JULY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1805

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 3rd July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the undermentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

D. BUDDO,
Acting Minister of Lands.

Milling-timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 5th July, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1908,” and the timber regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at this office from the proprietors of existing sawmills, and logging contractors, up till 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 2nd August, 1909, for the purchase of the kauri timber standing or lying on the undermentioned lots.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

THAMES COUNTY.

Lot 1.

Sections A and C, Part Blocks II and VI, Ohinemuri Survey District (Waipaheke Creek).

70 green and dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 164,850 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

12 kauri logs, containing (approximately) 19,276 sup. ft.

Distinguishing brands thus: Section A, 11; Section C, V; logs □ F ∧.

Time for removal: One year.

Upset price: 2s. per 100 sup. ft.

Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

8 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

Lot 2.

Section B, Part Blocks II and VII, Ohinemuri Survey District (Waipaheke Creek).

610 green and dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 1,301,429 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: 1.

Time for removal: Two years.

Upset price: 2s. per 100 sup. ft.

Terms: One-third in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

72 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

TAURANGA COUNTY.

Lot 3.

Part Block VII, Katikati Survey District (Wairoa Watershed).

633 green and dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 2,715,124 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: ∧ F.

Time for removal: Two years.

Upset price: 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft.

Terms: One-third in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

42 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.

Lot 4.

Section 14, Parish of Pupuke (Education Reserve).

204 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 111,853 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: X.

Time for removal: One year.

Upset price: 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft.

Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

30 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F^R, not included in this sale.

CONDITIONS.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to their tender.

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 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 the upset prices as stated in terms of each lot.

4. All timber on each lot, whether standing or in logs, shall remain the property of the Crown until all the installments are paid.

5. The successful tenderer shall make and deliver to the Commissioner of Crown Lands half-yearly, or at a period fixed by the Commissioner, a statement of the number of trees felled thereon, also the total quantity of timber felled and removed under each cutting license.

6. In all lots, with the exception of 12 logs in Lot 1, the quantities stated are standing measurements.

7. Should any dispute arise as to boundaries, the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

8. In the event of any of the above lots not being disposed of, applications may be received and dealt with 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 prices stated herein.

9. No extension of time for removal of timber will be allowed successful tenderers who bleed or permit bleeding of kauri-trees included in this sale, unless full payment of purchase-money is first made.

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

11. In lots where terms of payment may have been arranged, any breach of the foregoing conditions of sale will render the “on demand” promissory notes liable to be presented for immediate payment.

12. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.