Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2635

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 5, Block 81, fronting the south-east side of Queen Street, in the Town of Waitara West. The last registered owner is the Rev. Jonathan Cape, described as of Croydon, County of Surrey, England, Clerk, and who is now deceased.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony :

Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

Dated this 12th day of December, 1903.

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

“The Companies Act Amendment Act, 1900,” Subsection (3) of Section 10.

IT having been reported to me that the undermentioned companies have ceased to carry on business, I hereby give notice that at the expiration of three months from this date the names of such companies will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register, and the companies will be dissolved.

NAMES OF COMPANIES.

The Masterton Co-operative Bakery Company (Limited).
The Thorndon Public Baths Company (Limited).
The Woodville Public Hall Company (Limited).
Union Steam Navigation Company (Limited).
The Wellington Meat Export Company (Limited).
The Coalfield of the West Wanganui Company (Limited).
The New Zealand Reformer Newspaper Company (Limited).
Te Aro Theatre and Public Hall Company (Limited).
The Palmerston Brewery Company (Limited).
The Greytown Temperance Hall Company (Limited).

Dated this 11th day of December, 1903, at the Joint-stock Companies Office, Wellington.

C. H. WALTER DIXON,
Assistant Registrar.

Adoption of Child under Section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the adoption particulars of which are set out hereunder has been duly registered by me under the provisions of section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

R. C. SIM,
Registrar.

PARTICULARS OF ADOPTION OF CHILD.

To the Registrar of the Native Land Court, Wellington District.

I, KUINI WI RANGIPUPU, wife of Robert S. Thompson, of Normanby, hereby give notice that I have taken Onehinu Huikai Renu, a child of Wiremu and Kiri Rehu, to be my adopted child according to Maori custom; and I request that such adoption be registered under the provisions of section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

As witness my hand, this 27th day of November, 1903.

KUINI WI RANGIPUPU.

Signed by the said Kuini Wi Rangipupu in the presence of—Henry W. Sutton, J.P., Hawera, and Robert S. Thompson, Licensed Interpreter, Normanby.

Adoption of Child under Section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the adoption particulars of which are set out hereunder has been duly registered by me under the provisions of section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

R. C. SIM,
Registrar.

PARTICULARS OF ADOPTION OF CHILD.

To the Registrar of the Native Land Court, Wellington District.

I, KUINI WI RANGIPUPU, wife of Robert S. Thompson, of Normanby, hereby give notice that I have taken Maui Naera Pomare, a child of W. Naera and Mere Pomare, to be my adopted child according to Maori custom; and I request that such adoption be registered under the provisions of section 50 of “The Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1901.”

As witness my hand, this 27th day of November, 1903.

KUINI WI RANGIPUPU.

Signed by the said Kuini Wi Rangipupu in the presence of—Henry W. Sutton, J.P., Hawera, and R. S. Thompson, Licensed Interpreter, Normanby.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Township of Horndon (Darfield), Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 15th December, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Courthouse, Darfield, on Thursday, the 11th February, 1904, at 12 o’clock noon, for a term of seven years, at the upset rentals stated.

In the event of the leases of any of the allotments not being disposed of at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—TOWNSHIP OF HORNDON (DARFIELD).

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The term of lease will be for a period of seven years, commencing on the day of sale, subject to termination upon six months’ notice in the event of the land being otherwise required.

2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

3. One year’s rent, and a lease fee of £1 1s., must be paid on the fall of the hammer, or with the application for the lease.

4. Lessees will be required, within six months from the commencement of the lease, to securely fence the land, and thoroughly clear it of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds now growing upon the land, and to so keep it cleared during the whole of the term. Not later than the sixth year of the term the lessee will be required to have the land satisfactorily laid down in grass and clover, and it must be so left at the expiration of the term. No crop of any kind will be permitted to be taken off the land.

5. No compensation will be paid for any improvements effected by the lessees; but they will be allowed, on the expiration of their leases, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected by them upon the land.

6. In addition to the above, the leases will be subject to the general conditions applicable to leases of Crown lands under “The Land Act, 1892.”

THOMAS HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.