Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 525

Notice of Change of the Purpose of Portion of a Reserve in the Town of Pirongia East, Auckland 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 forms portion of a reserve duly set apart for police purposes, 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 portion:

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 portion of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto is hereby changed from a reserve for police purposes to a reserve for post and telegraph purposes. 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.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 roods 2 perches, more or less, being part of Section 524A, Town of Pirongia East (formerly known as Section 524A, Town of Alexandra East). Bounded towards the west and north by other part of the said Section 524A, 277·4 and 185·23 links; towards the east by Franklin Street, 280·9 links; towards the south by Crozier Street, 184·55 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 6/3/284, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered pink. Auckland plan No. 22492.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of January, 1923.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Auckland 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waipa County.—Puahue Settlement.

SECTION 19s: Area, 101 acres; capital value, £1,780; half-yearly rent, £40 1s.; interest and sinking fund, £25 5s. 1d.*

• Half-yearly instalment on buildings valued at £390.

Situated about ten miles from Te Awamutu by formed road. Section comprises about equal proportions of level land in grass and hilly land with steep faces in grass and fern. The soil is of a light nature, resting on sandstone formation; poorly watered by stream, but additional supplies can be obtained by sinking.

Improvements.—The improvements which are included in the capital value are approximately 79 chains fencing, 11 chains boundary fencing, half share 24 chains boundary fencing, pigsty and run; value, £103.

The improvements not included in the capital value are: Three-roomed dwelling with bathroom, two tanks, shed (15 ft. by 9 ft.), cow-shed and separator-room; value, £390. Repayable in cash, or in ten years by twenty half-yearly instalments of £25 5s. 1d.; total half-yearly payment on lease, £65 6s. 1d.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 12th day of February, 1923.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Southland 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 sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three; 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—CROWN LAND.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Otorohanga County.—Mangaorongo Survey District.

SECTION 14, Block XII: Area, 474 acres. Capital value, £1,300. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £32 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £26.

Distant from Otorohanga about fifteen miles, of which ten miles is formed clay road, balance now in course of formation. About 100 acres open fern and tutu land; remainder hilly land in bush, comprising mostly tawa, rata, rimu, and hinau, with a heavy undergrowth of makomako, mahoe, and supplejack. Soil a good loam, resting on rhyolite formation; well watered by small streams and springs. Altitude, 800 ft. to 1,500 ft.

Hauraki Plains County.—Waitoa Survey District.

Section 14, Block V: Area, 394 acres. Capital value, £300. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £7 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6.

Weighted with £40, valuation for fencing.

Situated about fourteen miles from Morrinsville on the Morrinsville-Patetonga main road, which is partly metalled. Section comprises fern and scrub land of poor quality, about 150 acres undulating, balance hilly to broken. Soil a light loam to heavy clay; indifferently watered. Altitude, 150 ft. to 300 ft.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 12th day of February, 1923

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Assistant Public Trustee.

THE following Warrant appointing an Assistant Public Trustee is published for general information.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of February, 1923.

J. G. COATES,
Minister in Charge, Public Trust Office.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

To Henry Turner, of Wellington, Esquire: Greeting.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section three of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1917, as amended by section fourteen of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, and of all other powers and authorities in that behalf me enabling, I, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby appoint you the said

HENRY TURNER

to be an Assistant Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, with all the powers, privileges, and duties appertaining thereto, to hold office as on and from the twenty-fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, during the pleasure of the Governor-General in Council.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion.

J. G. COATES,
Minister in Charge of the Public Trust Office.

Approved in Council.

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