684.                                                                                          [No. 16

     THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Maori Lands for Sale and Lease by Public Tender.

Office of the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District
Maori Land Board,
Auckland, 9th February, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Native Land Settlement Act, 1907,” and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at the office of the Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 5 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 23rd March, 1910, for the purchase of the several lands named in the First Schedule hereto; and that written tenders will also be received, at the same time and place, for leases of the several lands named in the Second Schedule hereto for a term of twenty-four years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-four years.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

MANGAAWAKINO NO. 2B.—BLOCKS X, XI, AND XIV, AWAKINO EAST SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. | 625 3 3 | Second | 1 0 0 | ..
Situated about six miles from Mahoenui. Partly bush land of papa formation. Small flats of about 100 acres on river, running back into rough ranges.

KINOHAKU WEST H NO. 2B, SECTION 2D.—BLOCK V, WHAREORINO SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 318 1 15 | Second | 1 0 0 | ..

KINOHAKU WEST H NO. 2B, SECTION 2E NO. 2.—BLOCK V, WHAREORINO SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 127 3 21 | Second | 1 0 0 | ..
These sections are situated about eight miles from Marokopa, and consist of very good heavy-bush land, suitable for grazing and cultivating,

KINOHAKU WEST A NO. 1.—BLOCK XIII, MAUNGA MANGERO SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 139 3 31 | Second | 1 5 0 | ..
Situated about eight miles and a half from Mahoenui. Limestone formation. Fairly good grazing land, consisting of points of ridges running down to small flats on river, and timbered with tawa, &c.

KINOHAKU WEST NO. 1A NO. 2.—BLOCK IV, MAROKOPA SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 437 1 0 | Second | 1 0 0 | ..
Situated about three miles from Marokopa. Rough country, about half in mixed bush, with manuka and akeake scrub along coast. Suitable for grazing.

KAINGAPIPI NO. 2.—BLOCKS IX AND XI, OTANAKE SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 71 0 8 | First .. | 4 0 0 | 40 0 0
Situated at Piopio, about sixteen miles from Te Kuiti. Open fern hills generally. One-third swampy, which can be easily drained.

KINOHAKU EAST NO. 1B, SECTION 2B.—BLOCK XIII, ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | 51 2 0 | Second | 1 0 0 | ..
Situated about sixteen miles from Hangatiki Railway-station. Broken country, covered with heavy bush. Suitable for pastoral purposes.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

KAKEPUKU NO. 1F NO. 2.—BLOCKS V AND IX, PUNIU SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
.. | 162 1 23 | Second | 12 3 7 | ..
Situated about one mile from Te Puhi Railway-station. Open fern hills, with manuka. Suitable for grazing.

HAUTURU EAST NO. 2, SECTION 7B.—BLOCKS VII AND VIII, ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

£ s. d.
.. | 451 2 29 | Second | 28 4 7 | ..
Situated about four miles from Otorohanga. Chiefly open fern hills, with poor soil. Small patches of bush on north-west boundary. The Board reserves itself, previous to the execution of the lease, the right to cut off at the intersection of the road with the southern boundary on the western side of the road an area not exceeding 5 acres, now in occupation of Natives. A proportionate deduction will be made from the rental if this area is required.

ORAHIRI NO. 6B NO. 1.—BLOCKS IV AND VIII, ORAHIRI SURVEY DISTRICT.

A | 40 0 0 | First .. | 20 0 0 | 100 0 0
B | 40 0 0 | First .. | 20 0 0 | ..
These sections are situated about one mile from Otorohanga Post-office, and consist of open fern and manuka hills. Soil is good. Suitable for grazing and agriculture, or for dairy-farming.

POKURU NO. 2D.—BLOCK X, PUNIU SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 226 0 12 | Second | 14 2 8 | ..
Situated about one mile and a half from Te Puhi Railway-station. Open fern hills, with manuka.

KINOHAKU EAST NO. 10B NO. 2.—BLOCKS VIII AND XII, MAUNGAMANGERO SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 277 2 0 | Second | 20 16 3 | ..
Situated about five miles from Piopio. Good sound hilly country. Suitable for grazing. Heavily timbered. 25 acres open fern near KihikihI Stream.

KINOHAKU WEST F NO. 1B NO. 2B EAST.—BLOCKS IV, VII, AND VIII, WHAREORINO SURVEY DISTRICT.

.. | 527 3 26 | Third | 19 6 0 | ..
Situated about twelve miles from Marokopa. Rough spurs from Whareorino. Heavily timbered. Only suitable for grazing.

Areas may be liable to slight alteration.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

Land for Sale.

1. Land is to be sold subject to reserve price as set out in the First Schedule.
2. Every tender shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the President, and marked on the outside as follows: “Tender for purchase of Block, as advertised in the newspaper of the , 1910,” and shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration in the prescribed form, and a fee of £5 5s. on account of the costs and expenses incidental to the purchase.
3. Highest tenderer to be declared the purchaser, but the Board reserves itself the right to refuse any tender.
4. Ten per cent. of the purchase-money to be lodged with tender. Balance to be paid in twenty equal half-yearly instalments, the first of such instalments being payable on the 1st July, 1910.
5. The purchaser to pay interest on unpaid purchase-money at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Interest to be payable on the 1st July and 1st January of each year, and to date from the signing of contract of sale.
6. Residence and improvements to conform with sections 159 to 165 of “The Land Act, 1908,” so far as applicable, but on bush land residence will not be required within four years. Purchaser having complied with improvement conditions shall, at the end of five years, upon payment of balance of purchase-money, be entitled to a transfer of the fee-simple of the land.
7. Land to be sold subject to the provisions of “The Native Land Settlement Act, 1907,” and the regulations made thereunder.

Land for Lease.

1. Term of lease: Twenty-four years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-four years.
2. The rental shall not be for less than the given upset rental for the first twenty-four years, and shall be computed at the rate of 5 per cent. on the then unimproved value for the second term of twenty-four years.
3. Every tender shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the President, and marked on the outside as follows: “Tender for lease of Lot No. , as advertised in the newspaper of the day of , 19 ,” and shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration in the prescribed form,