Aug. 5.

Clutha County.—Tautuku Survey District.
Section 20, Block XI : Area, 84 acres 2 roods ; capital value, £50. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £1 5s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £1.
Section 21, Block XI : Area, 89 acres 2 roods 31 perches ; capital value, £50. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £1 5s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £1.
Situated about twelve miles and a half from Papatowai Railway-station, and about sixteen miles from Waikawa Post-office. Access is by the main road from Owaka to Waikawa. This road is about two miles from the land, covered with heavy bush consisting chiefly of kamai. The soil is a light loam, on a clay formation ; watered by springs in the gullies. Altitude, from 600 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level.

Clutha County.—Woodland Survey District.
Section 11, Block VI : Area, 183 acres ; capital value, £120. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £3. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £2 8s.
Situated about two miles from Caberfeidh Railway-station by a formed road. Bush land, the bush consisting of kamai, miro, broadleaf, and rimu. The soil is a light loam, on a clay formation ; watered by a number of gullies. Altitude, from 700 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the twelfth day of October, 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.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—WAIPAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.—CONICAL HILLS SETTLEMENT.
First-class Land.
SECTION 58A : Area, 285 acres 0 roods 12 perches ; capital value, £1,430 ; half-yearly rent, £32 3s. 6d.
Weighted with £150 13s., valuation for improvements consisting of two-roomed house, stable, shelter trees, gates, and fencing.
Situated about three-quarters of a mile from Waipahi Railway-station, post-office, and school by a good road. The land is undulating and ridgy, and the soil is of fair to good quality; fairly well watered by a creek in the valley. Altitude, 800 ft. above sea-level. The improvements which are included in the capital value of the land consist of 86 chains of wire fencing and hawthorne hedge on the eastern and southern boundaries, valued at £15 14s.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Opening National Endowment Lands in Auckland Land District for 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, do hereby declare that the national endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of September, 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 Act.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waitemata County.—Waipareira Parish.
SECTION 277 : Area, 9 acres 0 roods 30 perches ; capital value, £120 ; half yearly rent, £2 8s.
Section 278 : Area, 10 acres 3 roods 33 perches ; capital value, £150 ; half-yearly rent, £3.
Altitude, about 300 ft. above sea-level. Clay hills, covered with fern and manuka ; more or less ploughable ; forms part of a worked-out gumfield ; watered by heads of swampy gullies, and water can also be obtained by sinking. Distant about two miles from Swanson Railway-station or four miles from Henderson Railway-station by formed road. Swanson and Henderson are both within the suburban railway area.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Tauranga County.—Tauranga Survey District.
Section 2, Block XI : Area, 185 acres ; capital value, £240 ; half-yearly rent, £4 16s.
Weighted with £1,173 4s., valuation for improvements consisting of 130 acres in grass, 3 acres cropped, and ½ acre orchard ; six-roomed house, with iron roof and brick chimney ; two outhouses, 1,400 shelter trees, and 328 chains fencing.
Altitude, from 12 ft. to 20 ft. above sea-level. Low sandy country ; 130 acres in grass, 3 acres cropped, and ½ acre orchard. Section fronts Bay of Plenty on the north and Tauranga-Opotiki Railway on the south. Distant about three miles from Railway Wharf on Tauranga Harbour.
Whangarei County.—Waipu Parish.
Section 371 ; Area, 77 acres 2 roods 13 perches ; capital value, £60 ; half-yearly rent, £1 4s.
Weighted with £32 for fencing (part out of repair).
Altitude, 50 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. About 5 acres level in various parts of section, 10 acres undulating, balance broken ; about 20 acres rough grass, 8 acres scrubby forest, balance fern country. Soil rather poor clay, on slate formation ; well watered by streams. Distant seven miles from Waipu by cart-road.
West Taupo County.—Ranginui Survey District.
Section 3, Block III : Area, 483 acres ; capital value, £850 ; half-yearly rent, £17.
Weighted with £18 15s., valuation for improvements consisting of 15 acres bush felled.
Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Level to slightly broken country ; 100 to 150 acres heavy mixed forest comprising tawhero, rewarewa, tawa, and a few rimu, with heavy undergrowth of makomako, raurekau, mahoe, supplejack, &c. ; balance covered with light bush and scrub. Soil of medium quality, rather light, mixed with pumice, resting on volcanic formation ; well watered by small streams. Distant thirty-six miles from Te Awamutu, of which distance thirty-five miles is by dray-road, balance in course of construction.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Scenic Reserves appointed.
LIVERPOOL, Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section four of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint NORMAN CHRISTIE
To be an Inspector under the said Act in respect to the scenic reserves described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Area.
SECTION 1, Block IV, Makotuku Survey District : 457 3 20
" 2 " IV " 378 0 0
" 3 " IV " 72 0 0
" 4 " IV " 1,241 0 23
" 24B " VIII " 132 1 8
" 28 " VIII " 173 0 0
" 45 " V, Karioi Survey District: 144 1 18

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.