APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1133

Land in Ringway Settlement, Southland Land District, open
for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 18th April, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity,
at this office, on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 1904,
under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Con-
solidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTH LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—RINGWAY
SETTLEMENT.

Ordinary Farm.

Agricultural land, nearly all ploughable; well watered,
with frontage on part of western boundary to Aparima
River. About 130 acres consists of ridge ground, with good
clay soil, at present in old grass which requires renewing;
balance consists of river flat, having a good, warm, loamy
soil. The altitude of this land varies from 200 ft. to 400 ft.
above sea-level. Distant from Ringway Railway - siding
about one mile by good road. The improvements which go
with the land are as follow: 90 chains gorse hedge, valued
at £22 10s.; 50 chains of wire fencing, valued at £15;
16 chains of wire fencing, valued at £3 4s.: total value,
£40 14s. The improvements which do not go with the land,
but which have to be paid for by the selector, are: House,
£200; 40 chains of fencing at 8s. per chain, £16: total,
£216.

JOHN HAY,
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, contain-
ing 2,409,898 superficial feet; and 681 dry kauri-trees, con-
taining 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, con-
taining 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 Sur-
vey 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 Dis-
trict, consisting of 1,297 green and dry kauri-trees, contain-
ing 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, contain-
ing 1,322,834 superficial feet; and 13 dry kauri-trees, con-
taining 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, con-
taining about 923,055 superficial feet.

Lot No. 6, standing on Block I., Tangihua Survey Dis-
trict, 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, con-
sisting 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 accom-
panied by the prescribed deposit in cash, marked cheque, or
post-office order. All tenders shall be subject to the follow-
ing regulations and conditions, and also to the general regu-
lations 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 Com-
   missioner 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 free-
   hold land, leasehold land, Native land, or Crown
   land.