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reason the quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that
stated hereon.
3. No tender will be considered wherein a less royalty is
offered than 1s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet for kauri or
totara; other timbers not less than minimum schedule rates
of royalty in terms of the Timber Regulations.
4. In all lots the quantities stated are standing measure-
ments.
5. Offers from the successful tenderers of each lot will be
considered for the purchase of the faulty and undersized
trees standing on same.
6. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
7. All tenders must be submitted on forms which will be
supplied on application to the above office, and to be ad-
dressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, and
envelopes marked ‘‘Tende for Timber.’’

TERMS.

Separate tenders for the various lots of timber must be
accompanied with a deposit of 5 per cent. on the amount
of tender in cash, marked cheque, or post-office order ;
balance to be paid, if tender accepted, as specified in the
terms of each lot.

All such instalment payments shall bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of acceptance
of tender, and, with the interest, shall be secured by promis-
sory notes payable on demand, and made and indorsed to
the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands and
Conservator of State Forests.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wed-
esday, the 3rd day of April, 1907, for leases of the under-
mentioned lands under the provisions of “‘The Land Act,
1892.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Town of Levin.

Section. Block. Area. Minimum Annual
Rent.
A.R.P. £ s. d.
1 XIII 0 1 38 1 5 0

Term, seven years.
Situated at the corner of Cambridge and Essex Streets,
about half a mile from the Levin Post-office. The section is
level, and has been cultivated, but not sown down in grass.

Town of Makuri.

Section. Block. Area. Minimum
Annual Rent.
56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, & 62, XI and A. R. P. £ s. d.
and 73 (grouped) XIII 3 3 38 6 0 0

Term, five years.
Sloping and flat land, felled and grassed, and locally known
as the “ Government paddock.” Secondary growth appears
in places. The allotment is irregularly fenced, and an area
of about 2 acres of roads and river reserve is included.
The existing fences will, however, be allowed to remain in
their present position, and are to be maintained in good order
by the lessee.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or
   post-office order for six months' rent at the rate offered,
   together with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number
   of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration
   is required. Residence and improvements are not compul-
   sory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor
   shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any
   improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
   tender.
4. The leases shall be for the terms specified, but shall be
   subject to termination by twelve months' notice in the event
   of the land being required by the Government.

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5. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except
   with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease;
   and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause
   to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious
   weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of
   Crown Lands.
8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease
   within thirty days after the date on which the same ought
   to be fulfilled.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Lease
in Perpetuity.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 15th January, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of
“ The Land Act, 1892,” that the area of 480 acres
in Block IX, Matiri Survey District, Nelson Land District,
and marked on the map as a “ milling-timber area,” will be
open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on
Wednesday, the 17th day of April, 1907, under the provisions
of the said Act.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public
Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 4th February, 1907.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednes-
day, the 3rd day of April, 1907, for the lease of the under-
mentioned reserve under the provisions of “‘The Public
Reserves Act, 1881.’’

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section. Locality. Area. Minimum
A. R. P. £ s. d.
89 Hunua Parish .. 38 0 0 1 0 0

Situated about eight miles from Hunua Railway-station.
Undulating land, containing about 1 acre of native bush.
The area was originally covered with fern and tea-tree, but is
now to a large extent overrun with furze and brambles.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or post-
   office order for six months’ rent at the rate offered, together
   with £1 1s. lease fee.
2. Residence and improvements are not compulsory. No
   compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any
   be allowed by the Government, on account of any improve-
   ments effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.
3. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
   tender.
4. The lease shall be for the term of fourteen years, but
   shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in
   the event of the land being required by the Government.
5. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
6. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or
   otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except
   with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall preserve the native bush growing on
   the land.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease;
   and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause
   to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious
   weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of
   Crown Lands.
9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease
   within thirty days after the date on which the same ought
   to be fulfilled.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.