June 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1861

Norman Somerfield to the above-named James William Hewitt, then of Te Wera, Stratford, Farmer.

(b.) All that parcel of land containing 40 acres, more or less, situated in the Parish of Wairau, County of Marsden, being the northern part of Allotment 134. Bounded on the north-east by Allotment 133, 1430 links; on the east and south-east by a road 100 links wide, 507 links, 616 links, 224 links, 237 links, 100 links; on the south by the other part of Allotment 134, 1170 links; on the south-west by a road of width aforesaid, 1336 links; and on the north-west by Allotment 132, 2320 links: being all the land included in conveyance registered No. 234753 from E. M. Somerfield to the above-named James William Hewitt, of Maungaturoto, Farmer.

2. Live and dead stock and effects situate upon the afore-mentioned property.

3. The sum of £6 3s. 8d. standing to the credit of the said William Hewitt in the Post Office Savings-bank, Auckland, under Account No. 26129.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Thames on the 30th June, 1925.

Registrar’s Office,
Auckland, 26th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Thames on 30th June, 1925, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

E. P. EARLE, Registrar.

[Waikato-Maniapoto, 1925-6.]

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION.

No. 23. Applicant: Reed, Towle, and Cooper, for the Education Board, Auckland. Name of Land: Moehau 3d 2. Nature of Application: Assessment of compensation for land taken for school-site.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 28th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

• Survey District.

D. H. GUTHRIE, for Minister of Lands.

Land in Gisborne Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1925.

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, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: O.R.P. Lease No. 5415. Section 19, Block XIII, Waiawa Survey District. Lessee or licensee: J. Black. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th May, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: Renewable Lease (Settlement). Lease Nos. 143 and 239. Sections 33A and 66A, Conical Hills Settlement. Lessee: Robert Little. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of leases, and at lessee’s own request.

D. H. GUTHRIE, for Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 2nd June, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction for a term of twenty-one years with a perpetual right of renewal for further terms of twenty-one years at this office on Thursday, 9th July, 1925, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.

New Plymouth Borough.—Town of New Plymouth.

SECTION 2028 and part 2027: Area, 20·1 perches; upset annual rental, £7 10s.

Weighted with £40 valuation for improvements, comprising old cottage and lean-to, which amount must be paid in cash on the fall of the hammer.

This section is situated in Devon Street near the Te Henui River. The tram route passes along Devon Street to which the section has a frontage of 168 links with a depth of 75 links. It is eminently suitable as a building-site.

The old cottage has been erected for about forty years, and is in a bad state of repair, practically only of use for removal.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND 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 in-