APRIL 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1455

CROWN LANDS NOTICE.

Land in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 15th April, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and license of the undermentioned 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 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Southland County.

TENURE : Special tenure. Lease No. 15. Section 59, Block IX, Campbelltown Hundred. Former lessee : Charles James Ward. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with terms of lease.

Wallace County.

Tenure : R.L. Lease No. 260. Section 11, Block V, Aparima Hundred. Former lessee : James Kennedy. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with terms of lease.

Tenure : O.R.P. License No. 804. Section 12, Block V, Aparima Hundred. Former lessee : Henry Robert Perriam. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with terms of lease.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

MAORI LAND NOTICE.

Maori Lands for Lease by Public Tender.

Waikato-Maniopoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, 10th April, 1930.

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-Maniopoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 13th May, 1930, for the lease of the land named in the Schedule hereto, for a term of fourteen years, with a right of renewal for a further term of thirteen years and six months.

SCHEDULE.

WAIPA COUNTY.-SECOND-CLASS LAND.

WHAREPUHUNGA 14B, Lot 6 : Area, 568 acres 2 roods 25 perches. Upset annual rental, £29.

North-east end broken country; good soil. South-west end flat manuka-scrub land; fair soil. A formed road from Kihikihi to Aotearoa passes through the section.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The term of the lease shall be fourteen years from the 20th May, 1930, at the rental tendered, with right of renewal for one further term of thirteen years and six 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.

3. Lessee has no right to minerals without license, but he may use on the land any minerals for any agricultural, pastoral, household, road-making, or building purposes.

4. Every lessee shall bring into cultivation,-
   (a) Within one year from the date of his lease, not less than one-twentieth of the land leased by him;
   (b) Within two years from the date of his lease, not less than one-tenth of the land leased by him;
   (c) Within four years from the date of his lease, not less than one-fifth of the land leased by him;
   and shall, within six years from the date of his lease, in addition to the cultivation of one-fifth of the land, have put substantial improvements of a permanent character (as defined by the Land Act, 1908) on first-class land to the value of £1 for every acre of such land, and on second-class land to an amount equal to the net price of every acre of such land : Provided that in no case shall the additional improvements required on second-class land be more than 10s. per acre, or 2s. 6d. on third-class land.

5. (a) Rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance.
   (b) Lessee shall not assign the lease without the consent of the Board.
   (c) Lessee will cultivate the land in a husbandlike manner, and keep it free from noxious weeds.
   (d) Lessee will keep fences and buildings in repair.
   (e) Lessee will fence without any right of resort to the Board for contribution on account of the Board owning or occupying adjacent land ; but this provision shall not deprive the lessee of any rights he may have against any subsequent occupier, other than the Board, of such adjacent land.
   (f) A copy of the form of lease can be inspected at the office of the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, Wellington, or the office of the Board.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERER.

1. The sections to be leased jointly and subject to reserve price or rental specified.

2. Every tender shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the President of the Board, and marked on the outside as follows : "Tender for lease of Wharepuhunga 14B, Lot 6."

3. Tenders for lease must be accompanied by six months' rent, lease fee (£4 4s.), an amount sufficient to cover stamp duty and registration fee.

Note.-Stamp duty will be 6s. if rent is under £50 per annum, with an additional 3s. for each further £50 or fraction thereof ; registration fee is uniformly 10s.

4. Subject to restrictions and qualifications prescribed by Act or by regulation, the land will be leased to highest qualified tenderer.

5. The successful lessee will require to make a declaration to the effect that he is legally qualified to become the lessee of the land, and that he is acquiring the land solely for his own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person.

6. The lands are offered under the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder, and lessees shall be deemed to be acquainted with the provisions thereof, and be bound thereby as effectually as if such provisions were embodied herein.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.

The land is described for the general information of intending tenderers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make personal inspection, as the Board is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Area may be liable to slight alteration.

Tenders must be sent to the office of the Waikato-Maniopoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, and must be made on the proper forms, to be obtained at the office of the Board.

Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Waikato-Maniopoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland.

C. E. MACCORMICK, President,
Waikato-Maniopoto District Maori Land Board.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that JAMES ARTHUR SURGENOR, of Kaitaia, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt ; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Kaitaia, on Thursday, the 24th day of April, 1930, at 11 o'clock a.m.

Dated at Whangarei, this 11th day of April, 1930.
A. L. TRESIDDER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that ANDREW MCLENNAN, Labourer, of Whakatane, was this day adjudged bankrupt ; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Whakatane, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of April, 1930, at 11 o'clock a.m.

Dated at Auckland, this 11th day of April, 1930.
A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.