2620

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 70

Authorizing Erection of a Public Hall on Harihari Domain, Westland Land District.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

I N pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by subsection two of section four of the Public Reserves and Domains Amendment Act, 1921–22, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Harihari Domain Board to erect a public hall on that portion of the Harihari Domain under its control described in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 roods, more or less, being part of Reserve 1379, and situated in Block V, Poerua Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 250 links; towards the south-east by Reserve 765, 200 links; towards the south-west and north-west by the other part of Reserve 1379, 250 and 200 links respectively: be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan marked L. and S. 1/720, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged green.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Opening National-endowment Land in Southland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

I N 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Thursday, the fourth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, at the rental mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

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SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Wallace County.—Aparima Hundred.

SECTION 16, Block V: Area, 243 acres 2 roods 3 perches. Capital value, £370. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 8s.

Weighted with £120 valuation for felling, grassing, and fencing. Worked-out bush section, four miles from Otatau, the last mile and a half being formed but not gravelled. Suitable for grazing and dairying.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Opening Settlement Lands in Nelson Land District for Selection.

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JELLICOE, Governor-General.

I N 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.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Murchison County.—Matakitaki Survey District.—Matakitaki Settlement.

Section 1s: Area, 702 acres. Capital value, £2,750. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £61 17s. 6d.

Section 3s: Area, 992 acres. Capital value, £2,820. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £63 9s.

Sections 2s and 4s: Area, 2,000 acres. Capital value, £3,000; buildings, £685. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £67 10s.; half-yearly instalment of interest and sinking fund on buildings, £26 14s. 7d.

Section 5s: Area, 822 acres. Capital value, £1,000. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £22 10s.

Section 6s: Area, 542 acres. Capital value, £1,400. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £31 10s.

Section 7s: Area, 1,036 acres. Capital value, £1,635. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £36 15s. 9d.

Section 8s: Area, 886 acres. Capital value, £1,000. Renewable lease; Half-yearly rent, £22 10s.

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IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements which go with the land are as follows: Section 1s, 100 chains seven-wire fencing; Section 2s, 140 chains seven-wire fencing; Section 3s, 320 chains fencing; Section 4s, 180 chains mixed fencing; Section 5s, 30 chains fencing; Section 6s, 80 chains mixed fencing; Section 7s, 60 chains seven-wire fencing (no droppers).

The improvements which do not go with the land, but which will have to be paid for separately by the lessee, are as follows: Section 4s—Cottage of four rooms, bathroom on veranda, wood, in poor condition, iron chimney; detached hut, 12 ft. by 9 ft., for kitchen; also hut suitable for dining-hut; old stable, lean-to, 40 ft. by 12 ft., three stalls, fair condition; sheep-dip, 18 ft.; two draining-pens, concrete sheep-yards, cattle-yards, and slaughter-shelter; hay-shed, frame and roof only, 30 ft. by 30 ft., lean-to 15 ft. by 12 ft., iron, good; blacksmith-shop, wood and iron, 9 ft. by 12 ft.; old wool-shed, 54 ft. by 30 ft., new stable, eleven stalls, feed-room, implement-shed, &c., iron roof; barn, 30 ft. by 15 ft., wood and iron; wool-shed, 50 ft. by 37 ft., with lean-to for implements, sides and roof iron; shearing-stand, night pens, &c., practically new; whare, two rooms, 25 ft. by 12 ft., sides and roof iron, wood-lined, iron chimney; hay-shed, 20 ft. by 12 ft., frame and roof only. Total value, £685. Payable in cash, or by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £26 14s. 7d. each; total half-yearly payment on lease, £94 4s. 7d.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s.—265 acres open flat, 80 acres of which are good swamp land, remainder in fair grass; 135 acres bush flat of fairly good quality, all birch bush; 302 acres steep hilly bush country of fair quality, shaded in winter. Well watered by large creeks.

Section 2s.—410 acres open flat, scrub in places, portion swampy, carrying fair grass; some tussock; 90 acres good bush flat, all birch bush; 70 acres poor bush flat; 200 acres fairly good bush hills, shaded in winter; 222 acres poor hills in bush. Well watered by large creeks.

Section 3s.—500 acres flat open country, scrub in places. About 200 acres are carrying fairly good feed, remainder very little feed at present; 235 acres poor hilly country in bush, all birch; fairly well watered on bottom flats by water-race; top flats are not watered at present, but a reserve has been left to branch a portion of race to these paddocks.

Section 4s.—310 acres flat open country, some manuka in places; 470 acres flat bush land of fair quality; 485 acres poor bush hills. The open land is carrying generally fairly good feed, but a portion has very little feed at present. Fairly well watered by water-race.

Section 5s.—180 acres flat open land, scrub in places; 150 acres flat and undulating bush land of good quality. The bush comprises birch, matai, kowhai, &c. Remainder bush hills, varying from very good to fair quality. Formation generally limestone. Well watered by Station Creek and numerous small streams. A very sunny section.

Section 6s.—80 acres flat open land, carrying good grass; remainder varies from flat to undulating bush country of good quality, all sunny country; some matai and kahikatea on this section; fairly well watered by stream.

Section 7s.—80 acres very good open flat land in splendid grass, some scrub in places; 40 acres poor, open, flat land in tussock; some scrub. 100 acres fairly good bush flat. Remainder flat land of generally poor quality. Indifferently watered by stream on northern boundary.

Section 8s.—400 acres flat in fern and grass, quality fair; 80 acres hilly country in fern and grass; 100 acres flat bush and scrub land, fair quality; remainder bush hills of varying quality. Well watered by large creek.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SETTLEMENT.

Access to the settlement is by formed road from Murchison to the Ford at the western end of the settlement, a distance of twenty miles; thence by roughly formed road through Sections 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s to the homestead; thence by bridle-track through Section 4s to the southern boundary of the Tutaki Settlement. There is also a roughly formed road and horse-track through Sections 4s, 6s, 7s, and 8s to the southern boundary of the settlement. Taken as a whole, the settlement is suitable only for pastoral purposes, although most of the sections contain land which is suitable for dairying.