Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4055

land is all tussock and native country lying at an altitude of from 1,400 ft. to 6,300 ft., about 3,000 to 4,000 acres being barren tops and waste country, bush-clad in parts, and practically the whole block lies cold during the winter months. The property, which is suitable for sheep and cattle grazing only (store sheep and wool), is subdivided into nine paddocks and four main blocks, and is well watered by creeks, springs, and the Whistler River.

The successful applicant will require to pay immediately the deposit on improvements of £222, a half-year’s rent, £110, a half-year’s instalment on loading, £25 7s., lease and mortgage fees, £3 3s., together with proportion of insurance, rates, &c. On the 1st March, 1936, the lessee will require to pay rent and interest on the improvement loading for the period elapsing between the date of selection and the 1st March, 1936. The term of the lease will be twenty-one years from 1st March, 1936, but immediate possession will be given. The lease carries rights of renewal and freehold.

For any further information required apply to the office of the undersigned.

J. F. QUINN,
(L. and S. 26/3774.) Commissioner of Crown Lands.

MAORI LAND NOTICE.

Maori Land for Sale by Public Tender.

Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board,
Auckland, 13th December, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Native Land Act, 1931, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders are invited and will be received at the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 28th January, 1936, for the purchase of the land named in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

KAWHIA COUNTY.—THIRD-CLASS LAND.

Block II, Kawhia South Survey District.

TAUMATATOTARA 1b 2a part. Area, 405 acres 1 rood 30 perches. Upset price, £935.

Soil of loamy nature on limestone formation, undulating, with a fair proportion of good river-flats.

The improvements consist of fencing, clearing, and grass.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

1. Every tenderer to deposit along with his tender a sum equal to 5 per cent. of the price tendered, and to pay a further 5 per cent. on being declared the purchaser. The balance of the purchase-money to be paid in twenty equal half-yearly instalments.

2. The purchaser to pay interest on unpaid purchase-money at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Interest to be payable on the 1st July and 1st January of each year, and to date from the signing of the contract of sale.

3. Tenders for purchase must be accompanied by a fee of £4 4s. to meet costs and expenses incidental thereon, together with the amount with which the section is loaded for improvements (if any), and also an amount sufficient to cover stamp duty (10s. for every £50 or portion thereof) and 10s. for registration fee.

4. The purchaser shall, at the end of five years, upon payment of balance of purchase-money, be entitled to a transfer of the fee-simple of the land.

5. Residence and improvements to conform with sections 312 and 319 of the Native Land Act, 1931.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS.

1. The land to be sold subject to reserve price specified.

2. Each tender shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the President of the Board, and marked on the outside as follows: “Tender for purchase of Taumatatotara 1b 2b, Block II, Kawhia South Survey District.”

3. Subject to restrictions and qualifications presented by Act or by regulations, the land will be sold to highest qualified tenderer.

4. The successful purchaser will require to make a declaration to the effect that he is legally qualified to become the purchaser of the land, and that he is acquiring the land solely for his own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person.

5. The land is offered under the Native Land Act, 1931, and the regulations made thereunder, and the purchaser shall be deemed to be acquainted with the provisions thereof, and be bound thereby as effectively as if such provisions were embodied herein.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.

The land is described for the general information of intending tenderers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Board is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

The area may be liable to slight alteration.

Tenders must be sent to the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland, and must be made on the proper forms, to be obtained at the office of the Board.

Full particulars may be obtained at the office of the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board, Auckland.

C. E. MacCORMICK, President,
Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs. LILIAN ESTHER RAIN, of Palmerston North, Married woman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 18th day of December, 1935, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Dated at Palmerston North, this 10th day of December, 1935.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,
Deputy Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that PAUL STAFFORD RABONE, formerly of Palmerston North, Traveller, but now of South Karori, Wellington, Farmer, 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 December, 1935, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of December, 1935.

S. TANSLEY,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that MARGARET BUDDEN, of Wellington, Dressmaker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 23rd day of December, 1935, at 10 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of December, 1935.

S. TANSLEY,
Official Assignee.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

EVIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title, Vol. 262, folio 60 (Auckland Registry), for Section 1, Block XV, Whangarei Survey District, whereof JOHN McRAE, of Mangatapepe, Farmer, is the registered proprietor, having been lodged with me, together with an application for the issue of a new certificate of title, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue such new certificate of title accordingly upon the expiration of fourteen days from the 19th day of December, 1935.

Dated at the Land Registry Office at Auckland, this 13th day of December, 1935.

W. JOHNSTON, District Land Registrar.

APPLICATION having been made to me to register a notice of re-entry by the Waikato-Maniapoto District Maori Land Board on behalf of the Native owners as lessors under Lease No. 8338 of the block called Taharoa A Section 6b No. 2, being all the land in Provisional Register, Vol. 108, folio 35 (Auckland Registry), excepting mines and minerals, of which FREDERICK HUBERT JAMES ORMSBY, of Hauturu, Farmer, is the registered lessee, I hereby give notice of my intention to register such notice of re-entry upon the expiration of one month from the 19th day of December, 1935, unless good cause to the contrary be shown.

Dated at the Land Registry Office at Auckland, this 13th day of December, 1935.

W. JOHNSTON, District Land Registrar.