MAY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1379

Section 5, Block XI.—The homestead block. About 800 acres open land in tussock and English grass, mostly ploughable; soil light in places. Remainder fairly steep birch hills of good quality. Good aspect; well watered. The improvements on this section consist of a nine-roomed house, men’s hut, stable, barn, smithy, wool-shed capable of holding 600 sheep, cow-shed and yards, concrete dip, and eight other buildings, valued altogether at £940, which must be paid either in cash or by forty half-yearly payments of £37 14s. 4d. interest and sinking fund.

Section 6, Block XVI.—About 820 acres flat; soil light along frontage, good along terraces and Speargrass Creek. 700 acres of this area suitable for cropping; 100 acres light bush; balance fern, grass, and tussock. The remainder of section consists of low hills, with fern and grass. Good aspect; well watered.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The Lake Settlement is situated fourteen miles from Glenhope Railway-station, sixty-five miles from Nelson, by good dray-road and cart-bridge across Buller River. The settlement lies at an altitude of from 1,400 ft. to 3,300 ft. above sea-level, and consists of agricultural and pastoral land. The former is suitable for oat and turnip crops, and the latter is good sheep-country.

The climate is fairly wet, but not too much rain to suit the nature of the soil. It is fairly cold in winter, with occasional falls of snow, which does not remain more than a day or two on the ground. Very little cultivation has been carried on. The land at present is principally covered with grasses, tussock, and bush.

Speaking generally, it is ideal sheep and cattle country, as it grows abundance of grass from November to April; and winter feed can be grown to supply the requirements during the remainder of the year.

SPECIAL CONDITION.

If the successful applicant elects to pay for the buildings by instalments, he will be required to effect an insurance thereon to the full insurable value in the name of His Majesty the King. The policy and premium-receipts must be deposited with the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 7th day of May, 1923.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

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Warrant apportioning the Cost of maintaining the Whatawhata to Raglan Road in the Raglan County.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by sections one hundred and nine and one hundred and twenty of the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in that behalf, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby direct that, on and after the date of the gazetting hereof, the cost of maintaining the road described in the Schedule hereto (including water-channels, but not including footpaths, kerbs, or drains) shall be borne by the Raglan County Council and the Hamilton Borough Council in the following proportions—viz., the Raglan County Council shall pay eighty-one per centum, and the Hamilton Borough Council shall pay nineteen per centum of such cost respectively.

And I do hereby further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Hamilton Borough Council shall be paid from time to time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, to the Raglan County Council, out of the funds of the said Borough Council, within a period of one month after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Raglan County Council, and such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the Raglan County Council for and on behalf of the said Borough Council.

SCHEDULE.

THAT road in the Auckland Land District, Raglan County, known as the Whatawhata to Raglan Road, commencing at the western end of the Whatawhata Bridge, and proceeding thence generally in a westerly direction to the Borough of Raglan. As the said road is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 56089, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

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

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

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Warrant apportioning the Cost of maintaining Portion of the Whatawhata Swamp Road in the Waipa County.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by sections one hundred and nine and one hundred and twenty of the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in that behalf, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby direct that, on and after the date of the gazetting hereof, the cost of maintaining the portion of road described in the Schedule hereto (including water-channels, but not including footpaths, kerbs, or drains) shall be borne by the Waipa County Council, the Hamilton Borough Council, and the Raglan County Council in the following proportions—viz., the Waipa County Council shall pay fifty per centum, the Hamilton Borough Council shall pay thirty per centum, and the Raglan County Council shall pay twenty per centum of such cost respectively.

And I do hereby further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Hamilton Borough Council and the Raglan County Council shall be paid from time to time, in the proportions hereinbefore prescribed, to the Waipa County Council, out of the funds of the said Councils, within a period of one month after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Waipa County Council, and such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the Waipa County Council for and on behalf of the said Councils.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that portion of the Whatawhata Swamp Road in the Auckland Land District, Waipa County, commencing at the Hamilton Borough boundary where it adjoins Section 79, Parish of Te Rapa, Block I, Hamilton Survey District, and proceeding thence generally in a westerly direction to the eastern end of the Whatawhata Bridge, adjoining Allotment 284, Parish of Pukete, Block III, Alexandra Survey District. As the said portion of road is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 55424, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

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

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

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Inspectors of Scenic Reserves appointed.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section four of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

JOHN NAISH CUSSEN,
ANDREW SCREIBER, and
PERCY COOPER ROSE

to be Inspectors under the said Act in respect to the scenic reserves described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Kawhia South Survey District.

Portion of Marakopa No. 4, Block X Area, 128 0 24
” Kinohaku West L No. 2B Block, Block XI.. ” 8 2 16
” Taumatatotara No. 1a Block, Section 2, Block XI ” 5 1 24
” Subdivision 2 of Section 3, Block XII ” 21 0 5
” Section 5 of subdivision of part of Taumatatotara Block, Block XI ” 84 3 35
Section 8, Block II ” 16 2 0
Section 2, Block VI ” 261 0 0

Kawhia North Survey District.

Portion of Awaroa A No. 3B, Section 2c, Block XIV Area, 13 2 35
” Awaroa A No. 3B, Section 2A, Block XV ” 22 2 13
” Awaroa A No. 2H, Section 2, Block XI ” 13 3 0
” Awaroa A No. 2H, Section 1, Block XI ” 3 0 0
” Awaroa A No. 2C, Block XI ” 32 2 0
” Awaroa A No. 2C, Block XI ” 0 0 27
” Awaroa A No. 2E No. 2, Block XI ” 26 1 2
” Awaroa A No. 2D, Block XI ” 0 1 0
” Pirongia West No. 3B, Section 2E No. 2D, Blocks VI and VII ” 4 0 11
Section 13, Block XIV ” 10 3 38
” 5 1 24

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 7th day of May, 1923.

W. FRASER,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation