MAR. 5.]\nTHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.\n705\nLands in Taranaki Land District forfeited.\nDepartment of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 20th February, 1925.\nNOTICE is hereby given that the lease and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by\nresolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of\nthe Land Act, 1924.\nSCHEDULE.\nTARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.\n| Section. | Block. | Survey District. | Tenure. | Lessee. | Reason for Forfeiture. |\n|----------|--------|--------------------|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|\n| 9 | XI | Aria | L.P. | Mrs. E. C. Ivey | Non-compliance with conditions. \n| 6 | IV | " | O.R.P. | A. N. and A. M. Aldridge.. | \" |\n| 2 | V | Taurakawa | O.R.P. | L. H. Winwood | \" |\nRICHD. F. BOLLARD, for Minister of Lands.\nLand in Wellington Land District forfeited.\nDepartment of Lands and Survey,\nWellington, 20th February, 1925.\nNOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-\nmentioned land having been declared forfeited by\nresolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said land has\nthereby reverted to the Crown under provisions of the Land\nAct, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.\nSCHEDULE.\nWELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.\nTENURE R.L.: Lease No. 157. Sections 1 and 2, Blocks\nX and XI, Retaruke Survey District. Area, 394 acres 1 rood\n25 perches. Formerly held by C. Hillhouse. Reason for\nforfeiture: Arrears.\nRICHD. F. BOLLARD, for Minister of Lands.\nLand in Canterbury Land District forfeited.\nDepartment of Lands and Survey,\nWellington, 27th February, 1925.\nNOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-\nmentioned land having been declared forfeited by\nresolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has\nthereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the\nLand Act, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act,\n1915, and amendments.\nSCHEDULE.\nCANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.\nSECTION 3, Dromore Settlement, Tenure S.T.L/S. 249.\nFormerly held by John Blair. Reason for forfeiture: Non-\npayment of rent.\nA. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.\nLands for Sale by Public Auction.\nDistrict Lands and Survey Office,\nWellington, 4th March, 1925.\nNOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands\nwill be offered for sale for cash by public auction at\nthe District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on\nWednesday, 8th April, 1925, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., under the\nprovisions of the Land Act, 1924.\nSCHEDULE.\nWELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.\nPahiatua County.\nPART Section 8, Block XIV, Mangahao Survey District:\nMackenzie Village Settlement.\nLots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 : Area, l acre each ; upset price,\n£20 each.\nEach section is weighted with £2 5s., valuation for fencing,\nto be paid in cash.\nThese sections are situated about 20 chains from the\nMangamaire Railway-station, near the Rexdale Dairy Factory.\nComprise all flat land in grass. Fenced on boundary of\nSection 10, McKenzie Village Settlement, and on frontage to\nthe Tutaekara Road.\nTerms of Sale.\nOne-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of\nthe hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1),\nwithin thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the\npurchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited,\nand the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.\nTitles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.\nFull particulars may be obtained at this office.\nTHOS. BROOK,\nCommissioner of Crown Lands.\nSettlement Land in Nelson Land District for Selection on\nRenewable Lease.\nDistrict Lands and Survey Office,\nNelson, 4th March, 1925.\nNOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land\nis open for selection on renewable lease under the\nLand for Settlements Act, 1908, and amendments, and\napplications will be received at the District Lands and Survey\nOffice, Nelson, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 31st March,\n1925.\nApplicants must appear personally before the Land Board\nfor examination at the District Lands and Survey Office,\nNelson, at 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, 2nd April, 1925, or\nthey must appoint an agent to act for them, or forward with\ntheir applications the required deposit, otherwise they may\nnot be admitted to the ballot.\nThe ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination\nof applicants.\nPreference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants\nwho have one or more children dependent on them, to land-\nless applicants who within two years immediately preceding\ndate of ballot have applied for land at least twice unsuccess-\nfully, to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as\nmembers of the Expeditionary Force, and to persons engaged\non military service beyond New Zealand in connection with\nthe late war if such persons immediately prior to the war\nwere bona fide residents of New Zealand.\nSCHEDULE.\NELSON LAND DISTRICT.\nWaimea County.--Gordon Survey District.--Blue Glen Settle-\nment.\nSECTIONS ls and Part 2s : Area, 1,373 acres 1 rood 39 perches.\nCapital value, £1,500. Half-yearly rental, £33 15s.\nWeighted with £200, valuation for improvements, to be\npaid for in cash.\nThe improvements consist of a practically new cottage of\ntwo rooms and lean-to, and about 250 chains of fencing.\nSituated on the main Tophouse-Korere Road, about seven\nmiles from Korere Post and Telegraph Office. Practically\nall cleared land, with the exception of small patches of\nmanuka, scrub, and fern and small patches of bush in the\ngullies. A considerable area is ploughable, but the soil is\ngenerally poor. Well watered.\nFull particulars on application to this office.\nN. C. KENSINGTON,\nCommissioner of Crown Lands.