Oct. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2619

Temporary Suspension of Duty on Wheat.—(C. No. 11.)

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 22nd day of October, 1924.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred on him by section twelve of the Customs Amendment Act, 1921, His Excellency 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, doth, subject to the provisions of this Order, hereby suspend the existing Tariff (being the First Schedule to the Customs Amendment Act, 1921) in so far as it relates to wheat, and doth hereby declare that, while this Order remains in force, wheat shall be exempt from all Customs duties other than the primage duty of one per centum ad valorem imposed by section fifteen of the said Act. This Order in Council shall come into force on the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, and shall remain in force until the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. Immediately on the termination of this Order, the provisions of the Tariff relating to wheat shall be deemed to be restored as if this Order in Council had not been made.

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

Authorizing the Exchange of Settlement Land in the Nelson Land District for other Land.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by section seventy-two of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time exchange any settlement land for any other land, and may on such exchange pay or receive any sum by way of equality of exchange:

And whereas in the opinion of the Governor-General it is expedient to exchange the settlement land described in Part I of the Schedule hereto for the land of equal value described in Part II of the said Schedule, and the owner of the land described in the second part of the said Schedule has agreed to such exchange:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said section seventy-two, do hereby authorize the exchange of the settlement land described in Part I of the Schedule hereto for the land described in Part II of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, containing by admeasurement 121 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being part 2 of Section 2s, of Blue Glen Settlement, in Block XIII, Gordon Survey District, and being a subdivision of Sections 21 and 5, Square 35. Bounded on the north and east generally by a road 12·9, 1149·5, 1937·9, and 1745·2 links, on bearings of 116° 46′, 59° 36′, 135° 8′, and 178° 27′ 30″ respectively; on the south-east and south generally by Lot 3, by lines 2954·4, 3208·6, and 1382·9 links, on bearings of 245° 15′ 40″, 233° 29′, and 296° 35′ respectively; and on the north-west and west generally by part 1 of Section 2s, by lines 283·7, 3911·7, 1091·1, and 2045·5 links, on bearings of 41° 31′, 63° 18′, 0° 53′, and 10° 49′ respectively, to the point of commencement. As the same is more particularly delineated on a plan marked L. and S. 21/240, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon in outline coloured blue.

PART II.

All that area in the Nelson Land District, containing by admeasurement 121 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being part Lot 3 on a plan deposited with the District Land Registrar at Nelson, under No. 861, being part Section 21, Square 35, Block I, Motupiko Survey District. Bounded on the north-west by Section 2s, Blue Glen Settlement, 2923·1 links, on a bearing of 62° 57′; on the east generally by the western boundary of Long Gully Road, the bearings and distances of which are as follows—187° 04′, 254·2 links; 146° 20′, 761·3 links; 241° 33′, 307·4 links; 183° 17′, 344·5 links; 155° 29′, 689·8 links; 243° 53′, 246·3 links; 175° 10′, 711·6 links; 120° 15′, 502·7 links; 197° 30′, 197·2 links; 159° 5′, 564·9 links; 130° 28′, 244 links; 96° 16′, 612·6 links; 215° 50′, 210·5 links; 162° 4′, 230·8 links; 151° 48′, 284·7 links; 130° 49′, 910·7 links; 165° 40′, 609·9 links; 170° 28′, 422·5 links; and on the south-west generally by the north-eastern side of a road, the bearings and distances of which are as follows—263° 57′, 151·6 links; 284° 12′, 1415·2 links; 313° 19′, 3766·3 links; 343° 34′, 945·4 links; and 329° 10′, 1284·7 links, to the aforementioned Section 2s, the point of commencement. As the same is more particularly delineated on a plan marked L. and S. 21/240, deposited on the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon in outline coloured red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Nelson 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 lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Wednesday, the tenth day of December, 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 Acts.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Murchison County.—Matakiki, Tutaki, and Sabine Survey Districts.—Tutaki Settlement.

Sections 5s and 6s : Area, 1,394 acres. Capital value, £3,500. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £78 15s.

Sections 7s and 8s : Area, 1,204 acres. Capital value, £2,300. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £51 15s. Weighted with £10 valuation for hut, payable in cash.

Sections 9s and 10s : Area, 1,075 acres. Capital value, £750. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £16 17s. 6d.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which are included in the capital values of the sections are as follows: Section 5s, fencing, £22 10s.; drains, £25. Section 6s, fencing, £31 1s.

The improvements which do not go with the land, but which have to be paid for separately, are as follows: Section 8s, hut valued at £10, payable in cash.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The Tutaki Settlement adjoins the Braeburn Settlement, one of the most successful settlements in the Nelson District. About 1,400 acres were purchased from Mr. D. W. Oxnarn, and the balance is adjoining Crown land.

The flats comprise some very good agricultural land, and when the new road is made through the middle of the block it should greatly improve the flats by draining the swampy portions. The sections are suitable for both dairy-farming and sheep-farming. The altitude of the sections ranges from 1,300 ft. to 3,000 ft.

Access by road from Murchison, about eighteen miles, to the northern boundary of the settlement. The sections are all well watered by the Tutaki River and permanent streams.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 5s.—190 acres good flat open land, being swampy in places. The balance consists of 134 acres flats and terraces, and 393 acres fairly steep hills on shady side of valley, all forest.

Section 6s.—190 acres fair open land, 100 acres being flat with easily drained swamps in parts; balance undulating to steep hills of good quality; all forest.

Section 7s.—About 140 acres of flat open land, a large portion being swamp easily drained; the balance consists of 200 acres flats and terraces and easy slopes. Part of the section is cold and mossy in places; forest-clad.

Section 8s.—132 acres open undulating and flat land, a good proportion being swamp easily drained; 180 acres flats and terraces; balance easy to steep slopes; forest-clad.

Section 9s.—94 acres open and swamp, 250 acres flat, balance easy slopes, shady and mossy; forest-clad.

Section 10s.—180 acres of flat, fair quality, but inclined to be mossy; balance hilly slopes of good quality, steep in places; all forest.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 20th day of October, 1924.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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