Aug. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2217

but from some distance and on some bearings they will blend together and appear as one fixed light.

The temporary lights should in clear weather be visible for a distance of 10 miles (approx.).

It is anticipated that the necessary repairs and mechanical readjustment will be completed within fourteen days, and that the original light will be re-exhibited on the night of Friday, 7th September, 1923.

The fixed red light at present exhibited from the lower part of the same tower, and which shows over Cook Rock, will continue to function as formerly, and is not affected by this notice.

Further notice will not be given, unless it is found necessary to further defer re-exhibition of the original light beyond the 7th September, 1923.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 2685, 695, 2054, 3629, and 1212; “New Zealand Pilot,” ninth edition, 1919, page 311; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1923, page 162; “Admiralty List of Lights,” 1922, Part VI, No. 3000, page 407.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th August, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Southland Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 28, Block XVII, Jacob’s River Hundred. Tenure: Renewable lease. Lease No. 146. Former lessee, John Todd. Reason for forfeiture: Arrears of rent and abandonment of section.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Lands.

Land for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th August, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 19th Sep-
tember, 1923, for the grazing of the undermentioned lands under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Rangitikei County.—Maungakaretu and Moawhango Survey Districts.

PART Raketapauma Run: Approximate area, 1,440 acres; minimum annual rental, £50.

Term, year to year.

Situated on the west side of the Main Trunk Railway line between Hihitahi Railway-station and Quin’s Siding. Access from Hihitahi by good dray-road and subway. 70 acres swampy, 800 acres tussock, and 570 acres native grasses. Well watered by permanent streams. Altitude, 2,450 ft. to 2,800 ft.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

2. The leases shall be for the term specified.

3. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.

4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

5. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

6. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled.

7. The lease may be determined on the expiration of thirty days’ notice in writing on either side.

Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, and must be marked on the envelope “Tender for Lease.”

Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender. The land is described for the general information of intending tenderers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that MALCOLM BILTON GORDON, of 20 St. George’s Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 20th day of August, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

10th August, 1923.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that HARRY AINSLEY MARKS, of Paeroa, Auctioneer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Tuesday, the 21st day of August, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

14th August, 1923.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that F. HENDRY, of Kakahi, Baker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 22nd day of August, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

7th August, 1923.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held 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 4th day of September, 1923, 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 11th day of August, 1923.

Edward Keen, Contractor, Te Aroha.

Harold Whitehead, Labourer, Hamilton.

Daisy Ella Whitehead, Wife of Harold Whitehead.

George Lionel Stroud, Plasterer, Hamilton.

Thomas Fawcett Kelly and Foster Maurice Kelly, trading as “Kelly Bros.,” Farm Labourers, Hinuera.

Frederick Ernest Walker, Farmer, Te Miro.

William David Sanderson, Electric Lineman, Cambridge.

John Marsden Silcock, Labourer, Tahuna.

John Phillips Kelly, Labourer, formerly of Waiuku, now of Hamilton.

Leonard Guy Abel, Farmer, Te Mawhai.

Herman Sander, Borough Employee, Hamilton.

Harold Cook, Motor-driver, formerly of Hamilton, now of Rotorua.

Francis O’Brien, Farmer, Hamilton.

V. H. SANSON,
Deputy Official Assignee.