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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 52

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

I, CLARENCE FARRINGDON SKINNER, 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 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, 1945, to the 31st March, 1946.

The said rates, together with the annually recurring special rates
already made and levied, will be payable in one sum on the 30th
August, 1945, to the Collector of Rates at the Chief Drainage
Engineer’s Office, Room 45, First Floor, Government Buildings,
Customs Street West, Auckland, at which office the rate-book will
be available for inspection. A copy of the rate-book will be available
for inspection at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer at Kaitaia.

FIRST SCHEDULE
TOWN SUBDIVISION
On the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District,
sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny (0.66d.) 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, eighteen-pence
and fifty-three one-hundredths of a penny (18.53d.) in the
pound.
Class B.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B,
sixpence and forty-nine one-hundredths of a penny (6.49d.)
in the pound.
Class C.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C,
twopence and seventy-eight one-hundredths of a penny (2.78d.)
in the pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1945.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/42/5.)

Rangitaiki Land Drainage.—Notice of making and levying General Rates

I, CLARENCE FARRINGDON SKINNER, Minister of Lands,
in the exercise of powers conferred upon me by the Rangitaiki
Land Drainage Act, 1910, and its amendments, do hereby make and
levy, on the unimproved value of all land within the district con-
stituted under the said Act, the general rates to meet maintenance-
costs for the period 1st April, 1945, to 31st March, 1946, as described
in the Schedule hereto.

The amount of such rates will be payable in one sum on the
30th day of August, 1945, together with the special rates already
made and levied.

The rate-book of the district is open for inspection at the
office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office,
Room 45, Government Buildings, Customs Street West, Auckland,
and a copy of same may be inspected at the office of the Land
Drainage Engineer, at Thornton, near Whakatane, at all times at
which those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

SCHEDULE
Class A.—On the unimproved value of all lands classified as Class A
by the arbitrators appointed under section 6 of the Rangitaiki
Land Drainage Act, 1910, fourpence and twenty-four one-
hundredths of a penny (4.24d.) in the pound.
Class B.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as
Class B, twopence and eighty-three one-hundredths of a penny
(2.83d.) in the pound.
Class C.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as
Class C, one penny and forty-one one-hundredths of a penny
(1.41d.) in the pound.
Class D.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as
Class D, forty-seven one-hundredths of a penny (0.47d.) in the
pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1945.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/11/108.)

The Servicemen’s Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943.—Notice declaring Land taken for the Settlement of a Discharged Serviceman

WHEREAS an application has been made for the consent of the
Land Sales Court to a transaction which relates to the land
described in the Schedule hereto and to which Part III of the
Servicemen’s Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, applies :
And whereas the Land Sales Committee to which the application
has been referred is of opinion that the land to which the application
relates is farm land suitable or adaptable for the settlement of a
discharged serviceman :
And whereas the said committee, not being satisfied that the
Crown had decided not to acquire or arrange for the acquisition of
the land, did on the 18th day of July, 1945, make an order determining
the basic value of the land and no appeal from the said order was
made within the time prescribed by the said Act or within any
further time allowed by the Court :
And whereas the said land is not the land of any serviceman
who is for the time being serving outside New Zealand in any of His
Majesty’s Forces or in any British ship :
Now, therefore, the Minister of Lands, acting in pursuance of
section 51 of the said Act, doth hereby declare that the said land is
taken for the settlement of a discharged serviceman, and hereby
specifies the 24th day of August, 1945, as the date on which the said
land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

SCHEDULE
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT
ALL that parcel of land containing one hundred and fifty (150) acres
two (2) roods nine (9) perches, more or less, being part of Sections 21
and 22, Block IV, Waitara Survey District, and being part of the
land delineated on Deposited Plan 4146, and part of the land in
certificate of title, Vol. 105, folio 126 (Taranaki Registry).

As witness my hand, this 3rd day of August, 1945.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/333)

The Servicemen’s Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943.—Notice declaring Land taken for the Settlement of Discharged Servicemen

WHEREAS an application has been made for the consent of
the Land Sales Court to a transaction which relates to
the land described in the Schedule hereto and to which Part III
of the Servicemen’s Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, applies :
And whereas the Land Sales Committee to which the applica-
tion has been referred is of opinion that the land to which the
application relates is farm land suitable or adaptable for the
settlement of discharged servicemen :
And whereas the said committee, not being satisfied that the
Crown had decided not to acquire or arrange for the acquisition of
the land, did on the 28th day of June, 1945, make an order determining
the basic value of the land and no appeal from the said order was
made within the time prescribed by the said Act or within any
further time allowed by the Court :
And whereas the said land is not the land of any serviceman
who is for the time being serving outside New Zealand in any of His
Majesty’s Forces or in any British ship :
Now, therefore, the Minister of Lands, acting in pursuance of
section 51 of the said Act, doth hereby declare that the said land is
taken for the settlement of discharged servicemen, and hereby
specifies the 15th day of August, 1945, as the date on which the
said land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

SCHEDULE
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT
ALL that parcel of land containing two thousand and nineteen
(2,019) acres one (1) rood thirteen and seven-tenths (13.7) perches,
more or less, and being Lot 2, D.P. 1046, parts of Lot 3, D.P. 212,
and parts of Lot 1, D.P. 1046, being Sections 255, 280, 281, 282, 283,
284, and part Sections 227, 228, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247,
248, 249, 250, 251, 254, 279, and 285, Kaikoura Suburban District,
Section 101 and part Sections 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, and 109,
Swyncombe Run, Kaikoura District, Section 1 and part Section 2,
Block IX, Mount Fyffe Survey District, and Section 2, Block V,
Greenburn Survey District, and being part of the land comprised in
certificate of title, Vol. 27, folio 208 (Marlborough Registry), after
excepting thereout the area of land taken by Proclamation in the
New Zealand Gazette No. 49 dated 19th July, 1945, page 921, and
registered under No. 634.

As witness my hand, this 7th day of August, 1945.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/319.)

The Lemon Marketing Regulations 1940.—Notice fixing Prices of certain Grades

Office of the Minister of Marketing,
Wellington, 1st August, 1945.

PURSUANT to Regulation 5 : 1 of the Lemon Marketing Regu-
lations 1940, I hereby fix the following prices per loose bushel
to be paid by the Marketing Department for lemons delivered to
the Department during the undermentioned period.
The prices of Preferred Commercial and Commercial Grades
are fixed on a basic rate of 4s. 8d. per loose bushel.
Period of delivery (both days inclusive): 1st August to 31st
August, 1945 :—

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Marketing.