1954.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                                 [No. 55.

1955. No tender will be considered wherein a less royalty is offered than 2s. per 100 sup. ft. for kauri, and 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft. for totara; other timbers not less than minimum schedule rates of royalty in terms of the Timber Regulations.

1956. In all lots the quantities stated are standing measurements.

1957. In the event of any of the above lots not being disposed of, consideration will be given to applications made at any time within six months from the above date of closing of tenders (unless previously formally withdrawn), providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated hereon.

1958. All tenders must be submitted on forms which will be supplied on application to the above office, and the envelopes enclosing same to be marked “Tender for Timber,” and addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.

1959. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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 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.

Reserve in Nelson Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 17th June, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 21st day of August, 1907, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve for a term of seven years under the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Situate on the banks of the Waimea River, at the west end of the Appleby Bridge.

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. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

3. The lease shall be for the term of years as specified above, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, nor on account of the aforesaid resumption, nor for any other cause.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

6. The rent shall be payable half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of blackberries, 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 lessee shall allow the public free access to the land for picnicing or recreation purposes, but any person damaging trees growing thereon, or leaving gates open, will be liable to prosecution.

9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District to be disposed of under Section 13 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1895.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 13 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1895,” on or after Friday, the 9th day of August, 1907.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 16th day of August, 1907.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 23rd May, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining lands, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 4th day of September, 1907.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL that area known as Section 10, Block XIV, Matiri Survey District. containing by admeasurement 6 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north-east and south-east by Section No. 17, Matiri Survey District; towards the south-west by Section No. 9 of the said Block XIV.; and towards the north-west by a road fronting Hudson’s Creek.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.