Aug. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

public notification of the special order had been given in the proper manner, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid.
C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £2,675 to be raised by the Whangaroa County Council.
JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 6th day of August, 1921.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS the Whangaroa County Council, acting under and in pursuance of section sixteen of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, lately proposed to raise a loan of two thousand six hundred and seventy-five pounds for the purpose of improving roads in Omaunu Block No. 2:
And whereas section ninety-nine of the Counties Act, 1920, provides, inter alia, that notice of the time and place fixed for the meeting confirming the resolution and of the resolution shall be given once in each of the four weeks immediately preceding the day on which the subsequent meeting is held:
And whereas the special order authorizing the raising of the loan is irregular, inasmuch as no such notice was given in the week immediately preceding the day of confirmation of the resolution:
And whereas such notice as was given appeared partly in one newspaper and partly in another instead of wholly in one newspaper:
And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by the said irregularities or defects, and it is expedient to validate same:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the proceedings taken shall be valid to all intents and purposes as if the provisions of section ninety-nine of the Counties Act, 1920, had been correctly complied with, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularities or defects aforesaid.
C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

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acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the proceedings taken shall be valid to all intents and purposes as if the provisions of section ninety-nine of the Counties Act, 1920, had been correctly complied with, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularities or defects aforesaid.
C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Opening Settlement Lands in Otago Land District for Selection.
JELLICOE, Governor-General.
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, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General 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 twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, 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.--SETTLEMENT LAND.
Pukeawa Settlement.--Bruce County.--Hillend Survey District.
| Section. | Area. | Capital Value. | Half-yearly Rent on Lease. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1s | 202 0 0 | £ 2,960 | £ s. d. 66 12 0 |
| 3s | 231 0 0 | 40 | 77 8 0 |
| 4s | 245 0 0 | 3,440 | 50 |
| 5s | 214 0 0 | 3,740 | 84 3 0 |
| 7s | 190 0 0 | 3,280 | 60+ 73 16 0 |
| 9s | 178 0 0 | 2,870 | 6 18 7+ 64 11 6 |
| 12s | 160 0 0 | 2,330 | 52 8 6 |
| 14s | 195 0 0 | 2,270 | 82+ 9 9 5+ |
| | | 100+ | 11 11 0† |

• Buildings to be paid for in cash.
  † Buildings to be paid for in cash or by half-yearly instalments.
  ‡ Half-yearly instalments on buildings.

IMPROVEMENTS.
The improvements included in the capital value consist of boundary and subdivisonal fencing valued as follows: Section 1s, £251 8s.; Section 3s, £162 7s. 6d.; Section 4s, £255 6s.; Section 5s, £181 10s.; Section 7s, £128 14s.; Section 9s, £136 18s.; Section 12s, £114 17s.; Section 14s, £304 10s.
The improvements not included in the capital values, but which have to be paid for separately, are:
Section 1s.--Middle part of old stable (approximately 60 ft. in length, being about one-third of building) now on Section 6s, £20; open-front shed now on Begg's freehold, £20. Total valuation for buildings, £40; payable in cash. These buildings must be removed by the lessee of Section 1s and re-erected on his allotment at his own expense.
Section 3s.--East end of old original part of wool-shed for holding sheep (37 ft. approximately, about half length), valued at £50; payable in cash. This is one of the five portions of the large wool-shed on Begg's freehold. This building must be removed by the lessee of Section 3s and re-erected on his allotment at his own expense.
Section 4s.--West end of old original part of wool-shed for holding sheep (37 ft. approximately, being about one-half length), valued at £50; payable in cash. This is one of the five portions of the large wool-shed on Begg's freehold. This building must be removed by the lessee of Section 4s and re-erected on his allotment at his own expense.
Section 5s.--Hut on sledge now on Section 13s, £10; buggy-shed on Begg's freehold, £50. Total valuation for buildings, £60; payable in cash, or in five years by ten half-yearly instalments of £6 18s. 7d. Total half-yearly payment on lease, £80 14s. 7d. These buildings must be removed by the lessee of Section 5s and re-erected on his allotment at his own expense.

Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £1,750 to be raised by the Whangaroa County Council.
JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 6th day of August, 1921.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS the Whangaroa County Council, acting under and in pursuance of section sixteen of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, lately proposed to raise a loan of one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds for the purpose of improving roads in the Waiari Riding:
And whereas section ninety-nine of the Counties Act, 1920, provides, inter alia, that notice of the time and place fixed for the meeting confirming the resolution and of the resolution shall be given once in each of the four weeks immediately preceding the day on which the subsequent meeting is held:
And whereas the special order authorizing the raising of the loan is irregular, inasmuch as no such notice was given in the week immediately preceding the day of confirmation of the resolution:
And whereas such notice as was given appeared partly in one newspaper and partly in another instead of wholly in one newspaper:
And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by the said irregularities or defects, and it is expedient to validate same:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, and