SEPT. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2855

Preference will be given to landless applicants, and
the decision of the Land Board as to which of the appli-
cants are landless shall be final and conclusive.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—NIAGARA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

Situated about one mile from Waikawa Harbour, fronting
Waikawa River. Bush land, slightly undulating, and partly
swampy. Limit of holding, 10 acres.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lands described above are first-class lands, and are
   village-homestead allotments, open for selection on renewable
   lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of
   the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said
   Act”).

2. The rentals stated above shall be the prices at which
   the lands shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as
   provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applica-
   tions shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands,
   Invercargill; and leases shall be issued in accordance with
   the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occu-
   pation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or
   single), and will be required to make the prescribed declara-
   tion.

5. Each applicant shall pay the first half-year’s rent,
   together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.),
   immediately the application has been approved or declared
   successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period
   elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of
   such half-yearly payment.

6. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the
   1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in
   section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year’s rent is
   payable as before provided.

7. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in
   the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act.
   The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of
   the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall
   apply accordingly to lessees under these regulations. The
   provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said
   Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accord-
   ingly to lessees under these regulations.

8. The lessee shall not divide, sublet, or transfer the land
   held by him under these regulations, except under and sub-
   ject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

9. The lessee shall hold the land for his or her sole use
   and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other
   person whomsoever.

10. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable,
    shall extend and apply to the lands affected by these regula-
    tions, and to the applications and leases to be made and
    issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created,
    and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are
    thereby affected; and the mention of any particular pro-
    vision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any
    other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular
    case.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Timber in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and
remove the timber on the undermentioned Crown
lands, at the upset prices stated below, will be offered for
sale by public auction in two lots, at the Gretna Hall,
Taihape, on Tuesday, the 31st day of October, 1911, at
2.30 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act,
1908, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Lot No. 1.

Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, Block IV, Hautapu Survey
District. Area, 917 acres 2 roods.

Lot No. 2.

Sections 19, 20, Block IV, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, Block
VIII, Hautapu Survey District. Area, 525 acres 1 rood
20 perches.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber on each lot
   will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of
   the Land Act, 1908, the timber regulations made there-
   under, and the following conditions, and may contain
   such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his
   discretion considers necessary in the interests of the Crown
   or of the public.

2. The quantities of the various timbers set forth in
   the above Schedule are approximate only, and are fur-
   nished for the information of intending purchasers, who are
   expected, previous to the sale, to make their own estimate
   of the quantity of timber on each lot. No contract for
   purchase shall be voidable, nor shall the licensee be en-
   titled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said
   timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as
   stated herein, 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. The successful bidder shall purchase the whole of the
   timber in a lot, and shall, on the fall of the hammer, pay
   in cash a deposit of 10 per centum of the amount bid, to-
   gether with £1 1s. license fee, and shall also deposit eight
   promissory notes, each for one-eighth of the balance of
   purchase-money, each payable on demand, and indorsed
   by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner.
   These promissory notes will be presented, the first at an
   interval of nine months from the date of sale, and the
   others at subsequent intervals of six months, but they
   may be presented for payment at earlier dates if more than
   a due proportion of timber is found to be cut, or should
   any breach of the conditions occur, or if in the opinion of
   the Commissioner the interest of the Crown is jeopardized.

4. The purchaser of each lot shall have the right to cut
   all timber thereon during a period of five years from the
   date of sale. The license shall be only for the cutting
   and removal of the timber, and shall give no right to the
   use of the land.

5. The timber in each lot shall be cut in a face, and the
   Crown reserves the right of following up the mill-workings
   by felling and grassing such areas as from time to time
   will have been cleared of milling-timber. Sufficient tim-
   ber shall be left on each section for fencing and general
   farming purposes.

6. The Land Board may authorize the laying-down and
   working of tram-lines through these lots by other persons
   than the licensees of the particular lots affected.

7. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to
   be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, water-
   course, or into any place where it may be washed into any
   river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other saw-
   mill refuse.

8. If the timber on any lot is unsold at auction the
   right to cut it at the upset price will remain open for ap-
   plication until further notice.

9. Each lot will be sold generally in accordance with
   the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map at the
   District Lands Office, Wellington.

10. No compensation will be given nor shall any be
    claimed for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription
    whatever in respect of any lot or in these conditions.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.