Aug. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3159

Land in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 8th August, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the undermentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 11th July, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land is open for sale or selection, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 24th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MANGONUI COUNTY.—MAUNGATANIWHA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th July, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining land, under section 129 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 27th day of October, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 103, Parish of Ngaroto, containing 14 acres 3 roods, more or less.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 11th July, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of August, 1910, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908. The ballot for the allotment, if there is more than one applicant, will be held at this office at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 25th August, 1910.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—TOKATOKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Naumai Village Settlement.

Altitude, 5 ft. to 6 ft. above sea-level. All level reclaimed swamp of first-class quality, covered with scrub, rushes, and raupo. Situated one mile from Naumai Wharf by good road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a village-homestead allotment, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland; and a lease shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

5. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

6. All rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is payable as before provided.

7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. No lessee shall divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. No lessee shall apply for or hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.

10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regulations, and to the applications and leases to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands