Lands in the Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th September, 1923.

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

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 30, Block V, Waitakere Survey District. Tenure :
Pastoral license. Formerly held by Daniel O'Brien. Reason
for forfeiture : Non-residence.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th September, 1923.
NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-
mentioned land having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby
reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act,
1908.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 3, Block VII, Catlins Survey District. Tenure :
Occupation with right of purchase. License No.: 464.
Formerly held by Catherine Elizabeth Brady. Reason for
forfeiture : At licensee's request.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.

Lands in Marlborough Land District declared forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th September, 1923.
NOTICE is hereby given that the licenses of the under-
mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Marlborough Land Board, the lands have
thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the
Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE and license No.: ORP/103. Section 5, Block III,
Tennyson Survey District. Licensee : Robert James Mills.
Reason for forfeiture : Abandonment of section and non-
payment of rent.
Tenure and license No.: ORP/138. Sections 49 and 50,
Block VII, Wakamarina Survey District. Licensee: Harold
John Hutchinson. Reason for forfeiture : Abandonment
of section and non-payment of rent.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
For Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 25th September, 1923.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned educa-
tion reserve will be offered for lease by public auction
for a term of twenty-one years, at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 31st October,
1923, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education
Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies'
Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.--EDUCATION RESERVE.--TOWN
OF INVERCARGILL.
SECTION 12, Block XXVI: Area, l rood; upset annual
rental, £5. Good central position with frontage to Nith and
Crinan Streets.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on day of sale.
2. A term of twenty-one years from the 1st January, 1924.
3. At end of term lease to be submitted at auction weighted
   with valuation for improvements payable by incoming
   tenant.
4. A half-year's rent at the rate offered, and rent for the
   broken period between the date of sale and the 31st Decem-
   ber, 1923, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), and stamp duty
   to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
5. No assignment, sublease, mortgage, or other disposition
   without consent of Land Board.
6. Interest at rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on
   rent in arrears.
7. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before sub-
   dividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improve-
   ments.
8. Lease will be registered under Land Transfer Act.
9. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.
   Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
   R. S. GALBRAITH,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 25th September, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale or selection under the Land
Act, 1908, and amendments ; and applications will be re-
ceived at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin,
up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 12th day of November,
1923.
The land may be purchased for cash or selected for occupa-
tion with right of purchase or on renewable lease.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board
for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 14th day of November, 1923, at
10 o'clock a.m.; but if any applicant so desires he may be
examined by the Land Board of any other district.
The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination
of the applicants.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.--SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Bruce County.--Clarendon Survey District.
SECTION 62, Block VI : Area, 41 acres. Capital value, £25.
Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly rent,
12s. 6d. Renewable lease : Half-yearly rent, 10s.
Poor land; soil clayey, on rock formation; stunted
manuka, with little scattered bush and a few broadleafs
in gullies, suitable for fencing; watered by springs and small
streams. Situated about five miles from Taieri Mouth and
eight miles from Waihola.
Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.
ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Flax in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 25th September, 1923.
NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908.
and the Flax Regulations thereunder, and the Hauraki
Plains Act, 1908, that written tenders will be received at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o'clock
p.m. on Thursday, 25th October, 1923, for the purchase of
the present crop of flax growing on Sections 15 and 16,
Block VIII, Piako Survey District, Hauraki Plains County,
containing 225 acres 1 rood 28 perches.
Approximate quantity of millable flax, 2,800 tons.
Minimum price, £700.
Time for removal of flax, two years from date of acceptance
of tender.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality
   and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters
   relating to their tenders.
2. No tender will be considered wherein a less price is
   offered than the minimum price as stated herein.
3. The successful tenderer shall use every precaution to
   prevent the flax from being destroyed by fire during the
   currency of his license, and no compensation for the destruc-