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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

2. Applications (to be made on form P.S.C. 17A, obtainable at principal post-offices) must be addressed to the Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, and must embrace a statement of education and experience, particulars of age, &c.

3. Applicants should have—
   (a.) New Zealand experience of farm management on present-day principles.
   (b.) Practical knowledge of agricultural work, farm implements, &c.
   (c.) Practical knowledge of the breeding and raising of live-stock.
   (d.) Business aptitude and experience in the purchase and sale of live-stock and other farm produce.
   (e.) Ability to conduct correspondence and prepare reports on farming subjects.

4. The appointment will be subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912.

5. The position will be graded in the General Division. Salary, £220–£250 per annum (including house allowance of £30 per annum).

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

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Member of the House of Representatives elected, Taumarunui Electoral District.

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Clerk of the Writs Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1915.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 29th day of May, 1915, for the election of a Member of Parliament to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Taumarunui, and by the endorsement on such writ it appears that the name of WILLIAM THOMAS JENNINGS has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said district.

J. HISLOP,
Clerk of the Writs.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 28th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Section 17, Block VIII, Inangahua Survey District.
Tenure: R.L. Lease No. 209. Formerly held by D. and T. Moore.

Section 10, Block XVI, Lyell Survey District.
Tenure: R.L. Lease No. 403. Formerly held by Robert Henry Elliotte.

Section 117, Block XIII, Matiri Survey District.
Tenure: P.L. Lease No. 3. Formerly held by Llewellyn Win.

Section 41, Block XII, Inangahua Survey District.
Tenure: P.L. Lease No. 90. Formerly held by John Thomas Milligan.

Section 5, Block VII, Hope Survey District.
Tenure: O.R.P. License No. 348. Formerly held by Rose Wyness.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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Lands in Westland Land District forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown in accordance with the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section 2452, Block II, Mount Douglas Survey District.
Tenure: R.L. Lease No. 371. Formerly held by Benjamin Kemp. Reason for forfeiture: Request of lessee.

Section 2459, Block II, Mount Douglas Survey District.
Tenure: R.L. Lease No. 372. Formerly held by Leslie Kemp. Reason for forfeiture: Request of lessee.

Section 3111, Block XVI, Greymouth Survey District.
Tenure: M.D.L.O. Lease No. 79. Formerly held by Leila Scott. Reason for forfeiture: Failure to sign lease.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

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Pastoral Run in Otago Land District classified.

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Department of Lands and Survey.
Wellington, 16th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report on rural lands in Otago Land District have classified the pastoral run in the Schedule hereto as therein noted.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Class A.—Pastoral Lands.

Being Lands suitable exclusively for Pasturage and not capable of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying-capacity of less than 5,000 Sheep.

Runs 94, 429, and 429c, Waitaki County: Area, 50,770 acres (national endowment).

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

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Pastoral Run in Nelson Land District for License by Public Auction.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 26th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at noon on Wednesday, the 25th day of August, 1915, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY.—OHIKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Run 59: Area, 2,500 acres; upset annual rental, £10; term, twenty-one years from 1st March, 1916; Class A.

All birch (principally silver birch), intermixed with brown birch and rimu. Narrow strip of flat on river-banks; balance steep granite slopes. Situated about eleven miles from Westport, and within half a mile of Westport–Inangahua Road.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Land in Otago Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 28th June, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of, in terms of section 138 of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Friday, 1st October, 1915.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—GREENVALE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Part Section 2, Block XIII: Area, 51 acres 3 roods 17 perches.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.