988

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 22

• 27 matai-trees, containing approximately 20,185 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
  Distinguishing brand, thus: X.
  Time for removal: One year (subject to Condition 12 below).
  Upset prices: Kauri and totara 2s., rimu and kahikatea 7d., and matai 1s. per 100 sup. ft.
  Terms: Half in cash within fourteen days after acceptance of tender, and half in six months thereafter.
  Faulty and undersized trees, branded F.B. not included in this sale—viz., 13 kauri, 6 totara, 25 rimu, 11 kahikatea, and 3 matai.

Lot 3.
Sub-lot 3, Part Section 3, Block X, Whangape Survey District.—National Endowment.
208 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 518,013 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
151 totara-trees, containing approximately 149,573 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
1,555 rimu-trees, containing approximately 1,402,890 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
658 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 1,394,597 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
65 matai-trees, containing approximately 61,387 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing brand, thus: A.
Time for removal: Three years (subject to Condition 12 below).
Upset prices: Kauri and totara 2s., rimu and kahikatea 7d., and matai 1s. 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.
Faulty and undersized trees, branded F.R. not included in this sale—viz., 76 kauri, 104 totara, 310 rimu, 60 kahikatea, and 15 matai.

Lot 3.
Sub-lot 4, Part Section 2, Block VIII, Whangape Survey District.—National Endowment.
222 green kauri-trees, containing approximately 456,928 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
45 totara-trees, containing approximately 28,204 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
693 rimu-trees, containing approximately 537,308 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
285 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 431,602 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
134 matai-trees, containing approximately 98,089 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing brand, thus: K.
Time for removal: Two years (subject to Condition 12 below).
Upset prices: Kauri and totara 2s., rimu and kahikatea 7d., and matai 1s. 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.
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.

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.

Land in Auckland Land District to be disposed of under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 12th February, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that an area of Crown land adjoining Section 55, Maramarua Parish, and containing about 10 acres, will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 131 of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Wednesday, the 15th day of May, 1912.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District to be disposed of under Section 128 of the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 12th February, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 9, Block I, Maungamangero Survey District, containing 31 acres 2 roods 20 perches, will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land under section 128 of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Wednesday, the 15th day of May, 1912.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.