JUNE 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1133

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 14th June, 1899.

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.

Thomas White Morton, late of Waitahuna, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 6th day of June, 1899.

Frederick Billington, late of Te Mata, Raglan, in the Provincial District of Auckland, an infant. Filed on the 10th day of June, 1899.

Frank Donnelly, late of North Beach, Westport, in the Provincial District of Nelson, miner. Filed on the 10th day of June, 1899.

James Ford, late of Kyeburn, in the Provincial District of Otago, shepherd. Filed on the 10th day of June, 1899.

Robert Coghill Mackay, late of Tuapeka Flat, Lawrence, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 10th day of June, 1899.

A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.

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Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral Runs, Otago, liable to Forfeiture.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 1st June, 1899.

PURSUANT to section 215 of “The Land Act, 1892,”
notice is hereby given to the following persons that
the under-mentioned pastoral licenses are liable to forfeiture,
and that if the rent overdue thereon be not paid within
three months from date the licenses will be declared forfeited:—

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Reserves for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1899.

WRITTEN tenders will be received at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 p.m.
on Thursday, 22nd June, 1899, for the leases of the under-mentioned sections. If any sections are unapplied-for on the 22nd June, 1899, they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals, and for the terms stated below.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Section 57, Kimbolton Township, is situated at the junction of Lind Street with Henderson Street. It is nearly all flat, covered with bush consisting chiefly of makomako, konini, supplejacks, pongas, and ferns, with a few rimus and tawas; there is a small stream on the section, to which no road has been formed.

Section 16, Kimbolton Township, is situated at the junction of Waugh and Grammar Streets. The whole has been felled and grassed; there is no water on the section, and no formed road to it.

Section 22A, Kimbolton Suburbs, is situated on Edward Street, which is formed and metalled to the section. The whole area is flat, covered with makomako, konini, and scrub; there is no water.

Section 35, Kimbolton Suburbs, is situated on Haggerty Street, which has not been formed. Portion is flat, and portion easy sloping ground; all trees have been burnt and grass sown.

Section 20, Block XVII., Mangahao (Mangatainoka Village), is situated adjacent to the Pahiatua Village Settlement, on the Main Road. The access is from Mangatainoka Railway-station, which is about three-quarters of a mile distant. The section comprises level land, and is in grass and partly fenced; the soil is alluvial, resting on shingle formation.

Section 3, Block V., Taihape Township, fronts the main Hunterville-Tokaanu Road, is partly fenced, and has a slab stable erected thereon. Weighted with £12 19s. 6d. for improvements: Value of fencing, £2 19s. 6d.; buildings, £10.

Section 30, Block III., Hautapu, Rangitikei County, is situated on the Mangapapa Stream, in the Awarua Block, on the left bank of the Hautapu River. The access is from Utiku, which is about two miles distant via the Main Trunk Road and Torere Road, which are formed for dray traffic to within about three-quarters of a mile of the section. The section comprises practically level land; the soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation; the forest is heavy throughout, comprising rimu, matai, kahikatea, totara, rata, tawa, &c., with a thick undergrowth of the usual kind; the section is watered by the Mangapapa Stream.

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CONDITIONS.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up.

8. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee should fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.