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said Act; and (b) a notice of the number of votes recorded for and against the proposal was published by the Returning Officer in a newspaper circulating in the district:
And whereas it appears that the ratepayers of the district have not been misled by such irregularities as aforesaid, and it is expedient to validate the same;
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the voting-paper had set forth the aforesaid particulars required by section ten of the said Act, and as though the aforesaid notice required by section twelve of the said Act had been duly published by the Chairman, in accordance with that section, and that the validity of the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be called in question by reason only of the irregularities aforesaid.
F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Authorizing Erection of a Public Hall on Kororareka Domain North Auckland Land District.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
IN 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, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Kororareka Domain Board to erect a public hall on that portion of the Kororareka Domain under its control described in the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
SECTIONS 15 and 16, Block IX, Town of Russell: Area, 15 perches.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 25th day of February, 1925.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.
Cancelling the Reservation over Part of Pahurehure Domain, North Auckland Land District.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by subsection one of section forty-three of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby cancel the reservation for the purposes of a recreation-ground and domain over the land described in the Schedule hereto, and also the vesting of the control of the said land in the Pahurehure Domain Board.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 0 roods 2 perches, more or less, being Lot 1 of Section 1, Town of Papakura. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road bearing 139° 5', 185 links; towards the south-east by a public road bearing 214° 10', 361.3 links; towards the south-west by Lot 2, Section 1, Town of Papakura, bearing 304° 17', 317.5 links; and towards the north-west by a stream forming the south-east boundaries of Lots 10 and 9 of Section 7, Town of Papakura; be all the aforesaid bearings and linkages more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 5514/8, 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 25th day of February, 1925.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.
Opening Lands in the North Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
TN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, I. General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor - General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one hundred and seventy-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Tuesday, the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.
SCHEDULE.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Waitemata County.-Paremoremo Parish.
SECTION 204: Area, 28 acres 3 roods 30 perchcs. Capital value, £575. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £14 7s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half - yearly rent, £11 10s.
Section situated on the East Coast Road, four miles and a half from the Takapuna trams, and one mile and a half from Albany Post-office and store. Commands splendid view of outer harbour from Tiri to St. Heliers Bay, with the Great Barrier and Cape Colville in the distance, also a landscape view of the Waitakerei Ranges. It is about a mile and a half from Long Bay beach. Undulating land, all more or less ploughable, lying in sunny position. The soil is of clay on sandstone, poorly watered by swampy creeks, but water could probably be obtained by boring.
Section 247: Area, 24 acres O roods 20 perches. Capital value, £100. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £2 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2.
Section situated on Ridge Road from Albany to River-head, three miles from Riverhead by formed clay road. Has fine view of upper harbour and of Auckland City. Flat to undulating land, in short tea-tree and fern, all more or less ploughable. Soil is of poor clay, on sandstone formation. Poorly watered by small swamps. Altitude, 250 ft. to 270 ft. above sea-level. Suitable for fruit and poultry.
Section 294: Area, 30 acres 2 roods 5 perches. Capital value, £370. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £9 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £7 8s.
Situated one mile from Albany (which has a regular bus service to Birkenhead) by formed clay road. Fine view of Great Barrier, Cape Colville, and outer reaches of Auckland Harbour obtainable from high end of section. All undulating land, lying to the east; sunny position; covered in short tea-tree and fern. Practically all ploughable. Soil is clay loam on sandstone. Well watered by small stream and swamps. Elevation, 250 ft. to 290 ft. above sea-level. This would make a good fruit-growing property (strawberries, lemons, tomatoes, &c.).
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Otamatea County.-Matakohe Parish.
Section W. 41: Area, 10 acres 2 roods 7 perches. Capital value, £10. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, 4s.
Section situated at Matakohe, which is six miles distant by cart-road, metalled about two miles. All open tea-tree land, level to undulating; no improvements. About 250 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. No water.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 3rd day of March, 1925.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.
Opening National-endowment Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.
CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the Land Act, 1924, I. General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Do.