Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3905

It is proposed to constitute a long strip of Crown land between these sections and Haumoana a public domain. The ground generally is flat, and consists of well consolidated shingle, some sections being lightly covered with soil.

A few sections at western end have pot holes caused by removal of gravel, &c.

A good country road provides access to Napier, distant about twelve miles, and Hastings, distant about ten miles, about half the distance in each case being by the Main Highway, part bitumen and part concrete.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 18th day of December, 1930.

R. MASTERS, for Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 25/428.)

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

BLEDISLOE, 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, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Wednesday, the fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, 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 comprise the fifth portion of the Orakei Garden Suburb to be offered to the public. The completion of the Waterfront Road very shortly will bring the centre of the suburb within ten minutes of Queen Street. A bus service has already been licensed, and services will commence as soon as the road is opened for traffic. The formation of the internal roading is complete. Water is laid on to every section, and sewers have been laid over a portion of the block; the remaining sewers will be completed within three months.

The land is in grass. Sections vary from level to easy sloping and some command a magnificent view of Hauraki Gulf, Waitemata Harbour, and surrounding country.

On account of its seaside situation, elevated position, and proximity to the City, Orakei provides the best block of residential sections in the Auckland Suburbs.

Erected on Section 287 is a seven-roomed kauri semi-bungalow, with pantry, scullery, bathroom, and detached washhouse, hot and cold water service; motor-shed; grounds laid out in lawns, with concrete paths. The purchaser of this section on deferred payments will be required to pay a deposit of £250, together with £1 1s. license fee. This sum is to be paid on the fall of the hammer. The balance of the purchase-money, with interest thereon at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, may be paid by instalments extending over a period of thirty-four years and a half.

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 lawful for any purchaser on deferred payments to transfer his interest in such land before the completion of the purchase, or the expiration of ten years from the date of his license, whichever is the less.
5. The intention of intending purchasers is drawn to the sewer easements as shown on the plan.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 17th day of December, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, for Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 22/43.)

Vesting the Control of an Historic Reserve in the Otago University Council.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the Mapoutahi Pa Historic Reserve, described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act), in the Otago University Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say, —

1. The period for which the control of the reserve is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.
2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserve. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.
3. The said Council shall control the said reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

MAPOUTAHI PA HISTORIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 4 acres, more or less, being Section 57A and closed road Section 1340R, Block IV, North Harbour and Blueskin Survey District, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-west generally by the Pacific Ocean, 1500 links; towards the north-east, east, and south generally by Purakanui Bay, 2200 links, and towards the south-west by a public road, 250 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan