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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned 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.

CANterbury Land District.

SECTION 17, Avonhead Settlement: Tenure: S.T.L./S. 49. Formerly held by Charles Lewis Nelson. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that surrender of the lease of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay 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.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: S.T.L./S. Section 6s, Glengarry Settlement: Area, 83 acres 0 roods 26 perches. Formerly held by Leonard George Nicol.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: S.T.L./S. Section 4s, Marakeke Settlement: Area, 201 acres 1 rood. Formerly held by Roy McDermott. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th April, 1924.

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, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No. R.L. 319. Sections 124, 125, and 16, Block VI, Motueka Survey District. Formerly held by Angelina Hogan. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 8th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease of the undermentioned reserve will be offered for sale by public auction at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 14th May, 1924, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Buller County.—Brighton Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block IX: Area, 58 acres 1 rood 24 perches; upset annual rental, £3.

Weighted with £12 valuation for improvements.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.

Situated on sea-coast at mouth of Bullock Creek. Access from Brighton Post-office by five miles of track or two and a half miles from Punakaiki. Undulating land with steep frontage to sea. Soil fair to good on sandstone formation. Light bush, with dense undergrowth. Elevation 30 ft. to 150 ft. above sea-level.

Improvements.—The improvements consist of 3½ acres of felling.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser.

2. One year’s rent, rent for broken period, lease fee £1 1s., and valuation for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer.

3. Term of lease, fourteen years, from 1st July, 1924, without right of renewal.

4. The lessee shall be required to provide accommodation for travelling stock at all times, free of charge.

5. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbrier, and other noxious weeds, and shall at all times remove or cause to be removed such noxious weeds as the Commissioner may direct.

6. The lessee shall not be entitled to any compensation for improvements effected.

7. Lease is liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of his lease within thirty days from the date on which the same ought to have been fulfilled. Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Silver-pine for Sale by Public Tender, Wellington Conservation Region.

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 7th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of silver-pine on the undermentioned areas will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston North, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Saturday, the 26th April, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

ALL the silver-pine on Lots 4 and 5, containing approximately 30 acres each, situated close to Pokako Railway-station, Block IX, Ruapehu Survey District, State Forest No. 42.

UPSET ROYALTY RATES.

in. in. ft. in. s. d.
Posts .. .. 5 by 4 by 6 6 27 6 per 100.
" .. .. 6 by 4 by 6 6 32 6 per 100.
Sleepers .. 8 by 5 by 7 0 1 6 each.
Strainers .. 8 by 8 0 1 8 each.
Battens .. 3 by 2 by 4 0 7 6 per 100.
Stays .. .. 6 by 4 by 8 0 40 0 per 100.
House blocks .. 8 .. .. 10 5 per 100 lin. ft.
" .. .. 10 .. .. 16 2 per 100 lin. ft.
" .. .. 12 .. .. 23 9 per 100 lin. ft.
Sawn timber .. .. .. 5 0 per 100 sup. ft.
ft. in. s. d.
Poles 16 by 4 mean diam. .. ·1 0
" 16 by 5 " .. 1 6
" 16 by 6 " .. 2 0
" 18 by 5 " .. 2 0
" 18 by 6 " .. 2 9
" 18 by 8 " .. 3 9
" 20 by 6 " .. 3 0
" 20 by 8 " .. 4 1
" 22 by 6 " .. 3 0
" 22 by 8 " .. 4 9
" 22 by 10 " .. 7 0
" 24 by 6 " .. 3 3
" 24 by 8 " .. 5 0
" 24 by 10 " .. 7 9
" 26 by 6 " .. 3 6
" 26 by 8 " .. 5 4
" 26 by 10 " .. 8 6
" 28 by 6 " .. 3 9
" 28 by 8 " .. 6 0
" 28 by 10 " .. 9 2
" 30 by 8 " .. 6 6