May 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1195

Section 8, Block IX: Area, 1 rood 8 perches; upset annual rental, £1 10s.
These sections comprise for the most part flat and dry ground, although portions are a bit swampy and sloping.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence is 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.
3. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
4. The leases shall be for the term of years specified, without right of renewal, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
8. 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 dispatch remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbrier, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture if the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within twenty-one days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.
   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.
   Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

JOHN COOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims; promissory notes (if any) to be produced for endorsement prior to receiving dividend.

List, F. E., of Woodleigh, Builder—Supplementary, 8s. 2d. in the pound.
Davy, E. M., of Auckland, Widow—First and final, 2s. 5d. in the pound.
Frith, S. J. R., of Auckland, Agent—First, 3s. 4d. in the pound.
Cadness Bros., of Auckland, Hosiery-importers—First and final, 6s. 7d. in the pound.
Cadness, Herbert, of Auckland, Hosiery-importer—First and final, 2s. 2d. in the pound.
Penton, W. H., of Opotiki, Poultry-farmer—First and final, 2½d. in the pound.
Orchard, J. S., of Auckland, Agent—First and final, 2½d. in the pound.
Gray, Henry, of Te Aroha, Farmer—First and final, 9½d. in the pound.
Waugh, A. E., of Kaponga, Draper—Second and final, 8⅞d. in the pound.
Morrison, F. R., of Awakeri, Farmer—Second and final, 4½d. in the pound.
Long, T. F., of Auckland, Timber Broker—First and final, 3s. 7d. in the pound.
Mahon, G. L., of Matamata, Produce-merchant—First dividend—2s. in the pound.
Craig, Leslie, of Auckland, Motor Engineer—Second and final, 2s. 5d. in the pound.
Wise, R. W., of Opotiki, Poultry-farmer—Second and final, 1s. 4d. in the pound.
Ferguson, J. S., of Auckland, Motor Engineer, First and final, 3s. 3d. in the pound.
Sircumbe, S. N., of Rongatea, Second and final, 13s. 4d. in the pound.
Drabble, Joseph, of Pongakawa, Farmer—First and final, 3s. 3d. in the pound.

Dated at Auckland this 5th day of May, 1924.
W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN WILLIAM BAXTER, of Ngatea, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 16th day of May, 1924, at 10 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

7th May, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Gisborne.

NOTICE is hereby given that ROBERT JOHNSON, of Gisborne, Mercer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Jury-room on Monday, the 19th day of May, 1924, at 2.30 o’clock.

C. BLACKBURN,
Deputy Official Assignee,

5th May, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims; promissory notes (if any) to be produced for endorsement prior to receiving dividend:—

Bright, William James, of Gisborne, Farmer—First and final dividend of 1s. 3¾d. in the pound.
Marshall, Leo, of Gisborne, Linesman—First and final dividend of 5s. 2¼d. in the pound.
Meakin, Maurice Leslie, of Gisborne, Motor-garage Proprietor: Supplementary dividend of 1¾d. in the pound.

C. BLACKBURN,
Gisborne, 6th May, 1924. Deputy Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that REGINALD ARTHUR GREEN, of Makaraka, Baker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Jury-room on Wednesday, the 21st day of May, 1924, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

C. BLACKBURN,
8th May, 1924. Deputy Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that HERBERT MACDONNELL WHITE, of Ngatapa, Sheep-farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Jury-room on Friday, the 23rd day of May, 1924, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

C. BLACKBURN,
10th May, 1924. Deputy Official Assignee.

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

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 sitting of the said Court to be held on Wednesday, the 4th day of June, 1924, I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the administration of the said estates.

Tame Ruki Ruki, Waipawa, Native.
Hiraka Heketa, Frasertown, Labourer.
Francis Charles Young, Napier, Storekeeper.
Alfred Edward Ivin, Hastings, Motor-mechanic.
James Johnston, jun., Hastings, Labourer.
Te Aranui (George Graham), Te Hauke, Native.
Maki Eparaima, Frasertown, Labourer.
Waimarama Puhara, Pakipaki, Native.
William Gillies, Waimarama, Farmer.
Peter Panapa, Hastings, Native.
Henry Bodley, Napier, Contractor.
Niwa Waerea, Wairoa, Labourer.
Hilton George McLeod, Waipukurau, Garage-proprietor.
Henry Edward Mason-Riseborough, Taradale, Gardener.
Ferris and Benge, Napier, Motor and Cycle Agents.
James Biggins, Patangata, Sheep-farmer.