678 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16

visions of the said Acts pertinent hereto: And whereas I
have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe
that such owner is not in the Dominion, nor has such owner
established his title to the said land, as required by the said
Unclaimed Lands Act or the last-named Act: I hereby give
notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said
Acts, or one of them, vested in the Public Trustee as afore-
said, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be
administered under “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908”;
the value of the land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of
the said last-named Act being less than £100.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of February, 1910.
A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.
All that parcel of land, containing 40 acres, more or less,
being eastern portion of Allotment 86, in the Parish of
Maungataniwha, in the Provincial District of Auckland;
Bounded on the north by Allotments 89 and 90, 1100 links.
on the east by Allotment 85, 3620 links; on the south and
south-west by a road, 567 links and 690 links; and on the
west by other portion of Allotment 86, 3400 links.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Public Trust Office
Act, 1908” (Part II, Unclaimed Lands).

To the owner or owners of those parcels of land—(1.) Con-
taining 60 acres, more or less, being Allotment 145, Parish
of Te Papa. Bounded on the north by Allotment 132,
1229 links, and by the Omanowa River; on the north-east
and east by the Omanowa River; on the south by Allot-
ment 148, 2230 links; on the east by Allotment 148,
550 links; on the south by Allotment 147, 1590 links; on
the west by a road, 1262 links; and on the north-west by
a road, 827 links. (2.) Containing 80 acres, more or less,
being Section 148, Parish of Te Papa. Bounded on the
north by Allotment 145, 2230 links; on the north-east by
the Omanowa River; on the east by a road reserve,
240 links and 100 links, and by a road, 320 links, 1692 links,
and 313 links; on the south by a road, 790 links, 447 links,
and 1891 links; and on the west by Allotments 147 and 145,
2730 links. The registered owner of both parcels of land
is Edward Purvis, described as of Tauranga, settler, who
cannot now be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted in-
quiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the
owner or owners of the above-described land is or are,
and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the
Dominion :
Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, with-
in six months of the date of the publication of this notice
in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the
Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in
this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not,
within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the
Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities
granted to him in and by “The Public Trust Office Act,
1908.”
Dated this 18th day of February, 1910.
A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Auckland Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 16th February, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the lease
of the undermentioned land having been accepted
by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said land
has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of
“The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District open for Lease.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 15th February, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
is open for lease, and applications will be received at
this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 29th day of
March, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF HANMER SPRINGS.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Applications must be made to the Commissioner of
   Crown Lands, Christchurch, and must be accompanied by a
   deposit of a half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. Possession will be given on approval by the Land Board
   of the application.
3. The lease will be for a term of thirty-three years.
4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of
   all deductions whatsoever; and if not paid within twenty-
   one days after due date the lessor may re-enter upon the
   land and determine the lease.
5. The lessee shall have no right to mortgage, sublet,
   transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of
   the land comprised in the lease, except with the written
   consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and
   obtained.
6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and
   shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of
   the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the
   land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reason-
   able despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse,
   broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may
   be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried on,
   upon the land or any part thereof any noisy, noxious, or
   offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done
   thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an
   annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neigh-
   bourhood.
9. In the event of the lessee, upon the expiry of the term,
   not again becoming the occupier of the land under a fresh
   lease, he shall be entitled to payment of valuation for all
   improvements which he shall have effected upon the land,
   so far as the same are existing and unexhausted.
10. The lessee shall, within one year from the date of
    selection, erect a permanent building on the section of a
    value of at least £50.
    Full particulars may be obtained at the District Lands
    Office, Christchurch.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 11th January, 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 this office, on Friday, the 15th day of April, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KAIWAKA.
Suburban Land.

Weighted with £26, valuation for improvements effected.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.