JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1397

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 value of the land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of May, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 40 acres, more or less, being Allotment No. 17 in the Parish of Manaiā and Provincial District of Auckland.

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, and being Section 3, Block 33, Town of Opunake, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, on the southerly side of the South Road. The land is registered in the name of Adolphus Charles Stevens Murphy, described as of Opunake, Settler, who cannot be traced.

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 30th day of May, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 25th May, 1905.

THE Court Marion, No. 8476, situated at Mosgiel, is registered as a branch of the United Otago District of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 25th day of May, 1905.

GEO. LESLIE,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Westland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RUNANGA TOWNSHIP.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Pastoral Run in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 8th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Tuesday, the 13th day of June, 1905, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

RUNS Nos. 254, 254A, and 260 (grouped), Taieri and Maniototo Counties (Class I.): Area, 76,020 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £400.

This run, known as Rocklands Station, and situated about twenty-five miles from Outram, on the old Dunstan Road, comprises high pastoral country, the elevation ranging from 1,500 ft. to 3,700 ft. About 16,000 acres of good lambing country lie between Deep Stream, Deep Creek, Sutton Creek, and the eastern boundary of the run. The higher lands, situated on the Lammerlaw Range, are mostly summer country.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Auckland Land District liable to Forfeiture.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 13th May, 1905.

PURSUANT to section 215 of “The Land Act, 1892,” notice is hereby given that the license of the pastoral run mentioned in the Schedule hereto is liable to forfeiture, and that if the rent overdue thereon, together with the full amount of the penalty for non-payment at due date, be not paid within three months from the date hereof, the license will be declared forfeited.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.

RUN No. 85, Ruawahia Survey District: Area, 8,181 acres; licensee, D. W. Steele.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 17th May, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease by public auction at the Land Office, Timaru, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the 28th day of June, 1905, for the term and at the upset annual rental stated, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

In the event of the run not being disposed of at auction it will immediately thereafter be open for lease on application at this office and the Land Office, Timaru.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMATE COUNTY.

RUN No. 44, Bluecliffs (Class I.): Area, 17,000 acres; upset annual rental, £200. Term of lease, twelve years.

This run is situated on the western slopes of the Hunters Hills, between the summit and the River Waihao, about twenty-three miles distant from St. Andrew’s Railway-station, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. above sea-level. It comprises high spurs, falling steeply into the creeks, but becoming less rugged as they approach the Waihao River, mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, and other native grasses. The run is weighted with a sum of £200 as valuation for improvements: this comprises the half value of about thirteen miles of boundary fence, full value of about three miles and a quarter of fencing which lies entirely within the run although used as a boundary fence, full value of nearly three miles of subdivisional fencing, and two huts, each 12 ft. by 12 ft., built of wood and roofed with iron. The amount of this valuation must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch, before possession is given.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.