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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 5th March, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the State Forests Act, 1908, and regulations thereunder, that the undermentioned milling-timber will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, 26th March, 1913, subject to the terms and conditions as stated hereunder.

SCHEDULE.
AUCLAND LAND DISTRICT.
WHANGAREI COUNTY.

Lot 1.
Section 12, Block XV, Hukerenui Survey District.

2,810 KAHIKATEA-TREES, containing approximately 1,355,985 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

194 faulty and undersized kahikatea-trees branded F R A not included in this sale.
Distinguishing brand, thus : V.

Upset price : £452. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment: As below.
Time for removal of timber : Two years.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.

Lot 2.
Section S.W. Middle 42, Parish of Karangahape.

86 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 126,590 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing brand, thus : V.

6 defective kauri-trees, branded F R A, not included in this sale.

Upset price : £160. Each bid to be not less than £5.
Terms for payment: As below.
Time for removal of timber : One year.

COROMANDEL COUNTY.

Lot 3.
Crown Land, Part Block IV, and Sections 1, 4-7, and 5, Blocks IV and V, Hastings Survey District (Kaimarama Stream).

481 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 1,476,100 sup. ft. (part standing measurement).
Distinguishing brands, thus : I, V, and A.

Upset price, £1,845. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment, as below.
Time for removal of timber : Two years.

THAMES COUNTY.

Lot 4, Sublot 1.
Crown Land, Part Block XIII, Tairua Survey District.

495 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 1,111,177 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

17 totara-trees, containing approximately 17,469 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

10 rimu-trees, containing approximately 11,285 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand, thus : X.

25 faulty and undersized trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

Upset price : £2,240. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment: As below.
Time for removal of timber : Two years (subject to condition 12, below).

Lot 4, Sublot 2.
Crown Land, Part Block XIII, Tairua Survey District.

281 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 493,455 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

5 totara-trees, containing approximately 4,958 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

8 rimu-trees, containing approximately 8,256 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand, thus : II.

17 faulty and undersized trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

Upset price : £1,240. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment: As below.
Time for removal of timber : One year (subject to condition 12, below).

Lot 4, Sublot 3.
Crown Land, Part Block I, Ohinemuri Survey District.

2,483 green and dry kauri-trees, containing approximately 3,511,993 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

23 totara-trees, containing approximately 17,672 sup. ft (standing measurement).

55 rimu-trees, containing approximately 64,465 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands, thus: II or V.

140 faulty and undersized kauri-trees, branded F R, and kauri-trees above falls (unbranded) not included in this sale.

Upset price : £8,810. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment: As below.
Time for removal of timber : Three years (subject to condition 12, below).

HOBSON COUNTY.

Lot 5.
Part State Forest Reserve, Block XIII, Mangakahia Survey District.

12 green kauri-rickers, containing approximately 4,893 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

361 green rimu-trees, containing approximately 242,572 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

327 green kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 463,624 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand, thus :

49 totara-trees, branded F R, not included in this sale.

Upset price : £180. Each bid to be not less than £20.
Terms for payment : As below.
Time for removal of timber : One year.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

Lot 1.—One-half in cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.; and one-half in six months thereafter.

Lot 2.—Cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.

Lot 3.—One-third in cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.; one-third in eight months and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

Lot 4 (Sublot 1).—One-third in cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.; one-third in eight months and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

Lot 4 (Sublot 2).—One-half in cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.; and one-half in six months thereafter.

Lot 4 (Sublot 3).—One-fifth in cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.; one-fifth in seven months, one-fifth in fourteen months, one-fifth in twenty-one months, and one-fifth in twenty-eight months thereafter.

Lot 5.—Cash on fall of hammer, together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 1s.

CONDITIONS.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale.

2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw from sale any or all of the above lots of timber either before or during the time of the sale.

3. 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 purchaser 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 the said quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein.

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 bidder 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 sale (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 purchasers who bleed or permit bleeding of kauri-trees included in this sale, unless full payment of purchase-money is first made.

10. In lots where terms of payment may have been arranged, any breach of the foregoing conditions of sale will be deemed a forfeiture.