SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2811

Union of Boroughs of City of Auckland and Avondale.
[L.S.] CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the respective Councils of the City of Auckland and of the Borough of Avondale, by petitions under the respective common seals of the Corporations of such city and borough, as provided by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, have prayed the Governor-General that such city and borough (forming one continuous area) be constituted one united borough:
Now, therefore, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by the said Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, do hereby proclaim that the said City of Auckland and the said Borough of Avondale are hereby constituted one united borough, and also that the said borough so constituted is a city by the name of the City of Auckland, and also that the boundaries of the said city so constituted and named shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto:
And I do also proclaim that the said borough shall be an undivided borough, and that the number of councillors to be elected to the Council thereof shall be twenty-one, exclusive of the Mayor:
And I do hereby appoint John Sylvester Brigham (the Town Clerk to the existing City of Auckland) to be the Town Clerk temporarily of the said united borough; and I do hereby appoint Percy Franklin Notley (the Returning Officer to the said existing city) to be the Returning Officer temporarily to the said united borough:
And I do also proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and from the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

SCHEDULE.
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND.
ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District bounded on the west by the Whau River; on the north by the Waitemata Harbour and the northern boundary of the City of Auckland as described in the New Zealand Gazette, 1927, page 226; on the east by Eden County as described in the New Zealand Gazette, 1927, page 226; on the south-east by the Ellerslie Town District as described in the New Zealand Gazette, 1908, page 1360; on the south by Eden County aforesaid; by the Borough of Mount Eden as described in New Zealand Gazette 1925, page 2912, and the Borough of Mount Albert as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1924, page 2072; and again by the western boundary of Eden County aforesaid to Manukau Harbour; thence by Manukau Harbour to Karaka Bay; thence on the west by Waitemata County as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1918, page 3037, and by the Town District of New Lynn as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1910, page 1789, to the Whau River, the place of commencement; excepting therefrom the Borough of Newmarket and the Auckland Domain and Hospital Reserve.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand; and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 1st day of September, 1927.
M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

GOD SAVE THE KING!
(I.A. 19/1/204.)

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.
Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited.
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 24th August, 1927.
NOTICE is hereby given that the licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.
SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Tenure. Section. Block. Survey District. Licensee. Reason for Forfeiture.
O.R.P. 398 2 V Mimi W. Greenwood Non-compliance with conditions of license.
O.R.P. 604 8 XV Omona J. Iorns Ditto.
O.R.P. 590 4 XI Upper Waitara G. L. Young "
O.R.P. 835 1 I Mapara R. D. Eastwood "
I.F.O.R.P. 37 6 XII " Mrs. J. M. Thomson "
O.R.P. 807 7 " " " "
O. HAWKEN, for Minister of Lands.
Land in Hawke's Bay Land District forfeited.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1927.
NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Hawke's Bay Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.
SCHEDULE.
HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE, S.G.R. Small grazing runs 104 and 105, Maungaharuru Survey Sistrict. Formerly held by Frederick Edward Rofe. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.
O. HAWKEN, for Minister of Lands.
Land in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.
District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 29th August, 1927.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, 12th September, 1927.
Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent on them; to landless applicants who, within two years immediately preceding date of ballot, have applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully; to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force; to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the war were bona fide residents of New Zealand; and to applicants who, while domiciled in New Zealand, have served beyond New Zealand as members of any of His Majesty's Forces in connection with any war other than the war with Germany.
SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Waitomo County.—Mapara Survey District.
(Exempt from Payment of Rent for Three Years.)
SECTION 3, Block I : Area, 346 acres. Capital value, £350. Half-yearly rent, £7.
Exempt from payment of rent for a period of three years, providing improvements to the value of £40 are effected annually during the exemption period.
Weighted with £450, valuation for improvements comprising 3-roomed dwelling, about 140 chains fencing, about 15 acres felling, and grassing. This amount is payable in