JULY 30.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Hutt County 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 scenic reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Hutt County 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.

SILVERSTREAM SCENIC RESERVE.

PART Section 209, Hutt District, Block IV, Belmont Survey District: Area, 60 acres 3 roods 20 perches.

Also part Sections 269 and 270, Hutt District, Block IV, Belmont Survey District : Area, 104 acres 3 roods 27 perches.

Also Lot 4 on D.P. 8202, being portion of Lot 3 (D.P. 7415), part Section 196, Hutt District, Block IV, Belmont Survey District : Area, 1 rood 14·7 perches. (S.O. 2211.)

Also Lot 3 on D.P. 8202, Part Section 196, Hutt District, Block IV, Belmont Survey District : Area, 1 rood 0·3 perches.

As the same are more particularly shown on plan marked L. and S. 4/167, 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 25th day of July, 1931.

E A. RANSOM,

Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

(L. and S. 4/167.)

Notifying Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

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 Friday, the eleventh day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, as the time at which the land described in the First Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction for cash only, and the lands in the Second Schedule for cash or on deferred payments, and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedules hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.-FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Raglan County.-Newcastle Survey District.

(For sale for cash only.)

SECTIONS 5 and 6, Block I : Area, 4 acres 2 roods 27·6 perches. Upset price, £11.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Waikato County.-Whangamarino Parish.-Te Kauwhata Town District.

(For sale for cash or deferred payments.)

Allotment 544 : Area, 3 roods 39·5 perches. Upset price, £50.

Allotment 545 : Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £55.

Allotment 546 : Area, 3 roods 39·8 perches. Upset price, £60.

Allotment 547 : Area, 1 acre. Upset price, £45.

Allotment 549 : Area, 11 acres 3 roods 8·5 perches. Upset price, £185.

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Raglan County.-Parish of Pepepe.

Allotment 147 : Area, 30 acres 1 rood 26 perches. Upset price, £60.

Waikato County.-Taupiri Parish.

Lot 1 of Allotment 366 : Area, 154 acres 2 roods 25 perches. Upset price, £455.

Matamata County.-Matamata Town.-Matamata Settlement.

Section 7, Block XVIII : Area, 1 rood. Upset price, £75.

Section 8, Block XVIII : Area, 1 rood. Upset price, £75.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of July, 1931.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2666.)

Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces amended.-Amendments No. 34.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the Defence Act, 1909, and its amendments, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General, do hereby amend in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto the Financial Instructions and Allowance Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces published in the New Zealand Gazette dated the sixth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five; and I do hereby declare that the amendment hereby made shall take effect as from the 1st July, 1931.

SCHEDULE.

FINANCIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND MILITARY FORCES.

PARAGRAPH 71 is hereby amended by deleting the scale shown therein and substituting the following :— Per Day. £ s. d. General Officer Commanding . . . . . . .1 2 6 Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel or Wing Commander 0 18 0 Major or Squadron-Leader drawing salary exceeding £508 10s. per annum . . . . . .0 18 0 Major or Squadron-Leader drawing salary of £463 10s.-£508 10s. per annum. . . . .0 16 0 Captain or Flight-Lieutenant drawing salary exceeding £423 per annum . . . . .0 16 0 Captain or Flight-Lieutenant drawing salary of £360-£423 per annum . . . . .0 13 6 Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Flying Officer or Pilot Officer drawing salary exceeding £342 per annum 0 13 6 Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Flying Officer or Pilot Officer drawing salary of £270-£342 per annum.. 0 12 6 Warrant Officer or Non-commissioned Officer of or above the rank of Sergeant . . . . . .0 12 0 All other ranks below that of Sergeant . . . . .0 10 0 Cadets, Recruits, and Aircraft Apprentices : Actual expenses.

Provided that flying-pay as provided for in paragraph 47 (b) of these regulations is not to be considered as salary for the purpose of the allowance.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of July, 1931.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Warrant appointing a Qualified Person to be a Representative of the Patea County on the South Taranaki Electric-power Board.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section seventeen of the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Albert James Gibbs, of Alton, to be a representative of the Patea County on the South Taranaki Electric-power Board.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of July, 1931.

W. B. TAVERNER, Minister of Public Works.

(P.W. 26/1246.)