SEPT. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2771

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 2nd September, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 138 of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 4th day of December, 1913.

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—MAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

G. H. BULLARD,
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.

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may be received and dealt with at any time within six months from the above date of sale (unless previously formally withdrawn); provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.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

Reserve in the Town of Hamilton, Auckland Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 11th August, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease of the undermentioned reserve for a term of fourteen years from 1st January, 1914, will be submitted for sale by public auction at the local Lands and Survey Office, Hamilton, on Thursday, 18th September, 1913, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF HAMILTON WEST.
Part of Section 407, 1 acre, having a frontage of 400 links to Anglesey Street and 250 links to Knox Street. Upset annual rental, £10.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. Term of lease fourteen years, without right of renewal.

2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation, either for improvements put on the land or for any other cause.

3. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the lease without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.

6. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination, or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to re-enter and determine the lease.

7. Half-year’s rent and lease fee to be paid on the fall of hammer. Rent thereafter payable on the first days of January and July in each year.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village Allotment in Westland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 19th August, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village allotment is open for selection on renewable lease under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 14th October, 1913.

The ballot for the allotment, if there is more than one applicant, will be held at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 15th October, 1913, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika.

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.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—BOROUGH OF RUNANGA.—RUNANGA VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.
Town Land.
(National Endowment.)

Weighted with £4, valuation for clearing.

Runanga Village Settlement is situated at the State Coal-mine, about three miles by road or railway from Greymouth.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land enumerated above is first-class land, and is a village allotment, open for selection on renewable lease for periods of sixty-six years under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”).

2. The rental stated above shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection.

3. Applications for a lease shall be made in manner as provided in Part I of the said Act; and all such applications shall be made to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Hokitika; and the lease will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I aforesaid.

4. The lease issued for a section in the settlement will be construed and taken to be a demise of the surface of the land only, and shall not entitle the lessee to mine on or under the demised land, or to extract, dig, or search for coal, gold, or any other metals or minerals therein or thereon.

5. The lessee shall have no claim for compensation or otherwise against the lessor, or any other person or persons or body corporate whomsoever or whatsoever, for any loss which the lessee may sustain on account of mining opera-