Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2569

RESOLUTION BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS UNDER PART XVIII, 1909, FOR CONFIRMATION.

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

THE Maori Land Board for the Aotea Maori Land District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Awarua 3D 3 No. 13 Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Raetihi on Thursday, the 9th day of September, 1920, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution:—

“That the said land be sold to William Milne for the sum of £12 per acre.”

Dated at Wanganui this 18th day of August, 1920.

F. O. V. ACHESON, President.

Maori Lands for Lease by Public Tender.

Tokerau District Maori Land Board,
Auckland, 10th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders are invited and will be received at the office of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 5 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 20th September, 1920, for the lease of the land named in the Schedule hereto, for a term of nineteen years, with right of renewal for a further term of eighteen years.

SCHEDULE.

KAKARAIA Block, Tauhoa Survey District, Blocks V and VI: Area, 1,000 acres; upset rental per acre, 1s.

The land is third-class gum-land, undulating on the high levels, and terminating towards water’s edge mostly in cliffs. There are a few clumps of native bush in the gullies near the water. The land is covered with small manuka and fern. Access is from the Kaipara Harbour.

LAND FOR LEASE.

1. The term of the lease shall be nineteen years from the 1st October, 1920, at the rental tendered, with right of renewal for one further term of eighteen years 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 land to be 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 lease of , 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. The highest tenderer to be declared the lessee, but the Board reserves to itself the right to decline to accept any tender.

5. The successful 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.

6. The lands are offered under the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, 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 Tokerau 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 Tokerau District Maori Land Board, Auckland.

A. G. HOLLAND,
President, Tokerau District Maori Land Board.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims. Promissory notes (if any) to be produced for endorsement prior to receiving dividends.

Asher, J. A., of Tokaanu, Farmer: Supplementary dividend of 2½d. in the pound.

Campbell, Alexander, of Thames, Prospector: First and final dividend of 2s. 11d. in the pound.

Cleland, James Cochran, of Whakatane, Farmer: Second and final dividend of 16s. (making 20s.) in the pound.

Collett, William Henry, of Te Kuiti, Labourer: First dividend of 5s. in the pound.

Grace, T. A., of Taupo, Labourer: First and final dividend of 7d. in the pound.

Johnson, Richard, of Piopio, Labourer: First and final dividend of 20s. in the pound.

Marsh, W. J., of Rotorua, Motor Engineer: Second and final dividend of 2s. 11d. in the pound.

O’Hara, Victor, of Manurewa, Farmer: First and final dividend of 2½d. in the pound.

W. S. FISHER.
Auckland, 17th August, 1920. Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JONAH JONES, of Greenmeadows, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Tuesday, the 31st day of August, 1920, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

ROBERT BISHOP,
19th August, 1920. Deputy Official Assignee.