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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds by the Petone Borough Council and the Cook County Council.—Notice No. 1360.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists, Wellington, 17th December, 1909.

It is hereby notified for public information that the undermentioned local authorities have, by special order, declared the plants enumerated opposite each to be noxious weeds within the meaning of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1908,” in the district under the jurisdiction of each respectively:

Local Authorities. Plants.
Petone Borough Council . . Bathurst burr, broom, burdock, dock, elderberry, fen-nel, foxglove, giant burdock, gorse, hakea, hemlock, Kangaroo acacia, lupin, ox-eye daisy, pennyroyal, Periwinkle, ragwort or ragweed, St. John’s wort, tauhinu, thistles; any species of Carlina (stemless thistle), Carduus (common plume or Scotch thistle), Cnicus (woolly-headed thistle), Centaurea (star thistle), Silybum (milk thistle), tutsan, Viper’s bugloss, wild borage, wild turnip, winged thistle.
Cook County Council . . Bathurst burr.

THOS. MACKENZIE,

Minister of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, and Tourist and Health Resorts.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.
The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies’ Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1909.

THE Takiara Rebekah Lodge, No. 7, situated at Inver-cargill, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1908,” this 15th day of December, 1909.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.
The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies’ Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1909.

THE Loyal Mamaku Lodge, No. 8142, situated at Mamaku, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the New Zealand Branch of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1908,” this 20th day December, 1909.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.
The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies’ Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

THE St. Mary’s Branch, situated at Geraldine, is regis-tered as a branch of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1908,” this 21st day of December, 1909.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.
The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies’ Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1909.

THE Sacred Heart Branch, No. 502, situated at Otautau, is registered as a branch of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1908,” this 21st day of December, 1909.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Village-homestead Allotments in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 20th December, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotments are open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office and at the Drill Hall, Dannevirke, on Monday, the 21st day of February, 1910, up to 4 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.—TAHORAITE SURVEY DISTRICT. — MANGATERA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Half-yearly Rental.
81 III 7 0 18 145 0 0 2 18 0 Soil good. Part of this section is low-lying and swampy, with a small swampy stream traversing it in a south-easterly direction. Several dry standing trees and logs are situated on the western portion.
82 III 6 1 26 150 0 0 3 0 0 A good building-site is situated in the north-east corner. Soil good; part low-lying and swampy. Contains a small quantity of dead timber.
83 III 9 2 14 220 0 0 4 8 0 This section is broken by a terrace and small hillocks; it also has a small stream, and a small portion of swamp close to the eastern boundary. Soil good.
84 III 8 0 18 205 0 0 4 2 0 A small bluff runs across the middle of this section. The portion below the bluff consists of rich sandy soil, carrying good grass, and slopes away to the level of the Mangatera Stream. The upper portion, which is flat and carries a quantity of dead timber; is an excellent building-site.
85 III 7 3 32 200 0 0 4 0 0 A low terrace runs through this section, the upper portion making a good building-site. Rich sandy soil, carrying good grass. This section also carries a quantity of dead timber.
86 III 7 2 25 195 0 0 3 18 0 A low terrace runs through the section, the upper portion of which would make an excellent building-site. Consists of rich sandy soil. A portion has been under cultivation.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Mangatera Village Settlement is situated on the main Dannevirke-Norsewood Road, about a mile and three-quarters from Dannevirke, and from within a few chains to 30 chains from Mangatera Railway-siding and Post-office. The soil is of good quality, some of the low-lying portions being swampy. The Mangatera Stream bounds the eastern portion of the block and insures a plentiful supply of good water. A quantity of dead timber suitable for firewood is scattered over the settlement. The sections have all been sown down in grass.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lands enumerated above are first-class lands, and are village-homestead allotments, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rentals stated above shall be the prices at which the lands shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Napier; and leases shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

6. All rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in