Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 193

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Sections 26, 31, and, 33, Block V, Karioi Survey District.—
Area of Milling-timber, about 460 Acres.
(This lot is situated to the south-east and south of Rangataua Township and Village Settlement, and has a frontage to the railway, near the Rangataua Station).

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of the Land 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 estimates of the quantities. 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 eight promissory notes, each for one-eighth of the balance of purchase-money, each payable on demand, and endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner. These promissory notes will be presented, the first at an interval of nine 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 and remove all timber on the lands comprised in the license during a period of five years from the date of sale, subject, however, to the condition that all the milling-timber on Section 33 is cut and removed within a period of two years from the date of sale, at the end of which period the Crown will resume full possession of Section 33, and the licensee’s right to mill thereon shall cease and be determined. The license shall be only 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. Sufficient timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes.

6. The license shall be subject to any rights of tramway, or of water-races, &c., already granted or that may hereafter be granted over the lands comprised therein; and the Land Board may authorize the laying-down and working of tram-lines by other persons than the licensee.

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

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

9. 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.

10. No compensation will be given nor shall any be claimed for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect of this 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 Taranaki Land District for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 20th January, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, under section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or selection under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease, at the option of the applicant; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m., on Tuesday, the 24th February, 1914.

The ballot for the sections for which there are more than one applicant will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday, the 25th February, 1914, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

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.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Weighted with £165, valuation for improvements, which sum must be paid immediately applicant is declared successful at ballot. The improvements consist of 60 acres felled and in grass, £120; two-roomed house, iron roof and chimney, £45. Situated on the Whangamomona Road. Access from Whangamomona Railway-station, about six miles distant, by dray-road. The land comprises steep faces and ridges, with about 10 acres of level country between Whangamomona Road and stream at north-eastern corner. The forest is fairly heavy, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea, tawa, tawhero, hinau, &c., and a fairly dense undergrowth of supplejacks, raurekau, mahoe, kotukutuku, pongas, &c. The soil varies from fair to inferior, resting on papa and sandstone; well watered. Elevation ranges from 400 ft. to 1,400 ft. above sea-level.

| 1 | X | 529 0 0 | 530 0 0 | 13 5 0 | 10 12 0 |

Situated on the Whangamomona Road. Access from the Whangamomona Railway-station, about ten miles distant, by dray-road. The section comprises some small flats and slopes fronting the Whangamomona Road, with high and steep ridges at the back. The section is covered with heavy forest of tawa, rata, rimu, kahikatea, tow hai, and birch on high spurs and ridges, and a dense undergrowth of supplejack, fern, &c. The soil comprises vegetable mould and clay, on papa and sandstone formation; well watered. Elevation, 400 ft. to 1,300 ft.

| 12 | XI | 317 0 0 | 640 0 0 | 16 0 0 | 12 16 0 |

Situated on the Ramaroa Road. Access from Waimiha Railway-station, about 13½ miles distant, by dray-road for thirteen miles, balance unformed but through easy country; access also by another route sixteen miles from Waimiha—by dray-road eight miles, and balance by partly formed dray-road and 6 ft. track. The section comprises an easy valley in the south-eastern corner, and rises to steep ridges on the back boundary, where there are cliffs and rough country generally. The land is covered with a heavy forest of tawa, rimu, matai, pukatea, kahikatea, &c., and a dense undergrowth of supplejack, mahoe, raurekau, pongas, ferns, &c. The soil is of good quality, on a sandstone and papa formation; and the section is well watered.

Terms of sale and lease may be seen and forms of application obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District for Disposal under the Land Act, 1908.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th January, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned lands will be disposed of under the provisions of the said Act on or after Friday, the 24th April, 1914.