JULY 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1655

Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 23.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Horace Lindsey.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. James Grandley.

Mr. John Oliver.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Wellington on 15th July, 1924.

Registrar’s Office,
Wellington, 4th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Wellington on the 15th day of July, 1924, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Ikaroa, 1924-6.] A. H. MACKAY, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION.

No. 127. Applicant: The Hon. Minister of Railways. Land: Greymouth Sections 32/31/205A, 205B, 206B, 205D, 206A, 206C, 207, and part 205C. Nature of application: Assessment of compensation for land taken for railway purposes.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Gisborne Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Gisborne Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE S.T.L./S. 177, Section 12s. Homebush Settlement. Lessee: J. T. Ryan. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

Tenure S.T.L./S. 171, Section 6s. Homebush Settlement. Lessee: W. L. Berry. Reason for forfeiture: Abandoned.

Tenure and Lease No. O.R.P. 2696, Section 8, Block XIII, Waiawa Survey District. Lessee: Sydney Stuart Brewster. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Settlement Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 7th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction on deferred payment at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 27th August, 1924, under the provisions of section 21 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Wallace County.

SECTION 4A, Ringway Settlement, Block XIV, Jacob’s River Hundred: Area, 216 acres 3 roods 23 perches; upset price, £1,953; required deposit, £153.

Situated about four miles and a half from Otautau. Undulating land, nearly all ploughable, suitable for grazing and mixed farming. Buildings consist of four-roomed house, stable, implement-shed, byre, &c.

File—D.O., D.P. L.P. 15 L.S.; H.O., 26/6208.

TERMS OF SALE.

(1.) Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908, and subsection (2) of section 60 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, as amended by section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1915, and purchaser will be required to make declaration accordingly.

(2.) A deposit of £153 and £1 1s. license fee to be paid on the fall of the hammer, balance by equal half-yearly instalments, consisting partly of purchase-money and partly of interest, extending over a period not exceeding thirty-six years and a half, with a right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

(3.) The interest shall be calculated at 5 per cent. in the case of eligible 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.

The land is 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.

Education Reserve in the Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 20th August, 1924, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Kairanga County.—Kairanga Survey District.

PART Section 1580, Block IX: Area, 90 acres 0 roods 8 perches; upset annual rental, £269 10s.

Situated at the corner of Campbelltown Road and Kairanga No. 1 Line, about four miles from Palmerston North by good metalled road. Comprises all flat land, cleared and sown in good grass. Soil is of good heavy loam resting on clay formation.

Term of lease: Twenty-one years, without right of renewal. Improvements to the value of £897 1s. are included in the capital value upon which the upset rental is based. These improvements consist of 90 acres cleared, worked, and sown, £585; fencing (boundary and internal), £162 1s.; artesian well (300 ft. of 2 in. pipe), £150: total, £897 1s.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and lease and registration fee (£2 2s.), to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. Land Board to approve of improvements proposed.
3. No transfer or sublease allowed without consent of the Land Board.
4. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
5. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.
6. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
7. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits, and vermin.
8. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.
9. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.
10. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.
11. Buildings to be insured to full insurable value.

Form of lease may be seen at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.