Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 503

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 16th January, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and regulations thereunder, that the undermentioned milling-timber will be offered for sale by public auction at this office, at 12 o’clock noon sharp on Monday, the 16th February, 1914, subject to the terms and conditions as stated herein.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WEST TAUPŌ COUNTY.

Lot 1.

Part Block XIII, Tuhua Survey District (National Endowment).

1,367 totara-trees, containing approximately 1,025,683 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

117 rimu-trees, containing approximately 77,272 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

431 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 404,201 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

956 matai-trees, containing approximately 299,823 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brand: ∧.

Upset price: £1,675. Each bid to be not less than £20.

Terms for payment, as below.

Time for removal of timber: Three years (subject to condition 11, below).

Lot 2.

Part Blocks XIII and XIV, Tuhua Survey District, Lot “T” (National Endowment).

986 totara-trees, containing approximately 581,616 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

75 rimu-trees, containing approximately 68,388 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

427 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 311,842 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

244 matai-trees, containing approximately 87,273 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands: III or F R.

Upset price: £986. Each bid to be not less than £10.

Terms for payment, as below.

Time for removal of timber: Three years (subject to condition 11, below).

Lot 3.

Part Block XIV, Tuhua Survey District, Lot “V” (National Endowment).

3,623 totara-trees, containing approximately 3,096,215 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

959 rimu-trees, containing approximately 662,344 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

921 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 867,528 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

1,628 matai-trees, containing approximately 545,118 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands: V or F R.

Upset price: £5,020. Each bid to be not less than £55.

Terms for payment, as below.

Time for removal of timber: Three years (subject to condition 11, below).

Lot 4.

Part Block XIV, Tuhua Survey District, and Block II, Piopio tea Survey District, Lot “K” (National Endowment).

2,035 totara-trees, containing approximately 1,509,321 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

192 rimu-trees, containing approximately 164,445 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

807 kahikatea-trees, containing approximately 662,763 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

638 matai-trees, containing approximately 241,228 sup. ft. (standing measurement).

Distinguishing brands: II or F R.

Upset price: £2,478. Each bid to be not less than £25.

Terms for payment, as below.

Time for removal of timber: Two years (subject to condition 11, below).

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

Lot 1.—One-fifth in cash on fall of hammer (together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 ls.), one-fifth in six months, one-fifth in twelve months, one-fifth in sixteen months, and one-fifth in twenty-one months thereafter.

Lot 2.—One-fifth in cash on fall of hammer (together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 ls.), one-fifth in six months, one-fifth in twelve months, one-fifth in sixteen months, and one-fifth in twenty-one months thereafter.

Lot 3.—One-fifth in cash on fall of hammer (together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 ls.), 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 4.—One-third in cash on fall of hammer (together with timber-cutting license fee, £1 ls.), one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.

All instalment payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of sale, and, with the interest added, shall be secured by “On demand” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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. In all lots the quantities stated are standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brands shown in each lot are included in this sale.

6. Should any dispute arise as to boundaries, the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. The right is retained to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to decrease during the time of sale the advance in bid on each lot.

10. The highest or any bid not necessarily accepted; and all lots herein described are submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the highest bid by the Minister of Lands.

11. In the event of a bidder purchasing two or more adjoining lots, the Commissioner of Crown Lands may, at his discretion, during the time of sale, increase the time for removal of timber.

NOTE.—In terms of condition 8 of Conditions of Sale on local sale poster No. 44 the above-mentioned lots of timber are hereby withdrawn from such sale, and are now reoffered for sale as above stated.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District for Disposal under the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 3rd November, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on or after Thursday, the 12th day of February, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—MAPARA SURVEY DISTRICT.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.