Pursuant to the provisions of section 32 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, the Minister of Lands doth hereby revoke the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 38 of the 6th June, 1946, at page 768, declaring that the land described in the Schedule hereto is taken for the settlement of a discharged serviceman.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
FIRST, all that area situated in Block VI, Tokatoka Survey District, containing by admeasurement one hundred and forty-five (145) acres two (2) roods, more or less, being portion of Allotment 14, Tatarariki Parish, and being all the land in certificate of title, Vol. 763, folio 238 (Auckland Registry) (limited as to title and parcels).
Secondly, all that area situated in Blocks VI and X, Tokatoka Survey District, containing by admeasurement thirty-three (33) acres two (2) roods four decimal seven (4·7) perches, more or less, being portion of Allotment 22, Tatarariki Parish, and being all the land in certificate of title, Vol. 763, folio 88 (Auckland Registry) (limited as to title and parcels).
As witness my hand, this 16th day of September, 1946.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/495.)

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 28th day of August, 1946, 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 18th day of October, 1946, as the date on which the said land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

SCHEDULE
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
ALL that parcel of land situated in Blocks XIV and XV, Tauranga Survey District, containing by admeasurement one hundred and sixty-eight (168) acres two (2) roods, more or less, being all of the land on Deposited Plan 14553, and being part of Waitaha No. 2 Block, and being all of the land described in certificate of title, Vol. 350, folio 173 (Auckland Registry), together with a water and pipe-line easement created by Transfer 377654 over part of the land in certificate of title, Vol. 350, folio 172 (Auckland Registry).
As witness my hand, this 13th day of September, 1946.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/795.)

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 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 15th day of May, 1946, make an order determining the basic value of the land:
And whereas an appeal was lodged by the owner against such order:
And whereas the owner has withdrawn such appeal:
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 3rd day of October, 1946, as the date on which the said land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
All that parcel of land containing twelve (12) acres one (1) rood and sixteen (16) perches, more or less, being part Rural Section 1600, situated in Block VII, Christchurch Survey District, and being all of the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 143, folio 213 (Canterbury Registry).
As witness my hand, this 16th day of September, 1946.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/700.)

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 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 22nd day of August, 1946, 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 7th day of October, 1946, as the date on which the said land shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
ALL that parcel of land containing twenty-three (23) acres one (1) rood and nineteen (19) perches, more or less, being part Rural Sections 2483 and 2484, situated in Block II, Arowhenua Survey District, and being the whole of the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 311, folio 26 (Canterbury Registry).
As witness my hand, this 10th day of September, 1946.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 36/1444/843.)

The Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943.—Notice declaring Land taken for the Settlement of Discharged Servicemen
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 24 of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, notice was given of the intention of the Minister of Lands to take under Part II of the said Act the lands described in the First Schedule hereto, and a copy of the said notice was published in the New Zealand Gazette on the 7th day of February, 1946, at page 136:
And whereas the owner objected to the taking of the said lands and claimed the right to retain part of the said lands:
And whereas the Minister of Lands did not agree to the retention of the area specified in the objection and did make to the owner an offer of an area to be retained:
And whereas the owner agreed to the area offered by the Minister of Lands with an amended vesting date and withdrew the objection:
Now, therefore, the Minister of Lands, acting in pursuance of section 27 of the said Act, doth hereby declare that the lands described in the Second Schedule hereto are taken for the settlement of discharged servicemen, and hereby specifies the 28th day of February, 1947, as the date on which the said lands shall be deemed to be vested in His Majesty the King.

FIRST SCHEDULE
Gisborne LAND DISTRICT
ALL those parcels of land containing together seven thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven (7,737) acres three (3) roods twenty-one decimal four three (21·43) perches, more or less, being part Lot 2, Deposited Plan 1558, part Okahuatiu Nos. 1 and 2 Blocks, Lot 4, Deposited Plan 2346, part Okahuatiu No. 1 Block, Lots 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x, being parts of closed road (S.O. 1140), part Okahuatiu No. 1 Block, situated in Blocks XII and XVI, Ngatapa Survey District, and Blocks IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Waikohu Survey District, and being all the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 84, folio 154 (Gisborne Registry).
Also all that parcel of land containing eight (8) acres three (3) roods, more or less, being Lot 18, Deposited Plan 2760, part Okahuatiu No. 1 Block, situated in Block IX, Waikohu Survey District, and being all the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 82, folio 28 (Gisborne Registry).
Also all that parcel of land containing three hundred and forty-eight (348) acres three (3) roods eleven (11) perches, more or less, being portion of Lot 1, Deposited Plan 2350, part Okahuatiu No. 1 Block, situated in Block XII, Ngatapa Survey District, and being all the land comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 84, folio 15 (Gisborne Registry).