Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 753

Intending applicants should give full particulars of their qualifications for the position.

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

The position will be graded in the Clerical Division, and will be classified according to the qualifications of the successful applicant, at a salary to be determined between £385 and £475 per annum.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Notification of Vacancies for Cadets in Public Service.—Entrance Examination.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 27th February, 1916.

IT is hereby notified for general information that a Public Service Entrance Examination for candidates (male and female) desirous of appointment to the Public Service will be conducted during the month of November, 1916.

Applications must reach the Director of Education, Wellington, on or before 8th September, 1916, and must be made on forms obtainable from the Education Department, from any Education Board, or from this office.

An entrance fee of £1 sterling (which will be refunded if a candidate is successful in passing the examination and receives an appointment in the Public Service) is payable on entering for the examination.

Applications will be received between the 8th and 15th September, 1916, on the payment of a late fee of £1 sterling.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Taranaki Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that a surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by the Taranaki Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Section 10, Block V, Ohura Survey District.

TENURE: R.L. 123. Formerly held by W. Canty and H. T. Warner:

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th March, 1916.

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

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section 2, Block XVII, New River Hundred.

TENURE: O.R.P. License No. 743. Formerly held by Christian Oberg. Reason for forfeiture: Arrears.

Sections 27, 28, 43, and 44, Block XXIII, Invercargill Hundred.

Tenure: O.R.P. License No. 605. Formerly held by Thomas Finnerty. Reason for forfeiture: Non-residence.

Section 151, Block I, Paterson Survey District.

Tenure: R.L. License No. 161. Formerly held by Emma Catherine Colyer. Reason for forfeiture: Improvements insufficient.

Section 152, Block I, Paterson Survey District.

Tenure: R.L. License No 127. Formerly held by the estate of the late James Roland Colyer. Reason for forfeiture: Improvements insufficient.

Run 515, Anglem Survey District.

Tenure: Pastoral license. License No. 165. Formerly held by John Charles Wild. Reason for forfeiture: Arrears.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands

Reserves in Town of Murchison, Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 7th March, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Friday, 28th April, 1916, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—TOWN OF MURCHISON.

Section 2 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 3 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 4 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 1 acre; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 5 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 1 acre 0 roods 10 perches; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 6 of 94, Square 170: Area, 1 acre 0 roods 28 perches; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 7 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 1 acre 1 rood; upset annual rental, 12s.

Section 8 of 94A, Square 170: Area, 3 roods 10 perches; upset annual rental, 10s.

All flat alluvial land, stony in places, covered with grass, fern, and blackberry. Situated within a mile of Murchison Post-office. Chalgrave Street and the road fronting the Buller River are formed; Essex Street is unformed.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease shall be for the term of twenty-one years, with a right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years, or forty-two years in all.

2. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser, and shall deposit one half-year’s rent, together with rent for the broken period between the date of sale and the 1st day of July, 1916, and £1 1s. lease fee.

3. The lessee shall reside continuously on the land.

4. Improvements may be made only with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

5. Rent of renewal to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire a new lease at end of first term, land to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to pay the value of improvements, which is to be handed over to the outgoing lessee less any sums due to the Crown.

6. Possession will be given on the day of sale.

7. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st day of January and July in each year.

8. The lessee will have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

9. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier 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.

10. The lease will be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail 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.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.