Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th April, 1934.
NOTICE is hereby given that the reserve described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease for a term of twenty-one years by public tender under the provisions of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928. Tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, 8th June, 1934.

SCHEDULE.
ASHBURTON COUNTY.-SOUTH RAKAIA TOWNSHIP.
RESERVE 1667, Block XIII : Area, 1 rood 37 perches.
The section is level, cleared, and in grass, and is handy to railway-station and in the centre of the business portion of the town. There are two buildings on the property. The main one consists of--
(1) Dwelling of four rooms, bathroom and scullery, detached washhouse. Wood-range and fireplace in sitting-room. Electric light.
(2) Storeroom with two double sliding doors and rooms partitioned off.
(3) Shop matchlined and ceilinged throughout and divided into two rooms. Two show-windows and separate entrances. Fireplace.
(4) Offices consisting of two rooms, separate entrances.
The other building consists of stable and trap-shed suitable for motor-garage.
Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The successful tenderer shall immediately upon the acceptance of tender deposit an amount equal to six months' rent at the rate offered together with £1 ls. lease fee.
   (2) Possession will be given immediately on acceptance of tender.
2. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the property comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, by giving to the lessee twelve months' notice in writing of his intention so to do.
3. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or on account of resumption as aforesaid.
4. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
5. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
6. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in the case of the lessee failing to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within sixty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.
7. In the event of the former lessee not being the successful tenderer, he is to be given reasonable time in which to remove or otherwise dispose of his stock, shop-fittings, and other similar property.
8. The lessee will be required at his own cost in all things to maintain the buildings, fences, and other erections on the reserve during the whole of the term in a good and proper state of repair to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, reasonable wear-and-tear and damage by fire, earthquake, or tempest excepted; to paint the buildings within twelve months of selection, and at least on three further occasions during the term; and to keep the buildings insured in the name of His Majesty the King for the full insurable value thereof during the whole of the term, all policies and receipts in respect thereof to be deposited with the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
   Any further particulars required may be obtained at the office of the undersigned.

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 22/1422.)

Pastoral Run in Nelson Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 18th April, 1934.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday, 22nd May, 1934.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICTS.
Waimea, Marlborough, and Amuri Counties.-Motupiko, Gordon, Rintoul, Patriarch, and Raglan Survey Districts.
PASTORAL Run No. 55 : Area, 33,935 acres, more or less. Upset annual rental, £30.
Term of license : Fourteen years from 1st September, 1934. Weighted with £500 for improvements, consisting of dwelling, stable, wool-shed, whare, sheep-dip and yards, and nine miles of fencing. Buildings are old and fences in a poor state of repair. The above sum is payable in cash or may be secured by mortgage, interest 5 per cent. per annum. Situated in the Wairau Valley, about three miles from Tophouse. The new main highway from Blenheim passes through the run for about seven miles and a half and is unfenced. There are about 7,500 acres of light gravelly flats, formerly in native grasses, but now overgrown with manuka. These flats were badly infested with rabbits but rabbiters have recently been operating there with considerable success. Of the remaining area, 22,000 acres lying north of the Motueka River, and in the mineral belt, comprise rough high country, carrying rough tussock, although on the western portion of this particular block there is a large area in light bush and scrub.
The run, which varies in elevation from 1,600 ft. to 5,869 ft. above sea-level, is well watered by permanent streams.
Conditions of license and full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 8/5/15.)

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.
In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that LOUISA JANE MAINE, of Whangarei, Boot and Shoe Maker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Saturday, the 21st day of April, 1934, at 9.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Whangarei, this llth day of April, 1934.

A. L. TRESIDDER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that M. GAILEY, of Ongarue, Married Woman, was by an order of the Supreme Court dated the 10th April, 1934, adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Taumarunui, on Friday, the 20th day of April, 1934, at 2.15 o'clock p.m.
Dated at Hamilton, this 10th day of April, 1934.

V. R. CROWHURST,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN WILLIAM ROTHWELL, of Whangarei, Carter, was this day adjudged bankrupt ; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Wednesday, the 25th day of April, 1934, at 10 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Whangarei, this 14th day of April, 1934.

A. L. TRESIDDER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that JANE CHAPMAN WILLIAMSON, Married Woman, of Te Atatu, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office, Law Court Buildings, High Street, Auckland, on Thursday, the 19th day of April, 1934, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Auckland, this 12th day of April, 1934.

G. W. BROWN,
Acting Official Assignee.