3372
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

2,898 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 3,743,656 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands, thus : I : II and V↑.

Time for removal : Three years.

Upset prices : Kauri and totara 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.

19 rimu-trees and 97 kahikatea-trees (defective), branded FR, not included in this sale; also 169 matai-trees, branded FR, reserved for settlement purposes.

Lot 5.

Crown Land, Part Block XVI, Tutamoe Survey District, and Block IV, Kaihu Survey District.—Tangowahine Watershed.

200 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 478,731 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand, thus : V.

Time for removal : One year.

Upset price : 2s. per 100 sup. ft.

Terms : Cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender.

20 faulty and undersized trees, branded FR, not included in this sale.

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 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 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 tenders 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.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 18th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that part of Section 8, Block VII, Waro Survey District, Taranaki Land District, containing about 7 acres 2 roods 21 perches, will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 131 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 26th day of January, 1912.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
New Plymouth, 9th October, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for leases of the undermentioned lands will be received at the District Lands Office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 29th November, 1911, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee, must accompany each tender.

2. There are no restrictions or limitations as to the number of sections which one person may lease, and no declaration is required. Residence is not compulsory. No compensation shall be claimed by the lessee, nor shall any be allowed by the Government, on account of any improvements effected by the lessee, nor for any other cause.

3. The lease 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 payable half-yearly in advance.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the land comprised in the lease without consent.

6. The land shall not be cropped nor broken up, except with the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

7. 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.

8. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture if the lessee fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

9. The lessee of Section 28, Block XV, Ngatimaru Survey District, must, within six months from acceptance of tender, securely enclose with a cattle-proof fence the piece of native bush, containing about 5 acres, in the south-eastern corner of the section.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.