EPT. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3389

Reserve in Otago Land District or Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 6th September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for a lease
of the undermentioned reserve will be received at this
office up to 12 o’clock noon on Saturday, the 9th day of
October, 1915, under the provisions of the Public Reserves
and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—CLUTHA COUNTY.—WOODLAND
SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 13, Black I: Area, 86 acres 1 rood; term, twenty-
one years; minimum annual rent, £5; valuation for build-
ings, £35.

The section is known as the Catlin’s River Pilot-station
Reserve. The land is of very fair quality, and the position
is very good, lying well to the sun. About 10 acres has been
cleared and grassed, and part of the boundary has been
fenced.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The period for which the lease will be granted will be
   twenty-one years from the date of the acceptance of the
   tender.

2. The rent shall be paid yearly in advance.

3. The successful tenderer shall pay, within thirty days
   of the date of the acceptance of his tender, the sum of £35
   as valuation for a four-roomed house and two huts.

4. The Government shall have the right to use the flag-
   staff at any time should it be required for the purposes of the
   port, and the right of removing it from the land; also the
   right of erecting and maintaining on the land any beacons
   that may be required for the purposes of navigation, no
   compensation being payable on account of the exercise of the
   rights reserved under this clause.

5. If at any time the land should be required for purposes
   of the harbour the lease will be determined on three months’
   notice being given, and the Crown will not be liable for the
   payment of any sum by way of compensation.

6. The lessee shall keep the land clear of noxious weeds
   and rabbits.

7. Tenders to be marked on outside “Tender for Reserve,”
   and to be accompanied by a deposit of one year’s rent at the
   rate offered and £1 1s. lease fee. The highest or any tender
   not necessarily accepted.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve in Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 30th August, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on
Friday, 8th October, 1915, for a lease for ten years of the
undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public
Reserves and Domains Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIPA COUNTY.

SECTION 19, Whatawhata Suburbs: Area, 1 acre 2 roods
12 perches; minimum annual rental, £1 10s.

Public utility reserve, situated on main Hamilton—Whata-
whata Road, close to Whatawhata Hotel.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lessee shall have no right to compensation for
   improvements put on the land; but he may, on the
   expiration or sooner determination of the lease, remove all
   buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise.

2. The lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dis-
   pose of his interest in the lease without the written consent
   of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

3. 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.

4. The lessee shall not be entitled to cut or make use of
   any timber on the land, and shall take all reasonable steps
   to preserve such timber from destruction by fire or otherwise.

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. Tenders to be endorsed on the outside “Tender for
   Lease,” and to be accompanied by the first half-year’s rent
   at the rate tendered, and lease fee £1 1s.

8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this
office.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 13th September, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908,
and the amendments and regulations thereunder, that
the kahikatea timber on the undermentioned section, to-
gether with the grazing-rights thereof, will be offered for
sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Auckland, at 12 o’clock noon on Monday, 11th Oc-
tober, 1915, subject to the terms and conditions herein stated,
and any other special conditions to be read out at the time
of sale.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WHANGAREI COUNTY.

Section 12, Block XIV, Hukerenui Survey District.

KAHIKATEA TREES containing about 1,355,985 sup. feet
(standing measurement), including all defective and under-
sized kahikatea trees standing or lying upon the said section.
Upset price for timber, £340.

Also miscellaneous lease for grazing purposes only for a
term of five years from above date of sale, at a rental of
£10 per annum, subject to terms and conditions to be em-
bodied in lease to be issued to the purchaser of the timber

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

One-third payment for timber to be made in cash on fall
of hammer, together with license fees (£2 2s.) and first year’s
rental for grazing-rights (£10).

One-third payment for timber within eight months, and
the balance payment within sixteen months thereafter. All
instalment payments for timber 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 endorsed by two approved sureties. Such
bills to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of
Crown Lands within fourteen days after notification to the
purchaser to complete.

TIME FOR REMOVAL.

The timber must be removed during the currency of the
miscellaneous lease granted for grazing purposes, and no
extension of time for either purposes will be granted beyond
the stated term of five years. The timber will be sold sub-
ject to the restriction that none of it will be removed over
the county roads excepting during the summer months,
without the written consent otherwise of the Whangarei
County Council first had and obtained.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality
   and 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 the above lot of timber either
   before or during the time of sale.

3. The aforementioned quantity, quality, and kind 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 purchaser be entitled to any abate-
   ment 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, whether standing, felled, or in logs, shall
   remain the property of the Crown until the instalments are
   paid.

5. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries, the deci-
   sion of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

6. In the event of the above lot not being disposed of,
   applications may be received and dealt with at any time
   within six months from date of sale (unless previously form-
   ally withdrawn); provided, however, that the amount offered
   is not less than the upset price and rental stated herein.

Plans and conditions of sale may be seen at the Whangarei,
Hukerenui, and Hikurangi Post-offices, or at the District
Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.