Oct. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2605

of the Education Department, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory. The scholarships are open to Maori boys on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Appendix to the Native Schools Code, 1908. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 6th and 7th of December, 1909.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted so as to reach the Department not later than the 26th of October, 1909.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education, Wellington.

W. W. BIRD,
Inspector of Native Schools.

Education Department,
Wellington, 27th September, 1909.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 70 of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 29th September, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the Matamata Public Hall Committee, under section 70 of “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908,” on or after Friday, the 28th day of January, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 5, Block VI, Matamata Township: 1 rood 10 perches.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 131 of the said Act, to the holder of adjacent land on or after Friday, the 14th day of January, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 40, Mataroa Suburbs: Area, 17·4 perches.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 4th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 7th day of January, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MARUIA SURVEY DISTRICT.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 11th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, the 14th day of December, 1909, under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

There are on the section a good dwellinghouse of five rooms (nearly new), with necessary outhouses, cooking-range, &c., and over 50 chains of ring and subdivisional fencing. Fairly good soil, in grass; generally flat; access to formed road.

| 12 | X | 5 0 0 | 3 6 0 |

Good flat land; fenced on three sides; access to formed road.

| 14 | X | 30 3 0 | 13 10 0 |

Nearly all flat land, in good grass; generally rather stony, but very good soil in places; access to formed road by flat right-of-way; ring-fenced; water generally at south end.

| 15 | X | 13 3 0 | 9 0 0 |

Good soil; all flat land, in grass; ring-fenced; water-trough in south-west corner; access by right-of-way through Sections 16 and 19.

| 16 | X | 15 2 0 | 7 10 0 |

All flat land, in stubble, rather light; access to water-trough on Section 15; access by right-of-way through Section 19.

| 17 | X | 9 1 0 | 6 0 0 |

Fairly good well-grassed flat; well sheltered; access to water-trough; ring-fenced; access by right-of-way through Section 19.

| 18 | X | 4 3 20 | 4 0 0 |

Generally rather steep terrace land, in good grass; ring-fenced.

| 14 | XIV | 12 1 12 | 7 0 0 |

Mostly flat land, in grass; fenced on two sides; fronts on to main south road and Blind River. Distant four miles and a half by main road from Seddon.

Marlborough County.—Taylor Pass Survey District.

| 19 | XXII | 53 0 0 | 20 0 0 |

Chiefly flat tableland and papa faces; all in grass; ring-fenced; fronts on formed road. Distant three miles and a half by main road from Seddon.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on the day of the sale.
2. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year: to the first payment shall be added the rent for the broken period between the date of the sale and the 1st day of January following.
3. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years from the date of the sale, but subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements he has put upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings and fences erected by him, but not otherwise.
5. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the land comprised in his lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The land shall not be cropped or broken up except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and he shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable des-