CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of "The Land Act, 1908," and the 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 Thursday, the 11th day of November, 1909, for the purchase of kauri timber standing or lying on the undermentioned lands.

SCHEDULE.

AUCLAND LAND DISTRICT.

MANGONUI COUNTY.

Lot 1.

Section 14, Block XIII, Rangaunu Survey District.

49 KAURI-TREES, containing (approximately) 92,587 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus : V.
Time for removal : One year.
Upset price : 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft.
Terms : Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

6 defective and undersized kauri-trees, branded V, not included in this sale.

COROMANDEL COUNTY.

Lot 2.

Section 2, Blocks XV, Coromandel, and IV, Hastings Survey Districts; Sections 3-6, Blocks IV and V, and Sections 4 and 5, Block V, Hastings Survey District.

159 kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 368,223 sup. ft. (standing measurement); 33 kauri-logs, containing (approximately) 44,633 sup. ft.

Comprised as follows:-

Section 2: 86 kauri-trees, about 218,803 sup. ft., branded |.
Sections 3-6: 48 kauri-trees, about 97,180 sup. ft., branded X.
Section 4: 33 kauri-logs, about 44,633 sup. ft., branded V.
Section 5: 25 kauri-trees, about 52,240 sup. ft., branded X.

Time for removal : One year.
Upset prices : Trees, 1s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft.; logs, 2s. 6d. per 100 sup. ft.
Terms : Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

22 isolated and defective trees on Section 2 not included in this sale.
16 isolated and defective trees on Section 5 not included in this sale.

Lot 3.

Part Blocks IV, V, VIII, and IX, Hastings Survey District (Mill Creek).

263 green kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 852,777 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus : ||.
Time for removal : Eighteen months.
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.

135 isolated and defective trees not included in this sale, for which an offer from the successful tenderer will be considered.

Lot 4.

Part Block XIII, Hastings Survey District (Anderson's Creek No. 2).

89 kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 223,276 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand thus : X.
Time for removal : One year.
Upset price : 1s. per 100 sup. ft.
Terms : Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

THAMES COUNTY.

Lot 5.

Part Blocks II, VI, and VII, Tairua Survey District (Stony Creek).

364 green and 53 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 973,115 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Comprised as follows:-

No. 1 Branch: 135 green and 33 dry kauri-trees, about 301,012 sup. ft., branded |.
No. 3 Branch: 212 green and 7 dry kauri-trees, about 631,898 sup. ft., branded ||.
Main Creek: 17 green and 13 dry kauri-trees, about 40,205 sup. ft., branded X.

Time for removal : One year.
Upset price : 2s. per 100 sup. ft.
Terms : Half in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, and half in six months thereafter.

40 defective and undersized trees, branded FR, and 12 isolated trees, head of No. 2 Branch, 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 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 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. Offers from the successful tenderers will be considered for the purchase of the undersized, defective, and isolated timber mentioned herein or shown on plan.
6. In all lots, with the exception of thirty-three logs in Lot 2, 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 hereon.
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.

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.

Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 18th October, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of "The Land Act, 1908," that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash, at this office, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 26th day of January, 1910.