Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3123

Fireblight Committee Elections under the Fireblight Committee Regulations, 1928.

DECLARATION OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE FIREBLIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE WAIRARAPA COMMERCIAL FRUITGROWING DISTRICT.

I, JOHN GRAY, Returning Officer for the purpose of the Fireblight Committee elections under the Fireblight Committee Regulations, 1928, do hereby declare that the following candidates have been duly nominated for the election of members of the Fireblight Committee of the Wairarapa Commercial Fruitgrowing District, nominations for which closed at Wellington at noon on 2nd December, 1929:—

Bannister, Edwin Masters.
Broadbent, Archibald Maltby.
Kidd, James Hutton.
Minton, John Herbert.
Tate, Walter Askin.

As the number of candidates nominated does not exceed the number of members to be elected (5), I hereby declare the said Edwin Masters Bannister, Archibald Maltby Broadbent, James Hutton Kidd, John Herbert Minton, and Walter Askin Tate to be duly elected.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of December, 1929.

JOHN GRAY, Returning Officer.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th December, 1929.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be opened for selection in terms of the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 13th December, 1929.

The land may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Rotorua and Whakatane Counties.—Rotoma Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rates, rent, or interest for a period of two years.)

SECTION 3, Block XI; Area, 271 acres. Capital value, £70. Deposit on deferred payments, £5; half-yearly instalment on deferred payments, £2 2s. 3d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £1 8s.

Weighted with £290, value of improvements comprising dwelling (three rooms and bathroom), garage, 12 chains internal fencing, 90 chains road-boundary fencing, 10 chains boundary-fencing, and felling and grassing. Payable either in cash or by a cash deposit of £50, the balance to be secured on instalment mortgage over a period of fifteen years, with interest at 5½ per cent. Half-yearly instalment £11 17s.

The property, which is suitable for grazing, is situated on the Matahi Road, four miles from Lake Rotoma Post-office and school, also four miles from Manawahe School, sixteen miles from Matata Railway-station, and forty-six miles from Te Puke.

Section comprises easy to steep hill country, with approximately 15 acres ploughable along road-frontage, when stumped and cleared. Originally all in bush, of which approximately 40 acres have been felled and burnt, but not grassed; 30 acres have been ploughed and grassed, now wholly reverted; balance still in bush, poorly watered by lagoon at back of section. The soil is a light loam, resting on pumice and sandstone formation. Badly infested with ragwort.

Special Condition.—The selector is required to fence the northern boundary of the section immediately upon selection, and no stock is to be placed upon the land until such fencing is completed.

A remission of the interest-charges under the mortgage will be granted for two years conditional upon improvements being effected annually to an equivalent value.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 27th November, 1929.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 20th January, 1930.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 22nd January, 1930, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

(Exempt from rent for five years.)

SUB. 1 of Section 1, Block VIII; Area, 186 acres. Capital value, £140. Half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

After payment of the first half-year’s rent, no further rent will be charged for a period of five years, provided improvements to the value of £20 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £600, value of improvements comprising house, 70 chains fencing, 175 acres felled and grassed. A deposit of £30 is payable; the balance to be secured by long-term instalment mortgage, with interest at 5½ per cent. in the case of civilians and 5 per cent. if the applicant is a discharged soldier.

The property is situated on the Tangarakau Road, close to the Public Works Camp, and four miles and a half from Tahora Railway-station. The property comprises hilly country, ranging from easy to steep. Good soil on papa and sandstone formation; well watered.

ABSTRACT AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease: Sixty-six years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years.

2. Rent: 4 per cent. per annum on the capital value, payable on 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. Applicants to be seventeen years of age and upwards.

4. Applicants to furnish statutory declaration with applications, 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. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be simultaneous.

6. Order of selection is decided by ballot.

7. Successful applicant to execute lease within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.

8. Residence is to commence within four years in bush land or swamp land, and within one year in open or partly open land, and to be continuous for ten years. Under certain conditions personal residence may be dispensed with.

9. 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.

10. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

11. Transfer not allowed until completion of two years’ continuous residence, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.

12. Roads may be taken through the land at any time within seven years; twice the original value to be allowed for area taken for such roads.

13. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.