Feb. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 545

Officiating Ministers for 1901.—Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1901.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Reverend John Collie, M.A.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

[Erratum.—In notice No. 8, of 20th February, 1901, for Reverend Ivo Ernest Bertram read Reverend Ivo Edgar Bertram.]

Crown Lands Notices.

Leases forfeited in Hawke’s Bay Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th February, 1901.

IT is hereby notified that, the under-mentioned leases having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Land Board, the lands comprised therein have thereby reverted to the Crown.

SCHEDULE.

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Lands.

Totara, Matai, and Rimu Timber, Pohangina Survey District, for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that timber on the under-mentioned Crown lands (about 2,790 trees, containing about 1,863,000 superficial feet of timber, in Pohangina Survey District) will be offered for sale by public auction, in two lots, at the Courthouse, Palmerston North, on Tuesday, the 26th March, 1901, at 2.30 p.m.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 1, Part of Section 48, Block VII., Pohangina. Area, about 160 Acres.

Totara, about 950 trees, containing about 634,000 superficial feet.

Matai, about 170 trees, containing about 88,000 superficial feet.

Rimu, about 70 trees, containing about 91,000 superficial feet.

Upset price, £625.

Lot 2, Part of Section 48, Block VII., Pohangina. Area, about 88 Acres.

Totara, about 1,350 trees, containing about 900,000 superficial feet.

Matai, about 190 trees, containing about 67,000 superficial feet.

Rimu, about 60 trees, containing about 83,000 superficial feet.

Upset price, £800.

TERMS OF SALE.

The timber is offered subject to the provisions of “The State Forests Act, 1885,” and of the regulations made thereunder.

The purchaser shall pay the purchase-money in four equal instalments, one-fourth and £1 1s. license-fee being deposited on the fall of the hammer, one-fourth on the 1st July, 1901, one-fourth on the 1st January, 1902, and the remaining one-fourth on the 1st July, 1902.

The first payment shall be made by cash or marked cheque. Approved promissory notes payable on demand to be given for the remaining three-fourths of the purchase-money, when the license to enter upon the land will be issued. They will be presented for payment on the dates stated above, but the Commissioner of State Forests reserves the right of presenting them at an earlier date if at any time the Crown Lands Ranger reports that more than one-fourth, one-half, or three-fourths of timber respectively has been cut out previous to the dates mentioned.

The purchaser of each lot shall have the right to cut and remove the timber on the land specified in above Schedule during a period of three years from the date of sale. Should one person purchase the two lots, this time will be extended to five years.

The right to cut shall extend only to the marked dry or dead totara, matai, and rimu timber on the areas shown on plan. The provisions of the State forest regulations relative to damage to forest by fires, injury to young growth, and cutting of timber less than 12 in. in diameter will be strictly enforced.

Plans containing full particulars may be obtained at the principal post-offices in the district and at this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands and
Conservator of State Forests.

Small Grazing-run, Langdale Settlement, Wellington, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for selection on Tuesday, 19th March, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — LANGDALE SETTLEMENT. — CASTLEPOINT AND MASTERTON COUNTIES.

First-class Pastoral Land.

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

Totara and Rimu Timber, Tararua Survey District, for Sale by Public Auction for Cash.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that timber on the under-mentioned Crown lands, containing about 750,000 superficial feet, in Tararua Survey District, will be offered for sale by public auction, in one lot, at the Public Hall, Eketahuna, on Thursday, the 7th March, 1901, at 2.30 p.m.

SCHEDULE.

Section 1, Block IV., Tararua District; 201 acres 2 roods.

Totara (first class): About 237 trees, containing about 167,000 superficial feet.

Totara (second class): About 148 trees, containing about 83,000 superficial feet.

Rimu: About 500,000 superficial feet.

Upset price, £333 10s.

TERMS OF SALE.

The timber is offered subject to the provisions of “The State Forests Act, 1885,” and of the regulations made thereunder.

The purchaser shall pay the purchase-money in cash or by marked cheque in three equal instalments—one-third, and £1 1s. license-fee, being deposited on the fall of the hammer, one-third within six months thereafter, and the remaining one-third within twelve months from date of sale.

The purchaser shall have the sole use of the land contained in license, and the right to cut and remove the timber thereon noted in above Schedule, during a period of two years from the date of sale.

Plans containing full particulars may be obtained at the principal post-offices in the district, and at this office.

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