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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

for sale by public auction, at the Courthouse, Greymouth, on Wednesday, the 14th July, 1886, at 1 p.m., subject to the rent and conditions hereunder set out.

Maps of the sections may be seen at the District Land Office, Hokitika, and the Public Works Office, Greymouth.

The leaseholds of the sections, excepting those of Nos. 686 and 687, will be offered for sale at a uniform upset annual rental of 10s. per acre (or fraction of an acre) per annum; Sections 686 and 687 at an upset annual rental of 10s. per section.

Term of leasehold, fourteen years.

At same time and place the leaseholds for coal-mining purposes of two allotments of land within Grey Coal Reserve, and adjoining the Westport Coal Company’s Lease and the Kaiata Native Reserve, and described in Schedule B hereto, will be offered for sale at public auction, subject to rents and conditions as under:—

Term of leasehold, twenty-one years.

First three years’ rent, £20 per annum; next four years’ rent, £100 per annum; next seven years’ rent, £200 per annum; next seven years’ rent, £250 per annum.

Royalty, 6d. per ton on all coal raised. Rent to merge in royalty.

Output for the first two years nil, for the next five years not less than 4,000 tons per annum, for next seven years not less than 8,000, and for the remainder of term not less than 10,000 tons per annum.

In addition to those stated above, the leases will contain the ordinary conditions of leases of that description, full particulars of which will be given at sale.

Conditions of Sale: The highest bidder to be the purchaser. The purchase-money (in the case of residential allotments one year’s rental, and in the case of coal-mining leases the full amount of the bonus) and value for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer, together with a fee of £1 1s. for preparation of lease. In cases where the person entitled to valuation for improvements purchases, payment for rental and lease-fee only will be required. If any dispute occurs as to who is entitled to improvements, the question will be decided by the Land Board, and if any dispute arises as to any bidding the auctioner may put the lot up again.

SCHEDULE A.

*Improvements, £74. †Improvements, £14. ‡Improvements, £70

SCHEDULE B.

GERHARD MULLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

Notice under “Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883,” give notice that on the 8th day of June, 1886, the title to the lands mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said lands will cease to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 18th day of July, 1886.

SCHEDULE.

NAME by which land is known: Taumata mahoe. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Taranaki. Area: 146,000 acres.

Name by which land is known: Maraekohai. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Taranaki. Area: 60,000 acres.

Dated this 10th day of June, 1886.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Notice under “Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883,” give notice that on the 11th day of June, 1886, the title to the lands mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said lands will cease to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 21st day of July, 1886.

SCHEDULE.

NAME by which land is known: Huhurahi. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Coromandel. Area: 230 acres.

Name by which land is known: Te Karaka. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Coromandel. Area: 8 acres 3 roods 12 perches.

Dated this 16th day of June, 1886.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Notice under “Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883,” give notice that on the 12th day of June, 1886, the title to the lands mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said lands will cease to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 22nd day of July, 1886.

SCHEDULE.

NAME by which land is known: Whakarupe. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Coromandel. Area: 27 acres 1 rood.

Name by which land is known: Marokoka. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Coromandel. Area: 2,600 acres.

Dated this 16th day of June, 1886.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Application for Rehearing of Claim dismissed.

NATIVE LAND COURT, NEW ZEALAND:
DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.

I, in the matter of a judgment of the Court given during a session opened at Waiomatatini, in the District of Poverty Bay, on the 4th day of May, 1885, upon the hearing of a claim to succeed to the interest of Horomona Tawhaki in a block of land situate in the Auckland District, and known as “Harataunga West;” and in the matter of the application of Whenata Nohoaka Weepu for a rehearing upon such claim:

I, John Edwin Macdonald, Chief Judge of the said Court, and in exercise of the authority in that behalf vested in me, do hereby dismiss such application.

Dated this 4th day of June, 1886.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.

Notice under “Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

I, JOHN EDWIN MACDONALD, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, do hereby, in compliance with the duty imposed upon me by “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883,” give notice that on the 16th day of April, 1886, the title to the land mentioned in the Schedule herein became, within the meaning of the said Act, ascertained; and, further, that dealings with the said land ceased to be prohibited by the provisions of the said Act on the 26th day of May, 1886.

SCHEDULE.

NAME by which land is known: Kuratau. Native Land Court District wherein situate: Gisborne. Area: 232 acres.

Dated this 21st day of June, 1886.

J. E. MACDONALD,
Chief Judge.