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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

Notice to Mariners.—No. 3 of 1918.

GISBORNE ROADSTEAD.—REMOVAL OF LIGHT-BUOY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th January, 1918.

THE Gisborne Harbour Board has notified that on or
about 8th February, 1918, the red flashing light-buoy
marking Temoana Rock in the Gisborne Roadstead will be
removed for repairs, and will be replaced by a black unlighted
buoy.

Admiralty Charts, &c., affected.—Nos. 3321 and 3343 ;
“New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv,
page 125 ; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918, page
260, and plan facing page 256.

G. H. TANNER,
For Secretary.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 4 of 1918.

HOKIANGA RIVER ENTRANCE.—BAR CHANGES.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the channel at the Hokianga
River entrance has altered slightly to the northward.
The extreme southernmost limit of the channel now bears
from the flagstaff at Hokianga Heads S. 85° W. (magnetic)
with a depth at M.L.W.S. of 18 ft.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 1091A and
2525 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter
vii, page 201 ; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1918,”
page 451, and plan facing page 450.

G. H. TANNER,
For Secretary.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 5 of 1918.

HIKUTU ROCK, TOKOMARU BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th January, 1918.

THE Tokomaru Harbour Board notify that the black can
buoy marking Hikutu Rock, which broke adrift on
10th instant, has been replaced by a black cone buoy in the
same position. Bearings from buoy: Maratiri, 308° (N. 67°
W. magnetic), distant 2·1 miles; Hikutu Rock, 215° (S. 20°
W. magnetic).

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 2527 and
3500 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv, page 121 ; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918,
page 433.

G. H. TANNER,
For Secretary.

Soldiers’ Property Board of Trustees appointed.

National Efficiency Board,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th January, 1918.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the regulations
made on the 2nd April, 1917, under the War Regulations
Act, 1914, and its amendments, the Minister of Defence has
constituted and appointed the following Soldiers’ Property
Board of Trustees, namely :—

THE W. H. GLADDING (No. 2) SOLDIERS’ PROPERTY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES.—Consisting of George Elliot, of Auckland,
District Commissioner of the National Efficiency Board ;
Arthur William Gillies, of Auckland, Expert Adviser to the
Auckland Commissioner of the National Efficiency Board ;
Moncrieff Murray McCallum, of Auckland, Merchant ; James
Robertson, of Auckland, Merchant ; and Theodore Martin
Hammond, of Auckland, Merchant.

WILLIAM FERGUSON,
Chairman.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Settlement Land in Wellington Land District for Sale by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th January, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands
will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash or
on deferred payments, at this office on Wednesday, the 27th
day of March, 1918, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land
for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—MAKARA COUNTY.—HAWTREY
SETTLEMENT.

Hawtrey Settlement is situated about twelve chains from
Johnsonville Railway-station, and adjoins the northern
boundary of the township. It is subdivided into areas containing good building-sites, and is suitable for persons employed in the city who wish to establish homes of their own. The land is in grass, having been cleared and sown many
years ago. The soil is of fair quality, on rock formation.

TERMS OF SALE.

The purchaser may pay for the land in cash or by deferred
payments extending over a period of nineteen years. The
terms are—

(1.) Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of
the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1),
within thirty days thereafter.

(2.) Deferred payments.—5 per cent. of the purchase-money and license fee (£1 1s.) on the fall of the hammer ;
balance by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen
years, with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money ; but with
the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the
outstanding amount.

In either case if the purchaser fails to make any of the
prescribed payments by due date, whether of purchase-money
or interest, the amount (if any) already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale of the land be null and
void.

Titles will be subject to section 60 of the Land Laws
Amendment Act, 1912.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.