546 · THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries, Borough of Gisborne.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th February, 1923.

IT is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under section 132 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920, praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto, being now part of the Town District of Mangapapa, may be excluded from the said town district and included in the Borough of Gisborne. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed inclusion which they desire to lodge, within one month from the first publication of this notice, such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area bounded by a line commencing at a point at the boundary-line between the Borough of Gisborne and the Mangapapa Town District at the most southern point of Section 22, Block VI, Waipura Township, adjoining the Taruheru River; thence in a north-westerly direction along the bank of the said Taruheru River until the intersection of Lytton Road is reached; thence along the said Lytton Road in a north-easterly direction to the northern boundary of Section 10, Block 3, Halstead Township; thence generally in an easterly direction along the northern boundary-lines of Sections 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 of Block 3 to the north-western angle of Section 35 of Whataupoko No. 3; thence along the north-western boundary-line of the said Section 35 to Ormond Road, across Ormond Road at right angles to the south-western corner of Section 21, Kirktown; thence along the north-western boundary-line of the said Section 21; thence again in a northerly direction along the western boundary-line of Sections 22 to 29 and 7 to Willan Street; thence across Willan Street at right angles to another Section 7; thence along the western boundary-line of such Section 7 and also Section 8 to John Street, across John Street at a right angle to Section 6 at its south-western corner, again along the western boundary-line of the said Section 6 and another Section 7 to Howarth Street; thence along Howarth Street in an easterly direction to Valley Road; thence again in a southerly direction along Valley Road to the northernmost corner of Section 5 of Block 8, Kirktown, and again in an easterly direction along the northern boundary-lines of Sections 5, 10, and 11 to Section 6 (hospital-site); thence along the fence-line in a northerly direction to the hospital-site’s northernmost corner; thence again in an easterly and southerly direction along the said fence-line to the northernmost corner of Section 4, and also thence again in an easterly direction along the northern boundary-line of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to the easternmost corner of the said Section 10; thence again in a southerly direction along the eastern boundary-line of the said Section 10 to the northernmost corner of the Section 30; thence again in an easterly direction generally along the boundary-lines of Sections 30, 31, 32, and 33 to Mangapapa Road; thence across Mangapapa Road at right angles to the northernmost corner of Section 34; thence again along the northern boundary-lines of the said Section 34 and Sections 35, 36, and 45, across Clarence Street, and along the northern boundary of Section 46 to its easternmost corner, the boundary of the Borough of Gisborne; thence again in a southerly direction along the boundary-line of the Borough of Gisborne to the Taruheru River, the point of commencement.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 6 of 1923.

PARENGARENGA HARBOUR.—OBSTRUCTION ON BAR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th February, 1923.

MARINERS are hereby notified that the ketch “Edna,” with her masts visible above water, is lying in the centre of the fairway near the entrance to Parengarenga Harbour, in a depth of five fathoms of water.

The following marks at present indicate the position of the vessel: Dog Island and Dysons Point in transit, and Maukins Nook 356 degrees.

This vessel is reported to be loaded with explosives, and caution should be exercised to avoid contact with it. All persons are warned to avoid interference with the vessel, or with her cargo, which is liable to explode on concussion.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Chart No. 2525; “New Zealand Pilot,” ninth edition, 1919, page 134.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

JOHN RUSSELL STRITCH, Esq., of Eustace Street, Dublin, Ireland, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ireland, has this day been appointed by the Honourable John Henry Hosking, a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Ireland, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of February, 1923.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Registrar of Supreme Court.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th February, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 3, Beach Settlement. Tenure: S.T.L./S. 75. Formerly held by Robert John Powell. Reason for forfeiture: Holding abandoned.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Lands.

Education Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 13th February, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserve described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, the 27th March, 1923, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HAURAKI PLAINS COUNTY.

SECTION 12, Block XI, Waihou Survey District: Area, 44 acres 3 roods 21 perches; upset annual rental, £45.

Weighted with valuation for improvements comprising fencing, draining, grassing, and stumping, valued at £50.

Partly drained Kahikatea swamp-land of good quality, situated about one mile from Netherton by formed road.

NOTE.—Consideration will be given to an application for the purchase at valuation of the shanty and cow-shed on Section 12A.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease for twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for the same term at a rent to be determined by valuation, in accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

2. Rent payable half-yearly in advance to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Auckland; the first half-yearly payment, together with lease and registration fee and valuation for improvements, to be made on the fall of the hammer.

3. The successful applicant must pay the value of the improvements before being admitted to possession, which will be given (the necessary payments being made) on the day of sale.

4. No lease to be assigned, underlet, or the possession thereof parted with except with the consent of the Land Board.

5. All rates, taxes, charges, and assessments whatsoever to be paid by the lessee.

6. The leases shall be prepared generally in accordance with the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

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

8. Consent of the Land Board to be obtained before subdividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improvements.

9. Lease is liable to forfeiture, if conditions are violated.