APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155
These sections are good alluvial flat land, well grassed. Suitable for cropping, fruit-growing, or dairying. Altitude, 180 ft. Access by good road, about half a mile from Waimate Railway-station.
Sale posters and full particulars may be obtained from this office.
W. H. SKINNER, Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction. District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 12th April, 1916. OTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the amendments and regulations thereunder, that the kauri 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 Friday, 12th May 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.-THAMES COUNTY. Crown Land, Part Block XIV, Hastings Survey District. 106 GREEN and dry kauri-trees, containing about 184,674 sup. ft. (standing measurement). Distinguishing brand, thus: A. Upset price: £231. Time for removal of timber : Eighteen months.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
(One-half payment for timber to be made in cash on fall of hammer, together with license fee (£1 Is.), 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.
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 abatement 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 decision 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 formally withdrawn); provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.
   Plans and conditions of sale may be seen at the Thames Post-office, or at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.
   H. M. SKEET, Commissioner of Crown Lands.
   Lands in Southland Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.
   District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, 3rd April, 1916. OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, 21st June, 1916. The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.
   Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Thursday, 22nd June, 1916, at 10 o'clock a.m. The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Thursday, 22nd June, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
   SCHEDULE.
   SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.-WALLACE COUNTY.-ALTON SURVEY DISTRICT.
   First-class Land.
   | Section. | Block. | Area. | Capital Value. | Instalment on Deferred Payment (without Interest). | Half-yearly Rent on Lease. |
   | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   | 19 | I | 130 1 30 | £ 660 0 0 | £ 33 0 0 | £ 13 4 0 |
   | 20 | , | 125 2 36 | 630 0 0 | 31 10 0 | 12 12 0 |
   | 21 | , | 129 2 14 | 650 0 0 | 32 10 0 | 13 0 0 |
   | 22 | , | 130 2 18 | 660 0 0 | 33 0 0 | 13 4 0 |
   | I | III | 131 2 14 | 660 0 0 | 33 0 0 | 13 4 0 |
   Altitude ranges from about 35 ft. to about 100 ft. above sea-level. All flat bush land, with some low terraces ; bush consists of rimu, matai, totara, white-pine, miro, broadleaf, kamahi, birch, &c., partly cut out by sawmilling. The soil is good, consisting of a light deep loam, on gravel subsoil. The sections are bounded on the south-east by a chain reserve along the Waiau River, and well water can also probably be obtained at a moderate depth. Situated from close to Papatotara School, post-office, and store, to about two miles distant ; and from two miles to four miles and a half from Tuatapere Railway-station by good gravelled roads.
   The right to cut timber on about 80 acres at the back of Section 22 is reserved; the front of the section is lightly timbered, and will not be required for milling purposes. The milling-timber has been partly removed from Sections 19, 20, and 21.
   All the sections are subject to existing timber and tramway rights until cancelled by the Land Board.
   Sale posters and full particulars may be obtained from this office.
   H. D. M. HASZARD, Commissioner of Crown Lands.
   Lands in Marlborough Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.
   District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, 14th April, 1916. OTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, 14th June, 1916.
   The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred pay. ments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and a right to acquire the freehold.
   Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on Thursday, 15th June, 1916, at 10 o'clock a.m. The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.
   SCHEDULE.
   MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.-MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.- BLOCK IV, TAYLOR PASS SURVEY DISTRICT.-PART WITHER SETTLEMENT.
   | Section. | Area. | Capital Value. | Instalment on Deferred Payment (without Interest). | Half-yearly Rent on Lease. |
   | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   | 16 | 7 3 16 | £ 320 0 0 | £ 16 0 0 | £ 7 4 0 |
   | 17 | 9 0 1 | 390 0 0 | 19 10 0 | 8 15 6 |
   | 18 | 9 2 30 | 390 0 0 | 19 10 0 | 8 15 6 |
   | 19 | 10 1 8 | 445 0 0 | 22 5 0 | 10 0 3 |
   | 20 | 10 0 0 | 430 0 0 | 21 10 0 | 9 13 6 |
   | 21 | 10 0 0 | 420 0 0 | 21 0 0 | 9 9 0 |
   | 22 | 10 0 0 | 420 0 0 | 21 0 0 | 9 9 0 |
   | 23 | 9 1 33 | 380 0 0 | 19 0 0 | 8 11 0 |
   | 24 | 9 2 4 | 380 0 0 | 19 0 0 | 8 11 0 |
   | 25 | 10 0 12 | 415 0 0 | 20 15 0 | 9 6 9 |
   | 26 | 12 2 24 | 420 0 0 | 21 0 0 | 9 9 0 |
   | 27 | 16 2 32 | 485 0 0 | 24 5 0 | 10 18 3 |
   Second-class Land.
   | 8 | 397 0 0 | £ 3,420 0 0 | 171 0 0 | 76 19 0 |