Nov. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3377

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, 9th December, 1931, at 10 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Bruce County.—Greenfield Settlement.

SECTION 23A: Area, 435 acres 0 roods 25 perches. Capital value, £2,600. Half-yearly rent, £65.

Weighted with £900, for improvements consisting of dwelling and outbuildings, stable and implement-shed (under one roof), wool-shed and barn (under one roof), sheep-dip, fencing, and cultivation. This amount is payable in cash or by deposit of £100 and balance secured by mortgage, term twenty-five years and a half in case of a soldier (interest, 5 per cent.) or twenty-four years and a half in case of a civilian (interest, 5½ per cent.).

Situated about twenty miles from Balclutha Railway-station, about five miles from Clydevale Post-office, and about two miles from Puketi School. Access is by good metalled road, and the area is well watered. The soil is mostly heavy loam resting on clay formation. Approximately 385 acres ploughable, and the balance comprises gullies with good rough feed. Suitable for growing wheat, oats, turnips, and rape, and grazing sheep and cattle.

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

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/18814.)

Pastoral Run in the Otago Land District, Otago Mining District, for License.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 17th November, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be opened for license in terms of the Land Act, 1924, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 11th January, 1932.

Applicants should appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, 13th January, 1932, at 10 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board, or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The land is offered in terms of section 153 of the Land Act, which provides that no right to any mineral under the surface shall pertain to the lessee, whose rights shall be to the surface soil only.

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SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Maniototo County.—St. Bathan’s Survey District.—Otago Mining District.

RUN 665: Area, 1,205 acres. Half-yearly rent, £17 10s. Term of license: Fourteen years.

The run adjoins the Township of St. Bathan’s, and is about twelve miles distant from Oturuhua Railway-station by a good road.

The run comprises mostly easy rolling hill country, with a good sprinkling of native grasses on the lower spurs. There are some good tussock spurs. The elevation ranges from 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. The run is well watered, but is very broken by old workings along the eastern side. The soil is of a schisty loam resting on clay and gravel formation.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2715.)

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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

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NOTICE is hereby given that HEDLEY LEONARD OWEN, Duco Painter, of 47 Parnell Road, Auckland (trading as “Mayfair Motors”), was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Law Court Buildings, High Street, Auckland, on Monday, the 23rd day of November, 1931, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Auckland, this 13th day of November, 1931.

A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.

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In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at New Plymouth.

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NOTICE is hereby given that ETHEL ELIZABETH WOOLLAMS, of Stratford, Stationer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Stratford, on Thursday, the 19th day of November, 1931, at 2.15 o’clock p.m.

J. S. S. MEDLEY,
Official Assignee.

11th November, 1931.

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In Bankruptcy.

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In the Estate of WILLIAM JOHN BOND, of Rangataua, a Bankrupt.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 20s. in the pound, plus interest as available, is now payable on all accepted proved claims at my office, No. 44 Maria Place, Wanganui.

E. M. SILK,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Wanganui, 11th November, 1931.

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In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Wanganui.

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NOTICE is hereby given that ROBERT SULLIVAN, Baker, of Rangataua, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Thursday, the 19th day of November, 1931, at 10 o’clock a.m.

C. MASTERS,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Taihape, 6th November, 1931.

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In Bankruptcy.

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In the Estate of Mrs. LUCY HELENA ROACH, Feilding, Grocer.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 1s. 2d. in the pound is now due and payable on all proved and accepted claims in the above estate, at my office, Waldegrave Buildings, The Square, Palmerston North.

CHARLES E. DEMPSY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Palmerston North, 12th November, 1931.

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In Bankruptcy.

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In the Estate of WM. SMITH, Contractor, Palmerston North.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 8d. in the pound is now due and payable on all proved and accepted claims in the above estate, at my office, Waldegrave Buildings, The Square, Palmerston North.

CHARLES E. DEMPSY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Palmerston North, 12th November, 1931.