June 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1757

Upset price: 2s. 3d. 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.

40 faulty and undersized trees, branded FR, 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 in each lot, whether standing, felled, 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 and defective timber mentioned herein.

6. In all lots the quantities stated are based on 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and dealt with at any time within six months from the above date of closing of tenders (unless previously formally withdrawn), providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset prices stated herein.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.

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.

Plans, with full particulars of sale, may be had on application to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 6th June, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 15th day of July, 1910, for a lease of the undermentioned land under the Thermal Springs Districts Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—ROTORUA COUNTY.—ROTORUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 5, Block X, comprising 470 acres 3 roods 11 perches. Minimum annual rental, £36.

Weighted with £1,056, valuation for two houses and outbuildings, 200 acres of bush felled and grassed, and fencing.

Situated at the junction of the Oxford-Rotorua and Mamaku dray-roads, about three miles and a quarter from the Mamaku Railway-station, on the Auckland-Rotorua line. The proposed railway-extension, Mamaku to Te Puke, is expected to traverse this section.

Term of Lease.—Twenty-one years, without right of renewal. Rental-payment half-yearly in advance; the first half-year’s rent at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s., to be deposited with the tender. The loading of £1,056 for improvements is to be paid immediately on acceptance of tender.

No right to underlet or part with possession of the land leased, or any part thereof, without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that shall become due and payable.

Within one month from the date of expiry of the lease the then-existing improvements shall be valued by the Crown, and be made a charge against the land in favour of the lessee or persons entitled thereto.

The existing tram-line to a width of 10 ft. is reserved from the area to be leased.

Rental-payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination, or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th April, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 25th day of July, 1910, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1908.” The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1910, at 11 o’clock a.m., at this office.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—MATAMATA SETTLEMENT.—WAHAROA TOWNSHIP.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 13th April, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash, at this office, on Wednesday, the 27th day of July, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—NEW RIVER HUNDRED.

Rural Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands