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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 26th February, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th February, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash on the property at Mokau, on Thursday, 3rd April, 1930, at 12 o’clock noon, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
Waitomo County.—Mokau Township.
(For sale for Cash only.)

SECTIONS 13 and 14, Block II : Area, 2 roods. Upset price, £30.

Mokau Township is situated on the west coast at the mouth of the Mokau River, approximately four miles from Awakino, on the main south road between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti, being well served by service cars daily.

These sections are low lying, with a small swampy stream running through the centre.

Terms of Sale.

Cash: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1) and valuation for improvements, within thirty days thereafter.

If the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date the amount already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale be null and void.

Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th February, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale for cash or on deferred payments by public auction on the property at Marokopa, on Friday, the 4th April, 1930, at 12 o’clock noon, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and amendments.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Kawhia County.—Marokopa Survey District.
(For sale for cash or on deferred payments.)

SECTION 12, Block VI : Area, 4 acres 2 roods 7 perches. Upset price, £30.

Weighted with £50, for improvements comprising shed and approximately 20 chains fencing; payable in cash.

Level to undulating section situated on the outskirts of the Township of Marokopa, practically adjoining the school-site.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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), to be paid within thirty days thereafter.

2. Deferred Payments.—Five per cent. of the purchase-money and license fee (£1 1s.) to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance by equal half-yearly instalments extending over 34½ years, bearing interest at the rate of 5½ 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.

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.

In either case, if the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date, the amount already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for sale of the land shall be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.

The lands 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.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Land in Gisborne Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Gisborne, 24th February, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and amendments, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, up to 4 o’clock p.m., on Wednesday, 9th April, 1930.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Friday, 11th April, 1930, 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.

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

Preference at the ballot 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; 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, and to landless applicants in respect of whom the Board, after taking into consideration the experience and skill of the applicants in farming operations, the proximity of their homes