Oct. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2943

225 totara-trees, containing approximately 385,884 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
1,003 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 2,161,151 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
469 matai-trees, containing approximately 393,082 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing brand, thus: I.
Time for removal: Three years.
Upset prices: Totara and matai 1s., rimu and kahikatea 7d., per 100 sup. ft.
Terms: One-fifth in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, one-fifth in seven months, one-fifth in fourteen months, one-fifth in twenty-one months, and one-fifth in twenty-eight months thereafter.
Defective and undersized trees, branded F.R. ∧, not included in this sale—viz., 32 rimu, 46 totara, 85 kahikatea, and 212 matai.

Lot 2.

Sub-lot 3, Part Block III, Piopiotea Survey District.
(National Endowment.)

43 totara-trees, containing approximately 52,256 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
172 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 307,121 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
25 matai-trees, containing approximately 17,805 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing brand, thus: X.
Time for removal: One year.
Upset prices: Totara and matai 1s., kahikatea 7d., per 100 sup. ft.
Terms: Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.
Defective and undersized trees, branded F.R. ∧, not included in this sale—viz., 17 totara, 37 kahikatea, and 25 matai.

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 kinds 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 herein, 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 herein.
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, 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 standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brand shown in each lot are included in this sale.
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.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve near Mount Somers, Canterbury Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 23rd September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 27th day of October, 1911, for a lease of the undermentioned reserve under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

Locality and Description.

Reserve 3374 is situated at Mount Somers, about a mile eastward from the railway-station of that name, and comprises level land of fair quality.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Tenders should be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, and indorsed on the outside “Tender for Lease of Reserve.” One year’s rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.
2. Possession will be given on acceptance of tender.
3. Possession of the land comprised in the lease, or any portion thereof, may be resumed at any time by giving to the lessee twelve months’ notice of intention so to do.
4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, or for any other cause, but he will be allowed, on the expiration of his lease, or in the event of the land being resumed as hereinbefore provided, to remove any fencing or buildings erected by him upon the land.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the lease, without consent.
6. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
7. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
8. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
9. The lessee will be required, during each of the first three years of the term, to thoroughly clear of gorse and other noxious weeds not less than one-third of the area comprised in his lease, so that the whole of the area shall be thoroughly cleared at the expiration of the third year of the term, and thereafter be kept clear during the remainder of the term.
10. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.
11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.