May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1333

marked L. and S. 6/6/106c, 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 12th day of May, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Land in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

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 Tuesday, the twenty-second 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 for cash or on deferred payments; and I do hereby fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Bay of Islands County.—Town of Opua.

SECTION 1, Block I: Area, 1 acre 3 roods 8 perches; upset price, £100.

Situated facing Richardson Street, Opua; which is eight miles distant by rail from Kawakawa. Section has about 9 chains frontage to the waterfront with cliffs practically the whole distance. Commands a splendid view. Has good building-site and is suited for residential purposes.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 12th day of May, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Notifying Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

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 Friday, the eleventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction for cash or on deferred payments; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Geraldine Town District.

SECTIONS 234 and 235: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £105.

Sections 240 and 241: Area, 2 roods; upset price, £105.

Situated in the Borough of Geraldine, Sections 234 and 235 on the corner of Cox Street and Lewis Street, and Sections 240 and 241 on the corner of Wilson Street and Lewis Street. Suitable for building-sites.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 12th day of May, 1926.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Lands in Auckland Land District for 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, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, 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 Monday, the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, 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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Taupo County.—Reporoa Settlement.

• Valuation for buildings.

† Half-yearly instalment on buildings.

NOTE.—Areas of Sections 7s and 14s are subject to slight alteration.

Reporoa Settlement is situated about twenty-five miles from Rotorua on the Rotorua-Taupo Road. There is a school and a post and telephone office on the settlement. There is a daily mail service during the summer and thrice weekly during the winter, and during the dairying season lorries carry cream daily from the settlement for the Rotorua and Ngongotaha Dairy Factories.

The portion of the estate which is now being offered is generally level to undulating, the soil on the higher land being of pumice formation. Most of the sections contain a proportion of partially drained swamp land of good quality, some of which is in surface-sown grass and rough feed, and is capable of growing good pasture when further drained. Practically the whole of the area being offered is ploughable when fully drained. Sections are watered by drains and in some cases by streams. About 20 acres on the north boundary of Section 7, about 10 acres of part Section 35s and a small area of Section 9s are mineralized.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital values, but which are to be paid for separately, are—

Part Section 35s: Four-roomed dwelling, four-bail cow-shed and separator-room, and part of old shed; total value, £200; repayable in cash or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £10 2s.

Section 48s: Two-roomed dwelling with porch, four-bail cow-shed and separator-room, and outhouse and cream-shed; total value, £200; repayable in cash or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £10 2s.

Section 49s: Bungalow, three rooms, bathroom, and pantry, wash-house, six-bail cow-shed and engine-room, fowlhouse; total value, £615; repayable in cash or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £23 19s. 9d.

The improvements which are included in the capital values of the sections are approximately as follows:—