SEPT. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2883

Officiating Ministers for 1927.—Notice No. 31.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1927.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand commonly called The Church of England.

The Reverend Roger Hailey Trill.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th September, 1927.

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

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE : R.L. 685. Section 1, Cricklewood Settlement. Formerly held by E. J. Harris. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 10th September, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE : D.S.P. Part Rural Sections 7963, 8114, 14497, 8758, Block VI, Mairaki Survey District. Formerly held by J. R. Blackett. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Lands in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 12th September, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Southland 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, 1925.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE : R.L. N.E. Lease No. 162. Sections 2 and 3, Block II, Paterson Survey District. Former lessees : David Grindlay, Thomas Forsaith Macdonald, Clinton Heywood, Sabine Pasley, William Bremner, Frederick George Stevenson, Thomas Holmes, and Robert McIntosh Hardy (Maori Beach Timber Company). Reason of forfeiture : At request.

Tenure : R.L. N.E. Lease No. 168. Section 4, Block II, Paterson Survey District. Former lessees : David Grindlay, Thomas Forsaith Macdonald, Clinton Heywood, Sabine Pasley, William Bremner, Frederick George Stevenson, Thomas Holmes, and Robert McIntosh Hardy (Maori Beach Timber Company). Reason of forfeiture : At request.

Tenure : R.L. L.S. Lease No. 102. Section 12, Beaumont Settlement, Block XXIX, Wairaki Survey District. Former lessee : William John Robertson. Reason of forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 10th September, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and the Land Act, 1924 ; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 11th October, 1927.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Borough of Mosgiel.—East Taieri Survey District.—Melville Park Settlement.

SECTION 1s : Area, 36 acres 1 rood 28 perches. Capital value, £1,600 ; £300.* Half-yearly rent, £40 ; £15 3s.†

• Valuation for buildings.
  † Half-yearly instalment of principal and interest on buildings, comprising dwellinghouse, barn, and stable, valued at £300, payable in cash or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £15 3s. Total half-yearly payment on lease £55 3s.

Improvements included in the capital value of the section consist of boundary and subdivisional fences valued at £19 16s.

The improvements, which are not included in the capital value but which have to be paid for separately, comprise fencing, windmill, pipes, and concrete trough, valued at £63 13s., payable in cash.

Melville Park Settlement is situated in the Borough of Mosgiel within easy distance of railway-station, post-office, and district high school. The land is level and of very fine quality, the soil being a very rich black loam resting on a sandy clay formation. Access is by level, well-formed roads. The land is admirably suited for dairying or intense cultivation. Mosgiel has an excellent water-supply, electric lighting, and a large well-known woollen factory.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, thirty-three years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and a right to acquire the freehold.
2. Rent payable in advance on 1st January and 1st July in each year.
3. Applicants to be twenty-one years of age and upwards.
4. Applicants to furnish with applications statutory declaration, and, on being declared successful, deposit £1 1s. (lease fee) and a half-year’s rent. Rent for the broken period between date of lease and 1st January or 1st July following is also payable.
5. Successful applicants to execute lease within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.
6. Lessee to reside continuously on the land, and pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
7. Improvements.—Lessee is required to improve the land within one year to the value of 10 per cent. of the price; within two years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price: and thereafter, but within six years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price. In addition to the foregoing, and within six years, improvements are also to be effected to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land, 10s. for every acre of second-class land, and 2s. 6d. for every acre of third-class land.
8. Transfer not allowed until expiration of fifth year of lease, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.
9. Roads may be taken through the lands at any time within seven years; twice the original value to be allowed for area taken for such roads.
10. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained at this office.

R. S. GALBRAITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale.

State Forest Service,
Rotorua, 13th September, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Rotorua, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 30th September, 1927.