MAY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1317

Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927.—Election of Member of Teachers’ Superannuation Board.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, it is hereby notified that for the election of a member of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board from among the contributors resident in the South Island to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the resignation of John Gunn Polson, the result of the poll, which closed on 29th day of April, 1941, was as follows:—

Votes.
William John Cartwright .. .. 1,010
Frederick Reuben Price .. .. 468
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Total number of valid votes recorded .. 1,478
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Number of votes rejected as informal .. 107

I hereby declare the said William John Cartwright duly elected as a member of the Board.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of May, 1941.

A. E. McKINNON,
Secretary to the Teachers’ Superannuation Board, Returning Officer.

Including Additional Land in the Hokianga Development Scheme.

PURSUANT to section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby declares the Native land described in the Schedule hereto to be subject to Part I of the said Act and to be included in the Hokianga Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area of Native land in the Tokerau Native Land Court District, situate in Block VII, Waoku Survey District, containing 79 acres 1 rood 29 perches, more or less, and known as the Te Aute A Section I Block, and part of the land in deeds title 1c–199.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of May, 1941.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
W. STEWART,
Members of the Board of Native Affairs.

(N.D. 15/1/1064.)

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 2nd May, 1941.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeit by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1925.

SCHEDULE.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 22/950/8.)

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Education Reserve in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1941.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction to be held on the section at Palmerston North at 1.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 10th June, 1941, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.

City of Palmerston North.

Part Suburban Section 229, Township of Palmerston North: Area, 1 rood 20 perches. Upset annual rental, £3 10s.
Area subject to slight alteration on survey.

Weighted with £327 10s. (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising dwelling and outbuildings, concrete paths, fencing, and a bridge.

This is a residential property situated in Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, near the proposed new railway-station and a quarter of a mile from Central School.

Abstract of Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, broken-period rent, weighting for improvements, and £2 2s. (lease fee), must be deposited on the fall of the hammer.

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 to keep buildings insured.

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

7. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.

8. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.

9. Lessee not to effect improvements without the consent of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not entitled to 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 valuation for improvements paid for or effected by the original lessee with the consent of the Board, and the amount so paid by the incoming tenant shall be paid to the original lessee without any deduction except for rent or other payment in arrear. Failing disposal, the land and all improvements revert to the Crown without compensation.

11. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.

12. Lease liable to termination if conditions are violated.

Form of lease may be perused and any further particulars required may be obtained at the office of the undersigned.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 6/6/493; D.O. W. 45.)