Feb. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 453

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve in Block XVI Wai-iti
Survey District, Nelson Land District.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto
is a reserve duly set apart for public utility, being
a purpose within Class II of the Second Schedule of the
Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and such land is
not vested in trust in any society, body corporate, or trustee :
And whereas it is expedient that such land should be
appropriated for recreation purposes, being a purpose within
Class III of the said Second Schedule :
Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exer-
cise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the
eleventh section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act,
1908, do by this notification declare that the said land shall,
from and after the twenty-third day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, be appropriated for recreation
purposes under Class III of the Public Reserves and Domains
Act, 1908 ; and I do hereby direct that this notification shall
be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, containing by
admeasurement 9 acres 3 roods 11 perches, more or less,
and being part of Section 30 of the Wai-iti Hills Original
District, in Block XVI of the Wai-iti Survey District.
Bounded towards the north-west and north-east by public
roads, 700 links and 1406·4 links respectively ; and towards
the south-east and south-west by Section 30, 700 links and
1400 links respectively : be all the aforesaid linkages more
or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and
S. 6/5/107, deposited in the Head Office, Department of
Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered green.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General
this 5th day of February, 1924.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.

Changing the Purpose of a Reserve in Oruawharo Parish,
North Auckland Land District.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto
has been duly set apart as a site for a public hall
being a purpose within Class I of the Second Schedule of the
Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and such land is
not vested in trust in any society, body corporate, or trustees :
And whereas it is expedient that such land should be
appropriated for recreation purposes, being a purpose within
Class III of the said Second Schedule :
Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exer-
cise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the
eleventh section of the Public Reserves and Domains Act,
1908, do by this notification declare that the said land shall,
from and after the sixteenth day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, be appropriated for recreation
purposes under Class III of the Public Reserves and Domains
Act, 1908 ; and I do hereby direct that this notification
shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District, contain-
ing by admeasurement 6 acres 1 rood 18·4 perches, more or
less, being Allotment 201, Oruawharo Parish. As the same
is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 22/2858B,
deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and
Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General this 4th day of February, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Declaring Road-lines intersecting Land in Wilford Settlement
Wellington Land District, to be closed.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS a report has been received from the Sur-
veyor-General, from which it appears that the roads
described in the Schedule hereto are unformed and unused,
and that the said roads intersect land acquired under the
Land for Settlements Act, 1908, and are not suitable to the
subdivision of such land :
Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section
eighty of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, as amended by
section twenty-eight of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1920,
and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me
in this behalf, do by this notice hereby close the roads herein-
after described ; and I do hereby declare that the said roads
shall thereupon become subject to the Land for Settlements
Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WILFORD SETTLEMENT.

APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of roads to be closed :—

A. R. P.
0 2 2·85
0 3 4·59
0 2 20·43
0 2 0
0 2 31·03
0 1 10·52
0 2 0
0 2 31·03
1 2 9·36
0 1 38·69
0 0 28·34
0 0 24·43
1 1 15·41
1 0 39·06

Intersecting Wilford Settlement, part of
Section 8, Hutt Registration District.

Situated in Block XIII, Belmont Survey District.

In the Wellington Land District ; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 19325,
deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and
Survey, at Wellington, under No. 2052, and thereon coloured
green.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 2nd day of February, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in Nelson Land District for Selection on Renew-
able Lease under Section 194 of the Land Act, 1908.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John Rush-
worth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion
of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land described
in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renew-
able lease on Tuesday, the eighth day of April, one thou-
sand 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.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Buller County.—Kawatiri Survey District.

(Exempt from rent for seven years.)

SECTIONS 5, 6, 7, 8, and part Section 9, Block IV : Area, 150
acres 2 roods 21 perches ; capital value, £620 ; half-yearly
rent, £12 8s.

Situated at Fairdown, one mile from Fairdown Railway-
station and seven miles from Westport. Access from Fair-
down by good metalled road to beach, thence along beach
for 25 chains.

The sections are all flat, rather broken by channels from
mining operations. Patches of grass through the whole area.
Sections are well watered. Soil of good quality resting on
sand formation. Altitude 20 ft. to 40 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 31st day of January, 1924.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

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

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, do hereby declare that the
national-endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto
shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday,
the eighth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and