Numb. 82.

3613

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1930.

Declaring Lands in Auckland Land District open for disposal on Renewable Lease.

[l.s.] BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fifty-four of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General, by Proclamation, may from time to time declare any lands within any mining district to be open for disposal as provided in section one hundred and fifty-three of the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by the one hundred and fifty-fourth section of the said Act, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open on Friday, the twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, for disposal as provided in section one hundred and fifty-three of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HAURAKI MINING DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

NATIONAL-ENDOWMENT LAND.

Coromandel County.—Coromandel Survey District.

Section 9, Block II: Area, 99 acres 3 roods 35 perches. Capital value, £50. Half-yearly rent, £2.

Weighted with £75, for improvements comprising five-roomed kauri dwelling (iron roof, double brick chimney), three-bail cow-byre, approximately 50 chains boundary-fencing; 50 chains road fencing, and 20 chains subdivisional fencing. This amount is payable in cash.

Area suitable for dairy-farming, situated two miles from Kennedy Bay Post-office and school, and seven miles from cream dump and saleyards at Coromandel.

Access is by metalled dray-road. Undulating to hilly land, comprising 50 acres reverted pasture; balance old kauri workings. Well watered by creeks and springs. The soil is a very light loam resting on andesite quartz formation. Blackberry is plentiful.

NOTE.—The section is to be selected and held in conjunction with Section 15, Block II, Coromandel Survey District, adjoining.

Section 15, Block II: Area, 35 acres 2 roods 4 perches. Capital value, £25. Half-yearly rent, 10s.

Grazing property, situated on the Coromandel—Kennedy Bay Road, three miles from Kennedy Bay Post-office and school, and seven miles from Coromandel Saleyards. Access is by metalled dray-road from Coromandel.

Section entirely unimproved, comprising worked-out kauri bush, the soil being a very light loam resting on andesite quartz formation. Watered by springs. Blackberry requires attention.

NOTE.—This section is to be selected and held in conjunction with Section 9, Block II, Coromandel Survey District, adjoining.

Thames County.—Ohinemuri Survey District.

Lot 2 of Section 3, Block II: Area, 547 acres. Capital value, £270. Half-yearly rent, £5 8s.

Weighted with £25, for improvements comprising a mill. This sum is payable in cash.

This property is suitable as a run-off area, and is situated approximately ten miles from Hikutaia Post-office, school, store, and railway-station, four miles by metalled road, balance by formed dray-road. Originally under heavy kauri bush, portion now comprising old kauri workings in rough feed.

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 20th day of November, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, for Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

(L. and S. 9/2532.)

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