Land in Parahi Settlement, Auckland Land District, for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th October, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given, under section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 15th day of November, 1915.

The ballot, in case there is more than one applicant, will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 18th day of November, 1915, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.

Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent upon them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—OTAMATEA COUNTY.—MATAKOHE SURVEY DISTRICT.—PARAHI SETTLEMENT.

SECTION 4, Block V : Area, 349 acres 3 roods; capital value, £1,640; half-yearly rental, £36 18s.

Undulating land. Altitude, 120 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. 130 acres fern and scrub, balance good grass; well watered. Eleven miles and a half from Ruawai or thirteen from Matakohe by formed road.

The improvements included in the capital value consist of half share in 47 chains boundary fence, £23 10s.; and 42 chains irregular road fence, £12 12s. This latter fence will be required to be removed and placed on the correct boundary, and the value has been reduced on that account.

Terms of lease may be seen and forms of application obtained at this office. Applicants are particularly requested to see that their answers to the questions on the application form are full and complete.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Millling-timber in Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 26th October, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned milling-timber will be offered for sale by public auction in Nelson at this office at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Monday, 29th November, 1915, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

PART Section 17, Sections 21, 22, and part 23, and lands adjoining in Blocks VI and X, Aorere Survey District.

Area of milling-timber: About 550 acres.

Timber: Rimu, kahikatea, silver-pine, and birch; approximately 6,875,000 sup. feet.

Upset price: £1,720.

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 in the lot, and shall on the fall of the hammer pay in cash a deposit of 5 per cent. of the amount bid, together with £1 1s. license fee. The balance of the purchase-money to be paid by fifteen equal half-yearly instalments, payable on the 1st January and 1st July in each year, the first of such payments to be made on the 1st July, 1916.

4. The purchaser shall have the right to cut and remove all timber on the land comprised in the license for a term of eight years from 1st January, 1916, which shall also include the period from date of sale to the said 1st January, 1916. A ground rental of £10 per annum shall be paid by the licensee for the sixth year, seventh year, and eighth year of the term. The license shall 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. Sufficient timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes.

6. The license shall be subject to any right of tramway 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 through the lot 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, watercourse, or into any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill 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 lots will be sold generally in accordance with the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson.

10. No compensation will be given nor shall any be claimed for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect of these lots or in these conditions.

11. The attention of intending purchasers is directed particularly to clauses 9, 18, 22, and 27 of the Forest Regulations under the Land Act, 1908, dated 31st March, 1909.

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

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 19th October, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that 23 acres in Block VI, Pirongia Survey District, Auckland Land District, will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the said Act on or after Monday, the 24th day of January, 1916.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 23rd August, 1915.

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 Monday, the 29th day of November, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 8, Block III, Tutaki Survey District : Area, 4 acres.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 2nd August, 1915.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the undermentioned land will be disposed of under the provision of section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, on and after Monday, the 8th day of November, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

PART of Section 12, Block VII, Matiri Survey District : Area, 170 acres.

F. A. THOMPSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.