3062
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th October, 1925.

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, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE and Lease No. R.L. 312. Section 6, Block XV, Tadmor Survey District. Formerly held by H. J. Steer. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

R. HEATON RHODES,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said land has reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: S.T.L.S. Lease No. 13. Section 2s, Croydon Settlement. Lessee: B. L. Smith. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Lands.

Small Grazing-run in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 235 of the Land Act, 1924, that a lease of the undermentioned small grazing-run will be offered by auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., on Thursday, the 10th day of December, 1925.

The valuation for improvements and one-half year’s rent must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

Conditions of lease and full particulars can be obtained on application to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Blenheim.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.
Sounds County.—Orieri Survey District.

SMALL Grazing-run 114, Block VIII; Area 873 acres; upset annual rent, £8 3s. 8d.

Weighted with £600, valuation for improvements, consisting of five-roomed dwelling, wash-house, and water-supply; cow-shed and yards; fencing, felling, and grassing.

Broken pastoral country, consisting of poor-quality clay hills; 250 acres felled and grassed, balance in bush, principally birch. The property is well watered. Situated about fourteen miles from Havelock, by water.

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1926.

J. STEVENSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 27th October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Thursday, the 3rd day of December, 1925, at 10 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Akaroa County.—Borough of Akaroa.

PART Reserve 81: Area 14 perches; upset price, £125. Situated in Balguerie Street, Akaroa.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of purchase-money to be paid on the fall of 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 obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 27th October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Thursday, 3rd December, 1925, at 10 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Amuri County.—Lowry Peaks Survey District.—Square 108, Amuri.

SECTION 36980, Block XVI: Area, 2 acres 3 roods 31 perches; upset price, £65.

Situated about one mile from Domett Railway-station between the main road and railway-line. The land is of fair quality, lying to the south; practically all flat and clear. Suitable for bee-farming.

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.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

MAORI LANDS NOTICE.

Maori Lands for Lease by Public Tender.

Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board,
Auckland, 21st October, 1925.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders are invited and will be received at the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 22nd December, 1925, for the lease of the land named in the Schedule hereto, for a term of sixteen years, with a right of renewal for a further term of fifteen years and ten months.

SCHEDULE.

WAITOMO COUNTY.—SECOND CLASS LAND.

MARAETAUA D D, Blocks VI and VII, Otanake Survey District: Area, 159 acres 1 rood 8 perches; upset annual rental, £21.

About 80 acres of this land is covered with heavy mixed bush, the remaining portion is fern and scrub. The north-western portion is high country, and the balance is undulating. Good soil, well watered, ploughable near the road. Distant from Te Kuiti about seven miles and a half by a good metalled road.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The term of the lease shall be sixteen years from the 1st January, 1926, at the rental tendered, with right of renewal for one further term of fifteen years and ten months, at a rental assessed at 5 per cent. on the unimproved value of the land at the time of the renewal, such valuation, in the event of a dispute, to be determined by arbitration. Compensation for substantial improvements shall be allowed to the lessee at the expiration of the second term of the lease, as provided in section 263 of the Native Land Act, 1909.

2. Residence to commence within four years in bush lands or swamp lands, and within one year in open or partly open lands, and to be continuous for six years.