May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1499

Town of Rotorua.—Declaration that Gorse is a Noxious Weed.

WHEREAS by the Rotorua Town Act, 1907, provision is made for the management of the Town of Rotorua by the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, and the said Department is in respect of the said town created a body corporate :

And whereas by section five of the said Act it is enacted that for the purposes of any Act relating to local authorities the said Department shall in respect of the said town be deemed to be a local authority, and that the provisions of any such Act shall (subject to such modifications or exceptions as the Governor by Order in Council directs) extend and apply as if the said town were a borough :

And whereas on the 11th day of April, 1908, His Excellency the Governor in Council, in exercise of the powers conferred in that behalf by the Rotorua Town Act, 1907, made certain regulations for the effectual carrying-out of such Act, which regulations appear in the New Zealand Gazette of the 16th day of April, 1908 :

And whereas by clause 3 of the said regulations it is provided that an order or direction in writing signed by the General Manager of the said Department should be sufficient in all cases in which (amongst other things) a special order of a Council is necessary in a borough :

Now, I, the undersigned, Thomas Edward Donne, the General Manager of the said Department, in exercise of the power given to local authorities by “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” and also in exercise of the powers and authorities given by the Rotorua Town Act, 1907, and the said regulations, do hereby order, direct, and declare that gorse (Ulex europæus) is a noxious weed within the jurisdiction of the said Department (as the local authority in respect of the Town of Rotorua), and that this order, direction, and declaration shall extend to the whole of the Town of Rotorua.

As witness my hand, this eighteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

T. E. DONNE,
General Manager.

Witness—C. R. C. ROBIESON.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1908.

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 deceased persons 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.

Beard, Ralph, late of Spreydon, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, carpenter. Filed on the 24th day of April, 1908.

Goodman, Thomas, late of Hillgrove, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 22nd day of April, 1908.

Forbes, David, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, fishmonger. Filed on the 22nd day of April, 1908.

Cowan, Charles Edward, late of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, railway porter. Filed on the 22nd day of April, 1908.

France, Robert, late of Greymouth, in the Provincial District of Westland, dredge carpenter. Filed on the 1st day of May, 1908.

Underline, Herbert, late of Whatatutu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, bushman. Filed on the 7th day of May, 1908.

Green, Richard, late of Queenstown, in the Provincial District of Otago, gardener and sexton. Filed on the 7th day of May, 1908.

Richards, Gilbert Arthur, late of Bull’s, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 8th day of May, 1908.

Gregson, Samuel James, late of Petone, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 8th day of May, 1908.

Dunfoy, James, late of Wakamarina, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, miner. Filed on the 11th day of May, 1908.

Yelverton, Cecilia Anna, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, authoress. Filed on the 12th day of May, 1908.

Lynn, Benjamin, late of Henderson, in the Provincial District of Auckland, old-age pensioner. Filed on the 12th day of May, 1908.

Evans, William, late of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 12th day of May, 1908.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Reserves in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 19th May, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, on Wednesday, the 8th day of July, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Situated ten miles from Gisborne.

Hangaroa Village.

86 17 1 0 | 1 0 0 | Year to year.

Situated on the Hangaroa River, about nine miles from the Gisborne–Wairoa Main Road, with which it is connected by a formed road, and about thirty miles south-west of Gisborne. The land is covered with light bush and scrub.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. One half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. 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 sale.

4. The lease shall be for the term of years 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 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, 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 said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

9. The lessee of Section 86, Hangaroa Village, is to provide accommodation for travelling stock, and for this purpose 2 acres is to be set apart. Charges are not to exceed 5s. per flock of sheep and 1d. per head for cattle and horses, but not less than 5s. per night.

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

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.