June 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1921

Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1929, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Railways Department, 5th June, 1930.

H. VALENTINE,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th June, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the under-mentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: I.F.O.R.P. Lease No. 43. Section 16, Block XII, Mapara Survey District. Lessee: P. Blakeborough. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

Tenure: O.R.P. Lease No. 852. Section 15, Block XII, Mapara Survey District. Lessee: P. Blakeborough. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 26/9607.)

Land in Westland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th June, 1930.

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

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: D.P. Lease 57. Section 16, Block II, Town of Rapahoe. Lessee: F. Merton. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 22/950/7.)

Education Reserve in North Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th June, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section will be offered for lease by public auction at this office on Monday, 21st July, 1930, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Bay of Islands County.—Punakitere Survey District.

SECTION 4, Block XI: Area, 552 acres. Upset annual rent, £27 12s.

Weighted with £1,588 16s. 6d., for improvements consisting of 303 chains of boundary-fencing, 48 chains road-fencing, 185 chains of subdivisional fencing, floodgate, and 45 acres of pasture. This sum must be paid in cash.

Situated on Gammon’s Road, about eighteen miles from Kaikohe. Good quality rubbly clay soil; well watered; easy country to fairly steep; ring fenced and subdivided into four paddocks. Suitable for grazing and a little dairying.

Abstract of Terms of Sale and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered and rent for the broken period, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.) must be deposited on acceptance of bid.

2. Term of lease: Twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal for further similar terms at rentals based on fresh valuations under provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

3. Rent payable half-yearly in advance.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all buildings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the expiration of the lease.

5. Lessee not to transfer, mortgage, sublet, or subdivide without consent of the Land Board.

6. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without consent of the Land Board.

7. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.

8. No liability is accepted on the part of the Crown or of the Land Board to pay to the lessee any compensation for improvements, but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, or if it is sooner determined, the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of an amount equal to the value of buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee, and the amount so paid by the incoming tenant shall be paid to the original lessee without any deduction except for rent or other payments in arrear.

9. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

10. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

11. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.

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

O. N. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 20/494.)

Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 4th June, 1930.

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, Napier, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 7th July, 1930.