May 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.

Native Lands for Lease by Public Tender.—257 Acres.

Office of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board,
Gisborne, 25th April, 1912.

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 p.m. on Monday, the 10th day of June, 1912, for leases of the undermentioned lands, for a period of twenty-one years, with a right to a renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

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SCHEDULE

WAIKOHU COUNTY.—HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

Rangatira 3a1 Block.—Block XVI, Mangatu Survey District, C.T. Vol. 42, Folio 59, P.B.R.

| 2 | 55 3 0 | 30 0 0 |

Kumukumu Block.—Block XIII, Waingaromia Survey District, C.T. Vol. 40, Folio 202, P.B.R.

| 3 | 47 2 0 | 18 0 0 |

Hauomatuku No. 8a Block.—Block XIII, Waingaromia Survey District, C.T. Vol 41, Folio 282, P.B.R.

| 4 | 27 1 29 | 10 0 0 |

Hauomatuku No. 9b Block.—Block XIII, Waingaromia Survey District, C.T. Vol. 41, Folio 214, P.B.R.

| 5 | 43 0 27 | 16 0 0 |

Hauomatuku No. 9c Block.—Block XIII, Waingaromia Survey District, C.T. Vol. 41, Folio 215, P.B.R.

Lots Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are subject to Lease No. 3470, being license to cut and remove timber therefrom for the space of seven years from the 7th March, 1911.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Land to be leased by the Board under the provisions of Part XIV of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, and all leases to conform to the requirements of the said Act and regulations.

2. Applicants to be twenty-one years of age and upwards.

3. Term of lease, twenty-one years, with the right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years.

4. The rental shall not be less than the given upset annual rental for the first term of twenty-one years, and shall be not less than 5 per cent. on the then unimproved value for the second term of twenty-one years ; and in no case shall the rent for the second term be less than the rent for the first term.

5. 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 New Zealand Gazette of the day of , 1912.”

6. If any person desires to tender for more than one lot, a separate tender for each lot must be made.

7. Each tender must be accompanied by six months’ rent at the rate tendered, together with lease fee of £3 3s., registration fee of 10s., and an amount sufficient to cover stamp duty.

8. Subject to the upset annual rental the highest qualified tenderer to be declared the lessee.

9. Successful applicants to sign agreements to lease after being notified of acceptance of tender.

10. Lessee to make necessary declaration and execute lease within thirty days after signing agreement to lease.

11. In case of default, deposit may be forfeited and lots re-leased.

12. Including all other land already owned, held, or occupied, no person may hold more than 3,000 acres as computed by the Native Land Act, 1909.

13. Rent to be paid in advance on the 1st days of January and July.

14. Transfer not allowed until after one year of continuous residence.

15. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

16. Lessee has no right to timber or minerals without license.

17. On expiry of lease, lessee’s improvements will be valued and protected.

18. Title being Land Transfer, no objection to be taken.

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

20. Lots to be taken as correctly described.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.

Tenders must be sent to the office of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, at Gisborne, and must be on the proper forms, to be obtained at the office of the said Board.

Full particulars may be obtained on application at the office of the said Board at Gisborne.

R. N. JONES,
President.

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

REGULATION NO. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Aotea Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Waimarino Reserve D (1,410 acres) will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Taumarunui, on Saturday, the 22nd day of June, 1912, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolutions :—

“1. A proposed lease of the said block to Harry Hunt, of Taumarunui, settler, for a term of forty-two years, at a yearly rental of 1s. 6d. per acre for the first twenty-one years, and 5 per cent. on the then unimproved value for the balance of the term ; or, in the alternative

“2. A proposed sale of the said block to the said Harry Hunt for the sum of £1 5s. per acre.”

Dated at Wanganui, this 13th day of May, 1912.

J. B. JACK,
President.

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

REGULATION NO. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Aotea Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Ohura South D, Section 2 (140 acres), will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Taumarunui, on Saturday, the 26th day of June, 1912, at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution :—

“That this land, containing 140 acres, be sold to Watkins Bros. for the price of £1 per acre ; or, in the alternative, that the land be leased to Watkins Brcs. at 1s. per acre per annum.”

Dated at Wanganui, this 13th day of May, 1912.

J. B. JACK,
President.

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

REGULATION NO. 48.

THE Maori Land Board for the Aotea Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Tupapanui 2b2 Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Wanganui, on Friday, the 7th day of June, 1912, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution :—

“That an offer made by the Crown to purchase the land shall be accepted.”

Dated at Wanganui, this 13th day of May, 1912.

J. B. JACK,
President.