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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

About three-quarters of the area is rich river-flat land, and most of the balance flat terraces. The whole area was at one time covered with silver-beech forest and a few totaras. When cleaned up this class of land makes good grass land, and most of the flat land is now down in good pasture. There is no sour land in this settlement, and all the sections are well watered.

DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS.

Section 1s : Situated about two miles and a quarter from Raupo Railway-station, about one mile by formed road, balance unformed, and Grey River river-bed, or by formed road (with exception of crossing of Big River), eleven miles to Ngahere Railway-station. About 204 acres flat, 140 acres open grass, .64 acres gorse and blackberry, 104 acres terrace land, with dead trees, bracken, small blackberry, and grass. Well watered. Altitude, 200 ft. to 270 ft. above sea-level.

Section 2s : Situated about one mile from Raupo Railway-station, about a quarter of a mile by formed road, balance unformed mostly over Grey River river-bed, or twelve miles by formed road (excepting Big River crossing) to Ngahere Railway-station. About 135 acres flat, of which 25 acres is swamp, balance open grass with odd beech and small totaras standing; 93 acres terrace land, including about 16 acres silver-beech forest, balance covered with dead trees, bracken fern, grass, and blackberry. Well watered. Altitude, 220 ft. to 340 ft. above sea-level.

Section 3s : Situated about one mile from Raupo Railway-station, a quarter of a mile by formed road, balance unformed, mostly over Grey River river-bed, twelve miles from Ngahere Railway-station for formed road with exception of Big River crossing. About 110 acres flat between road and river, of which 5 acres is swamp and 5 acres small bush, gorse, and blackberry. About 15 acres creek flat along Moore's Creek, 81 acres terrace and hill siding, of which about 44 acres is heavy silver-beech forest, balance covered with bracken, dead trees, light grass, and blackberry. Well watered. Altitude, 230 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level.

Section 4s : Situated within 10 chains of Raupo Railway-station or two miles from Totara Flat Railway-station and post-office. All flat ; about 5 acres gorse and blackberry; balance in grass. Well watered. Altitude, 230 ft. to 240 ft. above sea-level.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 26th day of November, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Vesting the Control of Scenic Reserves in the Papatowai Scenic Board.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the reserves described in the Schedule hereto (being lands reserved under the said Act), for the period of five years from the date hereof (unless previously altered or revoked under the said Act) in the undermentioned persons, namely,

Robert Fraser, Claude Gaudin Martin, Daniel Welsh Morgan, Kenneth Ross, Erroll Wright, and William Wells,

who are hereby constituted for that purpose a special Board by the name of the Papatowai Scenic Board (herein referred to as "the Board"), in trust, for the preservation of scenery, and with the powers and subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say,--

1. The first meeting of the Board shall be held on Saturday, the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, at eight o'clock p.m., in the Papatowai School, and thereafter the Board shall meet for the transaction of business on the first Saturday in each quarter at the time and place aforesaid, or at such other time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the Board.

2. The members of the Board shall at their first meeting and thereafter at the annual meeting hereinafter mentioned elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of his successor.

3. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman, provided that two days' notice of such meeting is given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such special meeting; and no other business than that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT-FIRST-CLASS LAND-SETTLEMENT LAND.

Grey County.-Mawheraiti Survey District.--Raupo Settlement.

SECTION ls : Area, 308 acres. Capital value, £1,975. Half-yearly rent, £49 7s. 6d. Half-yearly instalment for buildings, £51s. 5d.

Section 2s : Area, 228 acres. Capital value, £1,575. Half-yearly rent, £39 7s. 6d.

Section 3s : Area, 206 acres. Capital value, £1,525. Half-yearly rent, £38 2s. 6d.

Section 4s : Area, 64 acres. Capital value, £800. Half-yearly rent, £20. Half-yearly instalment for buildings, £11 6s. 3d.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The following improvements are included in the respective capital values of the sections:

Section 1s: Half-value of 110 chains of boundary-fencing and full value of 55 chains of fencing, £71 10s. Section 2s : Half-value of 77 chains of boundary-fencing and full value of 98 chains of subdivisional fencing, £104 6s. Section 3s : Half-value of 43 chains of boundary-fencing and full value of 53 chains subdivisional fencing, hut, and stockyard, £62. Section 4s : Full value 108 chains subdivisional fencing and stockyard, £65.

The following improvements, not included in the respective capital values, are payable either in cash or by instalments:-

Section 1s : Two-roomed cottage, £30 ; sheds, £40; and barn, £60 ; total, £130. Payable either in cash or by forty-two equal instalments of £5 ls. 5d. extending over a period of twenty-one years. Total half-yearly payments, £54 8s. 11d. Section 4s : Six-roomed house, £200 ; and sheds, £90 ; total, £290. Payable either in cash or by forty-two equal instalments of £11 6s. 3d. extending over a period of twenty-one years: Total half-yearly payments, £31 6s. 3d.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Raupo Settlement is situated on the north and south banks of the Grey River, about twenty-eight miles from Greymouth, by formed and metalled road, in the Totara Flat district, which is one of the richest farming districts on the West Coast, and is adjacent to the Greymouth-Reefton railway and Raupo Railway-station. The settlement, which comprises about 806 acres, is being divided into four sections, which (with liming and top-dressing) should make good dairy farms.

These sections, which comprise principally level land, are situated within one mile of Te Kuiti Post-office and railway-station, and are most suitable for residential or business purposes.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of November, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Opening Settlement Land in Westland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on 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 thirteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, 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.