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on the map (in the pamphlet), a length of one mile and a half,
and ready for extension towards point marked C (south-
west corner of Section 3, Block XII.), as may from time to
time be found expedient to meet the purchaser’s require-
ments; and, if so desired, the line will also be extended
westerly for an additional 10 to 12 chains, to near the mouth
of Bascombe’s Creek, to further facilitate the shipment of
the timber.

The Kaipara Harbour is one of the best on the west coast
of the North Island, and the shipping of timber from it to
other ports of New Zealand, to the Australian Colonies, and
even to India, has been very brisk during the past ten years,
and not unfrequently ten sea-going sailing-vessels and
steamers have at the same time been lying in the Kaipara
waters awaiting loading, &c. According to the “New
Zealand Pilot,” the depth of water at the Kaipara entrance
ranges from 30 ft. to 33 ft. at low water, a depth quite
sufficient for vessels up to 5,000 tons burden. The rise and
fall of the tide at the Kaipara entrance averages about 9 ft.

There is a great depth of water from the Kaipara Heads
to Dargaville, a distance of thirty-six miles, and some of the
largest timber-carriers which visited the Kaipara took in
their loading at Mangaware, an old settlement close to Dar-
gaville.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

The purchaser of the kauri and kahikatea (white-pine)
timber herein referred to to have the right to convey such
timber, and any machinery, material, tools, implements, &c.,
required for the proper working of the timber, over the
Government iron tram-line to its terminus near the mouth
of Bascombe’s Creek, Northern Wairoa River, free of charge
during the period allowed him for the removal of the timber.
Government will construct and maintain the tram-line, but
the purchaser to provide his own rolling-stock.

One-twentieth of the purchase-money (£1,226 13s. 8d.) to
be paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the
hammer, one-twentieth in one year, one-twentieth in two
years, and so on annually until the whole of the purchase-
money has been paid.

Time allowed for removal of timber: Twenty-one years
from the date of purchase.

Wherever sidings are required, Government to provide
points, rails, &c., for the first chain of siding from the main
line. The construction of any extension beyond the first
chain to devolve upon the purchaser.

The iron tram-line to be and remain under the control of
the Government, but to the purchaser of the timber the
priority of right of using it will, if practicable, be always
conceded.

Regulations for the most economical and satisfactory
working of the tram-line to be mutually agreed upon between
the Commissioner of Crown Lands and the purchaser, and
to be amended from time to time as the distance for haulage
increases and altered circumstances require it.

Purchaser to cut and remove annually at least 4,000,000
superficial feet of the timber purchased, and if the output
exceeds 5,000,000 ft. per annum the surplus quantity to be
paid for at the rate of 6d. per 100 superficial feet. Such
payments to be in reduction of the last annual payment of
the purchase-money.

The timber to be cut in a continuous and regular manner,
and each section, as soon as cleared of pine (kahikatea) and
kauri, must be handed back to Government for disposal for
settlement purposes.

In case of a fire in the bush destroying any standing
timber during the term of the agreement, an estimate of the
damage done shall be made on the written request of the
purchaser preferred within a month of the fire, and the
value of the timber destroyed shall be calculated on the
basis of 6d. per 100 superficial feet, and the loss thus sus-
tained, together with the expense of ascertaining such loss,
shall be borne in equal shares between the purchaser and the
Government.

Pamphlet containing description of locality of timber,
conditions of sale, and maps may be had on application to
any Land Office in New Zealand.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 27th November, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
reserve in the Auckland Land District is offered for
lease by public tender at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Auckland, up to 4 p.m. on the 31st January, 1900, for
the term of seven years.

TOWN OF HOKIANGA.

Lot 248c: Area, 6 perches; minimum upset rental,
£2 per annum.

An old Customs shed is situated on the land.

Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
money-order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate
offered, together with £1 1s. lease-fee.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”—Notice under Rule 133.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 13th December, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications have been made to a Judge of the Court for certificates under section 55 of
“The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienations hereunder specified. All objections to the
granting of such certificates must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice in the New
Zealand Gazette.

[Sec. 55, 99-28.]

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Native Land Court Agent licensed.

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT, NEW ZEALAND.

NOTICE is hereby given that a license has been issued to the under-mentioned person authorising him to appear as
an agent in the Native Land Court for the year ending the 31st day of December, 1900, subject to the provisions of
section 20 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” viz.:

ARCHIBALD RICHARD MACFARLANE.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of December, 1899. R. C. SIM, Registrar.