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bounded towards the north-east by the north-eastern boundary of Buller Coalfields Reserve, towards the south-east by the south-eastern boundary of that reserve, to the edge of the forest near the north-eastern corner of Block XI, Ngakawau Survey District; towards the south and west and north-west generally by the edge of the forest to a point near the south-east corner of Section 9, Block III, Ngakawau Survey District; thence by a line running north-easterly to the intersection of the survey district line with the south-west boundary of Section 8, Block III, aforesaid; thence on the south-west, south, and east, by aforesaid Section 8, a road along the east bank of Chasm Creek, by the south and east boundary of Section 8A, Block XV, Mokihinui Survey District; thence by the south boundary of Township of Seddonville, and a road along the west bank of Coal Creek, across such road, Coal Creek, a road, and along the south and east boundary of Section 6, Block XVI, Mokihinui Survey District; along the south-east boundary of Section 2, Block XVI, Mokihinui Survey District, across a road and stream, down such stream, and along the south-east boundaries of Sections 3 and 4, Block XVI, Mokihinui Survey District, across a road and the Mokihinui River, along the banks of such river to Podges Creek; thence up such creek to the south-east corner of Section 1, Block XII, Mokihinui Survey District, and along the south and western boundary of said Section 1 to the Mokihinui-Karamea Road; thence along such road to the point of commencement; save and except the open lands, public roads, tramways, railways, land set apart for State Coal-mines, and Section 7, Block XVI, Mokihinui Survey District. As the same is delineated on a plan marked 106/1, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service, Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

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 26th day of May, 1924.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Commissioner of State Forests.

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

GOD SAVE THE KING !

Revoking the Reservation over Portion of a Scenic Reserve in the Westland Land District.

[L.s.] JELLICOE, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto forms portion of a reserve duly set apart under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908; by Proclamation dated the thirtieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the sixth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eleven:

And whereas the said land is no longer suitable for scenic purposes owing to the absence of scenic bush thereon:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance 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 O roods 5 perches, more or less, being part of Scenic Reserve No. 974, situated in Block II, Cobden Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Scenic Reserve No. 974, 528·7 links; towards the east by said Reserve, 1331·3 links; towards the south by Section 2877, 529·2 links; and towards the west by Sections 2875 and 2876, 1331·1 links: be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan marked L. and S. 4/418; deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

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 31st day of May, 1924.

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

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Lands set apart as a Permanent State Forest.
[L.s.] JELLICOE, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
BY virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Forests Act, 1921–22, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, 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 set apart the Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto as a permanent State forest.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CANTERBURY-OTAGO FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.
State Forest Part No. 2.
ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 583 acres 2 roods 24 perches, more or less, being Reserve 4071, part of Pastoral Run No. 17 situated in Blocks II and VI, Lyndon Survey District, Square 82, and bounded as follows—Commencing at a point being the most northerly corner of Section 81 of Square 82, Lyndon Survey District, towards the south-east by the last-named section, Section 80, and part Section 79, a distance of 8893·2 links; thence towards the north-west by a public road, 8957·4 links and 3558·49 links respectively; towards the north by part of Rural Section 36795, 1769·9 links; towards the north-east by Reserve 3945, 10840 links, to the point of commencement: subject to a right-a-way along the fire-break shown on plan, to the lessee of Pastoral Run No. 17.

Also all that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 480 acres, more or less, being Reserve 4072, part of Pastoral Run No. 17, situated in Blocks III and VII, Lyndon Survey District, Squares 81 and 82, and bounded as follows—Towards the south-west by Reserve 3945, 12509·5 links; towards the north by a road reserve along Percival River; towards the north-east by a line bounding other part of Pastoral Run No. 17 and being parallel and distant 40 chains from the south-west boundary aforesaid; and towards the south by a road reserve along Hanmer River: subject to a right-of-way along the fire-break shown on plan, to the lessee of Pastoral Run No. 17.

As the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked 129/6, deposited in the Head Office, State Forest Service, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

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 26th day of May, 1924.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Commissioner of State Forests.

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

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Declaring an Area in the City of Wellington to be subject to the Sand-drift Act, 1908.
[L.s.] JELLICOE, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by section three of the Sand-drift Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor-General may, on the petition of any local authority or of any two or more persons interested, from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that the provisions of the said Act shall, on a day named in the Proclamation, come into force within any specified area in New Zealand:

And whereas a petition has been received from the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Wellington praying that the provisions of the said Act should be brought into force within the area described in the Schedule hereto:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section three of the said Act, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that on and after the nineteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the provisions of the said Act shall come into force within the area described in the Schedule hereto.