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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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suance and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by
section eight of the Scenery Preservation Amendment Act,
1910, do hereby revoke the reservation for scenic purposes
over the land described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District, containing by
admeasurement 7 acres, more or less, being part of Scenic
Reserve No. 909, situated in Block III, Mount Bonar Survey
District. Bounded towards the north by Gravel Reserve
No. 892 and Section 2346, 495·7 links; towards the east by
the said Section 2346, 1737·2 links; towards the south-west
by a public road, 815 links; and towards the west by a
public road, 1090·4 links: be all the aforesaid linkages a
little more or less. As the same is more particularly
delineated on plan marked L. and S. 22/3039, deposited in
the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wel-
lington, and thereon edged green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued
under the Seal of that Dominion, this 8th day of April,
1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

Declaring Crown Lands in Karamea-Westland Mining District,
Westland Land District, open for Disposal on Renewable
Lease.

[L.S.]
JELLICOE, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and thirty-three of
the Land Act, 1908, it is enacted that the Governor-
General, by Proclamation, may from time to time declare
any Crown lands within any mining district not held under
lease or license, or for which a lease or license has been
cancelled, to be open for disposal as provided in section one
hundred and thirty-five of the said Act :

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe,
Governor - General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in
exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by
the one hundred and thirty-third section of the said Act,
and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling
me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the
lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open on
Monday, the sixteenth day of June, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-four, for disposal as provided in sec-
tion one hundred and thirty-five of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.—
KARAMEA-WESTLAND MINING DISTRICT.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Grey County.—Ahaura Survey District.

Section 3098, Block II: Area, 233 acres 3 roods 7 perches;
capital value, £210; half-yearly rent, £4 4s.

Comprises mostly flat terraced land carrying heavy timber
throughout, consisting of birch and miro of no commercial
value, with a dense undergrowth of mixed scrub. Soil is
fair quality of a sandy nature resting on gravel. Altitude
690 ft. to 770 ft. above sea-level. Well watered by per-
manent streams. Access by Ahaura-Kopara metalled dray-
road six miles from Ahaura Post and Telegraph Office and
railway-station.

Section 3099, Block VI: Area, 246 acres 2 roods 14 perches;
capital value, £220; half-yearly rent, £4 8s.

Comprises 30 acres rough spur, balance flat, carrying heavy
timber partly burned, consisting of birch and miro with few
small white and red pine of no commercial value, with a
dense undergrowth of black scrub. Soil is fair, of a sandy
nature resting on gravel. Altitude, 750 ft. to 830 ft. above
sea-level. Well watered by permanent streams. Access by
Ahaura-Kopara metalled dray-road six miles and three-
quarters from Ahaura Post and Telegraph Office and railway-
station.

Section 3100, Block VI: Area, 254 acres 3 roods 24 perches;
capital value, £230; half-yearly rent, £4 12s.

Comprises 70 acres rough hilly faces, balance flat, the
whole carrying heavy timber consisting of birch, miro, with
a few small white and red pine of no commercial value, with
a dense undergrowth of mixed scrub. Soil is fair, of a sandy
nature resting on gravel. Altitude, 785 ft. to 1,125 ft. above
sea-level. Well watered. Access by Ahaura-Kopara metalled
dray-road, seven miles and a half from Ahaura Post and
Telegraph Office and railway-station.

Section 3101, Block VII: Area, 269 acres 1 rood 38 perches;
capital value, £240; half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Comprises about 75 acres broken hilly country, remainder
flat land carrying heavy bush consisting of birch, miro, and
small pines from which all timber of commercial value has
been cut out. Dense undergrowth of mixed scrub. Soil
very fair, of a sandy nature resting on gravel. Altitude,
830 ft. to 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Well watered by per-
manent streams. Access by Ahaura-Kopara metalled dray-
road, eight miles from Ahaura Post and Telegraph Office and
railway-station.

Section 3102, Block VII: Area, 374 acres 3 roods 8 perches;
capital value, £290; half-yearly rent, £5 16s.

