Land in the Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th August, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease and license
of the undermentioned lands having been declared
forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the
said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE : O.R.P. License No. 977. Section 4, Block I,
Pouatu Survey District. Lessee: C. E. Morton. Reason
for forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions of license.
Tenure : S.T.L.S. Lease No. 33. Section 3s, Taitama
Settlement. Lessee : F. Middleton. Reason for forfeiture :
Non-compliance with conditions of lease.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Education Reserves in Nelson Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 31st August, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned educa-
tion reserves will be offered for lease by public auction
at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o'clock
a.m., on Wednesday, 7th October, 1925, under the provisions
of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and
the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT—EDUCATION RESERVES.
Takaka Survey District.
SECTION 68, Block VII : Area, ll acres 3 roods 8 perches ;
upset annual rental, £2.
Weighted with £7 10s., valuation for fencing.
Situated with a frontage to the main East Takaka Road
and adjoining the river on the back boundary. Seven miles
from Takaka. Good quality soil resting on limestone outcrop.
Well watered.
Rahu Survey District.
Section 10, Block XVI; Area, 856 acres 2 roods; upset
annual rental, £26 5s.
Situated in Upper Maruia Valley, thirty-two miles from
Reefton, ten miles from telephone and post office and one
mile from school. Regular cream-crating service to dairy
factory. About 50 acres flat land, remainder undulating to
hilly. All bushclad, with exception of ten acres felled but not
burnt. Soil of good quality resting mostly on limestone
formation. Well watered. Altitude, 1,350 ft. to 2,900 ft.
above sea-level.
ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The highest bidder shall be the purchaser.
2. A half year's rent at rate offered, rent for broken period
   and lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), together with valuation
   for improvements, to be paid on fall of hammer.
3. Term of lease, twenty-one years from date of sale, with
   perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of
   twenty-one years.
4. Rent of renewal lease to be fixed by arbitration. If
   lessee does not desire to renew lease at end of any term, land
   to be leased by auction. The incoming lessee to pay the value
   of improvements, which is to be handed over to outgoing
   lessee, less any sum due to the Crown.
5. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of
   the Land Board.
6. Lessee to clear land of weeds, and keep open creeks,
   drains, and watercourses.
7. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be
   paid on rent more than thirty days in arrear.
8. Buildings on land to be kept in good order, repair, and
   condition.
9. Lessee will not carry on any offensive trade which may
   be a nuisance.
10. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before making
    improvements.
11. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
    The reserves are 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.
    Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
    N. C. KENSINGTON,
    Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 31st August, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale for cash by public auction at
the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Wednesday,
7th October, 1925, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions
of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 14, Block X, Howard Survey District : Area,
20 acres 2 roods 32 perches; upset price, £41.
Situated on the old pack-track from Howard River to Lake
Rotoroa, and known as the Porika Reserve. Practically flat,
all open and scrub land.

TERMS OF SALE.
One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of
the hammer and the balance with Crown-grant fee (£1)
within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the
purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited,
and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.
Full particulars may be had on application to this office.
N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 2nd September, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or
on deferred payments on the premises, Jervois Street, Hastings,
at 12 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, lst October, 1925, under
the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
Hastings Borough.—Heretaunga Survey District.
LOT 594 of Block 8, part Heretaunga Block 28N (deposited
plan 362): Area, 38 perches; upset price, £800.
The property is a town section, situated in Jervois Street,
Hastings, and includes a house of five rooms, scullery, pantry,
and bathroom (enamel bath); hot and cold water, town
drainage, electric light; recently renovated throughout. Out-
buildings consist of wash-house, tool-shed, motor-garage, &c.
Concrete paths. The boundary-fence requires repairing.
This property was previously occupied by the Stock Inspector.

TERMS OF SALE.
Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the
hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee of £1, is
payable within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of
the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited
and the sale of the land declared null and void.
Deferred Payments.—A deposit of 5 per cent. of the price
bid, together with £1 1s. license fee, on the fall of the hammer,
balance by equal annual instalments extending over a period
of nineteen years, with interest payable half-yearly at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money,
but with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any
part of the outstanding amount.
Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.
Full particulars may be had no application to the Com-
missioner of Crown Lands, Napier.
J. D. THOMSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Hawke's Bay Land District for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 2nd September, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral
runs are open for license for a term of thirty-five years;
and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock
p.m. on Monday, the 9th day of November, 1925, under the
provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—HAWKE'S BAY COUNTY.
Tarawera Survey District.
RUN 16 : Area, 1,724 acres; annual rental, £100.