APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1015

Lands in Parata Township, Wellington Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 1st March, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 20th day of April, 1904, for leases of the under-mentioned lands for a term of twenty-one years (with the right of renewal for a further term of twenty-one years), under the provisions of “The Native Townships Act, 1895,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HOROWHENUA COUNTY.
Parata Township.

These sections are situated on the main road and railway-line between Wellington and Otaki, the distance from Wellington by railway-line being thirty-seven miles. The access is from Waikanae Railway-station, which adjoins the township. The sections comprise flat grass land; the soil is of first-class quality, resting on clay-and-shingle formation. The improvements on Section 31, Block I., consist of 5 chains of fencing.

Plans and full particulars as to terms and conditions of lease may be obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th March, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be offered to the holder of adjoining land under section 114 of the said Act on and after Monday, the 20th June, 1904.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber (40,632,801 Superficial Feet) for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st March, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885,” that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, from the proprietors of existing sawmills, up to 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, the 5th day of May, 1904, for the purchase of the under-mentioned fourteen lots of kauri timber, comprising a total of 40,632,801 superficial feet.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Hobson County.—Tutamoe Forest Reserve.

Lot No. 3, standing on Block XV., Tutamoe Survey District, consisting of 1,237 green kauri-trees, containing 5,047,183 superficial feet; and 182 dry kauri-trees, containing 387,460 superficial feet: total, 1,419 kauri-trees, containing about 5,434,643 superficial feet.

Lot No. 4, standing on Blocks XV. and XVI., Tutamoe Survey District, consisting of 540 green kauri-trees, containing 2,409,898 superficial feet; and 681 dry kauri-trees, containing 1,876,315 superficial feet: total, 1,221 kauri-trees, containing about 4,286,213 superficial feet.

Lot No. 5, standing on Blocks XV. and XVI., Tutamoe Survey District, consisting of 1,141 green kauri-trees, containing 5,263,396 superficial feet; and 1,364 dry kauri-trees, containing 3,688,697 superficial feet: total, 2,505 kauri-trees, containing about 8,952,093 superficial feet.

Lot No. 6, standing on Blocks XVI., Tutamoe, and IV., Kaihu Survey Districts, consisting of 325 green kauri-trees, containing 1,251,411 superficial feet; and 117 dry kauri-trees, containing 299,208 superficial feet: total, 442 kauri-trees, containing about 1,550,619 superficial feet.

Lot No. 7, standing on Blocks III. and IV., Kaihu Survey District, consisting of 550 green kauri-trees, containing 2,149,972 superficial feet; and 892 dry kauri-trees, containing 2,994,946 superficial feet: total, 1,442 kauri-trees, containing about 5,144,918 superficial feet.

Whangarei County.—Puhipuhi State Forest Reserve.

Lot No. 3, standing on Blocks III. and VII., Hukerenui Survey District, consisting of 1,343 green and dry kauri-trees, containing about 3,168,000 superficial feet.

Lot No. 4, standing on Block III., Hukerenui Survey District, consisting of 1,297 green and dry kauri-trees, containing about 2,482,300 superficial feet.

Lot No. 5A, standing on Blocks III. and IV., Hukerenui Survey District, consisting of 340 green and dry kauri-trees, containing about 1,171,900 superficial feet.

Lot No. 6, standing on Blocks IV., VII., and VIII., Hukerenui Survey District, consisting of 174 green and dry kauri-trees, containing about 322,700 superficial feet.

Hobson County.—Tangihua Forest Reserve.

Lot No. 4, standing on part Blocks I. and VII., Tangihua Survey District, consisting of 406 green kauri-trees, containing 1,322,834 superficial feet; and 13 dry kauri-trees, containing 39,428 superficial feet: total, 419 trees, containing about 1,362,262 superficial feet.

Lot No. 5, standing on parts Blocks I., III., and VII., Tangihua Survey District, consisting of 313 green kauri-trees, containing 904,385 superficial feet; and 14 dry kauri-trees, containing 18,670 superficial feet: total, 327 trees, containing about 923,055 superficial feet.

Lot No. 6, standing on Block I., Tangihua Survey District, consisting of 354 green kauri-trees, containing about 1,064,723 superficial feet.

Lot No. 8, standing part on Blocks I. and VII., Tangihua Survey District, and XII., Maungaru Survey District, consisting of 91 green kauri-trees, containing about 242,375 superficial feet.

Hokianga County.—Omahuta State Forest Reserve.

Lot No. 2, standing on part of Blocks XI., XII., XV., and XVI., Maungataniwha Survey District, consisting of 1,116 green kauri-trees, containing about 4,527,000 superficial feet.

Tenders are to be addressed “Gerhard Mueller, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland,” and are to be marked outside “Kauri Timber, Lot No. Forest Reserve,” and must be accompanied by the prescribed deposit in cash, marked cheque, or post-office order. All tenders shall be subject to the following regulations and conditions, and also to the general regulations of the 15th January, 1900, or the 12th March, 1900.

REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS.

1. Applicants tendering for the purchase of kauri timber shall forward to the Conservator of State Forests or Commissioner of Crown Lands, at the Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, a tender on the form hereto annexed, stating the price at which they are prepared to purchase the timber specified in their tenders, at per 100 superficial feet, and giving the following particulars:—

(a.) The quantity of timber, whether standing or in logs, already owned, in possession of, or secured by the tenderer, and whether situated on freehold land, leasehold land, Native land, or Crown land.