July 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2621

Timber in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 13th July, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, in one lot, at the District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 28th August, 1918, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

PART of Section 5 and Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, Block II, Pouatu Survey District, and Section 1, Block XIV, Waro Survey District, as shown on plan, containing 2,020 acres 0 roods 28 perches.

This forest is situated about six miles from the proposed railway station at Tahoma, to which railway formation is nearly completed.

Rimu: Superficial feet, 15,180,500; rate per 100 ft., 1s.; upset price, £7,590 5s.

Miro: Superficial feet, 399,500; rate per 100 ft., 1s.; upset price, £199 15s.

Kahikatea: Superficial feet, 462,000; rate per 100 ft., 1s.; upset price, £231.

Matai: Superficial feet, 74,000; rate per 100 ft., 2s.; upset price, £74.

Totara: Superficial feet, 33,000; rate per 100 ft., 2s. 6d.; upset price, £41 5s.

Total upset price, £8,136 5s.

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 estimate of the quantity of timber. 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, and shall, on the fall of the hammer, pay in cash a deposit of 5 per centum of the amount bid, together with £1 1s. license fee, and shall also deposit five promissory notes, each for one-fifth of the balance, each payable on demand, and endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner. These promissory notes will be presented, the first at an interval of twelve months from the date of sale, and the others at subsequent intervals of twelve months, but they may be presented for payment at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of timber is found to be cut, or should any breach of the conditions occur, or if in the opinion of the Commissioner the interest of the Crown is jeopardized.

4. The purchaser shall have the right to cut all the timber thereon during a period of six years from the date of sale, subject to extension under clause 88 of the regulations as amended. The license shall be only for the cutting and removal of the timber, and shall give no right to the use of the land. The purchaser shall convey the timber to the railway line by tram, unless otherwise authorized by the Commissioner.

5. The timber shall be cut in a face from such areas and in such order as the Commissioner may arrange, 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, or of disposing of the land. Sufficient timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes.

6. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or watercourse, or into any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill refuse.

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

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

9. Any timber not specified milled for sale shall be purchased at the rate of 6d. per 100 sup. ft.

Full particulars may be ascertained and copies of the Timber Regulations obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Flax Leases in Auckland Land District by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 16th July, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases for the right to cultivate, cut, and remove flax on the undermentioned Crown lands, for terms of fourteen years, will be submitted to public auction under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the flax regulations thereunder, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 24th July, 1918, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAIKATO COUNTY.

Lot 1, Sections 510 and 511, Whangamarino Parish: Approximate area, 402 acres; upset annual rental, £35.

Lot 2, part Block VIII, Rangiriri Survey District: Approximate area, 51 acres; upset annual rental, £10.

Lot 3, part Blocks III and VIII, Maramarua Survey District: Approximate area, 1,800 acres; upset annual rental, £50. Loaded with £150, valuation for present crop of flax.

Lot 4, part Blocks VI and VII, Maramarua Survey District: Approximate area, 1,400 acres; upset annual rental, £30.

Lot 5, part Blocks VI, VII, and XI, Maramarua Survey District: Approximate area, 2,000 acres; upset annual rental, £50.

Lot 6, part Blocks XI, XII, and XVI, Maramarua Survey District: Approximate area, 2,000 acres; upset annual rental, £50.

Lot 7, part Blocks XI and XV, Maramarua Survey District: Approximate area, 1,596 acres; upset annual rental, £40.

CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF SALE.

1. Highest bidder to become the purchaser; the bidding to be on the upset annual rental.

2. Rent payable yearly in advance; the first year’s rent to be paid in cash or marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

3. In the case of Lot 4, one-fifth of the price of the flax to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within seven days thereafter.

4. No flax shall be cut oftener than once in three years, and only four crops, including the present one, shall be taken from the land during the term of the lease. The method and manner of cutting shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

5. All flax planted and other flax growing on the ground becomes the property of the Crown on the termination of the lease, and no plants are to be removed or destroyed.

6. The lessee to take all risks of fire, and will be held responsible to take every precaution necessary to guard against such.

7. No compensation of any kind will be allowed for improvements, but the lessee may, with the consent of the Land Board, remove any buildings or plant erected by the lessee on the land at the expiration of the lease.

8. The Crown reserves the right to resume the whole or any portion of the land at any time on giving two years’ notice in writing to the lessee.

9. The right is also reserved to the Crown to cut drains, survey, and take roads through the area leased; also full right of access at any time by the Commissioner of Crown Lands or employees of the Government, or any person or persons authorized by the said Commissioner.

10. Sufficient drainage must be carried out to drain the land adequately for flax-growing purposes, and the lessee is required to connect all drains with any Government system of drainage when directed so to do, and all drains cut by lessee to fall in with such system; also all drains are to be fully maintained and kept open and clear by the lessee to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

11. The lessee shall not transfer or sublet except with the approval of the Land Board.

12. All rights reserved in these conditions are to be without compensation of any kind whatsoever.

13. In the event of any of the above areas not being disposed of, consideration will be given to applications made at any time within six months from date of submitting to auction, providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated hereon.

14. The lease may also contain such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary in the interests of the Crown and the public.

15. No person shall be allowed to acquire more than two lots at time of sale, but any lots not so disposed of will be subject to Condition 13.

Plans and full particulars can be obtained on application.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.