Comprises about 30 acres broken spurs, remainder practi-
cally flat land, carrying heavy bush, consisting of birch,
miro, &c., from which all timber of commercial value has
been cut out. Dense undergrowth of mixed scrub. Soil
poor to fair, of a sandy nature, resting on gravel. Well
watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 900 ft. to 1,100 ft.
above sea-level. Access by Ahaura-Kopara metalled dray-
road nine miles from Ahaura Post and Telegraph Office and
railway-station.

Grey County.—Waimea Survey District.

Section 3378, Block IV: Area, 214 acres 0 roods 30 perches;
capital value, £220; half-yearly rent, £4 8s.

Comprises broken country carrying heavy bush, consisting
chiefly of kamahi with few pines, practically the whole being
of little commercial value, with a dense undergrowth of
mixed scrub. Soil is of fair quality, resting on limestone
formation. Well watered. Altitude, 200 ft. to 1,000 ft.
above sea-level. Fronts old Marsden Road, and is distant
from Greymouth seven miles, and from Paroa Railway-
station and post-office six miles and a half, by metalled
dray-road.

Section 3379, Block IV: Area, 209 acres 0 roods 38 perches;
capital value, £210; half-yearly rent, £4 4s.

Weighted with £132 10s., valuation for cottage, shed,
clearing, and fencing.

Comprises 15 acres cleared level land, the balance being
broken country carrying heavy bush, consisting chiefly of
kamahi, miro, hinau, with few pines, the whole being of
little commercial value, with a dense undergrowth of mixed
scrub. Soil is of fair quality, resting on limestone formation.
Well watered. Altitude, 200 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-level.
Fronts old Marsden Road, and distant from Greymouth
seven miles and a half, and from Paroa Railway-station and
post-office six miles, by metalled dray-road.

Section 3380, Block IV: Area, 213 acres 3 roods; capital
value, £220; half-yearly rent, £4 8s.

Weighted with £58 5s., valuation for fencing and clearing.

Comprises 14 acres cleared level land, remainder broken
country carrying heavy bush, consisting of kamahi, miro,
hinau, rimu, of small commercial value, with a dense under-
growth of pungas, kiekie, and supplejack. Soil fair, resting
on limestone. Well watered. Altitude 200 ft. to 1,000 ft.
above sea-level. Fronts old Marsden Road, and is distant
from Greymouth eight miles, and from Paroa Railway-
station and post-office five miles and a half, by metalled
dray-road.

Section 3381, Block IV: Area, 215 acres; capital value,
£220; half-yearly rent, £4 8s.

Comprises broken country, carrying heavy bush con-
sisting of kamahi, kahikatea, miro, rimu, hinau, of small
commercial value, with a dense undergrowth of pungas,
kiekie, and supplejack. Soil fair, resting on limestone.
Well watered. Altitude, 150 ft. to 1,000 ft. above sea-
level. Fronts old Marsden Road, and is distant from Grey-
mouth eight miles and a half, and from Paroa Railway-
station and post-office five miles, by metalled dray-road.

Sections 3420 and 3422, Block IV: Area, 506 acres 1 rood
capital value, £660; half-yearly rental, £13 4s.

Comprises about 50 acres good river-flat, balance broken
terrace land carrying fairly heavy bush, consisting of kamahi,
small rimu, miro, &c., from which the timber of commercial
value has been cut out, with an undergrowth of Makomako,
tutu, konini, cutting-grass, and fern. Soil of fair quality
resting on papa. Well watered. Altitude, 100 ft. to 500 ft.
above sea-level. Situated between Cameron’s Track and
New River, and distant from Paroa Railway-station and
post-office five miles and a half by metalled road.

Westland County.—Waiho Survey District.

Section 2807, Block V: Area, 466 acres 2 roods 30 perches;
capital value, £240; half-yearly rent, £4 16s.

Comprises about 150 acres open flax-swamp, and 260 acres
steep slopes covered with heavy bush of rimu, miro, rata,
kamahi, the remainder being of a wet swampy nature carrying
white-pine. Soil fairly good in places. Well watered. Alti-
tude 5 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. Distant twelve miles
and a half from Okarito and adjoining Waikukupa Post-office.