AUG. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2137

Kaitaia Drainage Area.—Notice of Intention to make and levy General Rates.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1933.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, to 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, the 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, such respective rates being for the purpose of meeting maintenance-costs for the period from the 1st April, 1933, to the 31st March, 1934.

The amount of such rates, less a subsidy of twelve shillings (12s.) for one pound (£1), together with the annually recurring special rates already made and levied, will be payable in one sum on the 15th September, 1933.

The valuation roll and the rate-book of the district will be open for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer's Office, Room 44, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland, and copies of same may be inspected at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer, Kaitaia, at all times at which those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Town Subdivision.
On the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District, eighty-four one-hundredths of a penny (0·84d.) 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, fourpence and thirty-eight one-hundredths of a penny (4·38d.) in the pound.
Class B : On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B, one penny and fifty-three one-hundredths of a penny (1·53d.) in the pound.
Class C : On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C, sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny (0·66d.) in the pound.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/42/5.)

Kaitaia Drainage Area, Township Subdivision.—Notice of Intention to amend Special Rate.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1933.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, to amend the annually recurring special rate made and levied on the 18th day of December, 1930, on the unimproved value of all land within the Township Subdivision of the Kaitaia Drainage Area by increasing such rate to the amount set out in the Schedule hereto, such amended rate to be an annually recurring rate to meet interest and repayment of capital for the period from the 1st April, 1930, until the moneys in respect of which it is made are paid off, and such amendment to take effect in respect of the year ending the 31st day of March, 1934, and every subsequent year during the period aforesaid.

The amount of such amended rate shall, for the year ending 31st March, 1934, be payable in one sum on the 15th September, 1933, and in future years in one sum on the 30th August in each year.

The valuation roll and the rate-book are open for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer's Office, Room 44, Government Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland, and a copy of same may be inspected at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer, Kaitaia, at all times at which those offices are open, respectively, for the transaction of public business.

SCHEDULE.
On the unimproved value of all lands within the Kaitaia Town District, twopence and six-tenths of a penny (2·6d.) in the pound.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

Including Additional Land in the Waiapu-Matakaoa Development Scheme.

WHEREAS notice was published in the Gazette of the 18th June, 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 Tapatu-Waitangirua 2B and other blocks and known as the Waiapu-Matakaoa Development Scheme :

Now, therefore, I, the said Native Minister, do decide to apply the provisions of subsection (3) 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.

Dated at Wellington, this 22nd day of August, 1933.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

SCHEDULE.
THE following lands, situate in the Waiapu Survey District, in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District :-
Block. Area.
Tikitiki A 2 64 0 2
,, A 10 31 3 1
,, A 12A 19 3 12
115 2 15

Notification of Approval of Rules of the Otago Acclimatization Society.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th August, 1933.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 25 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I hereby notify that copies of the rules made by the Otago Acclimatization Society on the 10th December, 1932, have been forwarded to me and were approved on the 18th day of August, 1933.

J. A. YOUNG,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 1933/14/3.)

Special Order made by Hokianga County Council declaring Sections 121 and 131, Counties Act, 1920, not to apply to that Council.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1933.

THE following special order made by the Hokianga County Council is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Amendment Act, 1931.

J. A. YOUNG,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

SPECIAL ORDER.
In exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 2 of the Counties Amendment Act, 1931, the County Council of Hokianga resolves by way of special order as follows :—

“ That sections 121 and 131 of the Counties Act, 1920, as to levy of general rates separately in ridings, and as to apportionment of the gross estimated income respectively, shall not apply to the said county ; and, in lieu thereof, the said county shall make and levy all general rates over the county as a whole instead of separately in each riding. That estimates be prepared of the proposed expenditure of the said county during the period for which the rate is to be made, showing any sums available for such purpose and additional sum required, before such rate is made.”

On the taking effect of such special order on the close of the financial year the Council shall forthwith close the separate riding accounts by incorporating in the General Account of the County Fund the balance of such separate accounts.

Dated at Rawene, this 15th day of August, 1933.

R. RAILLEY, County Clerk.

I HEREBY certify that the above special order has been duly made-

R. RAILLEY, County Clerk.

(I.A. 1933/126/5.)