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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood 2 perches, more or less, being Lot 4, Block VII., on a subdivision of the Town of Lincoln, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, and fronting Leinster Terrace,

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Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 11 acres 3 roods 14 perches, more or less, being part of Allotment 24, Parish of Waikomiti, in the Provincial District of Auckland, which said land adjoins Mr. Brabandere’s farm.

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Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 2 roods 39·5 perches, more or less, being Lots 10 and 15, Block VII., Town of Lincoln, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, fronting respectively the Town Belt and James Street.

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Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 16th August, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the Office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

William Reardon, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, bootmaker. Filed on the 4th August, 1898.

Nicholas Sciascia, late of Portland Island, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, lighthouse-keeper. Filed on the 4th August, 1898.

Rebecca Ridd, late of Pahiatua, in the Provincial District of Wellington, widow. Filed on the 4th August, 1898.

James Roddick, late of Temuka, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 4th August, 1898.

William Atkins, otherwise William Atkin, otherwise William Thomas Atkin, late of Lucas Creek, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 11th August, 1898.

Blair Skeffington Hamilton, late of the Grosvenor Hotel, Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, retired naval officer. Filed on the 11th August, 1898.

John Stephens, late of Taihape, in the Provincial District of Wellington, sawyer. Filed on the 15th August, 1898.

Edward Elliott, late of Swannanoa, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 15th August, 1898.

Murdock Campbell, late of Waitahuna, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 15th August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

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Crown Lands Notices.

Crown Lands in Otago open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 15th August, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for application upon lease in perpetuity at this office on Wednesday, the 28th September, 1898, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

TEANARAKI SETTLEMENT.

Waitaki.. | 8 | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
| | 5 0 0 | 0 16 8 | 2 1 8

Rich, level agricultural land; water mostly permanent; situated one mile and a half from Enfield Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £11 16s.

MAKAREAO ESTATE.

Waihemo | 65 | 19 3 23 | 0 7 7·5 | 3 15 11

Open terrace land, agricultural, soil rich; accessible from Dunback Railway-station by a good metalled dray-road, and has access to the Shag River. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £15.

PUKETAPU ESTATE.

Waihemo | 9 | 21 1 31 | 0 7 6 | 4 0 10

" | 11 | 19 0 0 | 0 8 6 | 4 0 9

Open undulating land, agricultural; soil good on a sandstone formation; watered; situated about two miles and a half from Palmerston. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £80 7s. Allotments 9 and 11 are grouped and offered as one allotment.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.