3580
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 102

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 one-fifth of the amount bid, together with £1 1s. license fee, and shall also deposit four promissory notes, each for one-fourth of the balance, each payable on demand and endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner; such promissory notes shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, as from date of sale, in accordance with clause 86 of the regulations. These promissory notes will be presented—the first at an interval of four months from the date of sale, and the others at subsequent intervals of four 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 the timber thereon during a period of two years from the date of sale. The license shall only be for the cutting and removal of the timber, and shall give no right to the use of the land.

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, or of disposing of the land. 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 watercourse, or into any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill refuse.

7. The licensee shall have the right to haul or shoot timber over Section 4, Block II, Piopiotea West, if required, but he will be responsible for any damage to stock or fences.

8. In the event of the above 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); provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.

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.

10. Any timber not specified milled for sale shall be purchased at the rate of 6d. per 100 sup. ft.

The measurements are quarter girth measurements.

Full particulars may be ascertained and copies of the Timber Regulations obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 14th July, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Thursday, the 22nd October, 1914.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Sections 23 and 25, Block IV, Mimi Survey District: Area, 416 acres.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Settlement Lands in the Wellington Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 28th October, 1914.

Applicants will have to appear personally before the Land Board at this office at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 29th October, 1914, 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 district in which he resides.

The ballot for the sections for which there are more than one applicant will be held 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 applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Makara County.—Hawtrey Settlement.

Sections 28, 30, Block IV: Area, 2 roods 5 perches; half-yearly rental, £1 16s.

Situated on east side of Clifford Road in Hawtrey Settlement, near Johnsonville Township. Access is from Johnsonville Railway-station, which is about 40 chains distant by an excellent metalled dray-road. Easy sloping grassed land, somewhat elevated. Soil is of good quality, on clay and rock formation.

Sections 4, 11, Block III: Area, 3 acres 2 roods 25 perches; half-yearly rental, £4 1s.

Weighted with £61, valuation for improvements consisting of whare, fencing, and planting.

Situated on Clifford Road in the Hawtrey Settlement, the access being from the Johnsonville Railway-station, which is about half a mile distant by metalled dray-road. Easy sloping land in grass, with soil of good quality on clay and rock formation.

Horowhenua County.—Waiopelhu Survey District.—Heatherlea Settlement.

Section 67, Block II: Area, 5 acres; rent per acre per annum, £1 17s. 9d.; half-yearly rental, £4 14s. 6d.

Situated on Rosslyn Road, the access being from Levin, which is about two miles distant. Flat land, half in bush and half in stumps, with good soil on sandstone formation.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Term of lease, thirty-three years, with a perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years, and a right to acquire the freehold.

2. Rent, 4½ per cent. per annum on the capital value, payable in advance on 1st January and 1st July in each year.

3. Applicants to be twenty-one years of age and upwards.

4. Applicants to furnish with applications statutory declaration, and, on being declared successful, deposit £1 1s. (lease fee) and a half-year’s rent. Rent for the broken period between date of lease and 1st January or 1st July following is also payable.

5. Applications made on the same day are deemed to be simultaneous.

6. Order of selection is decided by ballot, preference being given to landless applicants with children dependent on them or who have within preceding two years been twice unsuccessful at former ballots.

7. No person may hold more than one allotment.

8. Successful applicants to execute lease within thirty days after being notified that it is ready for signature.

9. Lessee to reside continuously on the land, and pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.

10. Improvements.—Lessee is required to improve the land within one year to the value of 10 per cent. of the price; within two years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price; and thereafter, but within six years, to the value of another 10 per cent. of the price. In addition to the foregoing, and within six years, improvements are also to be effected to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land, 10s. for every acre of second-class land, and 2s. 6d. for every acre of third-class land.

11. Transfer not allowed until expiration of fifth year of lease, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.

12. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

A special condition of the lease of Section 67, Block II, Heatherlea Settlement, is that the lessee shall, as soon as possible, establish on the section an apiary to be approved by and maintained thereafter to the satisfaction of the Department of Agriculture.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.