SEPT. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2421

Lot 3.

Section 3, Block VIII, Whangaroa Survey District.

105 green kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 231,172 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.

10 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

Lot 4.

Crown Land, Part Block VIII, Whangaroa Survey District.

7 green and 6 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 30,799 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: ||.

Time for removal: One year.

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

Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

7 kauri-trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

Lot 5.

Section 1, Block III, Kaeo Survey District.

89 green and 8 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 112,146 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: X.

Time for removal: One year.

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

Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

19 faulty and undersized trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.

Lot 6.

Part Blocks XI, XII, XV, and XVI, Kaeo Survey District (National Endowment).

275 green and 70 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 594,149 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands thus: | and ||.

Time for removal: One year.

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

Terms: Half in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, and half in six months thereafter.

10 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.

Lot 7.

Sections 23 and 24, Block VII, Whangape Survey District.

157 green, dry, and scorched kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 241,789 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

19 kahikatea-trees, containing (approximately) 40,933 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus: V and X.

Time for removal: One year.

Upset prices per 100 sup. ft.: Kauri, 2s.; and kahikatea, 6d.

Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

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 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 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 instalments are paid.

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

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

7. In the event of any of the above lots not being disposed of, applications may be received and be 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 hereon.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TERMS.

Separate tenders for the various lots of timber must be accompanied by 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, together with the timber-cutting license fee of £1 1s.

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 added, shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes made and indorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Westland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Hokitika, 31st August, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of fourteen years, at this office, on Wednesday, the 6th day of October, 1909, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 16, Block XV, Town of Runanga: Area, 1 rood. Upset annual rental, £1.

Weighted with £600, valuation for buildings.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Pohonui Village, Wellington Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, on Wednesday, the 29th day of September, 1909, under the provisions of section 132 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—VILLAGE OF POHONUI.

Village Land.

Weighted with £73 10s., valuation for improvements, comprising a four-roomed house, garden, and 2 acres grassed.

Pohonui is situated on the Mangaweka Road, about twenty-seven miles from Hunter ville.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.