MAR. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 753

Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force, and to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the late war were bona fide residents of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hawke’s Bay County.—Waihau Settlement.—Patoka Survey District.

SECTION 1, Block X: Area, 416 acres; capital value, £3,000; half-yearly rent, £75.

Situated about thirty-five miles from Napier, and eight miles from the Patoka Post-office by formed road metalled to within three miles of section. Altitude, 800 ft to 1,400 ft. above sea-level. Over 300 acres ploughable. The remainder, which is broken by bluffs, slopes steeply towards the Mangatutu Stream. Property is subdivided into four paddocks. Soil is a light loam, with traces of pumice. Watered by Mangatutu Stream—not very accessible to stock. No other permanent water, but it could possibly be obtained by sinking wells. This property has been somewhat neglected, manuka and fern having been allowed to take possession of a considerable part of the section.

Improvements.—Improvements included in capital value are: 200 chains fencing, £200; yards, £30; two-roomed cottage, £100; iron woolshed and stable combined, £120.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, thirty-three years, with perpetual right of renewal of further successive terms of thirty-three years and the right to acquire the freehold.

2. Rent, 5 per cent. per annum on the capital value; payable in advance on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. Applicants to be twenty-one years of age and upwards.

4. Applicants to furnish with applications statutory declarations, and on being declared successful deposit £1 ls. lease fee and a half-year’s rent, together with rent for broken period.

5. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be simultaneous.

6. Order of selection to be decided by ballot.

7. Successful applicant to execute lease within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.

8. Lessee to reside continuously on the land, and pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

9. All improvements on the land to be kept in good order and condition, and all buildings to be fully insured.

10. No transfer allowed without permission of Land Board and Minister.

11. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

J. D. THOMSON,
Commission of Crown Lands.

Lands for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 24th March, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned rural lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 14th May, 1924, under the provisions of Sections 8, 9, and 10 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1921–22.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RURAL LANDS.

Southland County.

Lot 5, Plan 1148, parts Sections 3, 4, and 5, Block III, Waikaka Survey District: Area, 132 acres 1 rood 26 perches; upset price, £1,228; required deposit, £128.

Situated within a couple of miles from Pukerau Station, school, and factory by good road. Undulating to hilly; suitable for mixed farming. Buildings consist of four-roomed dwelling in fair order, stable, byre, &c.

(File 22/365, H.O. 26/18077.)

Section 14, Block I, Chatton Survey District: Area, 199 acres 3 roods 2 perches; upset price, £1,300; required deposit, £100.

Situated seven miles from Gore, four miles from dairy factory, and two miles and a half from East Chatton school and post-office. Undulating land; soil medium, subdivided into five paddocks; buildings old. Suitable for mixed farming.

(File 22/15, H.O. 26/2194.)

Sections 26 to 30 and 39 to 42, Block XIV, Chatton Survey District: Area, 78 acres 1 rood; upset price, £1,250; required deposit, £150.

Situated adjoining Waikaka Township. Easy undulating land subdivided into six paddocks. Buildings consist of dwelling in fair order, stable, barn, &c. Suitable for dairying.

(File 22/878, H.O. 26/19234.)

Wallace County.

Section 10, Block XIII, Waiau Survey District: Area, 196 acres; upset price, £1,810; required deposit, £110.

Situated one mile and a half from Tuatapere by good road. Originally bush, but now mostly cleared. Good soil. Buildings consist of cottage, stable, &c., in fair order. Suitable for dairying.

(File 22/35, H.O. 26/3737.)

Lot 1a, Plan 306, part Section 29, Block X, Aparima Hundred: Area, 116 acres 2 roods; upset price, £1,475; required deposit, £125.

Situated three miles from Aparima Siding and 10 chains from school and post-office. Buildings consist of five-roomed house, barn, stable, &c. Suitable for mixed farming.

(File 22/195, H.O. 26/6218.)

TERMS OF SALE.

(1.) Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days.

(2.) Deferred Payments.—A deposit as shown against the respective properties in schedule above; balance by equal half-yearly instalments, consisting partly of purchase-money and partly of interest, extending over a period not exceeding thirty-four years and a half, with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

(3.) The unpaid purchase-money shall be secured by way of instalment mortgage, interest being calculated at 5 per cent. in the case of discharged soldiers and 5½ per cent. in all other cases. A rebate of one-tenth of the interest payable will be allowed for prompt payment of instalments.

(4.) Purchasers responsible for payment of transfer and mortgage fees.

The title of Section 10, Block XIII, Waiau Survey District, is subjected to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908, and purchaser will have to make the necessary declaration.

Section 26, Block XIV, Chatton Survey District, is subject to the provisions of section 17 of the Land Act Amendment Act, 1887, and Section 28 of the same block and district is subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

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

Sale plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Sale by Public Auction for Cash or on Deferred Payments.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd March, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Thursday, 1st May, 1924, at 2 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

SECTION 56, Block I, Wakamarina Survey District: Area, 19 acres 3 roods; upset price, £79.

DESCRIPTION AND LOCALITY.

The area consists of low steep spurs of light clay soil. The bush has been milled, and the country since swept by fire. Distance from Flat Creek Post-office is two miles. Altitude, 150 ft. to 175 ft.

TERMS OF SALE.

(1.) Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance with Crown grant fee (£1) within thirty days thereafter.

(2.) Deferred Payments.—5 per cent. of the purchase-money and license fee (£1 ls.) on the fall of the hammer, balance by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen years with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money, but with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

In either case, if the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date, whether of purchase-money or interest, the amount (if any) already paid shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

The land is described for general information of intending bidders, 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 obtained at this office.

J. STEVENSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,