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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

Provisional State Forests, Crown, and National-endowment Lands set apart as Permanent State Forests.

[L.S.] BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

A PROCLAMATION.

BY virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section eighteen of the Forests Act, 1921-22, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby set apart the provisional State forests, Crown, and national-endowment lands described in the Schedule hereto as permanent State forests.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WESTLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District, containing approximately 22,672 acres, being part of Provisional State Forest No. 1639 (Gazette, 1920, page 2843—national endowment provisional State forest, 10,572 acres) and part of Provisional State Forest No. 1681 (Gazette, 1919, page 1286— ordinary provisional State forest, 12,100 acres), situated in Block XVI, Okarito, Block XIII, Wataroa, Blocks IV, VII, and VIII, Waiho, and Blocks I, II, V, and VI, Waitangi-taona Survey Districts, and bounded generally as follows: Commencing at the south-eastern corner of Section 2113, Block XVI, Okarito Survey District, and proceeding along the southern boundary of Scenic Reserve 1017 to Trig. Station IE; thence due south, 2800 links; thence south-easterly to the western corner of Section 2182, and along the south-western boundary of said section to its most southern corner; thence in a southerly direction to the north-western corner of scenic Reserve 1225; thence along the western boundary of the said reserve, the south-western boundary of Section 2181, and the north-western and south-western boundaries of Section 2532 to its most southern corner; thence in a south-westerly direction along a right line bearing 211° 45' for 24600 links; thence due east 5000 links; thence north-easterly to the southern corner of Section 2815; thence along the south-eastern boundary of Section 2815; thence across a road reserve, Gaunt Creek, and again a road reserve, and along the eastern boundary of Section 2814, produced across a creek; thence along the right bank of the said creek and the right bank of the Waitangi-taona River to the southern boundary of Scenic Reserve 1195; thence along the said scenic reserve boundary to a point 8000 links distant from the south-eastern corner of the Township of Rohotu; thence along a right line bearing 206° to the bush-edge on the northern side of the Price Range; thence following generally north-easterly and south-westerly the bush-edge of the said range to the southern boundary of Block VIII, Waiho Survey District; thence along the said boundary to the Atupau River; thence along the right bank of the said river to a point in line with the southern boundary of Section 1884, to and along the said boundary and the eastern boundary of said section and the southern boundary of Section 2191, produced 4800 links; thence due north to the south-eastern corner of Section 2948, and thence along the eastern boundary of that section, the north-eastern boundary of Section 2195; and the eastern boundaries of Scenic Reserves 1198 and 1224 to the point of commencement. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 131/9, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

All that area in the Westland Land District, containing approximately 59,292 acres, being Provisional State Forest No. 1638 (Gazette, 1920, page 2843—national endowment provisional State forest, 972 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1637 (Gazette, 1920, page 2843—national endowment provisional State forest, 17,550 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1680 (Gazette, 1919, page 1286— ordinary provisional State forest, 28,100 acres), and part of Provisional State Forest No. 1681 (Gazette, 1919, page 1286— ordinary provisional State forest, 12,670 acres), situated in Blocks XII, XV, and XVI, Wataroa, Blocks V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, and XVI, Poerua, Block XIII, Butler, Blocks III, IV, and VIII, Waitangi-taona Survey Districts, and bounded generally as follows: Commencing at the south-eastern corner of Education Endowment Reserve 121, Block IX, Poerua Survey District, and proceeding along the eastern boundary of the said reserve, produced to and across Ferguson's Creek; thence along the right bank of the said creek to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary of Section 2501; thence due north to the southern boundary of Section 2259, and along the southern boundaries of Sections 2259 and 2260 and the western and southern boundaries of Scenic Reserve 1193 to the Wanganui River; thence along the left banks of the said river and Lambert Creek to a point 15500 links due south of the northern boundary of Block XIII, Butler Survey District; thence along a line due west to the western boundary of Block XV, Poerua Survey District, and northerly along the said block boundary to its intersection with the bush-edge of the Wilberg Range; thence generally northerly and southerly along the bush-edge of the said range and the left bank of the Poerua River to the latter’s intersection with the production due west of the aforesaid line, thereby excluding the open tops and slopes of the Wilberg Range; thence from the said intersection again due west to the western boundary of Block XIII, Poerua Survey District; thence southerly along the said boundary and the western boundaries of Blocks I and V, Tyndall Survey District, to the Perth River; thence along the right banks of the said river and the Wataroa River to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 3169; thence to and along the said boundary and the north-eastern boundaries of the said section, and the latter produced to the Wataroa River; thence again along the said bank of the Wataroa River to a point in line with the southern boundary of Ferry Reserve 229; thence to and along the said boundary and the south-eastern boundary of Scenic Reserve 1196, produced to and across Dry Creek; thence along the right bank of the said creek to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 2368; thence to and along the eastern boundaries of Sections 2368 and 2367, a road reserve and Section 2365 and Scenic Reserve 1194 to the northern boundary of Block XII, Wataroa Survey District; thence along the said block boundary and the northern boundary of Block IX, Poerua Survey District, to the Poerua River; thence along the left bank of the said river to a point in line with the southern boundary of Education Endowment Reserve 121, and to and along the southern boundary of the said reserve to the point of commencement. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 131/9, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

