1904
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

of “The Land Act, 1892,” shall not be the holder of any run
under Part VI. of the said Act.
3. The licenses shall be dated on the 1st March, 1900, or
on the 1st March next following the date of selection.
4. The licenses shall be subject to the following conditions
amongst others:—
(1.) That, if the licensee, or any person claiming an
interest through or under him, shall make or
cause to be made any agreement or contract, or
shall give or cause to be given or taken any
negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating
or evading the provisions of, or shall in any way
whatsoever, directly or indirectly, commit or be
privy to a fraud upon, “The Land Act, 1892,” the
license shall be liable to be forfeited and revoked ;
(2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or
burning of timber or bush on the land comprised
in the license ;
(3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or
spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the
land comprised in the license, and shall with all
reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed
all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious
weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Com-
missioner; and
(4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the
land comprised in the license, and shall prevent
their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to
inspect the ground.
5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage
over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no
right to the soil, or timber or minerals thereon or therein.
6. One half-year’s rent, a license-fee of £1 1s., and the
amount of valuation for improvements shall be paid on the
fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall make a declara-
tion in terms of section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892.” The
rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance, on the 1st day of
March and the 1st day of September in each year during
the term of the license. Should the half-yearly rental at
any period not be paid within thirty days, a penalty of 10
per cent. in addition will be enforced.
7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in
respect of any fencing existing upon the Crown lands offered
for license.

DECLARATION.

I, , of , do solemnly and sincerely
declare,—

1. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of
   “The Land Act, 1892,” am desirous of becoming the pur-
   chaser of a lease or license of pastoral lands.
2. That I am purchasing the lease or license of such lands
   solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or in-
   directly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons
   whomsoever.
3. That I am not the holder of any lease or license in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any lease or
   license in contravention of section 193 of the said Act.
4. That I am not the holder of a small grazing-run in any
   part of the colony, nor have I any interest in any such run.
   And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
   lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
   General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices
   of the Peace Act, 1882.”
   (Signature.)
   Declared at , this day of , 18
   , before me— , a Justice of the Peace in and for the
   Colony of New Zealand.
   SIDNEY WEETMAN,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Sale of Timber, Auckland Land District.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
kahikatea (white-pine) and kauri timbers, situated
on the Tokatoka Marsh lands, Tokatoka Survey District,
Otamatea County, will be offered for sale by public auction
at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Fri-
day, the 12th January, 1900, at 11 o’clock a.m. :—
52,116 kahikatea-trees, containing about 97,509,000 super-
ficial feet.
122 kauri-trees, containing about 312,900 superficial feet.
Total number of trees, 52,238, containing a total of about
97,821,900 superficial feet.
Upset price for the whole of the timber, £24,533 14s. ;
equal to 6d. per hundred superficial feet for the kahikatea
or white-pine, and 1s. per hundred superficial feet for the
kauri timber.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF LOCALITY OF TIMBER.

The kahikatea (white-pine) and kauri timbers are situated
on the Tokatoka Marsh lands, a considerable part of which
have been made available for cultivation by a system of
drainage during the last few years.
The timber lands comprise Sections 22 to 29, 34, 41 to 44,
49 to 54, Block XI., and Sections 1 to 6, Block XII.— total
area, 4,090 acres 1 rood 33 perches.

LAND FOR SAWMILLS, AND SHED AND SITE FOR WHARF.

Land near Wairoa River or on Bascombe’s Creek, on
which to erect sawmills and sheds, or land for stacking tim-
ber, can be obtained under the Land Act by application to
the Land Board, and a site for a wharf for shipment of
timber may be secured on application to the Marine Depart-
ment.

FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING THE TIMBER.

The iron tram-line traverses throughout perfectly level
ground, and is completed between the points marked A and B
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.