SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1951

Notice of making and levying General Rates.—Waihi Drainage Area.

I, ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM, Minister of Lands, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, do hereby make and levy on the unimproved value of all land within the Pukehina Subdivision of the Waihi Drainage Area constituted under the said Act the general rates described in the First Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land included in the Central Subdivision the general rate described in the Second Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land in the Kaikokopu Subdivision the general rates described in the Third Schedule hereto, such respective rates being for the purpose of meeting maintenance-costs for the period 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1933.

The amount of such rates (together with the annually recurring special rates already made and levied) will be payable in one sum on the 30th August, 1932, to the Collector of Rates, Room 44, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland. The rate-book will be open for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, and a copy of same will be available for inspection at the office of Mr. H. W. Earp, Clerk, Kaituna River Board, Te Puke, at all times those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
PUKEHINA SUBDIVISION.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928—Twelvepence and twenty-three one-hundredths of a penny (12·23d.) in the pound.

Class C: On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C—Fivepence and forty-three one-hundredths of a penny (5·43d.) in the pound.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
CENTRAL SUBDIVISION.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928—Sixpence and eight-tenths of a penny (6·8d.) in the pound.

THIRD SCHEDULE.
KAIKOKOPU SUBDIVISION.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928—Threepence and seventy-three one-hundredths of a penny (3·73d.) in the pound.

Class B: On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B—Twopence and nine-tenths of a penny (2·9d.) in the pound.

Class C: On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C—One penny and sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny (1·66d.) in the pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 30th day of August, 1932.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/24/1.)

Notice of making and levying General Rates.—Kaitaia Drainage Area.

I, ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM, Minister of Lands, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon my by the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, do hereby make and levy on the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District Subdivision of the Kaitaia Drainage Area, constituted under the said Act, a general rate, described in the First Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land in the subdivision of the Kaitaia Drainage Area outside the Kaitaia Town District the general rates described in the Second Schedule hereto, such respective rates being for the purpose of meeting maintenance-costs for the period from the 1st April, 1932, to the 31st March, 1933.

The said rates, less a subsidy of fourteen shillings (14s.) for one pound (£1), together with the annually recurring special rates already made and levied, will be payable in one sum on the 30th August, 1932, to the Collector of Rates, at the Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office, Room 44, 1st Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland, at which office the rate-book will be open for inspection. A copy of the rate-book will be available for inspection at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer at Kaitaia.

B

FIRST SCHEDULE.
TOWN SUBDIVISION.

On the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District—Sixty-three one-hundredths of a penny (0·63d.) in the pound.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
RURAL SUBDIVISION.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928—Fivepence and eighty-nine one-hundredths of a penny (5·89d.) in the pound.

Class B: On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B—Twopence and six one-hundredths of a penny (2·06d.) in the pound.

Class C: On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C—Eighty-eight one-hundredths of a penny (0·88d.) in the pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 30th day of August, 1932.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/42/5.)

Okauia Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 25th August, 1932.

Pursuant to the provisions in that behalf conferred upon me, I, Apirana Turupa Ngata, Native Minister, have decided to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 522 of the Native Land Act, 1931, to the lands set out in the Schedule hereunder, to be known as the Okauia Development Scheme, and hereby give notice of my intention to do so.

No owner, except with the consent of the Native Minister, is entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of the said development scheme.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

SCHEDULE.

The following lands situate in the Tapapa Survey District in the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court District:—

Block. Area.
A. R. P.
OKAUIA 4A 1 .. .. .. .. .. 32 2 0
,, 4B .. .. .. .. .. 101 0 0
,, 4E 2A 1 .. .. .. .. .. 51 2 25
,, 4E 2A 2 .. .. .. .. .. 150 2 29
,, 4E 2C 1 .. .. .. .. .. 17 0 35
,, 4E 2E 1 .. .. .. .. .. 157 1 6
,, 4E 2E 2 .. .. .. .. .. 88 0 17
,, 4E 2F .. .. .. .. .. 437 0 0
,, 4E 3 .. .. .. .. .. 503 3 3

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,539 0 35

Including Additional Land in the Heretaunga Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1932.

Whereas notice was published in the Gazette of the 20th August, 1931, of the Native Minister’s intention to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, to Karamu F 2 and other blocks, and known as the Heretaunga Development Scheme:

Now, therefore, I, the said Native Minister, do decide to apply the provisions of section 522 of the Native Land Act, 1931, to the additional land mentioned in the Schedule hereto as a part of such scheme, and hereby give notice of my intention accordingly.

No owner, except with the consent of the Native Minister, is entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of the development scheme.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

SCHEDULE.

The following lands situate in the Takapau Survey District in the Ikaroa Native Land Court District:—

Block. Area.
A. R. P.
Otawhao A 3, Section 45A .. .. 12 2 35
Otawhao A 3, Section 45B .. .. 25 1 35

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 30