JAN. 28.]

6. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse,
   broom, and sweetbrier on the land comprised in the lease;
   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.
7. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee
   fails to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within
   thirty days after the date on which the same ought to have
   been fulfilled.
8. To be used for grazing only.
9. No green standing bush to be destroyed or injured,
   and, for the effectual prevention of this by stock, the bush
   to be fenced off by the lessee.

Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of
tender.
Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Millmg-timber in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public
Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 15th January, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove
the timber on the undermentioned Crown lands will
be offered for sale by public auction, in two lots, at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2.30 o'clock
p.m. on Thursday, 18th March, 1915, under the provisions
of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations there-
under.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Lot No. 1.
Part of Section 3, Block VIII, Maungakaretu Survey District
(about 258 Acres).
Estimated Quantity
in Sup. Feet.
Royalty per
100 Sup. Feet.
s. d.
Totara
225,000
2 0
Matai ..
190,000
1 2
Rimu, miro
1,658,800
0 8
Kahikatea
185,600
0 6
Approximate value at royalties stated, £935. Upset bonus
for privilege of cutting, £10.

Lot No. 2.
Part of Section 3, Block VIII, Maungakaretu Survey District
(about 350 Acres).
Estimated Quantity
in Sup. Feet.
Royalty per
100 Sup. Feet.
s. d.
Totara
299,800
2 0
Matai ..
279,200
1 2
Rimu, miro
1,842,000
0 8
Kahikatea
188,800
0 6
Approximate value at royalties stated, £1,124. Upset
bonus for privilege of cutting, £10.

Situated in the Raketapauma Block, about eighteen miles
to the north of Taihape, and about a mile and a quarter to
the west of the Hihiital Railway-station.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber on each lot will
   be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of the
   Land Act, 1908, the Timber Regulations made thereunder,
   and the following conditions:-
2. The quantities of the various timbers set forth in the
   above Schedule are approximate only, and are furnished for
   the general information of intending purchasers, who are
   expected, previous to the sale, to make their own estimate of
   the quantity of the timber on each lot.
3. The successful bidder shall purchase the whole of the
   timber in a lot, and shall, on the fall of the hammer, pay in
   cash the sum bid for the privilege of cutting, together with
   a license fee of £l ls.
4. The purchaser of each lot shall have the right to cut
   all timber thereon during a period of three years from the
   date of sale, and it shall be a condition that his mill shall be
   in working-order within one year from date of sale.
5. The license shall be only for the cutting and removal of
   the timber, and shall give no right to the use of the land.
6. Royalties at the rates quoted in the above Schedule
   shall be paid quarterly on the output of the mill as dis-
   closed by the mill-books. All books used in connecion with

the mill and working of the bush shall be subject to inspec-
tion and verification at all times by the Crown Lands Ranger,
or by any other officer appointed by the Land Board.
7. The licensee shall enter in a delivery-book, to be sup-
plied by the Department, each class, sort, and quantity of
timber despatched either fron the mill or from the yard.
Each page of said delivery-book shall be numbered con-
secutively, and shall consist of not less than three dockets
bearing the same number, one of which shall be posted every
fortnight to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington.
All timber, including face-cuts, sold for cash or exchanged
for other commodities shall be entered in the same delivery-
book.
8. No totara or matai shall be used in the erection of the
mill or other buildings connected with its working, nor in
the construction of tramways, bridges, culverts, skids, land-
ings, &c., without permission in writing of the Commissioner
of Crown Lands. Separate accounts shall be kept of the
timber used in the erection and construction of said buildings
and tramways, &c. ; and in the event of the licensee disposing
of any totara or matai used in any of the above works, or
should he sell or otherwise dispose of any of the buildings
during or at the end of his license, he shall at once pay the
stated royalty on the timber contained therein.
9. The licensee shall keep accounts of all sleepers, posts,
battens, house-blocks, shingles, &c., split from logs or butt
ends, also of each class and quantity of timber remaining in
mill-yard at the expiration or sooner determination of his
license, upon all of which the stated royalties shall be paid.
10. The timber in each lot shall be cut in a face, and the
Land Board shall have the power to demand a more system-
atic and better cleaning-up of the bush, if deemed necessary.
11. The Land Board may authorize the laying-down and
working of tram-lines through these lots by other persons
than the licensee of the particular lot affected.
12. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to
be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or water-
course, or into any place where it may be washed into any
river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill
refuse.
13. If the timber on any lot is unsold at auction, the right
to cut it at the upset bonus and royalties quoted in Schedule
above will remain open for application until further notice.
14. Each lot will be sold generally in accordance with the
area and boundaries as shown on the sale map at the Crown
Lands Office, Wellington.
15. No compensation will be given, nor shall any be claimed,
for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in
respect of any lot or in these conditions.
16. The attention of purchasers is directed particularly to
clauses 8, 9, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28, 40, and 49 of the Timber Regula-
tions, copies of which may be had on application to the
undersigned.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained
at this office.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th January, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that Section 12, Block IX,
Kaitieke Survey District, containing 6 acres 0 roods 14 perches,
will be disposed of under the provisions of section 14 of the
Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on or after Wednesday,
the 21st day of April, 1915.

T. N. BRODRICK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Marlborough Land District for Disposal under the
Land Act, 1908, and Amendments.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 3rd November, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of
the Land Act, 1908, that Section 21, Block II, Gore
Survey District, Marlborough Land District, containing
85 acres, will be disposed of under the provisions of the said
Act and its amendments on or after Thursday, the 11th day
of February, 1915.

H. G. PRICE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.