Oct. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3183

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and dealt with at any time within six months from the above date of closing of tenders (unless previously formally withdrawn), providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset prices stated herein.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

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.

Pastoral Run in Southland Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 23rd August, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run will be offered for license by public auction at this office at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 27th day of October, 1911, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Run No. 539 (Class B), Lords River District, Stewart Island County: Area, 450 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £3.

Possession will be given on day of sale.

Description.

The land is covered with scrub and stunted bush, and is almost surrounded by water, therefore very little fencing required. Situated at Port Adventure, about eighteen miles by sea from Half-moon Bay.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 128 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 23, Block II, Maungakaretu Survey District, Wellington Land District, containing 25 acres, will be disposed of, under section 128 of the said Act, to the holder of adjoining land, on or after Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1912.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction

District Lands Office,
Invercargill, 1st August, 1911.

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 at 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, the 3rd day of November, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT. — WALLACE COUNTY. — JACOBS RIVER HUNDRED.

Rural Land.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 21st September, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 18th day of December, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT. — HOKIANGA COUNTY. — WAOKU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Second-class Unsurveyed Land.

National Endowment.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.