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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

Unclaimed Property.

WHEREAS it was reported to the Public Trustee that James Boyd, of Te Mata, Pungaere, in the Provincial District of Auckland, Gum-digger, was the owner of personal property in New Zealand, and it was not known whether the said James Boyd was alive or dead, or where he was: And whereas the Public Trustee applied to the Supreme Court for an order under section 87 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, in respect of such property, and by an order made in the Supreme Court at Wellington on the 31st day of May, 1916, the Public Trustee was authorized to exercise in respect thereof all or any of the powers contained in said section 87: And whereas such property is situate in the Provincial District of Auckland:

Now, the Public Trustee hereby gives notice that he proposes to exercise in respect of such property the powers conferred on him by the said section.

Dated this 21st day of June, 1916.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in the Auckland Land District open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd June, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the under-mentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 12th July, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PAREMOREMO PARISH.

Second-class National Endowment Land.

Altitude, 50 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country, nearly all ploughable. Soil of second-class quality, on clay subsoil; fairly well watered by streams. Distant four to five miles from Albany by formed road.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in the Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Auckland, 22nd June, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the township reserve in Block XVI, Waoku Survey District, containing 145 acres 2 roods 14 perches, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 21st day of September, 1916.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 20th June, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years, with the perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twenty-one years, at the Land Office, Napier, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 6th day of September, 1916, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—TAKAPAU SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 44, Block IX: Area, 20 acres; upset annual rental, £20.

Weighted with £111 5s., valuation for improvements comprising felling, clearing, and grassing, £80; and fencing, £31 5s.

First-class land. Distant some thirty chains from Makotuku Township and railway-station by good metalled-road access. Originally covered with heavy mixed bush, now felled and cleared. Undulating and level country in grass, and all ploughable when the stumps are removed. Watered by stream. Good soil, on clay formation. Section is ring fenced. Altitude about 950 ft. above sea-level.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), and valuation for improvements to be paid on fall of hammer.

2. Term of lease, twenty-one years from 20th September, 1916, on which date rent will commence and possession be given, with perpetual right of renewal for successive terms of twenty-one years.

3. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If lessee does not desire new lease at end of the 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 sum due to the Crown.

4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve the land, and keep it clear of weeds. Creeks, drains, and watercourses to be kept open.

6. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.

7. Buildings which may be erected on land to be kept in good repair and condition.

8. No gravel to be removed from the land without the consent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.

10. Lessee to give notice to the Land Board before making improvements.

11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Form of lease may be perused, and plans and full particulars obtained at the Lands Office, Napier, and the local Lands Office, Gisborne.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 16th May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on Wednesday, 23rd August, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF WAITAKI BRIDGE.

Section 1, Block I: Area, 1 rood.

,, 2 ,, I ,, 37 perches.

D. M. CALDER,
Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 25th May, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 194, Te Papa Parish, Tauranga County, Auckland Land District, containing 50 acres, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Monday, the 27th day of August, 1916.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.