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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 31

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Election to administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 23rd April, 1935.

E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 24th April, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Monday, 27th May, 1935, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies' Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Hobson County.—Waipoua Survey District.

Section 30 and parts of Sections 25 and 26, Block XIII : Area, 202 acres 0 roods 3·6 perches. Upset yearly rental, £2 10s.

Loaded with £60 for improvements, consisting of 140 chains boundary fencing, shack (8 ft. by 10 ft.), and two-bail cow-shed. This sum is payable in cash or by a deposit of not less than £20 with balance by three annual instalments of £13 6s. 8d. plus interest on the unpaid purchase-money at rate of 5 per cent. per annum.

Situated four miles from Kaihu, on the Kaihu-Kai-iwi Road. Easy undulating fern and scrub country of light semi-volcanic soil ; 10 acres have been ploughed but have reverted to fern. The whole section is in danthonia and native grasses.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six month's rent at the rate offered, and deposit on account of improvements, and £2 2s. (lease fee) 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 the 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 his lease.

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

6. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the 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.

Form of lease may be perused and further particulars obtained on application to the undersigned.

W. D. ARMIT,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 34/361.)

Lands in Taranaki Land District for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, 23rd April, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection under the Land Act, 1924, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 20th May, 1935.

The land described in the First Schedule may, at the option of the applicants, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease. The lands described in the Second Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1935, at 10.30 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Whangamomona County.—Pouatu Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of half the annual rent for four years.*)

Sections 4 and 104 and Lot 3 of Section 3, Block XI, and part section 102, Block X : Area, 523 acres 2 roods. Capital value, £600 †; half-yearly rent, £12.

• After payment of first half-year's rent, lease fee, and broken period rent (if any) a remission of half the annual rent will be allowed for a period of four years provided improvements to the value of £50 are effected annually during the exemption period.

Weighted with £482 for improvements, comprising dwelling, shed, yards, 340 chains fencing, and 150 acres felling and grassing. This amount may be paid in cash, or after payment of a deposit of £32, the balance (£450) may be secured by way of first mortgage to the State Advances Superintendent for a term of thirty years with interest at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum; half-yearly instalment £15 7s. 11d. A remission of interest under the mortgage will be granted for two years from date of selection contingent on improvements to the value of £50 being effected each year during the remission period.