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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

Pitone Road, Sections 104, 115, 120, and 118, Oakura District; on the west generally by the Katikara Stream, Section 17, and part Section 12, Tataraimaka District, Pitone Road, and a road fronting and intersecting Section 13 and fronting Section 1, part Section 19, and part Section 21, to the north-western corner of Section 18.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 28th day of February, 1930.

P. A. DE LA PERRELLE,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/5/83.)

Opening Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Selection.

MICHAEL MYERS,
Administrator of the Government.

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, Sir Michael Myers, Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the settlement land described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, at the rentals mentioned in the said Schedule; and I do also declare that the said land shall be leased under and subject to the provisions of the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

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

Ashburton County.—Spaxton Survey District.—Clunes Settlement.

SECTION 1: Area, 10 acres. Capital value, £325. Half-yearly rent, £8 2s. 6d.

Section 2: Area, 10 acres. Capital value, £320. Half-yearly rental, £8.

Section 3: Area, 10 acres. Capital value, £320. Half-yearly rental, £8.

Section 4: Area, 10 acres. Capital value, £310. Half-yearly rental, £7 15s.

Section 5: Area, 101 acres 3 roods 23 perches. Capital value, £3,010. Half-yearly rental, £75 15s. Loading for improvements, £460. Cash deposit on improvements, £30. Half-yearly instalment on improvements, £16 15s. 5d.

Section 6: Area, 91 acres 3 roods 29 perches. Capital value, £2,820. Half-yearly rental, £70 10s. Loading for improvements, £40; payable in cash.

Section 7: Area, 103 acres 3 roods 8 perches. Capital value, £2,680. Half-yearly rental, £67.

Section 8: Area, 88 acres 2 roods 16 perches. Capital value, £2,170. Half-yearly rental, £54 5s.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

This settlement is situated one mile and a half from Methven Railway-station, dairy factory, post-office, and school, by a good metalled road. The property comprises good deep free black soil on clay and shingle formation. It is above the average for the district, and is in the rain area. The whole area is ploughable and in good heart. Splendidly adapted for mixed farming, and particularly for dairying. Excellent crops of swedes, turnips, and rape are grown. Splendid grazing land; clover growth being prolific. Unless otherwise stated the crops just harvested or being harvested were sown out of grass. It is the usual custom in this locality to take two wheat crops. A fair average wheat yield is 40 bushels, although up to 70 bushels have been grown. The capacity is at least a cow to 2 acres; sheep in proportion. Watered by race.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

The lessee of Section 5, at his own expense, must keep the buildings insured to the full insurable value in the name of the Commissioner of Crown Lands as lessor until the amount owing thereon is repaid.

PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.

Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4: These sections have frontage to the Ashburton-Methven Main Highway, and are all in young grass. They are ideal sections for workers’ homes.

The following improvements are included in the capital values:—

Section 1: Half-value 16¾ chains part boundary and full value 6 chains road fencing, £6 14s. 2d.

Section 2: Full value 6 chains road fencing, £1 10s.

Section 3: Full value 6 chains road fencing, £1 10s.

Section 4: Half value 15½ chains party and full value 7½ chains road boundary, £3 16s. 3d.

Section 5: 24 acres oat stubble, 44½ acres wheat stubble, 14 acres young grass, 12 acres good pasture; balance of area occupied by house and yards. Buildings comprise cottage (three rooms) and bathroom (practically new), with electric range and telephone installed (value, £300); large stable, loose boxes, and implement-shed combined (value, £120); pigstye (value, £5); small shed (value, £5); cow-byre with concrete floor (value, £20); sheeypards (value, £10). Grand total for improvements, £460; payable £30 in cash at ballot; balance £430 by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £16 15s. 5d.; comprising partly principal and partly interest, during the period of twenty-one years from 1st July, 1930.

Improvements included in the capital value consist of: Half value 120¾ chains boundary fencing, full value 93¼ chains road fencing and subdivisional fencing: total value of fencing, £70 16s. 1d.

Section 6: 42¼ acres wheat stubble, 10 acres young grass, 20 acres western wolths run out, although good rough feed; 20 acres in turnips last year, lying idle, but good rough feed. Buildings consist of whare 16 ft. by 12 ft. (at present on Section 5), valued at £40; payable in cash. Subdivided into two paddocks. Fencing included in capital value consists of: Half-value 87 chains boundary fencing and full value 32 chains of road and subdivisional fencing; total value, £34 17s. 6d.

Section 7: 102½ acres in wheat stubble. Subdivided into three paddocks. Improvements included in capital value consist of: Half value 96 chains boundary fencing and full value 37 chains subdivisional fencing; total value, £35 3s. 3d.

Section 8: 65 acres in wheat stubble, 21 acres fallowed (previously in western wolths); good rough feed. Subdivided into two paddocks. Improvements included in capital value comprise half value 88¾ chains boundary fencing, full value 29½ chains subdivisional fencing; total value, £42 9s.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 3rd day of March, 1930.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Southland County Council to sell Timber upon Portion of a certain County Road in the Southland County.

MICHAEL MYERS,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by section one hundred and forty of the Public Works Act, 1928, I, Sir Michael Myers, Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Southland County Council to sell or contract to sell and remove timber upon portion of a certain county road fronting part Section 47, Block VI, Otara Survey District. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 77646, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 26th day of February, 1930.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Public Works.

(P.W. 54/45.)

Warrant vesting the Control of the Mangatainoka River Bridge in the Pahiatua County Council, and apportioning the Cost of Maintenance.

MICHAEL MYERS,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the Public Works Act, 1928, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, Sir Michael Myers, Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby direct that the Mangatainoka River Bridge, described in the Schedule hereto, together with the protection-works for a distance of fifty (50) chains above, and ten (10) chains below the said bridge (which protection-works are hereby declared and defined to be part of the said bridge) shall, on and after the date of the gazetting hereof, be under the control of the Pahiatua County Council; and I do hereby further direct that the cost of maintaining the said bridge, less such contribution (if any) as may be made thereto by the Government of New Zealand or the Main Highways Board, and excluding the cost of maintaining the said protection-works, shall be borne by the Pahiatua County Council and the Pahiatua Borough Council in the following