JULY 11] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 975

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 8th day of August, 1946, as the date on which
the said land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

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SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

ALL that piece of land containing thirty (30) acres one (1) rood
fourteen decimal five (14·5) perches, more or less, and being part
of Turangarahui 2B Block, Block IX, Waitohu Survey District,
and being the whole of the land comprised in certificate of title,
Vol. 155, folio 212 (Wellington Registry).

As witness my hand, this 9th day of July, 1946.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/701.)

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

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th June, 1946.

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 Poukawa
Drainage Area, the general rates described in the Schedule hereto,
such rates being for the purpose of covering for the period from the
1st day of April, 1946, to the 31st day of March, 1947, the cost of
administration of the said Act, including the maintenance of works
constructed under that Act in the said area.

The amount of the general rates will be payable in one sum on
the 30th day of August, 1946, together with the annually recurring
special rates already made and levied.

The valuation roll and rate-book of the area are open for
inspection at the office of the Collector or Rates, Chief Drainage
Engineer’s Office, Government Buildings, Customs Street West,
Auckland, and a copy of same may be inspected at the office of the
Commissioner of Crown Lands, Post Office Building, Napier, at all
times at which those offices are open for the transaction of public
business.

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SCHEDULE
GENERAL RATES

CLASS A.—On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A
by the person appointed to classify lands under section 3 of
the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928, ninepence and
ninety-four one-hundredths of a penny (9·94d.) in the pound.

CLASS B.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as
Class B, one penny and sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny
(1·66d.) in the pound.

CLASS C.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as
Class C, thirty-three one-hundredths of a penny (0·33d.) in the
pound.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/86/1.)

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

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th July, 1946.

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, 1946, to the 31st March, 1947.

The amount of the general rates, together with the annually
recurring special rates already made and levied, will be payable in
one sum on the 30th August, 1946.

The valuation roll of the area will be available for inspection
at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer’s
Office, Room 45, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs
Street West, Auckland, and a copy of same may be inspected at the
office of the Chief Drainage Engineer, Kaitaia, at all times at which
these offices are open for the transaction of public business.

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FIRST SCHEDULE
TOWN SUBDIVISION
General Rate

ON the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town
District, ninety-seven one-hundredths of a penny (0·97d.) in the
pound.

SECOND SCHEDULE
RURAL SUBDIVISION
General Rate

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.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/42/5.)

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Rangitaiki Land Drainage.—Notice of Intention to make and levy
General Rates

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th June, 1946.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the
Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, and its amendments, to
make and levy, on the unimproved value of all land within the
district constituted under the said Act, the general rates to meet
maintenance-costs for the period 1st April, 1946, to 31st March,
1947, as described in the Schedule hereto.

The amount of such rates will be payable in one sum on the
30th day of August, 1946, together with the special rates already
made and levied.

The valuation roll 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.

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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.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/11/108.)

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Authorizing the Laying-off of a Road of less Width than 66 ft.

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WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is
inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon
the plan of Town of Komiti Extension No. 6, affecting part Te
Komiti No. 2B Block, situated in Block XI, Hukatere Survey
District, North Auckland Land District, is intended to be used
wholly for residential purposes, that the road shown as Seaview
Terrace thereon should be of the width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the power conferred upon him
by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every
other power him thereunto enabling, the Minister of Lands doth
hereby authorize the laying-off of the road shown as Seaview
Terrace of a width of not less than 40 ft. : Provided always that
it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected
any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such
road.

Given under the hand of the Minister of Lands, this 4th day
of July, 1946.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 25/39.)

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Authorizing the Laying-off of a Road of less Width than 66 ft.

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WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is
inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon
the plan of Town of Pukerua Extension No. 15, affecting part
Waimapihi Block, situated in Block V, Paekakariki Survey Dis-
trict, Wellington Land District, is intended to be used wholly for
residential purposes, that the road shown as Elizabeth Street thereon
should be of the width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the power conferred upon
him by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of
every other power him thereunto enabling, the Minister of Lands
doth hereby authorize the laying-off of the road shown as Elizabeth
Street of a width of not less than 50 ft. : Provided always that
it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected
any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such
road.

Given under the hand of the Minister of Lands, this 4th day
of July, 1946.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 25/66.)