JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1705

Appointing Wednesday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Borough of Opotiki.

WHEREAS a poll to determine the statutory closing-day in the Borough of Opotiki was duly taken under the authority of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, on the 6th day of May, 1931:

And whereas the Town Clerk of the Borough of Opotiki has notified me that the majority of the votes given at such poll were in favour of the appointment of Wednesday as the statutory closing-day in the said borough:

Now, therefore, I, Sydney George Smith, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, do hereby appoint Wednesday as the statutory closing-day in the said borough as from the 8th day of June, 1931.

Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of May, 1931.

S. G. SMITH, Minister of Labour.

Including additional Land in the Tuparoa Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1931.

WHEREAS notice was published in the Gazette of the 26th March, 1931, that the Native Minister has decided to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, to Waikohu A1 and other blocks of Native land, or land owned by Natives, in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District: And whereas the Native Minister has now decided that the Native land or land owned by Natives set out in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of the said section 23, and shall be included in and form part of the Tuparoa Development Scheme. Notice of the Native Minister’s intention is hereby given and published in accordance with the said subsection (3) which provides that no owner shall, except with the consent of the Native Minister, be entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of any works undertaken or to be undertaken under the said subsection (3).

SCHEDULE.

THE following lands situate in the Waipiro Survey District in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District.

Block. Area.
Kokai A1 .. .. .. .. 158 0 0
Waitekaha A3 .. .. .. .. 266 2 0
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Portions of Bay of Islands Consolidation Scheme confirmed.

In the matter of Section 6 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of an application to the Court affecting Motatau lA lA and other blocks, four schemes of consolidation (in part), covering Series C, F, H, and J of the Bay of Islands Consolidation Scheme, and dated respectively the 30th day of April, 1931, the 30th day of April, 1931, the 4th day of May, 1931, and the 4th day of May, 1931, having been prepared by the Native Land Court in accordance with the above-mentioned Act, and submitted under the seal of the said Court to the Native Minister for his approval, I, Apirana Turupa Ngata, as such Native Minister, being satisfied that the schemes so submitted are just and equitable, and are in the public interest, do hereby confirm the portions of the said scheme of consolidation which were so submitted on the dates above mentioned.

Dated this 26th day of May, 1931.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Including additional Land in the Ruatoki Development Scheme.

visions of subsection (3) of the said section 23, and shall be included in and form part of the Ruatoki Development Scheme. Notice of the Native Minister’s intention is hereby given and published in accordance with the said subsection (3), which provides that no owner shall, except with the consent of the Native Minister, be entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of any works undertaken or to be undertaken under the said subsection (3).

SCHEDULE.

THE following land situate in the Waimana Survey District, in the Waiairiki Native Land Court District : Kohai Block : Area, 1,003 acres.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Including additional Land in the Maketu Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 29th May, 1931.

WHEREAS notice was published in the Gazette of the 23rd December, 1930, that the Native Minister has decided to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, to Maketu A Section 144 Block, in the Waiairiki Native Land Court District: And whereas the Native Minister has now decided that the Native land or land owned by Natives set out in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of the said section 23, and shall be included in and form part of the Maketu Development Scheme. Notice of the Native Minister’s intention is hereby given and published in accordance with the said subsection (3) which provides that no owner shall, except with the consent of the Native Minister, be entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of any works undertaken or to be undertaken under the said subsection (3).

SCHEDULE.

THE following lands situate in the Te Tumu, Maketu, and Otutara Survey Districts in the Waiairiki Native Land Court District.

Block. Area.
Maketu A, Section 5 .. .. 3 2 3
,, 64 .. .. 4 1 0
,, 65 .. .. 0 3 26
,, 66 .. .. 2 2 0
,, 67 .. .. 0 0 26
,, 68 .. .. 0 1 17
,, 83 .. .. 0 2 38
,, 88 .. .. 18 0 0
,, 94 .. .. 2 1 33
,, 95 .. .. 7 0 0
,, 96A .. .. 7 2 27
,, 96B .. .. 6 0 0
,, 97 .. .. 5 2 3
,, 98A .. .. 20 2 0
,, 98B .. .. 4 0 0
,, 99 .. .. 56 0 8
,, 100 .. .. 42 1 30
,, 102 .. .. 40 0 0
,, 103 .. .. 24 1 20
,, 104 .. .. 22 1 3
,, 105 .. .. 27 3 23
,, 106 .. .. 4 1 36
,, 107 .. .. 9 1 12
,, 108 .. .. 29 3 0
,, 109 .. .. 20 1 18
,, 110 .. .. 5 1 19
,, 111 .. .. 3 2 15
,, 112 .. .. 21 1 10
,, 113 .. .. 2 3 14
,, 114 .. .. 1 0 0
,, 120 .. .. 7 1 25
,, 121 .. .. 20 0 0
,, 122 .. .. 9 2 0
,, 123 .. .. 2 1 30
,, 124 .. .. 13 0 33
,, 125 .. .. 3 3 14
,, 128 .. .. 3 1 0
,, 142 .. .. 8 0 0
462 1 3
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.