Aug. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2743

tions carried on below the surface of the demised land or lands adjoining.

6. Each applicant shall state his or her residence, occupation, and condition in life (namely, whether married or single), and will be required to make the prescribed declaration.

7. The successful applicant shall pay the first half-year's rent, together with the lease and registration fee (£1 1s.), immediately the application has been approved or declared successful at the ballot; also the rent for the period elapsing between the date of the lease and the due date of such half-yearly payment.

8. The rent must be paid half-yearly, in advance, on the 1st days of January and July in each year, as provided in section 180 of the said Act; and the first half-year's rent is payable as before provided.

9. Improvements and residence on the land comprised in the lease shall be as provided in Part III of the said Act. The provisions of section 162, and all other provisions of the said Act with respect to substantial improvements, shall apply accordingly to lessee under these regulations. The provisions of section 159, and all other provisions of the said Act in respect of compulsory residence, shall apply accordingly to the lessee under these regulations.

10. No lessee shall divide, sublet, or transfer the land held by him under these regulations, except under and subject to the provisions of Part I of the said Act.

11. No lessee shall hold more than one allotment, and such allotment shall be held for his or her sole use and benefit, and not for the use or benefit of any other person whomsoever. No married woman shall be eligible as a selector; but this provision shall not apply to any married woman who may become a transferee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.

12. All the provisions of the said Act, so far as applicable, shall extend and apply to the land affected by these regulations, and to the applications and lease to be made and issued thereunder, and generally to the interests created, and the persons whose rights, liabilities, or interests are thereby affected; and the mention of any particular provision of the said Act shall not be deemed to exclude any other provision of the said Act applicable to the particular case.

The valuation for improvements must be paid immediately the applicant has been declared successful at the ballot.
Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 18th August, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned timber will be offered for sale by public auction at this office at 10 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 9th October, 1913, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 14 and 15, Block III, Wai-iti Survey District.

£ s. d.
227,500 sup. feet of rimu, at 6d. per 100 ft. .. 56 17 6
47,500 ,, birch, at 6d. per 100 ft. .. 11 17 6
16,300 ,, matai, at 1s. per 100 ft. .. 8 3 0

291,300 sup. feet. Upset price : £76 18 0

The sections are situated seventeen miles from Wakefield Post-office and railway-station—sixteen miles by good dray-road, balance by unformed road.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be generally in accordance with the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations made thereunder.

2. The purchaser shall pay the purchase-money as follows: 10 per cent. on the fall of the hammer, together with £1 1s. (license fee), half of the balance in three months and the other half in six months.

3. The purchaser shall have the right to cut the timber under license during the period of six months from date of sale.

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

5. In the event of the timber not being disposed of at auction, applications may be received and dealt with at any time within six months from the above date of sale (unless previously formally withdrawn); provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.

6. No compensation will be given, nor shall any be claimed, for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect to the timber, or in these conditions.

7. The attention of intending purchasers is directed particularly to clauses 9, 17, 18, 22, and 27 of the Timber Regulations, copies of which may be obtained on application.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land to be disposed of under Section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 8th July, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the land described in the Schedule hereto will be disposed of under the provisions of section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on or after Thursday, the 16th October, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.—ALTON SURVEY DISTRICT.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 24th June, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned Crown land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 2nd day of October, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KAIPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Auckland Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

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

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned Crown land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 11th day of September, 1913.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—KAWHIA NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.