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1909, at Wairoa on Thursday, the 10th day of June, 1915,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering
the following proposed resolution : —
“ That a license be granted over the Tutuotekaha 1B 2
and 1B 4 Block to George Johnston, of Napier, in Hawke’s
Bay, carpenter, and William Stacey, of Otane, in Hawke’s
Bay, farmer, to enter the said block and cut and remove
therefrom all or any growing or dead timber suitable for
milling purposes, and for that purpose to lay down and con-
struct all necessary roads, tramways, and bridges, and to
erect buildings and machinery. Such license to be granted
upon the following terms:—
“ 1. The license to be for a term of seven years; at the
expiration of the term all buildings (but not machinery) to
remain on the land, and to become the property of the owners,
they paying for all spouting and roofing-iron thereon.
“ 2. Royalty to be paid on all milling-timber used at the
following rates:—
“ ls. 6d. per 100 sup. feet. for totara and heart of matai;
ls. per 100 sup. feet for rimu ; 6d. per 100 sup. feet for all
other timber.”
Dated at Gisborne this 15th day of May, 1915.
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 Tutuotekaha 1B 1 and 1B 3 Block is summoned and will be
held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act,
1909, at Wairoa on Thursday, the 10th day of June, 1915,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering
the following proposed resolution :—
“ That a license be granted over the Tutuotekaha 1B 1
and 1B 3 Block to George Johnston, of Napier, in Hawke’s
Bay, carpenter, and William Stacey, of Otane, in Hawke’s
Bay, farmer, to enter the said block and cut and remove
therefrom all or any growing or dead timber suitable for
milling purposes, and for that purpose to lay down and con-
struct all necessary roads, tramways, and bridges, and to
erect buildings and machinery. Such license to be granted
upon the following terms :—
“ 1. The license to be for a term of seven years, at the
expiration of the term all buildings (but not machinery) to
remain on the land, and to become the property of the owners,
they paying for all spouting and roofing-iron thereon.
“ 2. Royalty to be paid on all milling-timber used at the
following rates :—
“ ls. 6d. per 100 sup. feet for totara and heart of matai;
ls. per 100 sup. feet for rimu ; 6d. per 100 sup. feet for
all other timbers.”
Dated at Gisborne this 15th day of May, 1915.
R. N. JONES,
President.

Maori Lands for Sale by Public Auction.
Office of the Waiariki District Maori Land Board,
Rotorua, 30th April, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land
Act, 1909, and its amendments, that the land men-
tioned in the First Schedule hereto will be offered for sale by
public auction at the office of the Waiariki District Maori
Land Board, Rotorua, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Monday, the
28th day of June, 1915.
The terms and conditions under which the land is offered
are as set out in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
TIHIOTONGA D BLOCK.
BLOCKS VII and VIII, Horohoro Survey District: Area,
557 acres 1 rood 13 perches ; upset price per acre, 10s.
This block is situated to the south-west of Rotorua Town,
and distant therefrom eight miles. Access is by the main
Rotorua-Atiamuri Road, thence by a surveyed road over
easy country for the balance of the distance. The block is
partly forest, consisting of tawa, rimu, hinau, with the usual
undergrowth, and also easy hilly country, and in a few places
rough country. The block lies well to the sun, being sheltered
from the southerly winds by the Parekarangi Range. The
soil is very light in the open country, but improves to fair
loam in the bush, the lot resting on pumice and rhyolite
formation. It is fairly well watered by the tributaries of the
Pareporepo and Pakaitu Streams.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAND IS OFFERED
FOR SALE.

1. The land is sold by public auction in accordance with
   the powers conferred by section 16 of the Native Land Amend-
   ment Act, 1912, and the purchaser shall be deemed to be
   acquainted with all the provisions thereof.
2. The highest qualified bidder shall become the purchaser.
3. If the land so offered is not sold the Board may at any
   time thereafter sell the same by private contract to any
   qualified purchaser at a price not less than the upset price.
4. The purchaser shall forthwith after the sale pay to the
   Board a deposit equal to 10 per centum of the purchase-
   money, and the sum of £3 3s. to cover the cost of the pre-
   paration of the contract of sale. The balance of the purchase-
   money shall be paid within fourteen days after the completion
   of the contract, and the purchaser shall also within the said
   period of fourteen days lodge with the Board a statutory
   declaration that he was on the day of the sale duly qualified
   under Part XII of the Native Land Act, 1909, and its amend-
   ments, to become the purchaser of the land, and that he is
   acquiring the land solely for his own use and benefit, and not
   directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other
   person.
5. If any purchaser makes default in completing the con-
   tract or in making the statutory declaration as aforesaid,
   the Board may cancel the sale and resell the land in the same
   manner as if it had not already been offered for sale. On
   any such cancellation the Board may forfeit all moneys
   already paid by the purchaser, or such part thereof as the
   Board thinks fit.
   INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.
   The land is described for the general information of in-
   tending selectors, who are recommended, nevertheless, to
   make a personal inspection, as the Board is not responsible
   for the absolute accuracy of any description.
   Area may be liable to slight alteration.
   Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Under-
   Secretary for Native Affairs, Wellington, and at the office of
   the Waiariki District Maori Land Board, Rotorua.
   JAS. W. BROWNE,
   President, Waiariki District Maori Land Board.
   Maori Lands for Lease by Public Tender.
   Office of the Waiariki District Maori Land Board,
   Rotorua, 30th April, 1915.
   NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land
   Act, 1909, and its amendments, and the regulations
   thereunder, that written tenders are invited and will be
   received at the office of the Waiariki District Maori Land
   Board, Rotorua, up to 5 o'clock p.m. on Monday, 28th June,
   1915, for the lease of the land named in the First Schedule
   hereto, in the terms and conditions set out in the Second
   Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
ROTOHOKAHOKA F SECTION 5 BLOCK.
BLOCK XVI, Rotorua Survey District: Area, 2 acres; upset
annual rental, £25.
This section contains the beautiful “Fairy Spring,” which
is well known to visitors to Rotorua, and is within easy
walking distance of the township.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAND IS OFFERED FOR
SELECTION.

1. The land is offered at the upset rental stated.
2. The highest tenderer shall be the lessee. In the event
   of no tender being received, the lot shall remain open for
   selection at the upset rental.
3. Every tender must be enclosed in a sealed envelope
   addressed to the President of the Maori Land Board, Waiariki
   District, Rotorua, and marked “Tender for the lease of
   Rotohokahoka F Section 5 Block,” and must be accompanied
   by half-year’s rent and the sum of £3 3s. to cover the cost
   of the preparation of the lease, and an amount sufficient to
   cover the stamping and registering of the lease.
4. The lease will be prepared by the Board.
5. The successful tenderer will be required, within thirty
   days from the date on which the lease shall be tendered to
   him by the Board for execution, to sign the same in triplicate.
   In the event of his failure to do so, the Board may forfeit
   the deposit paid by him, and again offer the land at the upset
   price freed from any obligations to the defaulting lessee.