MAY 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1221

Opening Land in Marlborough Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

By his Deputy,

CHARLES PERRIN SKERRETT

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 Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Tuesday, the eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, 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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.*

Marlborough County.—Wakamarina Survey District.

SECTION 44, Block XIV: Area, 568 acres 1 rood 20 perches; capital value, £850; half-yearly rental, £17.

Weighted with the sum of £32 16s. 6d., valuation for improvements, consisting of felling and grassing (£22 16s. 6d.) and half-cost of boundary-fencing (£10). This sum must be paid in cash by the successful applicant.

The property comprises poor quality birch hills with a strip of fair country along the Wakamarina River. The bush has been milled throughout, so little felling will require to be done. The section is well watered by permanent streams, access is by main Wakamarina Valley Road about four miles from Canvastown Post-office, dairy factory, store, and school.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 3rd day of May, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in Gisborne Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

By His Deputy,

CHARLES PERRIN SKERRETT.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and thirty-two of the Land Act, 1924, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Thursday, the tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, as the time at which the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.—CROWN LAND.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Wairoa County.—Taramarama Survey District.

SECTION 1, Block XIV: Area, 249 acres 2 roods; upset price, £1,050.

Comprises hilly land of fair quality, practically all in grass; has no formed access, but is within about half a mile of the Cricklewood Road. The boundary adjoining Tutaekuri lo 13 Block is fenced.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 3rd day of May, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Land in the Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

By his Deputy,

CHARLES PERRIN SKERRETT.

IN 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 land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six; and also that the land 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 price at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Ekatahuna County.—Tararua Survey District.

SECTIONS 1 and 45, Block VI: Area, 705 acres. Capital value, £1,050; £1,285.* Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent, £26 5s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £21.

• Valuation for improvements, consisting of felling and grassing 360 acres, £665; fencing, £190; plantation, £10; and a five-roomed dwelling and outbuildings, £420. Arrangements may be made by the successful applicant for a loan of £900 to the State Advances Office on security of the improvements; remainder payable in cash.

These sections are situated in the Stirling Farm Homestead Block at the end of the Mangaroa Road, about nine miles from Ekatahuna. Comprises hilly bush country mostly. An area of 360 acres has been felled and grassed, but owing to neglect this area has gone back a good deal to second growth and rubbish. Soil is of a light nature, resting on papa and shingle formation. Sections are watered by small streams.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of April, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,

Wellington, 27th April, 1926.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 35 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, the undermentioned persons have been appointed Rangers under and for the purposes of that Act for the districts set opposite their names respectively, viz. :—

Ernest Henry Price, of Athol .. .. Southland.
Alexander Owen, of Kaitoke .. .. Wanganui.
Trevor Stroade Withers, of Auckland .. .. Auckland.
James Bryt Jordan, of Auckland .. .. Auckland.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,

Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointment of Officers under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Department of Internal Affairs,

Wellington, 28th April, 1926.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed

Alexander Owen, of Kaitoke,

Trevor Stroade Withers, of Auckland, and

James Bryt Jordan, of Auckland,

to be Officers for the purposes of Part II of the said Act.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,

Minister of Internal Affairs.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,

Wellington, 5th May, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Gilbert Burness Burns, Esq., of Otatau,

Walter Excell, Esq., of Nightcaps, and

Charles George Gordon Sinclair, Esq., of Otahuhu,

to be Justices of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.