8904
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87.

Officiating Ministers for 1911.—Notice 16.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1911.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His late Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

Church of Christ.
Mr. CHARLES ARTHUR BATT.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Part of Clifton Domain, Taranaki Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 29th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned domain will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, at the District Lands Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 29th day of November, 1911, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—BLOCK VII, WAITARA SURVEY DISTRICT.—PART OF CLIFTON DOMAIN.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Lease fee, £1 1s., and half-year’s rent shall be paid upon the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on day of sale.
3. The lease shall be for the term specified, but shall be subject to termination by twelve months’ notice in the event of the land being required by the Government.
4. The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance.
5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.
6. The lessee will not be allowed to fell, cut down, or destroy in any way any tree or shrub that may be upon the reserve, and he must prevent stock from trespassing on the portion of the reserve containing bush.
7. A substantial fence of four wires, and five posts to the chain, with two battens between the posts, shall be erected by the lessee within six months from date of lease so as to sufficiently protect the native bush, in such manner and of such material as may be approved by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and before any stock is turned into clearing. The exact boundary to be fenced will be pointed out by an officer of the Survey Department.
8. The lessee will at all times during the said term keep in good repair and condition, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, all hedges, fences, and gates in, upon, and about the said land, and shall so yield them up at the expiration of the term.
9. 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.
10. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee should 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.
11. The public shall at all times have the free right of ingress and egress over the land comprised in the lease for bona fide recreation, but no person shall trespass with dog or firearms on the said land.
12. No buildings shall be erected on any portion of the domain.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Milling-timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 24th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at the District Lands Office, Auckland, from the proprietors of existing sawmills and logging contractors, up till 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 8th November, 1911, for the purchase of the heart timber standing and lying on the undermentioned lot:

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—THAMES COUNTY.

Sections “A,” “B,” and “C,” Part Blocks II and IV, Ohinemuri Survey District (Waipaheke Creek).

880 green and dry kauri-trees and 12 kauri logs, containing approximately 1,485,555 sup. ft. (trees standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands, thus: Section “A” II, Section “B” I, Section “C” V, logs F.

Time for removal: Three years.

Upset price: 2s. 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.

80 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

CONDITIONS.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to their tender.
2. The aforementioned quantity, quality, 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 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 price as stated.
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. The quantities stated, with the exception of the logs, are standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brands shown 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 the above lot 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), provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.
9. No extension of time for removal of timber will be allowed the successful tenderer who bleeds, or permits 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 Postmasters, Thames and Paeroa, or 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 the event of terms of payment being 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 above specified, together with the timber-cutting license fee of £1 1s.

The 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.