3732
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 135

and to Havelock North and Te Aute. In the centre of a
dairying district. Well watered by Awanui Stream, which
forms the northern boundary. Undulating country in grass,
with good alluvial soil.

Section 54: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 35 perches; upset price,
£70.

Situated at Pukahu, some two miles and a half distant
from Hastings by good metalled road, and lying in the centre
of a thriving dairying district. Undulating and level land in
grass, and well watered by the Awanui Stream, which forms
its southern boundary. Good alluvial soil.

TERMS OF SALE.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of
the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1),
within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the
purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited,
and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 25th November, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908,
and the amendments and regulations thereunder, that
the milling-timber on the undermentioned land will be offered
for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey
Office, Auckland, at 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday, 19th Decem-
ber, 1916, 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.

Bay of Islands County.

Lot 1, Sections 1 and 3, Block X, Russell Survey District :—
287 green kauri-trees, containing about 167,269 sup. ft.
(standing measurement).

253 totara-trees, containing about 99,631 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

204 rimu-trees, containing about 148,725 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

Distinguishing brands, thus : Section 1 “ V,” Section 3 “ 1.”
Upset price : £340.

Time for removal of timber : Eighteen months.

All trees branded F R ▲ are reserved by the Crown for
settlement purposes, and must not be cut.

Terms of Payment.—One-half payment to be made in cash
on fall of hammer, together with license fee (£1 1s.), and the
balance payment within six months thereafter. The instal-
ment payment 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 an “ on demand ” promissory note
endorsed by two approved sureties. Such bill to be com-
pleted and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands
within fourteen days after notification to the purchaser to
complete.

Mangonui County.

Lot 2, Sections 12, S.E. 80, and E. 86 (Crown lands), and
Sections 81, 84, and 128 (education reserves), Parish of
Mangatete :—

91 kauri-trees, containing about 135,208 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

431 totara-trees, containing about 276,250 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

569 rimu-trees, containing about 465,238 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

159 kahikatea-trees, containing about 347,600 sup. ft.
(standing measurement).

19 matai-trees, containing about 13,208 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

9 tanekaha-trees, containing about 6,493 sup. ft. (stand-
ing measurement).

Distinguishing brands, thus : V, 11, T, and R.

Upset price : £900.

Time for removal of timber : Two years.

All trees branded X, with the exception of the puriri, are
reserved by the Crown for settlement purposes, and must not
be cut.

Terms of Payment.—One-third payment for timber to be
made in cash on fall of hammer, one-third in eight months,
and one-third in sixteen months thereafter. The instalment
payments 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 four-
teen days after notification to the purchaser to complete.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality
   and satisfy themselves on all matters relating to the sale.

2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown
   Lands to withdraw from sale the above lots of timber either
   before or during the time of sale.

3. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kinds 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
   quantities, qualities, and kinds 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 lots 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 herein.

Plans and conditions of sale may be seen at the Opua,
Kawakawa, Mangonui, and Mangatete Post-offices, or in the
District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Maruia Hot Springs Reserve, Nelson Land District, for Lease
by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 25th November, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve
will be offered for lease by public auction at the Dis-
trict Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o’clock a.m. on
Wednesday, 10th January, 1917, under the provisions o
section 329 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MURCHISON COUNTY.—MARUIA
HOT SPRINGS RESERVE.

Lots 1 and 2 of Section 2, Square 182, Block IV, Lewis
Survey District, and Block I, Travers Survey District : Area,
4,673 acres ; upset annual rent, £30.

The reserve is about one mile wide, and extends up the
Maruia Valley, starting at a point about half a mile above
the Alfred River confluence, and running for a distance of
about seven miles and a half to a point close to the forks of
the Maruia at the entrance of the Cannibal Gorge.

The flats along the river-bed and the river-bed itself are
covered with patches of grass, scrub, and light bush, and
carry English grasses, mostly self-sown. The balance of the
block is steep broken hillside, covered with brown and silver
birch.

The hot springs are situated on the north side of the river,
at a point about six miles up from the Alfred River confluence.
Bath-rooms have been constructed close to the springs.
These consist of two small buildings, one containing two
rooms and the other one room, used as bathing-sheds for
ladies and gentlemen respectively. These buildings are con-
nected by a light suspension foot-bridge by the south side of
the river, where two small cottages have been erected, with
two rooms each used as bedrooms and kitchens.

The road from Reefton, Upper Grey, and Murchison runs
through the valley towards Culverden and other places of
the East Coast, crossing either by the Lewis Pass, Henry
Pass, or Ada Pass.

The access from Reefton, a distance of thirty-nine miles, is,
first, by formed dray-road thirty miles, by the Inangahua and
Rahu Valleys to the Maruia Plains ; secondly, by formed
dray-road, thence by about four miles across plains, road
formed in patches, thence one mile of river-bed road, and
thence four miles of road formation.

From Murchison the access is by total distance of sixty
miles, comprised as follows : By formed road for forty-four
miles, thence by road partly across plains and partly of river-