Dec. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4125

Education Board of the District of North Canterbury.—
Election of Member to fill Extraordinary Vacancy.

I HEREBY give notice that the number of valid votes recorded for the several candidates at the election of member of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury (South Ward), held on the 31st day of October, 1910, is as follows, to wit :—

South Ward (one member)—
Rennie, George … … … 190
Peryman, Henry Edward … … … 116
Bates, Rev. John James … … … 96
Blay, Thomas … … … 27

The total number of valid votes recorded is 429. The total number of votes rejected as informal is 4.

I therefore hereby declare the said GEORGE RENNIE to be duly elected member of the Education Board of the District of North Canterbury for the South Ward, vice Mr. H. W. Peryman, deceased.

H. C. LANE,
Returning Officer.

Christchurch, 15th November, 1910.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Blenheim, 29th November, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at this office, at noon on Friday, the 30th day of December, 1910, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

Weighted with £200, valuation for improvements consisting of good four-roomed house and scullery, clearing, grassing, and fencing. Situated on main Blenheim-Nelson coach-road, about twenty miles from Havelock. About 35 acres level land, remainder undulating; well watered.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for a term of fourteen years from the 1st day of January, 1911 (subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government).

2. Possession will be given on the 1st day of January, 1911.

3. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, £1 1s. lease fee, and the value of the improvements must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

5. The lessee shall not be entitled to have or receive any compensation or allowance whatsoever by reason of such resumption, or in respect of any improvements effected by him upon the said lands; but he may, on the expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all buildings and fences erected by him.

6. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the land comprised in the lease, except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The land shall not be cropped or broken up except with the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. 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.

9. 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 despatch, remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

10. 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 have been fulfilled.

11. The lessee shall permit travelling stock to rest on the land on application, and on payment beforehand being made according to the following scale: Per head, per night:—

| Horses and cattle, the first 10 | .. | .. | 0 6 |
| Above 10 and up to 50, inclusive | .. | .. | 0 3 |
| Above 50 | .. | .. | 0 1 |
| Sheep, the first 25 | .. | .. | 0 1 |
| Above 25 and up to 250 | .. | .. | 0 0½ |
| 250 and upwards | .. | .. | 0 0¼ |

F. STEPHENSON SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 6th October, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the Survey Office, Hamilton, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 20th day of January, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — WAIPA COUNTY. — NGAROTO PARISH.

Rural Land.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 28th November, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office and at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 21st day of February, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—HANGAROA SURVEY DISTRICT.—TINIROTO VILLAGE.

First-class Land.

Situated close to the Gisborne-Wairoa Main Road, about forty-two miles south-west of Gisborne. Generally undulating open land, with fair soil.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Town of Cobden Extension, Westland Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 28th November, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction at the Court-house, Greymouth, at 2 o’clock p.m., on Wednesday, the 25th day of January, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.