2682
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Situated two miles from Waiau Pa Wharf by formed road,
and six miles from Patumahoe Railway-station by metalled
road. Land easy undulating, practically all ploughable;
15 acres in good grass, 50 acres in worn-out pasture requiring
breaking up and resowing, 20 acres fallow, 2 acres wattles,
and 2 acres swampy patches. Subdivided into seven pad-
docks. Fences in bad order. Watered by springs. The soil
is light loam of fair quality. No noxious weeds, but rabbits
are numerous. Buildings comprise three-roomed house and
milking-shed. Section is suitable for dairying.
D.O., 22/3508 ; H.O., 26/10526.

Whangarei County.—Owhiwa Parish.

Section N.W. 114 and 115, S.E. 116, 118, and 94 : Area,
208 acres 0 roods 21 perches ; upset price, £1,400 ; required
deposit, £150.

Property situated fourteen miles from Onerahi Railway-
station by formed road, half metalled, and four miles from
Parua Bay Wharf. School is on the property ; 115 acres in
good pasture, 92 acres in worn-out grass gone back to second
growth, and ¼ acre in orchard. Soil along road front is poor
pipe-clay, but balance is good strong clay. Property is well
watered by permanent streams. About 20 acres flat, 113
acres undulating, and 74 acres broken and steep country.
The boundary is all fenced, except that portion adjoining
Section 94 ; total, 158 chains, of which 120 chains is in poor
order ; balance good. Subdivided into nine paddocks by
126 chains fencing, in poor order.— Present carrying capacity,
175 ewes, 3 rams, 2 cows, 2 draught horses. Buildings consist
of good seven-roomed house, 10 ft. stud, veranda on two sides,
about eight years old ; shed, 30 ft. by 15 ft. ; dairy-shed ;
cow-shed (unfinished). The property is suitable for sheep-
farming.
D.O., 22/1374 ; H.O., 26/5842.

Waitemata County.—Takapuna Parish.

Lots 5 and 6 of Allotment 150 : Area, 4 acres 1 rood 22
perches ; upset price, £1,450 ; required deposit, £150.

Property situated two miles from Birkenhead Wharf by
metalled road, and one mile from Birkdale School. Com-
prises 3 acres in worn-out grass, 1 acre in orchard (mostly
apples), and ½ acre of scrub. Buildings consist of kauri
house, six rooms, with bathroom and scullery ; corrugated-
iron shed, 14 ft. by 14 ft. ; five fowl-houses, 16 ft. by 32 ft.,
15 ft. by 30 ft., 6 ft. by 8 ft., 16 ft. by 8 ft., and 40 ft. by 14 ft.
Buildings are in poor order, and house requires papering and
painting and repairs to windows. The property is ring-
fenced, and about ten chains subdivision fence in poor order.
Would make a good home, and poultry could be run as a
side line.
D.O., 22/315 ; H.O., 26/5246.

Manukau County.—Otah Parish.

Sections 74 and 74A : Area, 301 acres 3 roods 30 perches ;
upset price, £2,420 ; required deposit, £250.

Property situated seventeen miles from Papakura Railway-
station by formed road, some metalled, and three miles and
a half from Mounoukai School. Altitude, 750 ft. to 1,100 ft.

It comprises 265 acres bush land felled and grassed, 15 acres
green bush, 22 acres fern, &c. The soil is a free-working
loam on rubble and clay, and is carrying a good close sole of
danthonia and mixed English grass. Fully half the area is
ploughable when property stumped, and green-fodder crops
could be grown on about 150 acres of the farm. It is well
watered by springs and small stream. There are very few
rabbits, and it is fairly free from noxious weeds. It is sub-
divided into six paddocks, and there are 335 chains sheep-
proof fencing in fair condition. Buildings consist of new
house (three rooms) and three sheds. This place can be
made very useful, and is suitable for mixed farming. Access
poor in winter.
D.O., 22/3679 ; H.O., 26/8964.

Franklin County.—Opaheke Parish.

Section 170 : Area, 168 acres 2 roods ; upset price, £1,200 ;
required deposit, £100.

Property situated eight miles from Drury and Pukekohe
Railway-stations, and a mile and a quarter from Paparata
and Ararimu School. There are some 50 acres in medium
pasture, 10 acres in worn-out grass, 1 acre in orchard, 25 acres
still in bush, and balance in swamp, fern, and blackberry.
Well watered by springs and streams. Fencing consists of
125 chains in medium condition. Buildings consist of new
house (four rooms), in good order, and three old sheds.
There is blackberry on the property, and rabbiting is required.
Access is from Pukekohe by metalled road, seven miles, and
one mile formed but unmetalled.
D.O., 22/1663 ; H.O., 26/5507.

TERMS OF SALE.

1. Cash.—The required deposit on the fall of the hammer,
   and the balance within thirty days.

2. Deferred Payments.—A deposit is shown against the
   respective properties in Schedule above ; 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 the right to pay off at any
   time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

3. The unpaid purchase-money shall be secured by way of
   instalment mortgage, interest being calculated at 5 per cent.
   in the case of 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.

4. Purchasers responsible for payment of transfer and mort-
   gage fees.

The title to Section 51, Waiau Parish, is subject to Part
XIII of the Land Act, 1908, and the purchaser will have to
make the necessary declaration.

The lands are described for the general information of in-
tending 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.

H. J. LOWE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that EDGAR WILSON, of Auck-
land, Butcher, was this day adjudged bankrupt ;
and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be helden at
my office on Monday, the 10th day of November, 1924, at
2.30 o’clock p.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

1st November, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Hamilton.

NOTICE is hereby given that L. MCDONALD, of Te Anga,
Contractor, was this day adjudged bankrupt ; and I
hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be helden at the
Courthouse, Te Kuiti, on Thursday, the 13th day of Novem-
ber, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

28th October, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Hamilton.

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 give
notice that at the next sitting of the said Court, to be helden
on Tuesday, the 25th day of November, 1924, at 10 o’clock
in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as application may be
heard, I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the
administration of the said estates.

23/753 Aitken, Samuel Francis, Matiere, Labourer.
23/718 Aldridge, Martin Job, Te Koura, Labourer.
23/736 Blackman, William James, Taumarunui, Confec-
tioner.
23/679 Boyd, John, Pukemiro, Labourer.
23/727 Dew, Clement, Manunui, Bushman.
22/619 Fraser, Walter Tuahangata, formerly of Te Puke,
now of Rotorua, Labourer.
18/307 Hally, Edward George, Morrinsville, Farmer.