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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

Provisional State Forests 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 described in the Schedule hereto as permanent State forests.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WELLINGTON FOREST-CONSER-VATION REGION.

ALL those areas in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 13,074 acres 0 roods 20 perches, more or less, being parts of Provisional State Forest No. 67 (Gazette, 1922, page 229—ordinary provisional State forest) and described as follows :—

All that area containing by admeasurement 4,650 acres, more or less, situated in Blocks XII and XVI, Kaitieke, and Blocks IX and XIII, Tongariro Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the north-east by the Whaka-papa River and Waimarino Nos. 8 and F Blocks (State forest—Gazette, 1926, page 1193); towards the south-east by a State forest (Gazette, 1900, page 104); towards the south by the Waimarino Military Reserve; towards the west by a public road, Section 21, Block XII aforesaid, and a river-bank reserve, to and across the Te Pure River ; towards the south by the Te Pure River and by a line across that river and a public road to the North Island Main Trunk Railway Reserve, again towards the west by the aforesaid railway reserve; and towards the north by Waimarino E No. 3 Block ; save and excepting all public roads and the North Island Main Trunk Railway Reserve.

All that area containing by admeasurement 7,660 acres, more or less, situated in Block XVI, Kaitieke Survey District, and Blocks III and IV, Manganui Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the north by Sections 3, 4, 1, and 6. Block XII. Kaitieke Survey District ; towards the east by Section 12, Block XVI aforesaid (scenic reserve), by and across a public road, and by Sections 7 and 8, Block XVI aforesaid ; towards the south by Waimarino 4B No. 2 Block; again towards the east by Waimarino 4B No. 2, 4B No. 1, 4A No. 1, 4A No. 4, and 4A No. 3 Blocks ; again towards the north by Waimarino 4A No. 3 and 4A No. 2 Blocks; again towards the east by the North Island Main Trunk Railway Reserve and a public road; again towards the south by a public road; again towards the east, south, and east by the Town of Erua; again towards the south by the Upper Retaruke Valley Road and Cuff’s Road; towards the west by Sections 6, 4, and 2, Block III aforesaid, and Sections 3, 6, and 4, Block XV, Kaitieke Survey District; towards the north by the Waimarino-Retaruke Road, Section 5, Block XVI aforesaid, and again by the said road and by a line across it; and again towards the west by Sections 2 and 3, Block XVI aforesaid; save and excepting the intersecting public roads.

All that area containing by admeasurement 378 acres 0 roods 20 perches, more or less, and being Lots 2, 3, and 4 of Section 13, and Lot 2 of Section 18, Block VIII, Manganui Survey District.

All that area containing by admeasurement 386 acres, more or less, and being parts of Sections 4, 8, and 19, Block VIII, Manganui Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the east by a State forest (Gazette, 1900, page 104); towards the south by Section 9, Block VIII aforesaid (scenic reserve); and towards the west and north by public roads.

As the same are more particularly delineated on plan No. 62/28, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 5,307 acres 3 roods, more or less, being part of Provincial State Forest No. 69 (Gazette, 1922, page 1513 —national endowment provisional State forest) and being Section 2 and part of Section 6, Block I, Ohinewairua Survey District, and Section 3, Block XIV, and part of Section 4, Block XV, Moawhango Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the east by Pastoral Run 30; towards the south-east by Motukawa 2B Nos. 16B 1B, 16B 3, 15A, 15B 2, and 15B 1 Blocks, Section 5, Block V, Ohinewairua Survey District, across a public road and the Kaitapa Stream ; towards the south-west by Motukawa 2D No. 2B No. 2 and 2D No. 2A Blocks ; towards the north-west by Motukawa 1B Block and Section 1, Block XIV aforesaid; and towards the north by Rangipo Waiu B Nos. 2E No. 2, 2F No. 2, 1, 2, 3, and 4 Blocks; save and excepting the intersecting public road. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 72/1, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 57,401 acres, more or less, being Provisional State Forest No. 75 (Gazette, 1922, page 1511—ordinary provisional State forest, 5,100 acres), Provisional State Forest No. 78 (Gazette, 1922, page 1512—ordinary provisional State forest, 31,600 acres) and Provisional State

Forest No. 83 (Gazette, 1922, page 1513—national-endowment provisional State forest, 20,701 acres), situated in Blocks VII, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV, and XVI, Pukeokahu Survey District, and Blocks II, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, XII, and XV, Ruahine Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the east by the Hawke's Bay Land District; towards the south-west by Awarua No. 1a No. 3 North Block, Section 1, Block X, Ruahine Survey District, and the Hikurangi Stream ; towards the west by Lot 1 of Section 3, Block X, Ruahine Survey District, by Rocky Creek, the Kawhatau River, Section 2, Block VI aforesaid, and Sections 2 and 2A, Block II aforesaid, and Sections 2 and 1, Block XIV aforesaid, and a reserve along the Rangitikei River; towards the north-west by the Rangitikei River, by part of Subdivision 1DB, Awarua Block, to a point in line with the south-western boundary of Aorangi Block; again towards the south-west by part of Subdivision 1DB, Awarua Block; and towards the north-west by Aorangi Block and part of Lot 1, D.P. 4711, Mangaohane Block. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 72/1, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All those areas in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 1,072 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section 4, Block XV, Pohangina Survey District, and Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block VII, Gorge Survey District, and being Provisional State Forest No. 79 (Gazette, 1922, page 1512 —ordinary provisional State forest). As the same are more particularly delineated on plan No. 82/3, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 4,100 acres, more or less, being Provisional State Forest No. 80 (Gazette, 1922, page 1512—ordinary provisional State forest), situated in Blocks X, XI, XII, and XIII, Umutoi Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the north-east by Te Ohu Block; towards the south-east by the Hawke's Bay Land District; towards the south-west by a State forest (Gazette, 1900, page 103); and towards the north-west by Pohangina River, Section 27, a public road, and Section 32, Block X aforesaid. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 78/4, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

All those areas in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 14,600 acres, more or less, being Provisional State Forest No. 82 (Gazette, 1922, page 1512—ordinary provisional State forest) and described as follows :—

All that area containing by admeasurement 5,200 acres, more or less, situated in Blocks VIII, IX, X, XII, and XIII, Tararua Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the north-east by Section 11, by riverbank reserve, and the crossing of the Mangatainoka Valley Road and Section 10, Block IX aforesaid; towards the north-west by Section 10 aforesaid, Sections 5, 4, 8, and 2, by Priests’ Road, again by the said Section 2, Block IX aforesaid, and by Sections 35, 36, and 37, Block X aforesaid; towards the east by Sections 24, 41, 39, 33, and 40, Block X aforesaid; towards the south by Sections 29, 30, 32, and 34, Block XIV, Tararua Survey District, and Section 2, Block XIII aforesaid; towards the south-east by Section 3, Block XIII aforesaid; and towards the south-west and north-west by a State forest (Gazette, 1900, page 104); save and excepting the intersecting public road.

Also all that area containing by admeasurement 9,400 acres, more or less, situated in Block XIII, Tararua Survey District, and Blocks II, III, VI, VII, and X, Mikimiki Survey District, and bounded generally as follows : Towards the east by Sections 31 and 6, Block XIV, Tararua Survey District, and Section 9, Block IV, Mikimiki Survey District, and a public road; towards the south by the Ruamahanga River; again towards the east by the Ruamahanga Gorge Road, and towards the east and north by Section 1, Block III aforesaid; again towards the east by Section 15, a public road, and Section 13, Block III aforesaid; again towards the south by Sections 81, 82, and 83, Block VII aforesaid; again towards the east by Section 83 aforesaid, a public road, and Section 79, Block VII aforesaid; again towards the south and east by Section 1, Block VII aforesaid; again towards the north by the Mikimiki Road; again towards the east by Sections 7 and 4, Block XI, Mikimiki Survey District; again towards the south by Section 5, Block XI aforesaid, Sections 5 and 7, a public road, and Section 3, Block X aforesaid; towards the north-west by a State forest (Gazette, 1900, page 104); and again towards the north by Sections 3 and 1, Block XIII aforesaid.

As the same are more particularly delineated on plan No. 90/5, deposited in the Head Office of the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 3rd day of May, 1934.

E. A. RANSOM, Commissioner of State Forests.

GOD SAVE THE KING!