MAY 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2051

Wednesday, the 19th day of June, 1918, at 10 o’clock in the
forenoon for the purpose of considering the following pro-
posed resolution :—
“ That the land be sold to Charles H. Swainson for the sum
of £1 2s. per acre.”
Dated at Auckland this 18th day of May, 1918.
C. E. MACCORMICK,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the
Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 52.

THE Maori Land Board for the Waikato-Maniapoto
Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting
of the owners of Manuaitu 1b No. 2 will be held, in pursuance
of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Mercer on
Wednesday, the 19th day of June, 1918, at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following pro-
posed resolution :—
“ That the land be sold to James H. Phillips for the sum of
£3 10s. per acre.”
Dated at Auckland this 18th day of May, 1918.
C. E. MACCORMICK,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the
Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 52.

THE Maori Land Board for the Waikato-Maniapoto
Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of
the owners of Onewhero 99N Section 6, will be held, in pur-
suance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Mercer
on Wednesday, the 19th day of June, 1918, at 3
o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the
following proposed resolution :—
“ That the land be leased to Edward Thornycroft Frost
and Arthur Raymond Frost for a term of twenty-one years,
at an annual rental of 5 per cent. on the Government valua-
tion.”
Dated at Auckland this 18th day of May, 1918.
C. E. MACCORMICK,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the
Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 52.

THE Maori Land Board for the Waikato-Maniapoto Maori
Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the
owners of Onewhero 99N, Section 7, will be held, in pursu-
ance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Mercer
on Wednesday, the 19th day of June, 1918, at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following pro-
posed resolution :—
“ That the land be leased to Harry Mervyn Frost for a term
of twenty-one years, at an annual rental of 5 per cent. on the
Government valuation.”
Dated at Auckland this 18th day of May, 1918.
C. E. MACCORMICK,
President.

Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the
Native Land Act, 1909.

REGULATION No. 52.

THE Maori Land Board for the Ikaroa Maori Land Dis-
trict hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of
Whakakoro No. 2 is summoned and will be held, in pur-
suance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at
Hastings on Friday, the 21st day of June, 1918, at 10 o’clock
in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following
proposed resolution :—
“ That the unsold interests in the said land be sold to
Elizabeth Margaret Menzies at a price equal to the Govern-
ment valuation.”
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of May, 1918.
R. N. JONES,
President.

Maori Land for Lease by Public Tender.

Office of the Aotea District Maori Land Board,
Wanganui, 13th May, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land
Act, 1909, and amendments, and the regulations
thereunder, that written tenders are invited and will be
received at the office of the Aotea District Maori Land
Board, Wanganui, up to 2 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 27th
June, 1918, for the lease of the lands described in the First
Schedule hereto, on the terms and conditions set out in the
Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Blocks III and IV, Makotuku Survey District.
Parts Raetihi Nos. 3A, 3B 2, and 4B Blocks.

The above sections are situated about two miles from
Ohakune by the Tohunga Road, which has been formed as
far as the Taonui Stream. The soil is good loam on clay
subsoil.

The timber has been cut out and practically all burnt, and
the land grassed, except the areas approximately marked
green on the plan. The country is flat and undulating, with
hilly slopes towards the north-eastern boundary. All the
sections are well watered by the Taonui Stream.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
CONDITIONS OF TENDER.

1. TENDERS must be written in the form provided for the
   purpose, and be forwarded in a sealed envelope, so as to be
   received at the Board’s office, Wanganui, not later than
   2 p.m. on Wednesday, 27th June, 1918.

2. Each lot must be tendered for separately, and each
   tender must be accompanied by a deposit equal to six months’
   rent at the rate tendered.

3. Any tender not in conformity with these Conditions is
   liable to rejection. The Board may, if it thinks fit, decline
   all tenders for any lot.

4. The successful tenderer will be entitled to possession on
   receipt of a notification of the acceptance of his tender.

5. Deposits with tenders which are not accepted will be
   returned to the respective tenderers.

6. If the rental tendered by two or more tenderers is
   equal, and is higher than that offered by any other tenderer,
   the Board shall decide by lot which tender (if any) shall be
   accepted.

7. If from any cause whatever the Board shall be unable
   to grant a lease of any lot tendered for, the successful tenderer
   shall be entitled to a refund of his deposit, but shall have no
   claim for damages, compensation, or interest on the deposit.

8. Each successful tenderer shall be required, within four-
   teen days from the date on which the lease shall be tendered
   to him, to sign same in triplicate. In the event of his failure
   to do so, the Board may forfeit the rent paid by him, and
   again offer the land for lease, freed from any obligation to
   the defaulting tenderer.

9. Each successful tenderer on being advised that his tender
   is accepted must lodge a declaration to the effect that he is
   not prohibited under Part XII of the Native Land Act, 1909,
   (relating to limitation of area) from acquiring the area ten-
   dered for.

10. The leases will be issued subject to the provisions of
    the Native Land Acts and the regulations thereunder, and
    will contain, inter alia, the following provisions :—
    (a.) The term of the leases will be twenty-one years from
    1st July, 1918, at the rental tendered, with right of
    renewal for one further term of twenty-one years at
    a rental assessed at 5 per cent. of the unimproved
    value of the land at the time of renewal, such valua-
    tion, in the event of dispute, to be determined by
    arbitration. Compensation for substantial improve-
    ment will be allowed to the lessee, as provided in
    section 263 of the Native Land Act, 1909.
    (b.) Lessee will have no right to minerals without special
    license, but he may use on the land any minerals for
    any agricultural, pastoral, household, roadmaking,
    or building purposes.