SEPT. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2923

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 thereunder, 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 furnished 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 entitled 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, together 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 timber 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, watercourse, or into any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill 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 application 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.

Land in Ngatapa Settlement, Hawke’s Bay Land District, open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Napier, 4th September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, and applications will be received at this office and the local Lands Office, Gisborne, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 13th day of October, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land Board at the local Lands Office, Gisborne, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Monday, the 16th day of October, 1911, to answer any questions the Land Board may ask, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of the district in which he resides.

The ballot for the section, if there is more than one applicant, will be held on Monday, the 16th October, 1911, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., at the local Lands Office, Gisborne.

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

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—COOK COUNTY.—WAIKOHU SURVEY DISTRICT.—NGATAPA SETTLEMENT.

Second-class Land.

Weighted with £3 17s. 6d., valuation for 17 chains fencing (four posts, six and seven wires).

Agricultural land, comprising flat and low downs. Good soil, on clay subsoil; well grassed. Distant about seventeen miles and a half from Gisborne by coach-road.

C. R. POLLEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run in Wellington Land District open for Application.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 11th September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run is open for lease; and applications will be received at this office and the Gretna Hall, Taihape, on Tuesday, the 31st day of October, 1911, up to 4 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KAITIEKE COUNTY.—RUAHINE SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Pastoral Land.