Mar. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 755

described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public
auction for cash or on deferred payments; and I hereby
fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that men-
tioned in the said Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Waitomo County—Mapara Survey District.

SECTION 20, Block VIII: Area, 19 acres 0 roods 3·7 perches.
Upset price, £76.

Situated about four miles from the Kopaki Railway-station
by good metalled road at the junction of the Mapara and
Kopaki Roads in close proximity to the Aratoro School.
There is a fair amount of scrub, fern, and manuka on the
section. The land varies from light soil to heavy river flat.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 28th day of February, 1927.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

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 twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine-
hundred and twenty-seven, 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 hereby
fix the price at which the said land shall be sold as that men-
tioned in the said Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Patea County.—Wairoa Survey District.

SECTIONS 57B, 58B, and 59B, Block XII. Area: 48 acres
0 roods 6 perches. Upset price, £1,100.

This property is situated on the Tuke Road, midway between
the Momahaki Railway-station and the sea-coast. The Moma-
haki Railway-station is three miles distant by formed dray
road, and the Waverley School is five miles distant. The
section comprises low, undulating land, all in grass, and
mostly ploughable. The soil is of a sandy nature resting on
clay formation. The section is subdivided into two paddocks.
The only buildings are a small whare and a shed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 24th day of March, 1927.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Inspector of Scenic Reserve appointed.

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by
section four of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, I,
General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

Charles Stephen Andrews

to be an Inspector under the said Act in respect to the scenic
reserve described in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

NGONGOTAHA MOUNTAIN SCENIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by
admeasurement 282 acres 2 roods, more or less, situated in
Blocks XVI, Rotorua Survey District, and IV, Horohoro
Survey District, and being part of Rotohokahoka Block.
Bounded towards the north-west by part of Rotohokahoka F
Block from Trig. Station S. Ngongotaha, to the westernmost
corner of part D, Rotohokahoka North No. 3 Block; towards
the north-east by the said part D to Mountain Road; thence
towards the south generally by that road, Rotohokahoka D
South No. 9, D North No. 2B, and D North No. 10 Blocks;
towards the west by Rotohokahoka D North No. 10 and

D North No. 9 Blocks; and towards the north generally by
Rotohokahoka F Block to and across Mountain Road, by
that road to a point bearing 77° 33′ from Trig. Station S
aforesaid, and thence to the said trig. station, the place of
commencement.

Also all that area in the Auckland Land District, containing
by admeasurement 250 acres 1 rood 32 perches, more or less,
being portion of the Rotohokahoka Block, situated in Block
IV, Horohoro Survey District. Bounded towards the north-
west generally by a scenic reserve described in New Zealand
Gazette of the 2nd November, 1916, No. 124, page 3424, from
the south-western corner of that reserve to the Ngongotaha
Mountain Road; thence towards the south-east generally by
that road to Kaitao-Rotohokahoka No. 10 No. 2B Block;
thence by that block to the south-western corner of Roto-
hokahoka D South No. 9B Block; thence by the south-
western boundary of that block to and by the south-eastern
boundary of No. 10A of the last-mentioned block to the
northern side of Clayton Road; thence towards the south-
west by the said side of Clayton Road a distance of about
3134·6 links; thence again towards the north-west by a right
line to the place of commencement.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 24th day of March, 1927.

A. D. McLEOD,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

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

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1924, and the
amendments thereof, 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
Tuesday, the third day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-seven, and also that the land men-
tioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the appli-
cant, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be
selected on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the
price at which the said land shall be sold, occupied, or leased
as that 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, and amend-
ments thereof.

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SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Marlborough County.—Wakamarina Survey District.

SECTION 7, Block III: Area, 282 acres. Capital value, £600.
Deferred payments: Deposit, £30; half-yearly instalment,
£18 10s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12.

Weighted with £635 valuation for improvements, com-
prising house (well-built 5-roomed dwelling) and fencing,
£600; and cowbyre and 11 chains new fencing, £35. The
whole amount may be paid in cash or as follows: The £35 to
be paid in cash and the £600 by a deposit of 5 per cent. (£30)
and half-yearly instalments of £18 10s. 6d., principal and
interest, over a period of 34½ years. Cash: £1,235, with
Crown grant fee of £1 3s. 10d.

Deferred Payments.—5 per cent. of price of land (£30),
together with 5 per cent. value of improvements (£30), to-
gether with £35 cash for recent improvements, and £1 1s.
license fee.

Renewable Lease.—Half-year’s rent (£12), together with
5 per cent. value of improvements (£30), together with £35
cash for recent improvements and £1 1s. lease fee.

DESCRIPTION.

Comprises about 60 acres of fair to good flat land. The
balance is steep, broken country, cold and shady, covered
with birch brush. Practically all the milling-timber has been
cleared off. Well watered. Altitude varies from 320 ft. to
1,500 ft. Distant about seven miles and a half from the
Rai Valley Post-office and dairy factory.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 24th day of March, 1927.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.