is to say:—

The national endowment rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at the respective rentals specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush land.”

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board thinks fit.

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SCHEDULE.

PATEA COUNTY.—TE PARAPARA AND WHAKAIHUWAKA BLOCKS.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Momahaki Survey District.

SECTION 9, Block IV: Area, 1,147 acres; capital value, £3,010; half-yearly rental, £60 4s.

Taumatamahoe Survey District.

Section 6, Block I: Area, 843 acres; capital value, £2,470 half-yearly rental, £49 8s.

Situated on the watershed between the Wanganui and Waitotara Rivers. The altitude ranges from about 400 ft. to 2,100 ft. above sea-level. The soil is of good quality, resting mainly on papa formation, though there are outcrops of sandstone on one or two sections. The land is, generally speaking, rough and broken, and the streams are gorgy; but there is sufficient flat or easy land on each section for homestead-sites and horse-paddocks. The forest is heavy, comprising tawa, rata, hinau, a few rimu, tawhiro, and a little birch on the ridges; the undergrowth is thick, comprising karamu, supplejack, &c. The forest is of no value for milling purposes, but there is sufficient durable timber for fencing and general purposes. The block, on the whole, is well watered by branches of the Makakoho, Maungatainoka, and other streams. The access is from Waitotara, which is about thirty-five miles from the nearest point of the block. There is a formed and partly metalled dray-road to within about four miles of the block, the balance is a fair pack-track. It is proposed to construct a bridle-track along the Taunoka Road from Wanganui River near Te Mataha Rapid to end of road-formation. Horse-tracks have been cut by the surveyors when traversing the block. These tracks will be found useful until roads are formed, and selectors will be required to keep these pack-tracks open until other road access is provided.

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

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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Opening Lands in Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

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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 and provide as follows, that is to say:—

The rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at the respective prices specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be “heavy-bush land.”

The said lands may be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years shall not be demanded; provided that if