Aug. 3.] AND, with the like advice and consent, and in further pursuitance of the said power and authority, I do hereby confirm the said Commission as further extended by these presents.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand ; and issued under the seal of that Dominion, at the Government House at Wellington, this 31st day of July, 1922.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Railways.

Approved in Council.

F. D. THOMSON, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notice of Change of the Purpose of a Reserve in the Town of Hawera, Taranaki Land District.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by section six of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), the Governor-General is empowered, in the case of any public reserve vested in His Majesty or the Governor-General for any of the purposes comprised in Class II of the Second Schedule to the said Act, to change the purpose for which such reserve was set apart to any other purpose:

And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto is a reserve duly set apart for the use of the Justice Department, being a purpose within Class II of the Second Schedule to the said Act, and it is expedient to change, as hereinafter provided, the purpose of such reserve so set apart:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by section six of the said Act as aforesaid, declare that the reserve described in the Schedule hereto is hereby changed from a reserve for the use of the Justice Department to a site for a drill-shed. And I do hereby further declare that this notice is issued subject to the provisions of section seven of the said Act, and shall take effect according to the provisions of that section.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Lots 29 and 30 of Section 19, Town of Hawera : Area, 1 rood 39 perches.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of July, 1922.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands

Notice of Change of the Purpose of a Reserve in the Town of Hawera, Taranaki Land District.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by section six of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), the Governor-General is empowered, in the case of any public reserve vested in His Majesty or the Governor-General for any of the purposes comprised in Class II of the Second Schedule to the said Act, to change the purpose for which such reserve was set apart to any other purpose:

And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto is a reserve duly set apart for a site for a drill-shed, being a purpose within Class II in the Second Schedule to the said Act, and it is expedient to change, as hereinafter provided, the purpose of such reserve so set apart:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by section six of the said Act as aforesaid, declare that the reserve described in the Schedule hereto is hereby changed from a site for a drill-shed to a site for a police-station. And I do hereby further declare that this notice is issued subject to the provisions of section seven of the said Act, and shall take effect according to the provisions of that section.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

ALLOTMENT No. 18 of Section 19, Town of Hawera : Area, 1 rood 8 perches.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of July, 1922.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1955

Opening Lands in North Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the second day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bay of Islands County.—Kawakawa Survey District.

SECTION 5, Block XII : Area, 604 acres 2 roods 20 perches. Capital value, £380. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £9 10s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £7 12s.

Undulating to broken land, covered with fern and scrub, with a few acres swamp. Soil of inferior quality, on clay and sandstone formation ; well watered by streams. Distant about three-quarters of a mile from Taumarere Railway-station by formed bridle-track. Altitude, 10 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Section 6, Block XV : Area, 98 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Capital value, £200. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £5. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £4. About 30 acres drainable swamp, balance undulating and hilly scrub country. Soil fair in swamp, inferior clay on hills, on clay subsoil ; well watered by swampy streams. Distant about three miles from Kawakawa Railway-station by formed cart-road. Altitude, 25 ft. to 100 ft. above sea-level.

Bay of Islands County.—Motatau Survey District.

Section 6, Block XII : Area, 493 acres ; capital value, £430. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £10 15s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £8 12s. About 60 acres swamp, balance flat and undulating to broken land of which a small area is ploughable ; covered with fern and scrub. Soil poor quality gum-land, on clay subsoil; fairly watered by small streams and springs. Distant about two miles and three-quarters from Maromaku Railway-station, about two miles of which is partly formed cart-road, balance unformed as yet. Altitude, 260 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

Section 7, Block XII : Area, 422 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £210. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £5 5s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £4 4s. Undulating to broken fern and scrub land, with a small quantity of rough feed in bottom of gullies. A small area in scattered portions is ploughable. Soil poor quality gum-land, on clay subsoil; indifferently watered by springs and swamp. Distant about two miles and three-quarters from Maromaku Railway-station, about two miles of which is partly formed cart-road, balance unformed. Altitude, 260 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waitemata County.—Paremoremo Parish.

Section 295 : Area, 29 acres 0 roods 3 perches. Capital value, £90. Occupation with right of purchase : Half-yearly rent, £2 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 16s. Undulating to broken fern and manuka country, plough-able in parts. Soil brown loam of poor quality, on clay subsoil ; water can only be obtained by sinking. Distant about three miles and a half from Albany by formed road. Altitude, 100 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level.

Section 307 : Area, 28 acres 1 rood 36 perches. Capital value, £170. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £4 5s. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, £3 8s. Undulating land covered with light manuka scrub, partly burnt, about one-third ploughable. Soil brown loam, fair to medium in quality, on sandstone formation; not watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant about six miles from Takapuna by coach-road partly metalled.