Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3791

Settlement Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, for cash or on deferred payments, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Thursday, the 1st day of February, 1917, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MATAMATA COUNTY.—LICHFIELD VILLAGE.

SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block III: Area, 14 acres; upset price, £84.

Altitude, 780 ft. above sea-level. Level to undulating land, covered with manuka scrub and tussock. Soil, light loam; not watered. Situated about four miles and a half from Putaruru Railway-station and half a mile from post and telephone office and school. The Taupo Totara Timber Company’s train passes the sections twice daily.

TERMS OF SALE.

The purchaser may pay for the land in cash or by deferred payments extending over a period of nineteen years. The terms are—
(1.) Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter.
(2.) Deferred Payments.—5 per cent. of the purchase-money and license fee (£1 1s.) on the fall of the hammer, balance by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen years, with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money; but with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

In either case if the purchaser fails to make any of the prescribed payments by due date, whether of purchase-money or interest, the amount (if any) already paid shall be forfeited and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Titles will be subject to section 60 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

Full particulars may be obtained 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, 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 December, 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. (standing measurement).
204 rimu-trees, containing about 148,725 sup. ft. (standing 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 A 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 instalment 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 completed 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. (standing measurement).
431 totara-trees, containing about 276,250 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
569 rimu-trees, containing about 465,238 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
159 kahikatea-trees, containing about 347,600 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
19 matai-trees, containing about 13,208 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
9 tanekaha-trees, containing about 6,493 sup. ft. (standing 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 fourteen 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 abatement 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 decision 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 formally 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.

Land in Otago Land District for Sale to Owners of Adjoining Lands.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 19th September, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that the land described in the Schedule below, being land formerly reserved for railway purposes, will be sold to the owners of adjoining lands, in terms of section 131 of the Land Act, 1908, on or after Thursday, 28th December, 1916.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.—BEAUMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.

SECTION 40, Block III . . . . Area, 0 2 28
” 41 ” . . . . ” 4 0 25

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.