Oct. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2167

Lands permanently reserved in the Marlborough and Canterbury Land Districts.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned :

And whereas by the three-hundred-and-sixtieth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section may, at the expiration of one month, but not later than six months, after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette.

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule hereto were, by Warrants dated the twenty-eighth day of July, and the third day of August respectively, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, and published in Gazette of the fourth and the eleventh days of August of that year, temporarily reserved under the authority of the said Act for river-protection purposes :

Now, therefore, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby permanently reserve the lands described in the Schedule hereto for river-protection purposes, for which the said lands were so temporarily reserved as aforesaid.

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SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Marlborough Land District, containing 457 acres, more or less, being originally portions of Sections 119, Wairau West, 172, Omaka, closed roads, dealt with by Proclamation published in Gazette of 14th January, 1932, and of the original Wairau and Opawa river-beds, the said land now being known as Section 5, Block IX, Cloudy Bay Survey District, and Section 9, Block XII, Onamalutu Survey District. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 22/3200c, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

Also all that area in the said Land District, containing 20 acres 3 roods, more or less, being Section 12, Block XVI, Onamalutu Survey District. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 22/3200b, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

Also all that area in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 118 acres 0 roods 30 perches, more or less, being part of Reserve Number 4060, Block XVI, of the Bangtora and Block IV of the Christchurch Survey Districts, and bounded as follows : Towards the north by other part of Reserve Number 4060 aforesaid, 1773-8 links ; towards the east and south-east by the two-chain road reserve along the sea-coast ; and again towards the west generally by the chain road reserved along the north bank of the Waimakariri River, by Lots 72 and 73 of Deposit Plan Number 7293, by the abutment of a road, and by Reserve Number 3658. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 6/1/36a, deposited in 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 October, 1932.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 22/3200 and 6/1/36.)

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Notifying the Proposed Exchange of Crown Land in the North Auckland Land District for other Land.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and sixty of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor-General, whenever he deems it expedient in the public interest, to grant in fee-simple any area of Crown land which is subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, in exchange for the fee-simple of any other land, and on any such exchange to pay or receive any sum by way of equality of exchange :

And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor-General, it is expedient to exchange the Crown land described in the First Schedule hereto for the land described in the Second Schedule hereto, and the owner of the land described in the Second Schedule has agreed to such exchange :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and authorities, doth hereby declare it is his intention to grant in fee-simple the area of Crown land described in the First Schedule hereto in exchange for the fee-simple of the land described in the Second Schedule.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND AUTHORIZED TO BE EXCHANGED.

All that area in the North Auckland Land District, Whangarei County, containing by admeasurement 47 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being Section 41, Block VII, Opua whanga Survey District. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 9/2391a, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red. (North Auckland plan 26289, blue.)

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

DESCRIPTION OF LAND TO BE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR.

All that area in the North Auckland Land District, Whangarei County, containing by admeasurement 41 acres 0 roods 8-2 perches, more or less, being Lot 1 on D.P. 23724, and being portion of Section 32, Block VII, Opua whanga Survey District. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 9/2391b, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 22nd day of October, 1932.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2391.)

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Setting apart Crown Land under Section 161 of the Land Act, 1924.

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BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section one hundred and sixty-one of the Land Act, 1924, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby set apart the land described in the Schedule hereto for disposal under the section of the Act mentioned.

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SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section 69, Block V, Opoe Survey District : Area, 52 acres 0 roods 10 perches.

Section 70, Block V, Opoe Survey District : Area, 41 acres 0 roods 30 perches.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of October, 1932.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 6/4/4.)

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Member of Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925, appointed.

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Mines Department,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1932.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Carson, Esquire,

to be a member of the Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925, for a period of one year as from 12th October, 1932.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, Minister of Mines.

(Mines : N. 17/31.)

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Members of Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926, appointed.

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Mines Department,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1932.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

James Long Gilmour, Esquire,
Matthew Paul, Esquire, and
James Robert Noble, Esquire,

to be members of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926, for a period of three years as from 12th October, 1932.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, Minister of Mines.

(Mines : N. 17/31.)