Classification of Reserve Pursuant to the Reserves Act 1977, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Conservator of the Wellington Conservancy of the Department of Conservation, hereby classifies the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, as a scientific reserve, subject to the provisions of the said Act and further declares that the said reserve shall be known as the Matiu Scientific Reserve. Schedule Wellington Land District Hutt City 24.8881 hectares, more or less, being Section 2, S.O. 20946, situated in Block XIII, Belmont Survey District. All Gazette notice B. 434840.1 (part New Zealand Gazette, 1873, page 385). Dated at Wellington this 4th day of September 1998. ALLAN ROSS, Conservator. (File: DOC G27/351)1CL