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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

Land Surveyors' Examination, September, 1913, Australia and New Zealand.

The Surveyors' Board of New Zealand,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1913.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Surveyors' Board, in conjunction with the Australian Surveyors' Boards, will conduct an examination of candidates for licenses to survey, commencing at 10 a.m. on Monday, 29th September, 1913, at Wellington.

Candidates are notified that their applications, on the proper form, must reach the Secretary of the Board at least thirty days before the date of the examination, and that the examination fee of £1 1s. must be paid, at least seven days before the date of the examination, to the Secretary of the Board, from whom examination regulations, application forms, and other particulars may be obtained.

C. E. ADAMS,
Secretary, Surveyors' Board.

Officiating Ministers for 1913.—Notice No. 28.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1913.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His late Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

Congregational Independents.
The Reverend W. A. KEAY.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd July, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, 26th September, 1913, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Whakatane County.—Waimana Settlement.—Waimana Village.

28 | .. | A. R. P. | £ s. d.
| | 0 1 0 | 20 0 0
Level land, in grass; soil of good quality; no water on section. Situated in the Waimana Settlement, about ten miles from Taneatua.

Matamata County.—Matamata Settlement.—Matamata Town.

19 | VIII | 0 1 0 | 65 0 0
Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level. Level land, in old grass; soil of a light loamy nature; no water on section. Fronts Tui Street, 15 chains from Matamata Railway-station by road not yet formed.

Weighted with £7, valuation for 7 chains fencing.

16 | XIV | 0 1 0 | 60 0 0
Altitude, 120 ft. above sea-level. Level land, in old grass; soil light loam; no water on section. Fronts Tainui and Tamihana Streets, about 15 chains from Matamata Railway-station.

Weighted with £7, valuation for 7 chains of fencing.†

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown grant fee, £1, within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned lands, on the terms and conditions set forth below, will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, 10th September, 1913, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

RURAL LAND.

Pahiatua County.—Mangahao Survey District.

92 | VII | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | 5 years.
| | 2 0 0 | 2 0 0 |
Situated to the north of Scarborough Township, near the railway-station.

Waimarino County.—Makotuku Survey District.

9 | VI | 11 2 0 | 3 0 0 | 7 years.
Situated between the Makotuku Valley Road and Stream, about a mile and a quarter north of Raetihi Township, the access being by a good metalled road.

Kiwitea County.—Apiti Survey District.

91 | XIV | 50 0 0 | 24 0 0 | 14 years.
Situated on the Otamakapua Road, the access being from Kimbolton, which is about three miles distant by a good metalled road. Undulating grassed land, with soil of a good quality, a strong loam on shingle formation. The forest has been cleared, but scrub is appearing in one or two places.

VILLAGE LAND.

Kiwitea County.—Apiti Survey District.—Village of Marshall.

34, 35, 36, | .. | 14 3 19 | 5 0 0 | Year to year.
37, 38 | | | |
Situated in the Marshall Village, the access being from Ohingaiti Township and Railway-station, which are about eight miles distant by the main Ohingaiti—Rangiwahia Road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

4. The leases shall be for the terms specified.

5. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.

6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands in Chertsey Township, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for lease by public auction under the provisions of section 130 of the Land Act, 1908, at the Court-house, Rakaia, at 2 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th July, 1913, on the terms and conditions set forth below.