734
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

Terms: One-third in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

Faulty and undersized trees, branded F.R., not included in this sale—viz., 6 kauri, 4 totara, 24 rimu, 17 kahikatea, and 1 matai.

Lot 3.

Sub-lot 5, Section 1, Block VIII, Whangape Survey District.
—National Endowment.

162 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 747,597 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

466 rimu-trees, containing approximately 435,943 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

122 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 178,497 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand, thus: I.

Time for removal: Two years (subject to Condition 12 below).

Upset prices: Kauri 2s., and rimu and kahikatea 7d. 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.

Three faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F.R., not included in this sale.

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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 advertisements having reference to the said timber, nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if 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. In the event of a successful tenderer acquiring two or more adjoining lots, the Commissioner of Crown Lands may, at his discretion, extend the time for the removal of the timber upon written application being made prior to the issue of timber-cutting license.

13. In Lot 3, where more than one section is held by the same licensee, it will be required that the timber-cutting rights shall, as far as practicable, be confined to one section at a time, and when the timber has been removed from such section it must be immediately handed back to the Crown for settlement purposes.

14. 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.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Lands in Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

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District Lands Office,
Auckland, 13th February, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 25th day of March, 1912.

The ballot for the sections for which there is more than one applicant will be held on Thursday, the 28th day of March, 1912, at 2.30 o’clock p.m., at the District Lands Office, Auckland.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PART OF HAURAKI PLAINS.

First-class Land.

OHINEMURI COUNTY.—WAIHOU SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 3 | VII | 123 0 0 | 830 0 0 | 20 15 0 | 16 12 0 |
| 4 | " | 123 0 0 | 830 0 0 | 20 15 0 | 16 12 0 |
| 5 | " | 123 0 0 | 830 0 0 | 20 15 0 | 16 12 0 |
| 6 | " | 122 0 18 | 860 0 0 | 21 10 0 | 17 4 0 |

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

The above sections are situated about midway between the Piako and Waihou Rivers, and are conveniently reached from the wharves at Turua, Kopuarahi, and Kerepeehi by formed cart-roads. They are comprised of rich alluvial clay deposit on pumice sand, the depth of soil being considerable. There is no peat upon any of the sections, they are entirely level, immune from flood conditions, and more or less drained. Sections 22 and 23, Block XI, Thames Survey District, are covered almost entirely with raupo; Sections 21 and 24, Block XI, Thames Survey District, are covered with cabbage-trees, flax, and mixed bush; whilst Sections 25 and 26, Block XI, Thames Survey District, are entirely in mixed bush, of which the milling-timber has been almost worked out. A boundary drains runs the entire length of southern boundary of Sections 21, 24, 25, and 26, and a half-share is credited to each of the sections for their respective lengths.

Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block VII, Waihou Survey District, are all covered with mixed bush, the heavier trees having been felled and milled. Section 3 contains a burnt-out clearing, while Section 6 has a little heavy manuka upon it. It is intended to form a catch-water drain all along the southern boundaries of the above four sections, and, if found necessary, a drain will be constructed between Sections 3 and 4 and between Sections 5 and 6.

The boundary-lines of all sections are cut on ground, and the section corners indicated by notice boards. There is a regular launch service from Shortland and Thames to all wharves on the Piako and Waihou Rivers, in addition to which steamers regularly trade between the Hauraki Plains and Auckland. The quarters of the oil-launches are at Shortland Wharf, from where they run daily.

Intending selectors will not have the slightest difficulty in locating the various sections, as they are conveniently reached by formed roads. The various roads, main drains, and subdivisional drains indicated upon the plan