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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

Land for Lease.

1. The term of the lease shall be nineteen years from the 1st July, 1919, at the rental tendered, with right of renewal for one further term of nineteen years and a half, at a rental assessed at 5 per cent. on the unimproved value of the land at the time of the renewal, such valuation, in the event of a dispute, to be determined by arbitration. Compensation for substantial improvements shall be allowed to the lessee at the expiration of the second term of the lease, as provided in section 263 of the Native Land Act, 1909.

2. Residence to commence within four years in bush lands or swamp lands, and within one year in open or partly open lands, and to be continuous for six years.

3. Lessee has no right to minerals without license, but he may use on the land any minerals for any agricultural, pastoral, household, road-making, or building purposes.

4. Every lessee shall bring into cultivation,—

(a.) Within one year from the date of his lease, not less than one-twentieth of the land leased by him;

(b.) Within two years from the date of his lease, not less than one-tenth of the land leased by him;

(c.) Within four years from the date of his lease, not less than one-fifth of the land leased by him;

and shall, within six years from the date of his lease, in addition to the cultivation of one-fifth of the land, have put substantial improvements of a permanent character (as defined by the Land Act, 1908) on first-class land to the value of £1 for every acre of such land, and on second-class land to an amount equal to the net price of every acre of such land: Provided that in no case shall the additional improvements required on second-class land be more than 10s. per acre, or 2s. 6d. on third-class land.

5. (a.) Rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.

(b.) Lessee will not assign the lease without the consent of the Board.

(c.) Lessee will cultivate the land in a husbandlike manner, and keep it free from noxious weeds.

(d.) Lessee will keep fences and buildings in repair.

(e.) Lessee will fence without any right of resort to the Board for contribution on account of the Board owning or occupying adjacent land; but this provision shall not deprive the lessee of any rights he may have against any subsequent occupier, other than the Board, of such adjacent land.

(f.) A copy of the form of lease can be inspected at the office of the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, Wellington, or the office of the Board.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS.

1. The lands to be sold or leased subject to reserve price or rental specified in each case.

2. Every tender shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the President of the Board, and marked on the outside as follows: “Tender for purchase (or lease) of Lot , Block .”

3. Tenders for lease must be accompanied by six months’ rent, lease fee (£3 3s.), an amount sufficient to cover stamp duty and registration fee, and the amount with which the section is loaded for improvements (if any). NOTE.—Stamp duty will be 6s. if rent is under £50 per annum, with an additional 3s. for each further £50 or fraction thereof; registration fee is uniformly 10s.

4. If any person desires to tender for more than one lot, a separate tender for each lot must be made.

5. The highest tenderer to be declared the purchaser or lessee, but the Board reserves to itself the right to decline to accept any tender.

6. The successful purchaser or lessee will require to make declaration of qualification under the Native Land Act, 1909, within thirty days, to the effect that he is not the owner or occupier of 3,000 acres of third-class land, or its equivalent in other classes of land.

7. The lands are offered under the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, and purchasers and lessees shall be deemed to be acquainted with the provisions thereof, and be bound thereby as effectively as if such provisions were embodied herein.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.

The lands are described for the general information of intending selectors, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Board is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Areas may be liable to slight alterations.

Tenders must be sent to the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, and must be made on the proper forms, to be obtained at the office of the Board.

Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland.

C. E. MACCORMICK,
President, Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Hamilton.

NOTICE is hereby given that statements of accounts and balance-sheets in respect of the undermentioned estates, together with the report of the Audit Office thereon, have been duly filed in the above Court; and I hereby further give notice that at the next sitting of the said Court to be held on Tuesday, the 10th day of June, 1919, or as soon thereafter as application may be heard, I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the administration of the said estates.

Dated this 24th day of May, 1919.

Charters, Joseph Bede, Te Aroha, Billiard-saloon Proprietor.
Elliott, William Ernest, Te Kuiti, Carrier.
Hunter and Smith, Hamilton, Cabinetmakers.
Hunter, George Chisholm, Hamilton, Cabinetmaker.
Innes, James Alexander, Morrinsville, Baker.
Langmuir, James, Te Kuiti and Te Awamutu, Draper and Theatre-proprietor.
Lee, Charlie, Rotorua, Storekeeper.
Lee, George Henry, Frankton Junction, Carter.
Mackie, James Henry, Hamilton, Accountant.
McIntyre, Charles Henry, Morrinsville, Builder.
Pheasant, George, Frankton Junction, Contractor.
Smith, John Francis, Hamilton, Cabinetmaker.
Smythe, Francis John, Te Aroha, Tailor.
Thompson, Robert J., Frankton Junction, Farmer.
Weavers, Richard Bannister, Te Kuiti, Butcher.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Hamilton.

NOTICE is hereby given that NORMAN EDWIN COLLETT, of Rotorua, Motor-car Proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Opotiki, on Wednesday, the 4th day of June, 1919, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

23rd May, 1919.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

WHEREAS a dealing has been presented for registration affecting Mortgage No. 40265, from JANET ANN BURRETT to CATHERINE SEXTON, of the land comprised in Vol. 174, folio 242, of the Register-book, being part of the land on plan 3531, which said parcel of land is portion of Lots 21, 22, of part Allotment 6, Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland, and evidence adduced of the loss of the duplicate of the said mortgage:

Now, notice is hereby given of my intention to register such dealing at the expiration of fourteen days from the 29th day of May, 1919.

Dated at the Land Registry Office at Auckland this 23rd day of May, 1919.

THOS. HALL,
District Land Registrar.

EVIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title, Vol. 174, folio 242, of the Register-book, in favour of JANET ANN BURRETT, Wife of WILLIAM THOMAS BURRETT, of Wanganui, Builder, for parts Lots 21, 22, on plan 3531, of part of Allotment 6, Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland, having been lodged with me, and application made to issue a provisional certificate of title, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue a provisional certificate of title accordingly at the expiration of fourteen days from the 29th day of May, 1919.

Dated the 23rd day of May, 1919, at the Land Registry Office at Auckland.

THOS. HALL,
District Land Registrar.

NOTICE is hereby given that the parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 30th June, 1919.

6334. FREDERICK MULCOCK.—Part Allotments 16, 29, 48, and 54, Parish of Manurewa, containing 126 acres 1 rood, situated at Papatoetoe. Occupied by applicant. Plan 12174.

6335. ALEXANDER BELL.—Part of Te Tou Kauri Block, containing 9 acres 1 rood 34·4 perches, situated at Helensville. Occupied by applicant. Plan 12415.