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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No: 61

Member of House of Representatives elected, Invercargill Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs’ Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1930.

THE Deputy Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 24th day of July, 1930, for the election of a Member of Parliament to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Invercargill, and by the endorsement on such writ it appears that

Vincent Aubrey Ward

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said District.

A. G. HARPER,
Deputy Clerk of the Writs.

(I.A. 14/3/29.)

Mining Privilege to be struck off the Register.

Mining Registrar’s Office,
Blenheim, 20th August, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of section 188 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926, unless sufficient cause is shown to the contrary within three months from the date hereof, the mining privilege mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be struck off the Register.

A. F. BENT, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. 541 (B). Date: 14th July, 1926. Nature of privilege: Special alluvial claim. Locality: Dismal Creek, Section 1, Block I, Mount Olympus Survey District. Holder: Frederick Buckman.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

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

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.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 1, Kohika No. 2 Settlement. Tenure: R.L. 186. Formerly held by F. and L. R. Regnault. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 19414.)

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

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th August, 1930.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 10.30 o’clock a.m. on Monday, 3rd November, 1930, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Whangaroa County.—Pupuke Parish.

ALLLOTMENT 85: Area, 89 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Upset annual rental, £4 10s.

Weighted with £105, for timber specified below. This amount may be paid in cash or by four instalments of £26 5s. each on the expiration of six months, one year, eighteen months, and two years, respectively: Provided that should the timber be removed before the expiration of these periods the whole amount shall immediately become payable.

Situated on unformed road, off Pupuke Road, about twenty miles distant from Whangaroa Wharf. Very steep and broken country, divided by a gorge. About 5 acres fern; balance heavy mixed bush. Well watered by permanent stream. Altitude, 500 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level.

The estimated quantities of the timber on the land are as follows: 22 kauri trees, containing 69,046 superficial feet; 98 kahikatea trees, containing 130,073 board feet; 51 rimu trees, containing 41,366 board feet; 21 totara trees, containing 14,379 board feet; 13 matai trees, containing 7,629 board feet.

Whangaroa County.—Kohumaru Parish.

Allotment 92: Area, 79 acres 2 roods 31 perches. Upset annual rental, £6.

Weighted with £85, valuation of timber specified below, to be paid in cash or by a deposit of £25 and further payments of £30, plus interest at 5 per cent. per annum, at the end of six and twelve months respectively: Provided that should the timber be removed before the expiration of these periods the whole amount shall immediately become payable.

Situated about four miles from Otangaroa by formed clay-road, thence approximately fifteen chains bridle-track at steep grade. School half a mile distant. Area is covered with bush and is well watered.

The estimated quantity of timber on the section is as follows: 6 kauri trees, containing 1,807 superficial feet; 93 rimu trees, containing 75,472 superficial feet; 15 kahikatea trees, containing 21,610 superficial feet; 8 matai trees, containing 5,493 superficial feet.

Whangaroa County.—Matawherohia Parish.

Lots 1, 2, and 3, D.P. 22563, of Allotments S. 16 and 17: Area, 369 acres 0 roods 27 perches. Upset annual rental, £23.

Situated about seven miles from Kaeo; access road being formed, unmetalled for three miles; balance unformed. Steep and broken country covered with heavy mixed timber containing totara, taraire, rimu, and a few millable kauri. Well watered by several permanent streams. Soil is very fine clay resting on sandstone formation. No improvements. Altitude, 300 ft. to 600 ft. above sea-level. The general quality of the sections is good.

Special Condition.—The timber is reserved to the Crown. The lessee nevertheless may cut, clear, burn, or carry away any of the timber standing or lying on the land for the purpose of clearing the land for grassing or cultivation, and may use any part of the said timber for fencing or other purposes connected with the occupation and cultivation of the said land, but not for sale: Provided always that the lessee shall not remove any timber standing or lying on the land for any purpose whatsoever without first having obtained the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rodney County.—Pakiri Survey District.

Section 8, Block IX: Area, 142 acres 3 roods 24 perches. Upset annual rental, £14 5s.

Section 9, Block IX: Area, 140 acres. Upset annual rental, £14.

Section 8 is loaded with £40 17s., for improvements consisting of 49 chains road-fencing, 85 chains boundary-fencing. This sum must be paid in cash.

Section 9 is loaded with £122 6s. 9d., for improvements consisting of 20 chains road-fencing, 82½ chains boundary-fencing, and 39 chains subdivisional fencing. Two acres grassed and 18 acres ploughed and grassed. This sum must be paid in cash.

Sections are about seven miles from Wellsford, six miles and a half formed, of which three miles is metalled.

Section 8: Undulating to level, all more or less ploughable. About 20 acres swamp and few acres bush; balance fern, short scrub, and rough feed. Watered by swampy creeks and springs. Soil loamy clay.

Section 9: Undulating, all more or less ploughable, in fern and short scrub and rough feed. About 5 acres swamp. Watered by swampy streams and springs. Soil loamy clay.

Otamatea County.—Omaru Parish.

Part Allotments 30 and 31: Area, 176 acres 3 roods 29 perches. Upset annual rental, £9.

Situated on branch unformed road of Main Raupo to Parahi Road, distance from Ruawai five miles and a half; school about three miles distant.

Section 30 has about 20 acres level to easy undulating. About 18 acres light manuka bush; balance tea-tree scrub. Soil for the most part pipeclay and clay. Fairly well watered by spring and good creek. Few small kauri trees, kahikatea, and puriri.

Section 31: All poor gum-land, mostly undulating, part broken. About 5 acres manuka and other bush; balance tea-tree scrub. Poor clay soil. Well watered by swampy spring.

Eden County.—Titirangi Parish.

Allotments 168–170: Area, 15 acres 3 roods 28 perches. Upset annual rental, £15.