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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

NEW SOUTH WALES.
NEWCASTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE.—NIGHT TIDE-SIGNALS.
Notice is hereby given that on and after the 1st day of March, 1916, the Tide and State of Bar Signals, which indicate the actual depth of water at the time in the Fairway Entrance Channel, Newcastle Harbour, will be shown from sunset to sunrise by means of electric light exhibited on the southern signal-mast on Nobby’s, Newcastle, instead of from the mast at the pilot-station.
The same coloured lights will be used as heretofore to indicate the depths of water on the bar.
The lights will be visible from seaward and up the harbour for a distance of (4) four miles on a clear night.
Should any accident occur to prevent the exhibition of the electric-light signals, the lights hitherto shown from the pilot-station will be exhibited, and will continue to be used until the electric-light signals are again shown.
By day the Tide and State of Bar Signals will be shown from the flagstaff at the pilot-station as hitherto.
The day Bar Signals will also be shown at the head of the south mast, Nobby’s.

INDIA.
WEST COAST.—MALABAR DISTRICT.—RED PIER-HEAD LIGHTS FOR THE TWO PIERS AT CALICUT.
It is hereby notified, for the information of mariners and others, that from and after 15th February, 1916, a red fixed light visible two miles in clear weather will be exhibited from an ordinary lantern erected on a post at the sea end of each of the north and south piers to guide small craft returning from the anchorage.
The position of these lights is approximately latitude 11° 15′ N., longitude 75° 46′ E., and the height of the lanterns above high water is 23 ft.
The lights are not reliable.

Public Service Stores Tender Board.—Supply and Delivery of Stores.
Wellington, 27th March, 1916.
SEPARATE tenders will be received at the office of the Chairman not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 31st May, 1916, for the supply and delivery, C.I.F. and E., main ports, of eighteen jointer’s tool-boxes and six tons of sulphate of copper.
Particulars and conditions of tendering may be obtained at the office of the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington; the District Storekeeper, Post and Telegraph Department, Christchurch; or at the offices of the Telegraph Engineers at Auckland and Dunedin.
J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

Supply of Waterproof Coats and Capes for Police Force.—Tender accepted.
Police Department,
Wellington, 25th March, 1916.
THE tender of Messrs. Wright, Dixon, and Witt, of Wellington, has been accepted for the supply of waterproof coats and capes for the Police Force for a period of one year from the 6th March, 1916, at 47s. 6d. per coat and cape (foot or mounted).
J. CULLEN,
Commissioner of Police.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.
Land in the Canterbury Land District forfeited.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th March, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.
SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Section 19, Block XII, Rolleston Survey District, Drayton Settlement: Area, 10 acres. Formerly held by Rupert Ernest Vanstone under Lease No. 258. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions.
W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Sections in the Colliery Reserve, Westport, in Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 24th March, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the local Lands Office, Westport, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 17th May, 1916, under the provisions of the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877, and its amendments.
SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF WESTPORT.—BULLER COUNTY.
Section 218, Esplanade: Area, 1 rood 22 perches; upset rental per annum, £1 12s. 6d.
Section 218A, Esplanade: Area, 1 rood 24 perches; upset rental per annum, £1 12s. 6d.
Section 219, Esplanade: Area 1 rood 12 perches; upset rental per annum, £1 12s. 6d.
The sections are situated in the Town of Westport, about half a mile from the Westport Post-office, and are weighted with £596, valuation for improvements as follows: Dwelling, seven rooms (uncompleted), with usual outbuildings, on Section 218, £504; carpenter’s shop (out of repair), fencing, &c., on Section 218A, £21; huts and sheds, fencing, &c., on Section 219, £71.
If disposed of in one lot the State Advances Office is prepared to allow the sum of £425 to remain on mortgage, the balance, £171, to be paid with rent in full from date of sale to 31st December, 1916, and £1 1s. lease fee on the fall of the hammer.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The sections will be put up as one lot, but in the event of no bid the auctioneer may offer each section separately.
2. The lease shall be for a term of forty-two years, without right of renewal.
3. No compensation for improvements will be allowed, but on expiry of lease the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for improvements; failing disposal, the land and improvements revert to the Crown without compensation.
4. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
5. Rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st day of January and July in each year.
6. The lessee will have no right to sublet, transfer, mortgage, subdivide, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without consent.
7. 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.
8. 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 be fulfilled.
   Form of lease may be perused and full particulars ascertained at this office, and at the local Lands Office, Westport.
   F. A. THOMPSON,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 13th March, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 10th May, 1916.
The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Thursday, 11th May, 1916, at 10 o’clock a.m.
The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.