June 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2167

Lower Hutt Borough Council; and all such payments shall be made from time to time to the Town Clerk, Lower Hutt, for and on behalf of the said Councils.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

THE Wellington City Council 38·202 per centum, but not exceeding the sum of £5,806.

The Petone Borough Council 6·946 per centum, but not exceeding the sum of £1,055.

The Hutt County Council 6·579 per centum, but not exceeding the sum of £1,000.

The Upper Hutt Borough Council 3·125 per centum, but not exceeding the sum of £475.

The balance of the cost, less any contribution by the Government, shall be borne by the Lower Hutt Borough Council.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge in the Wellington Land District, Borough of Lower Hutt, over the Hutt River (together with approaches thereto); as the site of the said bridge and approaches is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 67910, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of June, 1927.

K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister of Public Works.
(P.W. 62/9/15/2.)

Opening Settlement Lands in Wellington Land District for Selection.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

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-fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, 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.

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

Waimarino County.—Manganui Survey District.—Coyle Settlement.

SECTION 1s: Area, 200 acres. Capital value, £1,785; £400.* Half-yearly rent, £44 12s. 6d; £15 12s.†

• Buildings.
  † Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, consisting of a seven-roomed dwelling, cowshed, stable, &c., valued at £400, which sum must be paid in cash or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £15 12s. Total half-yearly payment on lease: £60 4s. 6d.
  This property is situated about two miles and a half from the Horopito School and Railway-station and seven miles from the Raetihi Dairy Factory. Comprises easy country, intersected by a rather large gully. 100 acres in good pasture, and remainder in worn-out pasture. Suitable for dairying and grazing.

Oroua County.—Kairanga Survey District.—Sandilands Settlement.

Section 1s: Area, 116 acres 1 rood 21 perches. Capital value, £1,500; £500.* Half-yearly rent, £37 10s.; £19 10s.†

• Buildings.
  † Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, consisting of a five-roomed dwelling and out-buildings in good order, valued at £500, which amount must be paid in cash or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £19 10s. Total half-yearly payments on lease, £57.
  This property is situated on the Feilding–Ashhurst Road, about eight miles from the Feilding Railway-station, three miles from Colyton School, and nine miles from the Bunnythorpe Dairy Factory. Comprises all easy undulating country, subdivided into nine paddocks. The pastures are old, and would greatly benefit by top-dressing. The soil is of a light loam resting on clay. It is permanently watered by creeks.

Hutt County.—Belmont Survey District.—Waddington Settlement.

Section 15s: Area, 9 acres 2 roods 39 perches. Capital value, £975. Half-yearly rent, £24 7s. 6d.

Weighted with £870 valuation for buildings, consisting of a four-roomed house of modern design, and outbuildings. This amount may be paid in cash, or a reasonable deposit (to be fixed by the Land Board) may be paid, and the balance repaid by forty-two equal half-yearly instalments of principal and interest at the rate of £3 18s. per hundred pounds of unpaid purchase-money.

Section 17s: Area, 9 acres 0 roods 39 perches. Capital value, £800; £400.* Half-yearly rent, £20; £15 12s.†

• Buildings.
  † Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, consisting of a four-roomed dwelling and outbuildings, valued at £400, which amount must be paid in cash or in twenty-one years by forty-two equal half-yearly instalments of £15 12s. Total half-yearly payment on lease, £35 12s.
  The Waddington Settlement is situated on Nae Nae Road, about three miles from the Lower Hutt Post-office, and comprises first-class land, suitable for dairying or intense cultivation.

Eketahuna County.—Mangaone Survey District.—Woulfe Settlement.

Section 1s: Area, 99 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Capital value, £1,500; £300.* Half-yearly rent, £37 10s.; £11 14s.†

• Buildings.
  † Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, consisting of a five-roomed dwelling and outbuildings, valued at £300, which amount must be paid in cash or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £11 14s. Total half-yearly payment on lease, £49 4s.
  Situated in the Parkville Special Settlement Block, about two miles from Eketahuna by metalled road. Comprises easy, flat-topped ridges, all in grass. Subdivided into several paddocks. The pasture is old and requires top-dressing and the dwelling is in need of repairs.
  NOTE.—The stock and chattels on this property may be purchased by the successful applicant at valuation.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

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-fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven; and also that the land mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, 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.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Waimarino County.—Whirinaki Survey District.

SECTION 13, Block XII: Area, 1,120 acres. Capital value, £420. Deposit on deferred payments, £20; half-yearly instalment, £13. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £8 8s.
Weighted with £767 valuation for improvements, consisting of fencing, felling, and grassing (400 acres), whare, and yards. This amount may be paid in cash or arrangements made with the State Advances Department for an advance on security of improvements.
Situated at the headwaters of the Piraruhe Stream, with frontages to Pehu Road and Murumuru Road. Access is from Raetihi Railway-station, twenty-three miles distant by thirteen miles of metalled dray-road and ten miles formed dray-road. Comprises 400 acres worn-out pasture, subdivided into three paddocks, and 720 acres of bush land. Suitable for grazing. Soil is of fair quality, resting on sandstone and papa formation. Watered by permanent streams and springs. Forest consists of tawa, rimu, matai, rata, and sufficient totara for fencing. Altitude, 1,300 ft. to 2,150 ft.

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

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.