Oct. 13.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Native Lands for Lease by Public Tender.-988 Acres.

Office of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board,
Gisborne, 7th October, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land
Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, that
written tenders will be received by the President at Wairoa,
Hawke's Bay, up till 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, the
16th day of November, 1910, for leases of the several lands
named in the Schedule hereto, for a term of twenty-one
years, with a right of renewal for a further term of twenty-
one years.

SCHEDULE.

Lot. Area. Upset Annual Rental.

RUARAKAIPUTARA No. 1 BLOCK.-BLOCK II, CLYDE SURVEY
DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
1 | 71 0 23 | 26 13 6

About 25 acres of rich well-grassed flat; balance low
ridges, mixed scrub and grass. Soil good, well watered.
About one mile and a half from Wairoa Dairy Factory.
There is a road laid off through the block connecting with
the main Wairoa-Nuhaka Road.

KOPUA D BLOCK.-BLOCK II, CLYDE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

2 | 47 1 13 | 10 13 0

This block is bounded by the Kairangi No. 2, Tukemokihi
No. 2, Ohuia No. 1, and Kapua B Blocks. It is suitable for
grazing purposes only. There is no road access to the block.
It is subject to a lease for flax-cutting rights for the term of
twenty-one years from 1st July, 1908.

KAHAATUREIA A BLOCK.-BLOCKS I AND IV, NUHAKA SURVEY
DISTRICT.

Second-class Land.

3 | 196 3 0 | 17 4 6

Steep hilly land; soil fair; covered with light bush and
scrub. Access by road not guaranteed. It adjoins Section
2, Block 20, Opoiti Survey District.

4 | 280 0 0 | 31 10 0

About 10 acres of flat; balance low hills, covered with fern,
grass, and scrub. Soil good. Access by road not guaranteed.
It adjoins Kahaatureia Nos. 2 and 7 Blocks.

MATATUHIA BLOCK.-BLOCK XIV, TUAHU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Third-class Land.

5 | 393 1 0 | 19 14 0

High hilly land covered with light bush scrub. Situated
between S.G.R. 80 and 81. It has an altitude of about
1,500ft. above sea-level. About thirty-three miles from
Wairoa—twenty-two miles by coach-road, balance graded
bridle-track.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

1. Term of lease: Twenty-one years, with right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years.

2. The rental shall not be less than the given upset rental
   for the first twenty-one years, and shall be computed
   at the rate of 5 per cent. on the then unimproved value for
   the second term of twenty-one 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.

4. If any person desires to tender for more than one lot a
   separate tender for each lot must be made. Each tender
   must be accompanied by a separate declaration, as required
   by the last preceding condition.

5. Each tender must be accompanied by six months' rent,
   lease fee (£3 3s.), an amount sufficient to cover stamp duty
   and registration fee, and the value of the improvements (if
   any).

6. Term of lease commences on the 1st January, 1911.
   Lessee may enter into possession immediately upon acceptance
   of tender, and shall be entitled to a rebate of rent for
   the period from the 1st January to date of acceptance of
   tender.

7. Rental to be paid half-yearly, in advance, on 1st
   January and 1st July in each year.

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8. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments (land-
   tax excepted).

9. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or mortgage without the
   prior consent of the Board. Transfer not allowed until
   lessee has been one year in possession.

10. Including all other land already owned, held, or occupied
    under a tenure of more than one year's duration, no
    person may hold more than 3,000 acres; every acre of first-
    class land being reckoned as 7½ acres, and every acre of
    second-class land being reckoned as 2½ acres.

11. Lessee to execute lease within thirty days after being
    notified that it is ready for signature.

12. Lessee has no right to minerals without license, but
    he may use on the land any minerals for any agricultural,
    pastoral, household, road-making, or building purpose.

13. On expiry of term of lease, lessee's improvements will
    be valued and protected.

14. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

15. All leases shall conform to the requirements of the
    Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made there-
    under; and the lessees shall be deemed to be acquainted
    with the provisions thereof, and to be bound thereby as
    effectually as if such provisions were embodied herein.

Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Tai-
rawhiti District Maori Land Board, Gisborne.

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

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable
in the undermentioned estates on all proved
claims. Promissory notes (if any) to be produced for in-
dorsement prior to receiving dividend.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Lennox, J. M., of Auckland, Sharebroker : First and
final, 20s. in the pound.

Jones, R. O., and Gibson, Mary, of Auckland, Private
Hospital Proprietors : First and final, 20s. in the pound.

Jones, Robert Orford, of Auckland, Medical Practi-
tioner : First and final, 20s. in the pound.

Corbett, W. H., of Rotorua, Wheelwright and Black-
smith : First and final, 20s. in the pound.

Young, W. H., of Rotorua, Grain-merchant : Second and
final (making 17s. 9d.), 7s. 9d. in the pound.

Thomson, A. and D., of Mount Eden, Grocers : First
and final, 7s. 8d. in the pound.

Phillips and Co., of Te Kuiti, Painters and Paper-
hangers : First and final, 5s. 7½d. in the pound.

Waaka, Ned, of Waiharara, Gum-digger : First and
final, 5s. 3d. in the pound.

Darby, W. F., of Auckland, Merchant : First dividend,
5s. in the pound.

Creamer, Stanley, of Green Lane, Wood and Coal Mer-
chant : First and final, 4s. 9d. in the pound.

Streeter, A. S., of Auckland, Tailor : First and final,
3s. 8¾d. in the pound.

Phills, Mary Jane, of Rotorua, Boardinghouse-keeper :
First and final, 3s. 7½d. in the pound.

Steele, A. H., of Waihi, Fruiterer : First and final,
2s. 0¼d. in the pound.

Dunstan, Robert, of Thames, Miner : First and final,
1s. 6¾d. in the pound.

Ellis, David, of Whangarei, Pork-butcher : First and
final, 1s. 5½d. in the pound.

Lloyd, C. E. M., of Whangarei, Bush Contractor : First
and final, 1s. 4¾d. in the pound.

Garratt, H. T., of Auckland, Caterer : First and final,
9¾d. in the pound.

Wilson, George, of Waihi, Restaurant-keeper : First and
final, 6½d. in the pound.

Crawford, Benjamin, of Ponsonby Road, Plumber :
First and final, 3½d. in the pound.

Graham, C. J. A., of Waihi, Sharebroker : First and
final, 1¾d. in the pound.

Modrich, M. C., of Auckland, Grocer : Supplementary
(making 8¼d.), 1½d. in the pound.

ASSIGNED ESTATES.

Donovan, Thomas, of Te Aroha, Saddler : First divi-
dend, 7s. 6d. in the pound.

Long and Langmuir (Limited), (in liquidation), of Tau-
marunui, General Storekeepers : Second dividend, 6s. 8d.
in the pound.

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