MAR. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 819

Maori Lands open for Sale and Lease, and Timber-cutting Rights on Maori Lands for Sale.

Wellington, 22nd February, 1910.

MAORI lands open for sale and lease, and timber-cutting rights on Maori lands for sale by public tender. Tenders close between 15th and 23rd March, 1910.

A. 1,984 acres for sale, in one lot.
B. 1,771 acres for sale, in seven lots.
C. 1,726 acres for lease, in seven lots.
D. 1,348 acres for lease, in three lots.
E. 4,362 acres for lease, in seventeen lots.
F. 13,507 acres for lease, in forty-three lots.
G. 60,439,294 sup. ft. milling-timber (Motatau No. 2 Block, Bay of Islands District) for sale, in one lot.
H. 10,662,541 sup. ft. milling-timber (Te Karare Block, Hokianga District) for sale, in one lot.

For information apply as under :

A. Ikaroa Maori Land Board, Wellington.
B and C. Maniapoto-Tuwharetoa Maori Land Board, Auckland.
D. Aotea Maori Land Board, Wanganui.
E. Waiariki Maori Land Board, Rotorua.
F, G, and H. Tokerau Maori Land Board, Auckland.

Or general information may be obtained at the office of the Native Department, Government Buildings, Wellington.

THOS. W. FISHER,
Under-Secretary.

Sections in Native Townships for Lease by Public Tender.

Gisborne, 5th March, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the office of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, at Gisborne, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 20th day of April, 1910, for leases of the undermentioned sections in the Townships of Tuatini, Waipiro, and Te Araroa. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, under the provisions of "The Native Townships Act, 1895," and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. Area. Minimum Annual Upset Rental.

TOWNSHIP OF TUATINI.-WAIAPU COUNTY.

3 IX 2 1 22 4 0 0

TOWNSHIP OF WAIIPIRO.-WAIAPU COUNTY.

14 III 5 0 17 2 2 0
15* III 6 1 7 3 4 0
16f III 7 1 25 3 0 0

TOWNSHIP OF TE ARAROA.-WAIAPU COUNTY.

1 .. 5 0 33 0 10 0
2 .. 9 3 25 1 0 0
3 .. 4 2 28 0 10 6
4 .. 10 0 0 1 0 0
5 .. 10 0 0 1 0 0
6 .. 10 0 0 1 0 0
7 .. 8 3 19 1 0 0
8 .. 4 2 28 0 10 6
9 .. 9 2 3 1 0 0
10 .. 4 3 1 0 12 6
12 .. 10 0 0 1 5 0
13 .. 10 0 0 1 5 0
51 .. 0 1 0 1 0 0
52 .. 0 1 0 1 0 0

*Loaded with £31 1s., for fencing and grassing +Loaded with £12, for fencing and grassing.

Maps and full particulars may be obtained on application at the Board's office.

ALEX. KEEFER,
President, Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that JAMES HENRY MCMASTERS, of Towai, Settler, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be helden at my office, on Friday, the 11th March, 1910, at 11 a.m.

E. GERARD,
Official Assignee.

Auckland, 3rd March, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Gisborne.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM ROGERS, of Parihimanihi, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1910, at 2.30 o'clock.

JOHN COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Gisborne, 28th February, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Gisborne.

NOTICE is hereby given that PATRICK JOHN HOFEN, of Gisborne, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1910, at 2.30 o'clock.

JOHN COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Gisborne, 28th February, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of MASON BROS., of Hastings, Motor Engineers.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first dividend, of 4s. in the pound, is now payable on all proved accepted claims in this estate.

Promissory notes to be produced for indorsement.

K. N. H. BROWNE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Napier, 1st March, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Palmerston North.

NOTICE is hereby given that ANDREW WYND, of Foxton, Engine-driver, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on Friday, the 18th day of February, 1910, at 11 o'clock a.m.

G. J. SCOTT,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Palmerston North, 10th February, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Masterton.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM JAMES PATRICK, of Rakaunui, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at the Courthouse, Masterton, on Monday, the 14th day of March 1910, at 12 o'clock noon.

W. B. CHENNELLS,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Masterton, 28th February, 1910.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Wellington.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM EDWIN BATEMAN, of Tawa Flat, Cabinetmaker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, Public Trust Buildings, on Friday, the 11th day of March, 1910, at 11 o'clock a.m.

ALEXR. SIMPSON,
Official Assignee.

Wellington, 2nd March, 1910.