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of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated herein or
in any advertisement having reference to the said timber,
nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if for any
reason the quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that
stated herein.
3. No tender will be considered wherein a less royalty is
offered than 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. 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 measurements.
5. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
6. All tenders must be submitted on forms which will be
supplied by the Lands Department on application, and to
be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, and envelope marked “Timber tender.”

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; the
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 promissory notes payable on demand, and made and indorsed to
the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Canterbury Land District for Lease by
Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 15th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned
pastoral run will be offered for lease by public
auction, for a term of fourteen years, at the Land Office,
Timaru, on Tuesday, the 26th day of February, 1907, at
11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI of “The
Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—WAIMATE COUNTY.
Class I.

Run No. 64, part of Hakataramea Station: Area, 11,000 acres.
Upset annual rental, £250.

Locality and Description of Run.

This run is situate on the eastern slopes of the Grampian
Mountains, and extends about eleven miles and a half in a
southerly direction from the Hakataramea Pass, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 5,600 ft. above sea-level. The lower
spurs of the range are easy and sloping, and are mostly
covered with tussock, snow-grass, blue-grass, and other
native grasses. The improvements consist of about twenty
miles and a half of boundary and subdivision fencing, and
cob hut with iron roof. Included in this length of fencing
are about three miles of Government rabbit-fence on the
southern boundary, that are not to be paid for by the incoming tenant. The maximum amount which the incoming
tenant will be liable for on account of improvements
is £630.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
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.

Flax Area in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public
Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 7th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned flax
area will be offered for lease by public auction, at this
office, on Thursday, the 31st day of January, 1907, at 11
o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OHINEMURI COUNTY.—WAIHOU
SURVEY DISTRICT.

A sum of £75 is to be expended by the lessee in drainage
during the first year of term.
Full particulars regarding terms and conditions are given
on poster-plan (local) No. 12, which may be obtained upon
application to the District Lands Office, Auckland.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public
Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 7th January, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act,
1892,” its amendments, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at the District
Lands Office, Auckland, from the proprietors of existing
sawmills, and logging contractors, up till 12 o’clock noon on
the 11th day of February, 1907, for the purchase of the
undermentioned kauri timber standing on—

THAMES COUNTY.

1. Parts of Blocks VII and XI, Whitianga Survey District,
   Clump “B” (Part of Te Tipi Block).

749 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately
1,080,167 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing-brand thus: Z.
Time for removal: Two years.
Terms: One-third in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in
sixteen months thereafter.
Defective trees not included in this sale, and branded FR
—viz., 26 green and 66 dry kauri-trees.

OHINEMURI COUNTY.

2. Part of Block VIII, Ohinemuri Survey District (Waiharakeke Creek).

166 green kauri-trees, containing approximately 340,488
sup. ft. (standing measurement); 72 dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 128,462 sup. ft. (standing measurement); 109 kauri-logs, containing approximately 107,446
sup. ft.
Distinguishing-brand thus: ||
Time for removal: One year.
Terms: Half in cash within seven days after acceptance
of tender, and half in six months thereafter.
Defective trees not included in this sale, and branded FR
—viz., 5 kauri-trees.

CONDITIONS.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality
   and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters
   relating to their tenders.
2. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kind as
   to the said timber shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for
   the purpose of this sale, and no contract for purchase shall
   be voidable, nor shall the successful tenderer be entitled to
   any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being
   of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated hereon or
   in any advertisement having reference to the said timber,
   nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if for any
   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
   than 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. is offered.
4. In each lot, with the exception of the logs above mentioned, the quantities stated are standing measurements.
5. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
6. All tenders must be submitted on forms which will be
   supplied by the Lands Department on application, and to
   be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, and envelope marked “Timber tender.”

TERMS.

Separate tenders for the two 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; the
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
promissory note payable on demand, and made and indorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.