Mar. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 755

marked L. and S. 6/6/503, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 14th day of March, 1928.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in 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, and the amendments thereof, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare and provide as follows, this is to say:—

1. The rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto are hereby set apart for disposal by way of sale or selection on Wednesday, the eighteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, at the prices specified in the said Schedule, and shall be deemed to be “light-bush lands.”

2. The said lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease.

3. No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said land for a period of two years from the date from which in each case respectively such land is disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such land during such period.

4. After the first half-year’s rent, or the deposit fixed under deferred payments, as the case may be, has been paid by the selector, the further instalments of rent, or such part of the aforesaid instalments as consist of interest payable by him for a period of two years shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land, the rent or interest so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent or interest payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Rangitikei County.—Hautapu Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of Rates, Rent, or Interest for Two Years.)

SECTION 20, Block IV, and Sections 18, 14, and 16, Block VIII: Area, 182 acres 0 roods 20 perches. Capital value, £915. Deposit on deferred payments, £45; half-yearly instalment, £28 5s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £18 6s.

Section 19, Block IV, and part Sections 12 and 15, Block VIII: Area, 250 acres 2 roods 28 perches. Capital value, £1,255. Deposit on deferred payments, £65; half-yearly instalment, £38 13s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £25 2s.

Situated at Omatane, eleven miles by good metalled road from Utiku Railway-station, post-office, dairy factory, and stores. School, two miles.

Section 20, &c., practically all flat country, bounded on one side by Rangitikei River, with steep cliffs. Soil comprises heavy brown loam on papa, clay, and shingle. Section watered by springs. Elevation 1,500 ft. When grassed, will be good dairy country.

Section 19, &c., all easy bush country, with brown loam soil resting on papa and shingle. Well watered by springs and stream. Elevation 1,500 ft. to 1,900 ft. Good pastoral land. The bush on both sections comprised totara, rimu, and white pine, but has now been milled. Good homestead-site on each section.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Rangitikei County.—Ohinewairua Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of Rates, Rent, or Interest for Two Years.)

Part Section 5, Block V: Area, 592 acres 3 roods 21·5 perches. Capital value, £600. Deposit on deferred payments, £30; half-yearly instalment, £18 10s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £12.

Situated about two miles from Turangarere, with access by formed and metalled road about sixteen miles from Taihape. School, two miles.

Easy rolling country, with light brown loam soil resting on clay and shingle. Permanently watered by stream and river.

Elevation 2,000 ft. to 3,000 ft. The forest originally comprised rimu, kahikatea, totara, and maire, but has now been milled. 490 acres bush and 100 acres scrub and open country. There is a good homestead-site. Pastoral country.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 17th day of March, 1928.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

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 Tuesday, the third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, as the time at which the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction for cash or on deferred payments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Eden County.—Town of Orakei.

These sections form the second group to be offered of the Orakei Garden Suburb, situated on the Orakei Peninsula, within easy reach of Auckland City. The land is in grass and from level to easy sloping, and several of the sections command unsurpassed views of the Auckland Harbour, Hauraki Gulf, and Rangitoto. The subdivision has been laid out on modern town-planning principles, with numerous reserves for the benefit of residents.

The formation of the internal roading, including the laying of water and sewerage pipes, is proceeding rapidly, many of the avenues having been completed. Access is by way of the new waterfront road, which is open to the foot of the Peninsula, or via Remuera, and the Orakei Road. Steps having already been taken towards the construction of a ferro-concrete bridge to replace the present wooden structure over the Orakei Creek.

When the railway is opened the subdivision will be within ten minutes journey of Auckland by either train or motor, and on account of the proximity to the city, and the views obtained, the sections are admirably suited for residential purposes.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO SECTIONS PURCHASED ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS.

1. The sections shall be used for residential purposes only.

2. No buildings shall be erected at a less distance than 15 ft. from the road-boundary, as indicated by the line drawn on the plan.

3. It shall not be lawful for any person to acquire on deferred payments more than two allotments of land, and where any person so acquires two allotments such allotments shall be contiguous.

4. Except on the recommendation of the Land Board, and with the approval of the Minister of Lands, it shall not be