Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 747

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Tairawhiti Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Paokahu No. 3G Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Paho, Te Arai, on Tuesday, the 12th day of March, 1912, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution:—

“ That the assembled owners of the Paokahu No. 3G Block agree to lease the said block to Edward Currie, of Gisborne, Settler, for a period of twenty-one years, at 3s. 6d. per acre per annum, with a right of renewal for a further period of twenty-one years, at a rental equal to 5 per cent. per annum of the unimproved value of the land at the expiration of the first term of twenty-one years, or compensation for improvements not exceeding £3 per acre.”

Dated at Gisborne, this 10th day of February, 1912.
R. N. JONES,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Tairawhiti Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Mahanga No. 1B Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Muriwai, on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1912, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution:—

“ That the block be leased to Eru Pohatu, at a rent of 5 per cent. on the present Government valuation, for a period of twenty-one years, with a right to a renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, at a rent of 5 per cent. on the then Government valuation unimproved, or valuation for improvements effected by the lessee if the lease is not renewed.

Dated at Gisborne, this 10th day of February, 1912.
R. N. JONES,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Tairawhiti Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Maraetaha No. 2C Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Muriwai, on Monday, the 11th day of March, 1912, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolutions:—

“ (1.) That the said block, or portions thereof, be sold to Tom Gibson, of Te Arai, Farmer, for the sum of £2 10s. per acre; or, in the alternative

“ (2.) That the said land, or portions thereof, be leased to the said Tom Gibson for the term of twenty-one years, at the rental of 2s. 6d. per acre per annum, with the right to a renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, at a rental equal to 5 per cent. on the then unimproved value of the land, and no compensation for improvements. The lease to contain the usual covenants.”

Dated at Gisborne, this 10th day of February, 1912.
R. N. JONES,
President.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that SAMUEL SHEPHERD, of Parnell, Auckland, Baker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Wednesday, the 14th day of February, 1912, at 11 o’clock a.m.
W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.
7th February, 1912.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that SAMUEL ALFRED LINDSAY, of St. Heliers Bay, Auckland, Settler and Jockey, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Wednesday, the 14th day of February, 1912, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.
W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.
7th February, 1912.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOSEPH WILLIAM HENRY MARTIN, of Auckland, Agent, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Tuesday, the 20th day of February, 1912, at 11 o’clock a.m.
W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.
13th February, 1912.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that SYDNEY WALTER ASHTON, of Waitara, Dentist, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at the Courthouse, Waitara, on Monday, the 19th day of February, 1912, at 2.15 p.m.
J. S. S. MEDLEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.
New Plymouth, 7th February, 1912.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that statements of accounts and balance-sheets in respect of the undermentioned estates, together with the report of the Audit Office thereon, have been duly filed in the above Court; and I hereby further give notice that at the sitting of the said Court to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of March, 1912, I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the administration of the said estates.
Dated this 9th day of February, 1912.
Bound and Clover, of Stratford, Coachbuilders.
Walter Edgar Clover, of Stratford, Coachbuilder.
Ruscoe and Adams, of Stratford, Tailors.
George Adams, of Stratford, Tailor.
Charles Ruscoe, of Stratford, Tailor.
Edwin Brightwell, of Tarata, Farmer.
Charles Ernest Meyenberg, of Stratford, Stock-dealer.
Charles Henry Ellis, of Stratford, gardener.
Alexander Reid, of Eltham, Labourer.
Thomas Higginson, of Lowgarth, Farmer.
Joseph Sharrock, of Stratford, Contractor.
Elias Frederick Franzen, of Midhirst, Grocer.
Roland Vincent Edwards, of Stratford, Painter.
Albert Burton Clark, of Stratford, Printer.
Richard Pocock Watts, of Opunake, Farm Hand.
ALFRED COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that GUY OSBORNE READER, of Stratford, Painter, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Tuesday, the 20th day of February, 1912, at 10.30 o’clock.
ALFRED COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.
Stratford, 9th February, 1912.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Wanganui.

NOTICE is hereby given that PATRICK HAMILTON ROBERTSON, of Wanganui, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Thursday, the 15th day of February, 1912, at 10 o’clock a.m.
W. RODWELL,
Deputy Official Assignee.
7th February, 1912.