1862
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

Timber in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned forest reserve will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 30th July, 1913, under the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 42, Block XI, Ongo Survey District. Area, 323 acres. Situated on left bank of Rangitikei River, south-east of Hunter ville, about six miles south of Livingstone Township.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, the timber regulations made thereunder, and the following conditions, and may contain such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary in the interests of the Crown or of the public.

2. The quantities of the various timbers set forth in the above Schedule are approximate only, and are furnished for the information of intending purchasers, who are expected, previous to the sale, to make their own estimate of the quantity of timber. No contract for purchase shall be voidable, nor shall the licensee be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated herein, 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. The successful bidder shall purchase the whole of the timber, and shall, on the fall of the hammer, pay in cash a deposit of 10 per centum of the amount bid, together with £1 1s. license fee, and shall also deposit seven promissory notes, each for one-seventh of the balance of purchase-money, each payable on demand, and indorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner. These promissory notes will be presented, the first at an interval of six months from the date of sale, and the others at subsequent intervals of six months, but they may be presented for payment at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of timber is found to be cut, or should any breach of the conditions occur, or if in the opinion of the Commissioner the interest of the Crown is jeopardized.

4. The purchaser shall have the right to cut all timber thereon during a period of four years from the date of sale. The license shall be only for the cutting and removal of the timber, and shall give no right to the use of the land. The purchaser shall, however, have the option of obtaining a grazing license until the expiration or sooner determination of his milling license, at a rent of £25 per annum. In the event of his not accepting this offer of license to graze, the Crown reserves the right to dispose otherwise of same, with right of ingress, egress, and regress.

5. The timber shall be cut in a face, and the Crown reserves the right of following up the mill-workings by felling and grassing such areas as from time to time will have been cleared of milling-timber. Sufficient timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes.

6. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or water-course, or into any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill refuse.

7. If the timber is unsold at auction the right to cut it at the upset price will remain open for application until further notice.

8. The lot will be sold generally in accordance with the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

9. No compensation will be given nor shall any be claimed for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect of the lot or in these conditions.

Full particulars may be ascertained and copies of the timber regulations obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Wellington Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 4th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection; and applications will be received at this office and at the Olympia Theatre, Pahiatua on Wednesday, 16th July, 1913, up to 4 o’clock p.m.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land Board at the Olympia Theatre, Pahiatua, on Thursday, 17th July, 1913, at 10 o’clock a.m., to answer any questions the Land Board may ask; but if any applicant so desires, he may be examined by the Land Board of the land district in which he resides.

The ballot for the sections for which there is more than one applicant will be held at the Olympia Theatre, Pahiatua, on Thursday, 17th July, 1913, at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years been twice unsuccessful at former ballots.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—PAHIATUA COUNTY.—MANGAHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.—MANGATAINOKA BLOCK.

First-class Land.

The Mangatainoka Block is situated in the fork of the Manawatu and Mangahao Rivers, about seven miles from Woodville, a mile and a half from Mangatainoka Railway-station, and four miles and a half from Pahiatua. Elevation, about 250 ft. above sea-level. All old bush land of first-class quality, now in grass and suitable for dairy-farming; somewhat overgrown with rushes in places. Water is obtainable on every section, and many are well watered. Lots 14 to 24 and 142 to 145 are almost flat; the remaining allotments consist chiefly of easy spurs, though parts of Lots 139 and 140 are flat. About 15 acres of Lot 142 and 27 acres of Lot 143 are in bush.

The improvements included in the capital values of the sections consist of fencing, as follows: Section 13, about 124 chains; Section 14, 21½ chains; Section 18, about 26 chains; Section 19, about 23 chains; Section 20, 15½ chains; Section 21, 36¼ chains; Section 22, about 65 chains; Section 23, about 44 chains; Section 24, 23½ chains; Sec-