Aug. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1511

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced from Shale obtained in New Zealand.—Extension of Time.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1900.

THE time for notifying intention to claim the under-mentioned bonus, and for making such claim, has been extended as follows:—

Notice of intention to claim the bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1900.

The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1901.

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Secretary.

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced from Shale obtained in New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale obtained in the Colony of New Zealand, the oil to be of a quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a price not exceeding 1s. a gallon at any port of shipment in the colony.

2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1899.

3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1900.

4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

5. The other conditions—as to quantity, priority, quality, and value—to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

J. CARROLL.

Examination of Land Surveyors.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st July, 1900.

IN accordance with the regulations for the examination of surveyors under “The Land Act, 1892,” as published in the New Zealand Gazette of 5th March, 1896, it is hereby notified that the next examination thereunder will be held on 4th September next.

T. M. GRANT,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

Crown Lands Notices.

Crown Land in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1900.

THE under-mentioned sections will be submitted to public auction for sale for cash, at the Public Hall, Taihape, on Wednesday, the 3rd October, 1900, at 12 o’clock noon.

SCHEDULE.

TAIHAPE Township, Section 3, Block VII.: Area, 1 acre and 37 perches; upset price, £24 12s. 6d.

This section, which has been cleared, is situated on the main road in the Taihape Township, which lies on the proposed North Island Main Trunk Railway-line about twenty-eight miles from Mangaonoho Railway-station, the present railway terminus.

Rangitikei County, Hautapu Survey District, Section 46, Block III.: 8 acres and 14 perches; upset price, £16.

This section is situated in the Torere Settlement, on the Wairanu Road, on the left bank of the Hautapu River, between Mangaweka and Taihape. The access is either from the latter township, which is about four miles distant, or from Mangaweka, which is about twelve miles distant by main coach-road, thence by the Torere Road, &c., on opposite side of river. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation; the forest is heavy and mixed, comprising matai, maire, rimu, kahikatea, hinau, and titoki, with dense undergrowth. The section is watered by Camp Stream.

Both the above sections will be respectively weighted with valuations for the buildings, &c., erected upon them. The amounts of such valuations will be notified prior to the sale.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

There are no restrictions or limitations imposed on the purchasers of these sections.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plan obtained at this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Grants of Land in Auckland District ready for Delivery.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th July, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown grants, having been duly executed, are now ready for delivery at the Deeds Register Office, Auckland, under the authority of “The Crown Grants Act, 1883.”

A fee of 3d. is chargeable on each Crown grant for every month during which it shall remain in the aforesaid office after the expiration of three months from this date.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri and Totara Timber, Hokianga County, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1900.

KAURI and totara timber: About 14,176,521 superficial feet, situated in Omahuta Forest Reserve, about twelve miles north of the Town of Kohukohu, Hokianga County, Auckland District, will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 14th September, 1900. Upset price for the whole of the timber, £8,860 6s., equal to 1s. 3d. per 100 superficial feet for both kauri and totara.

The timber is comprised in two blocks: Block A (933 acres, or thereabouts) contains 9,450,835 ft. of green, 169,362 ft. of scorched kauri, and 198,015 ft. of totara; and Block B (405 acres, or thereabouts) 3,128,665 ft. of green, 1,009,813 ft. of scorched kauri, and 219,831 ft. of totara. Payment for the timber to be made as under:—

One-third of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, one-third on the 1st October, 1901, and one-third on the 1st October, 1902.

With a view of preventing the purchase of this timber for purely speculative purposes, and insuring the bonâ fide working of the same, the following conditions of sale will be insisted upon:—

1. That the purchaser erect or otherwise provide within eight months from the date of the sale, anywhere on the banks of the Hokianga Harbour or estuaries, a mill and machinery of a cutting-capacity of at least 4,000,000 ft. per annum.

2. If destruction by fire should ensue during the time allowed for the removal of the timber, another mill and machinery is to be provided within eight months from the date of such fire to replace the former.

3. For every month the erection of the mill and machinery is behind the time fixed (eight months) the purchaser will be liable to a fine of £25, payable to the Government.

4. The timber to be cut and removed from the Omahuta Forest Reserve at the rate of not less than 3,500,000 ft. per annum.

5. Any timber still standing on Blocks A and B on or after the 1st day of October, 1904, to become the property of the Government. This provision, however, shall not prevent the Land Board or Crown Lands Commissioner from granting an extension of time for the removal of the timber, if an accident, such as the destruction of the mill by fire, &c., has occurred.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.