All that area in the Westland Land District, containing approximately 65,385 acres, being Provisional State Forest No. 1632 (Gazette, 1920, page 2843—national endowment provisional State forest, 2,800 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1629 (Gazette, 1920, page 2842—national endowment provisional State forest, 4,125 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1671 (Gazette, 1919, page 1287—ordinary provisional State forest, 300 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1672 (Gazette, 1919, page 1287—ordinary provisional State forest, 31,320 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1673 (Gazette, 1919, page 1287—ordinary provisional State forest, 14,300 acres), part of Provisional State Forest No. 1710 (Gazette, 1921, page 2920—ordinary provisional State forest, 190 acres), and Crown land (12,350 acres), situated in Blocks XII, XV, and XVI, Waitaha, Blocks III, IV, VII, VIII, XI, XII, and XVI, Mount Bonar, Blocks IX, XIII, and XIV, Totara, and Blocks I, II, V, VI, IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Whitcombe Pass Survey Districts, and bounded generally as follows: Commencing at the north-western corner of Section 2426, Block XVI, Waitaha Survey District, and proceeding in a westerly direction along a right line to the most southern corner of Scenic Reserve No. 1190; thence along the eastern and southern boundaries of Scenic Reserve No. 1191 and the eastern boundaries of Section 3143, Reserve 363, and Section 3180, to the south-eastern corner of the latter section; thence from the said corner along a right line to the north-eastern corner of Section 2346, and along the eastern boundaries of the said section produced to Evans Creek; thence along the right bank of Evans Creek to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Section 2348; thence to and along the eastern boundary of the said section, Karnbach Road, the eastern and southern boundaries of Section 2349 and the southern boundary of Section 762 to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Reserve 363A; thence across a road reserve and along the eastern boundary of the said reserve and Section 2173 and the latter produced to the Wanganui River; thence along the right bank of the said river to the eastern boundary of Block XIV, Whitcombe Pass Survey District; thence along the eastern boundary of Blocks XIV, X, VI, and II of the said Survey District to the Kakapotahi River; thence along the left bank of the said river to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 2291; thence to and along the said boundary and the southern boundaries of the said section and Section 2292, and a road reserve and along the south-western boundary of Section 2293; thence across a road reserve, Hitchin Creek, and a road reserve, and along the south-western and north-western boundaries of Section 2294, and the latter produced to the Kakapotahi River; thence along the left bank of the said river, across Rangitoto Road and again along the said left bank to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary of Section 3093; thence along the production of the said boundary to and across Rangitoto Road to the eastern boundary of Section 925; thence along the eastern boundaries of the said section, a road reserve, and sections 926 and 927, a road reserve, Sections 928 and 929, a road reserve, and Sections 930, 931, 932, and 933, and the latter produced to and across Allen's Creek; thence generally easterly along the bush edge to the northern edge of Robinson Slip; thence again along the bush edge, generally northerly, southerly, westerly, and northerly to the southern edge of Robinson Slip, thereby excluding the open tops and slopes of Mount Allen and Mount Hitchin; thence westerly for approximately 184 chains, along the southern edge of the said slip to a terrace; thence southerly along the top of the said terrace to the Waitaha River; thence along the right bank of the Waitaha River to the mouth of Morgan Gorge, across the said river and along its left bank to the point of intersection with the production of the western boundary of Section 2456; thence