JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1695

in an easterly direction along the northern boundary of said Section 5, northerly along the western boundaries of Section 8A, Block XIV, aforesaid, and of Puketarata 6B 2B 1 Block, north-easterly along the north-western boundary of said Puketarata 6B 2B Block, and south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of that block to Kiokio Road; thence north-easterly along the western side of said Kiokio Road to the north-eastern boundary of Puketarata 6B 2B 2 Block; thence south-easterly along the last-mentioned boundary, and north-easterly along the southern boundary of Tokanui C 9B Block to the eastern boundary of Rangitoto A 66B 2A Block; thence southerly along that boundary, south-westerly along the north-western boundary of Section 5, Block XV, Puniu Survey District, and easterly along the southern boundary of that section to the north-eastern corner of Lot 1 shown on deposited plan No. 11766; thence southerly and south-westerly along the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of said Lot 1 and Lots 2, 6, and 7, all shown on said plan No. 11766; thence north-westerly along the southern boundary of said Lot 7 to the south-eastern boundary of Rangitoto C Block; thence south-westerly along that boundary, north-westerly generally along the western boundaries of said Rangitoto C Block and of Section 1, Block II, Mangaorongo Survey District, to the Kiokio Road; thence north-easterly generally along the western boundaries of Sections 1 aforesaid and 2, Block II aforesaid, to a point in line with the south-western boundary of Section 5 aforesaid, to the point of commencement.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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List of Persons, Companies, &c., licensed to conduct Fire-insurance Business in New Zealand.

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Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th July, 1924.

IN accordance with clause 11 of the rules made under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that the New Zealand Medical Assurance Society (Co-operative), of 8 and 10 Brandon Street, Wellington, has been added to the list of persons, companies, &c., licensed to conduct fire-insurance business in New Zealand.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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Land in the Wellington Land District forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington 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.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE or lease No.: R.L. 210. Section 3, Block II, Whirinaki Survey District. Formerly held by P. Walsh. Reason for forfeiture: By request.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Lands in the Marlborough Land District declared forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Marlborough 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.

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SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE and lease No. S.T.L./S. 23. Section 3s, Block X, Linkwater Survey District, Linkwaterdale Settlement. Lessee: Leonard Semple Johnson. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent; section abandoned.

Tenure and lease No. S.T.L./S. 27. Section 7s, Block IX, Linkwater Survey District, Linkwaterdale Settlement. Lessee: Joseph William Gilmore. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent; section abandoned.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Land in Gisborne Land District forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Gisborne Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: O.R.P. Lease No.: 2783. Section 8, Block XII, Opotiki Survey District. Lessee: Sydney Stuart Brewster. Reason for forfeiture: Non-payment of rent.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th July, 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.

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SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No. R.L. 830. Section 12, Block V, Brighton Survey District. Formerly held by Charles Mears. Reason for forfeiture: Refused to sign lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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Education Reserve in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 14th July, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserve described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 10.30 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 21st August, 1924, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

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SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.

Eltham County.—Ngaire Survey District.

SECTION 3, Block XV: Area, 237 acres 0 roods 25 perches; upset annual rental, £150.

Weighted with £1,349, valuation for improvements, comprising clearing and grassing, stumping and ploughing, cottage and whare, cowshed, and 245 chains of fencing, which must be paid in cash on fall of the hammer.

Situated on the east side of the Rotokare Road, about five miles from Eltham by good road. The property consists of improved bush land, the western portion containing approximately 100 acres of good quality level to undulating and easy hilly land. The balance is of medium quality, broken, and gorgy land. Dairying could be carried out on a portion of this land, but the property is more useful as a sheep and cattle farm.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A half-year’s rent at rate offered, and lease and registration fees, £2 2s., to be paid on fall of hammer.

2. Term of lease is twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for successive terms of twenty-one years at rents based on fresh valuations under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

3. No compensation for improvements; but if lease is not renewed upon expiry the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for improvements effected by the original lessee with the consent of the Land Board; failing disposal, the land and improvements revert to the Crown without compensation.

4. No transfer, mortgage, sublease, or subdivision allowed without consent.

5. Lessee to cultivate and improve the land and keep it clear of weeds.

6. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all buildings, fences, gates, and drains, and to keep clear all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses, to trim all live hedges, and to yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the expiration of the lease.

7. Rent payable half-yearly in advance, subject to penalty at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for any period during which it remains in arrear.

8. No gravel to be removed from land without consent of the Land Board.

9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade.