Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Elections to administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth, the gross property in each being estimated not to exceed £400 in value.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 14th April, 1924.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Unclaimed Lands.—Notice by the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its amendments.

A LL that piece or parcel of land situated in the Provincial District of Otago, containing by admeasurement 2.72 perches, more or less, being second extension of the Township of Rothesay, being part of Allotment 8, Block I, on the said extension deposited in the Land Registry Office at Dunedin as No. 28 (Part suburban Section 56, Block X, North Harbour and Blueskin district), and being the balance of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Vol. 67, folio 9, Otago Land Registry, the registered owner being George Goodlet, of Rothesay, Engineer.

Whereas after due inquiry, the owner of the above-described land cannot be found; and whereas the said owner has no known agent in New Zealand:

Now the Public Trustee hereby calls upon such owner, within six months of the date of publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his title to the said lands; and if he fails or neglects to do so, the Public Trustee will exercise as regards the said lands the powers and authorities granted to him under and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its amendments.

Dated this 11th day of April, 1924.

J. W. MACDONALD,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 15th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease and license of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No.: Cash, 89. Section 1, Block VI, Otumahana Survey District. Formerly held by Thomas Salter, deceased. Reason for forfeiture: Deficient improvements.

Lease No.: RL, 736. Sections 6, 20, 22, Block IV, Waitakerere Survey District. Formerly held by Leo Samuel Husband. Reason for forfeiture: Property abandoned.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 12th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license over the undermentioned sections 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.

SECTIONS 34, 35, 36, and 70, Block I, Leaning Rock S.D. Tenure, deferred payment license. License No. 51. Licensee, Norman Hill Browne. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of instalment and interest.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Flax Area in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 14th April, 1924.

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 above office up to 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, 22nd May, 1924, for the lease for flax growing and cutting purposes of Sections 10, 12, 15, 16, Block VIII, and Section 42, Block XII, Piako Survey District, Hauraki Plains County, containing 520 acres 3 roods 31 perches, on which there is at present an estimated quantity of 3,500 tons of millable flax.

Term of lease, 10 years. Minimum upset rental, 15s. per acre for first four years, and £1 10s. per acre for the remaining six years.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality, and satisfy themselves in every particular in all matters relating to their tenders.
2. Rent payable half-yearly in advance, the first half-year's rent to be deposited with tender, together with £1 1s. Lease fee.
3. Flax to be cut on the “side-leaf” method, and the cutting generally is to be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. Lessee to maintain in good order and condition, and to deepen, when necessary, all drains on the area other than the main drains which are maintained by the Department, and also to clean up and prevent the spread of noxious weeds over the area.
5. No compensation to be allowed for loss by fire of which all risk shall be taken by the lessee, and against the occurrence and spread of which he will be required to take all reasonable precautions.
6. Tramways to be laid down on locations, and to a standard to be approved by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
7. No compensation to be allowed for improvements at the termination of the lease; but the lessee may, provided all the conditions of the lease have been satisfactorily fulfilled, remove any buildings or plant erected by him on the ground.
8. All flax growing on the ground shall revert to the Crown at the termination of the lease without any compensation whatever, and no plants shall be removed or destroyed.
9. The Crown reserves the right to make drains and roads within the area at any time, and also reserves the right of access to property at all times.
10. Lessee shall not transfer or sublet nor dispose of the cutting or milling rights except with the approval of the Land Board, and all flax must be milled by the lessee of a mill owned and operated by himself.
11. The lease may be forfeited for non-compliance with conditions.
12. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be addressed “Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Flax Leases.”

W. F. MARSH, Commissioner of Crown Lands.