MAR. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 745

Notifying Land in Marlborough Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and twenty-six of the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Thursday, the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction for cash or on deferred payments; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

SECTION 56, Block I, Wakamarina Survey District: Area, 19 acres 3 roods; upset price, £79.

The area consists of low steep spurs of light clay soil. The bush has all been milled, and the country since swept by fire. Distance from Flat Creek Post-office is two miles. Altitude, 150 ft. to 175 ft.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 22nd day of March, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in the 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 twelfth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four; 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.

Whangarei County.—Opuawhanga Survey District.

SECTION 8, Block XIII: Area, 261 acres. Capital value, £330. Occupation with right of purchase: half-yearly rent, £8 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £6 12s.

Weighted with £150, valuation for improvements, consisting of 96 chains fencing and lean-to building 24 ft. by 12 ft., and about 30 acres in rough grass.

The elevation ranges from 500 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises about 150 acres undulating, balance broken, land with a few small clumps bush, enough for shelter; about 30 acres rough grass getting overgrown with fern; balance ti-tree and fern. The soil is of sandstone and poor light loam resting on clay formation. Well watered by permanent streams. Situated on the main Kiripaka-Mata-pouri Road. Access is from Whangarei, which is about fourteen miles distant by cart-road, metalled for nine miles.

Special Condition.—Successful applicant to pay half the cost of fencing already erected on north-western bank of stream or an equivalent value of fencing, as determined by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, on the south-eastern bank.

Hobson County.—Tatarariki Parish.

SECTION 36A and 37A: Area, 72 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £145. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £3 12s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 18s.

The elevation ranges from 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. All poor gum-land in fern and ti-tree scrub and manuka, adjoining the Tatarariki Kauri-gum Reserve. The soil is of poor clay, resting on clay formation. There is no water on these sections. Access is from Te Kopuru, which is about seven miles distant by formed cart-road.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of March, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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Opening National-endowment Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the national-endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the twelfth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, 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 Act.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangaroa County.—Kaeo and Kerikeri Survey Districts.

SECTION 8, Block IV, Kaeo Survey District, and Section 1, Block I, Kerikeri Survey District: Area, 2,221 acres 2 roods 31 perches; capital value, £1,250; half-yearly rent, £25.

Weighted with £915, valuation for improvements, comprising 640 chains fencing, 110 acres grassing, and 50 acres felling. The elevation ranges from 400 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. The section comprises about 200 acres bush, about 50 acres rough grass on bush clearing, balance fern and rough feed, but chiefly fern. The soil is of light porous nature, resting on ironstone formation. The forest is mixed, comprising taraire, totara, and rimu, with a light undergrowth. The section is fairly well watered by running streams. Access is from Kaeo, which is about six miles distant, the road being metalled for four miles from Kaeo, balance being chiefly earth-formation in fair condition and comparatively dry in all weather.

Waitemata County.—Waipareira Parish.

Section 249: Area, 12 acres 0 roods 15 perches; capital value, £145; half-yearly rent, £2 18s.

Altitude 150 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating land in manuka, hakea, and fern; all ploughable, except 2 acres of swamp, which, however, could be easily drained. Good easterly aspect, suitable for strawberry and fruit growing. The soil varies from a heavy loam to a light clay, resting on clay and sandstone formation; well watered by a swamp and swampy stream. Situated between Swanson and Henderson Valley. Access is from Henderson Railway-station, which is about three miles distant by a formed road, two miles and a half of which is metalled.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of March, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Portion of Primary-education Endowment in the Town of Woodville, Hawke’s Bay Land District, set apart as a Site for a Public School.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by section five of the Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1911, it is enacted that the Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Land Board of the district in which are situated any reserves or endowments vested in the Crown by or in pursuance of section two of the Education Reserves Amendment Act, 1910, set apart as sites for public schools, secondary schools, or technical schools any part of such reserves or endowments:

And whereas the Land Board of the Hawke’s Bay Land District has duly passed a resolution recommending that the portion of the primary-education endowment described in the Schedule hereto should be set apart as a site for a public school, and it is expedient to give effect to such recommendation:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Acts aforesaid, do hereby set apart the portion of the primary-education endowment described in the Schedule hereto as a site for a public school.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement .2 roods, more or less, being Lot 4 of Suburban Section 14, Town of Woodville. As the same is