Nov. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3597

being Section 6, Block XVI, Puketapu Survey District: Bounded towards the north-east by a public road, 717·5 links; towards the south-east by Crown land, 225·9 links; towards the south-west by a public road, 338·5 links; and towards the north-west by a public road, 134·3, 383·7, and 53·2 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 25/431A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red; and excluding Trig. Reserve.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 14th day of November, 1930.

A. J. MURDOCH, for Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 25/431.)

Lands permanently reserved in the Otago Land District for Recreation Purposes.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas by the three-hundred-and-sixtieth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section may, at the expiration of one month, but not later than six months, after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette:

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule hereto were, by Warrant dated the fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, and published in Gazette of the eleventh day of that month, temporarily reserved under the authority of the said Act for recreation purposes:

Now, therefore, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby permanently reserve the lands described in the Schedule hereto for recreation purposes for which the said lands were so temporarily reserved as aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 32 acres 1 rood, more or less, being part of the Town Belt, Town of Clyde, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-west by Block I, Leaning Rock Survey District, 1371·2 links; by the crossing of a public street, 129·3 links; and again by Block I, 2055·1 links; towards the north-east by a public street, 993·6 links; towards the south-east by Sections 6 and 5, Block LI, Town of Clyde, 1685·5 links; by the crossing of a public street, 103 links; and by Section I, Block L, 1099·5 links; towards the south-west by Farne Street, 125·9 links; again towards the south-east by Farne Street and Block XLVIII, 402 links; again towards the south-west by Crown land, 903 links.

Also all that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 105 acres 0 roods 6 perches, more or less, being part of the Town Belt, Town of Clyde, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-west by Block I, Leaning Rock Survey District, 902·6 links; towards the north-east by Run 221c, 11650·5 links; towards the south-west and south-east by a Cemetery Reserve, 1613 links and 196 links; towards the south-west by Blocks XXXII, XXXIV, a public street, Sections 2 and 1, Block LIII, a public street, Sections 4, 3, 2, and 1, Block LII, Town of Clyde, 6505·4 links; towards the north-west and south-west by a public street, 100 links and 3866·7 links.

Also all that area in the Otago Land District containing by admeasurement 3 acres 0 roods 28 perches, more or less, being part of the Town Belt, Town of Clyde, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-east by Run 221c, Sections 8 and 9, Block I, Leaning Rock Survey District, 1197·5 links; towards the south-west by Hull Street, 1024·4 links; towards the north-west by a Cemetery Reserve, 620 links:

Be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same are more particularly shown on the plan marked L. and S. 1/112A, 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 November, 1930.

A. J. MURDOCH, for Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 1/112.)

Opening Lands in the North Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the Land Act, 1924, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for selection on renewable lease on Monday, the nineteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, 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 Act.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waitemata County.—Kaipara Survey District.

(Exempt from rent for three years.)

SECTION 9, Block X: Area, 168 acres 3 roods 14 perches. Capital value, £110. Half-yearly rent, £2 4s.

Section 10, Block X: Area, 138 acres 0 roods 4 perches. Capital value, £140. Half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Situated on high country west of Kaukapakapa. Access is from Kaukapakapa Railway-station which is from two miles and a half to three miles distant by formed road, two miles of which is metalled. Soil is friable clay resting on sandstone. Both sections well watered by running stream. Elevation 350 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. Both sections are undulating to hilly, in fern, with patches of danthonia and scrub. All more or less ploughable. Section 10 has a small area in swamp which is easily drainable.

Hobson County.—Tokatoka Survey District.

(Exempt from rent for five years.)

CROWN LAND.

Section 37, Block XIV: Area 419 acres 3 roods 24 perches. Capital value, £800. Half-yearly rent, £16.

Section 38, Block XIV: Area, 464 acres 0 roods 35 perches. Capital value, £685. Half-yearly rent, £13 14s.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Section 39, Block XIV: Area, 378 acres 0 roods 7 perches. Capital value, £855. Half-yearly rent, £17 2s.

Rent free for five years provided improvements to double the value of annual rent remitted are effected each year.

Sections situated on Tikinui–Tangaihi main road. Access, if from Te Kopuru, ten miles distant, five miles and a half of which is metalled; balance cart-road not metalled.

Section 37: About 70 acres fair swamp, 25 acres narrow wiwi swamp, 100 acres undulating poor hills, and balance poor broken hills in fern, tea-tree scrub, and heather. Soil fair to poor swamp in raupo flax and rushes; balance poor semi-volcanic and sandy loam on sandstone formation.

Section 38: About 75 acres fair swamp, 35 acres poor narrow wiwi swamp, 100 acres undulating, and balance broken hill country in fern, tea-tree scrub, and heather. Soil good to poor on swamp which is in raupo, flax, and wiwi. Undulating country, semi-volcanic and sandy loam.

Section 39: About 90 acres fair swamp, 20 acres narrow poor wiwi swamp, 50 acres undulating semi-volcanic and sandy loam; balance broken hills in fern, tea-tree scrub and heather. Soil fair to poor swamp, undulating portion fair on sandstone formation.

Elevation to 200 ft. above sea-level. All sections fairly well watered by swamp and springs.

Whangaroa County.—Kaeo Survey District.

(Exempt from rent for five years.)

Section 5, Block IV: Area, 236 acres. Capital value, £180. Half-yearly rent, £3 12s.

Situated on unformed road, three miles from Otoroa Post-office and ten miles from Kaeo. Access from Whangaroa Port, which is about fourteen miles distant, thirteen miles formed and mostly metalled. Undulating and easy sloping country, all ploughable, in manuka, fern, hakea, and wiwi. Soil, pipeclay and some ironstone. Watered by swamp. Elevation 500 ft. to 900 ft. above sea-level.

Waitemata County.—Pukeatua Parish.

(Exempt from rent for three years.)

Sections N.E. 257 and 318: Area, 47 acres 1 rood 8 perches. Capital value, £35. Half-yearly rent, 14s.

Situated about half way between Dairy Flat and White Hills School, on Massey–Kaukapakapa Road, which is formed