Nov. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3309

Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 7th October, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the District Lands Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1908, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF WALLACETOWN.

Suburban Lands.

Section 2, Block XLVII, is weighted with £4 survey fee.

E. H. WILMOT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 2nd September, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Thursday, the 5th day of December, 1907, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903.”

If more than one application is received for the same land on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—KONGAHU BLOCK.

Second-class Unsurveyed Heavy-bush Land.

Hilly pastoral country, with patches of excellent soil on western side of Glass-eye Creek, remainder good soil of sedimentary marine formation; covered with bush, comprising birch, rimu, and kamahi. Access by about two miles of unformed track from the Little Wanganui River, which is distant about thirty-five miles from Westport by steamer.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Disposal under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 29th October, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 31st day of January, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 13, Block V, Blackstone Survey District: 120 acres 3 roods 20 perches.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 7th October, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th day of November, 1907, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—WOODVILLE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Weighted with £90 15s., valuation for improvements, consisting of 83 chains of fencing, £34 5s., and 28¼ acres in grass, £56 10s.

Low-lying level country, at present subject to flood from an overflow of the Mangaatua Stream. Soil, alluvial deposit, on clay formation. Situated one mile from Woodville by a good metalled dray-road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by a half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and £1 1s. lease fee.

2. No declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. Valuation for improvements to an amount not exceeding £90 will be allowed on the expiry of the lease, or if it is forfeited or terminated. The provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” respecting valuation for improvements and payment or other disposal thereof shall, so far as the same are applicable, apply to the improvements made by the lessee.

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

4. The lease shall be for the term of twenty-one years, 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 lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, ragwort, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

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

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1907.

NOTICE having been lodged with me by Werahiko te Hauwaho, of Tangoio, that he has taken Te Hauwaho, a child of Hami Tutu and Materita, to be his adopted child, and a certificate by a Judge of the Native Land Court, as required by Regulation No. 7, having been received, it is hereby notified that the said notice of adoption has been duly filed and registered.

E. A. WELCH,
Registrar.