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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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westerly direction generally by the southern boundary of the Totara Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Pupuke Riding.

Commencing at the Trig. Station Rata Kamaru hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a south-easterly direction by the existing boundary between the Whangaroa and Hokianga Counties to the junction of the Whakatetereka and Mangapapa Streams on the southern boundaries of Lots 127, 130, 131, 132, Pupuke Parish; thence in a north-easterly direction by the eastern boundaries of Lots 132, 137, Pupuke Parish; thence in a south-easterly direction by the southern boundaries of Lots 141, 142, Pupuke Parish; thence in a north-easterly direction by the north-eastern boundaries of Lots 151, 149, and 148, Pupuke Parish, to the north-eastern corner of the aforesaid Lot 148; thence in a north-westerly direction generally by the centre of the Pupuke Stream to the north-western corner of the Omanu No. 1B No. 3; thence in a north-easterly direction by the south-eastern boundary of the Kaingapipiwai No. 2 North to its north-east corner; thence in a south-easterly direction to the south-east corner of Pupuke No. P No. 1A; thence in a north-easterly direction by the eastern boundary of the said Pupuke No. P 1A and the south-east boundary of Pupuke No. A No. 1; thence in a north-easterly direction by the south-east boundary of Waikukupa No. E and B; thence in an easterly direction by the south boundaries of Waikukupa Nos. B, C 1, C 2, and G; thence in a northerly direction by the eastern boundaries of Waikukupa Nos. G and D to the intersection of Waikukupa No. D with the road; thence in a north-easterly direction along the road to its junction with the Kaeo River; thence in a north-westerly direction generally by the centre of the Kaeo River and Whangaroa Harbour to the point X hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a south-westerly direction generally by the eastern and south-east boundary of the Otangaroa Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Kaeo Riding.

Commencing at the south-west corner of Lot 17, Block X, Kaeo Survey District; thence in a north-easterly direction by the south-east boundaries of Lots 17 and S. 16; thence in a south-easterly direction by original boundary of the Whangaroa County through the State forest reserve to the south-west corner of the Mokau No. 2 Block; thence in a northerly direction by the western boundary of the said Mokau No. 2 Block to its north-western corner; thence in a northerly direction generally by the western boundary of O.L.C. 803 to the south-eastern corner of Lot 20, Matawhero-hia Parish; thence in a north-westerly direction by the north-east boundary of the said Lot 20; thence in a north-easterly direction to the north-east corner of Lot 23; thence in a north-easterly direction by the western boundary of that part of O.L.C. 599 owned and occupied by C. P. Shepherd to the south-west corner of Lot 50; thence in a northerly direction by the western boundaries of Lots 50, 49, and 48 to the Kaeo River; thence in a north-easterly and south-easterly direction by the centre of the Kaeo River bounding Lot 48 to the south-eastern corner of Lot 45; thence in a south-easterly direction by southern boundaries of Lots 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, and 40 to the south-eastern corner of said Lot 40; thence in a northerly direction generally by the centre of road forming the south-west boundary of Lot W. 2 and 38, and the western boundaries of Lots 38, 36, and 52, to the northern corner of said Lot 52; thence in a north-westerly direction by the south-western boundary of Lots E.9, 11, 29, 28; thence west and north by the south and west boundary of Lot 3A Reserve; thence north and west by the northern boundary of Section 3; thence in a north-westerly direction by the north-east boundary of Section 1 to the north-east corner of the Hoahoaina Block; thence in a westerly direction by the northern boundaries of the afore-said Hoahoaina Block, O.L.C. 881, and Te Pato Block, to the Whangaroa Harbour; thence in a north-westerly direction to the point X in Whangaroa Harbour hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a southerly direction generally by the eastern boundary of the Pupuke Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Waire Riding.

Commencing at the junction of the Whakatetereka and Mangapapa Streams hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a south-easterly direction by the existing boundary between the Whangaroa and Hokianga Counties; thence in a north-easterly direction generally by the existing boundary between the Whangaroa and Bay of Islands Counties to the south-western corner of Section 4, Block II, Kerikeri Survey District; thence in a northerly direction to the north-east corner of Section 8; thence in a north-westerly direction by the northern boundary of the said Section 8; thence in a south-westerly direction by the southern boundaries of Lots 26 and N. 27 and the south-east boundary of M. and S. 27; thence in a northerly direction by the south-west boundaries of

S. 27 and S.W. 29; thence in a northerly direction by the southern boundary of Lot 35 to its intersection with road; thence in a northerly direction by the centre of road forming western boundary of Lot 35; thence in a westerly direction by the centre of road forming northern boundary of Lot 75 to the eastern corner of Lot 40 hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a north-westerly, southerly, and south-westerly direction by the eastern boundary of the Kaeo Riding and southern boundary of the Pupuke Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Otoroa Riding.

Commencing at the south-west corner of Section 4, Block II, Kerikeri Survey District, hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a north-easterly direction generally by the existing boundary of the Whangaroa and Bay of Islands Counties to the sea; thence in a northerly and north-westerly direction generally by the sea to include the Cavalli Islands; thence in a south-westerly direction to the north-western corner of the Paihia Block at its junction with the sea; thence in a southerly direction by the eastern boundaries of Wainui No. 2 Block and the Wainui Block to the Trig. Station Weta; thence in a south-westerly direction by the north-western boundaries of Sections 6 and 5; thence in a north-westerly direction by the south-west boundary of Touwai No. B No. 30; thence southward by the western boundary of Touwai No. B No. 34 to its south-western corner; thence in a south-easterly direction generally by the eastern boundary of the Kaeo Riding hereinbefore described as far as the eastern corner of Section 40 hereinbefore mentioned; thence in an easterly direction generally by the northern boundary of the Waiare Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Whangaroa Riding.

Commencing at the north-west corner of the Paihia Block hereinbefore mentioned; thence in a north-easterly direction by the sea, to include Flat Island; thence in a north-westerly direction by the sea, to include Stephenson's Island; thence in a southerly direction by the sea to the mouth of the Whangaroa Harbour; thence in a south-westerly direction by the eastern boundary of the Totara Riding hereinbefore described; thence in an easterly direction generally by the northern boundary of the Kaeo Riding hereinbefore described as far as the south-west corner of Touwai No. B No. 34; thence in a northerly direction generally by the western boundary of the Otoroa Riding hereinbefore described to the point of commencement.

Certified correct.--H. J. Lowe, for Chief Surveyor.

In pursuance of section 98 of the Counties Act, 1908, I, Joseph Solloway Lane, of Totara North, the Chairman of the Whangaroa County Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing special order was passed at a special meeting of the Whangaroa County Council held on the 13th day of January, 1919, and was duly confirmed at an ordinary meeting of the Council held on the 14th day of February, 1919, and that the said special order has been duly made in accordance with law.

Dated at Whangaroa this 14th day of February, 1919.

J. S. LANE,
Chairman, Whangaroa County Council.

Dates of Election of Members of the Waitara Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st April, 1919.

PURSUANT to section 18 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, I, George Warren Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, and the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the 9th day of April, 1919, to be the day for the holding of an election of three members of the Waitara Fire Board by the contributing local authority; and I do further appoint Friday, the 11th day of April, 1919, to be the day for the holding of an election of three members of the said Waitara Fire Board by the fire-insurance companies which for the time being are carrying on business within the said Waitara Fire District.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 24th March, 1919.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to issue letters of naturalization, under the Aliens Act, 1908, in favour of the undermentioned person:--

Lars Michael Williamson, Buttermaker, of Helensville.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.