690
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE, L.S.R.L. Lease No. 591. Section 1, McLean Settlement. Formerly held by Neil McLean. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in the Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
TENURE, D.P. License No. 444. Section 48, Block VI, Makotuku Survey District. Formerly held by J. Punch. Reason for forfeiture: At request.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th March, 1927.

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

SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
LEASE No. S.T.L.S. 146. Sections 3s and Part 3 of Section 2s, Block XIII, Gordon Survey District, and Section 4s, Block I, Motupiko Survey District. Formerly held by J. P. Penglase. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th March, 1927.

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.
LEASE No. R.L. 757. Section 25, Block VIII, Waitapu Survey District. Formerly held by T. C. Orr. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with the conditions of lease.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister for Lands.

Settlement Lands in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 15th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., on Friday, 22nd April, 1927, under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and the Land Act, 1924, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
SETTLEMENT LAND.
Taranaki County.—Huatoki Settlement.
SECTION 12s: Area, 7 acres 1 rood 25 perches. Upset price, £1,300.
Situated on the Huatoki Road, about half a mile from its junction with Carrington Road, which is tar sealed. It is distant about three miles from the New Plymouth Post-office. About six acres comprise good level pasture land. Valuation for five-roomed house (in good order), cowshed, workshop, motor-shed, plantation and shelter belts, and 60 chains of fencing are included in the upset price.
Section 26s: Area, 7 acres 0 roods 22 perches. Upset price, £1,120.
Situated on the tar-sealed Carrington Road, about two miles and a quarter from New Plymouth Post-office, and within a few minutes walk of Borough Council bus terminus. About 4 acres comprise good flat land, balance area comprises hillside and swamp. Valuation for dwelling (practically finished) and fencing included in upset price. It is estimated that approximately £70 will be required to complete the house.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.
The purchaser may pay for the lands in cash or by deferred payments. The terms are:—

1. Cash.—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.
2. Deferred Payments.—Five per cent. of the purchase-money, together with £1 1s. license fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
   The balance of the purchase-money, with interest thereon at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, to be paid by instalments extending over a period of 34½ years.
   The licensee shall have the right at any time during the currency of his license to pay off either the whole of the purchase-money or any half-yearly instalment or instalments thereof then remaining unpaid.
   Upon receipt of the final instalment a certificate of title in respect of the land purchased shall issue upon payment of the prescribed Crown grant fee.
   If the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date the amount (if any) already paid shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale be null and void. Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924, and section 85 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925.
   W. D. ARMIT,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th March, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be opened for sale or selection in terms of the Land Act, 1924, and amendments, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 22nd April, 1927.
The land may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 26th April, 1927, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.
Preference at the ballot for the lands will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent on them, to landless applicants who within two years immediately preceding date of the ballot have applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully, to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force, to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the war were bona fide residents of New Zealand; and to applicants who, while domiciled in New Zealand, have served beyond New Zealand as members of any of His Majesty’s Forces in connection with any war other than the war with Germany.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Ekatahuna County.—Tararua Survey District.
Sections 1 and 45, Block VI: Area, 705 acres. Capital value, £705. Deferred payments: Deposit, £35; half-yearly instalment, £21 15s. 6d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £14 2s.
Weighted with £991 valuation for improvements, consisting of felling and grassing £458 10s., fencing £117 10s., stumping £10, plantation £10, and a five-roomed dwelling and out-buildings £395.
Arrangements may be made with the State Advances Department for an advance on security of the improvements.
These sections are situated in the Stirling Farm Homestead Block at the end of the Mangaroa Road, about nine miles