Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3777

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, ROBERT EDWARD HAYES, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the Wayby and Hoteo Valley Telephone Society (Incorporated) is no longer carrying on its operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December, 1919.

R. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Pastoral Lands classified in Otago Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th December, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed to classify and report upon land in the Otago Land District have classified the pastoral runs in the Schedule hereto as therein noted, and the classification has been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General under section 225 of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Class A.—Pastoral Lands.

Being Lands suitable exclusively for Pastorage and not capable of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying-capacity of less than 5,000 Sheep.

RUNS 226, 226F, and 86M, 92 (1), 240B, 245A, 245B, 245C, and 245D; Maniototo County: Area, 8,825 acres (national endowment).

Runs 340 and 340A; Lake and Maniototo Counties: Area, 147,000 acres (Crown lands).

Class B.—Pastoral Agricultural Lands.

Being Lands adopted in Part for Pastorage and in Part for Agricultural Purposes, but suitable for Subdivision in Areas not exceeding 5,000 Acres.

Run 121L; Waikouaiti County: Area, 420 acres (Crown land).

Runs 60 to 67 (II); Lake County: Area, 554 acres (Crown land).

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Disposal on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 18th December, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 21 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease; and applications will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 5th February, 1920.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Tuapeka County.—Greenvale Survey District.—Heriot Village Settlement.

SECTION 57, Block IV: Area, 2 acres 3 roods 39 perches; capital value, £45; half-yearly rent, 18s.

Situated on the outskirts of Heriot Township, about half a mile from railway-station, post-office, and school. Undulating land of good quality, the soil being a black loam on a clay formation. There is no permanent water on the section. There is a good road from Heriot.

Weighted with £5, valuation for fencing.

R. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Westland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 17th December, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th day of February, 1920, under the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

THE State forest containing 630 acres, situated in Block IX, Kanieri Survey District, and being formerly part of Mining Reserve 1462.

The estimated quantity of timber on the land is—

White-pine .. .. .. 7,502,355 sup. feet.
Red-pine .. .. .. 986,132 ,,
Black-pine .. .. .. 21,539 ,,

Total .. .. .. 8,510,026 ,,

Upset price, £5,320.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of the State Forests 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 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 equal to 10 per cent. of the amount bid, together with a license fee of £1 1s. He shall also deposit nineteen promissory notes for the balance of the purchase-money, including interest at 5 per cent., each payment on demand, and endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Conservator. These promissory notes will be presented for payment, the first at an interval of nine months from the date of sale, and the others at subsequent intervals of six months, but they may be presented 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 Conservator the interest of the Crown is jeopardized. A proportionate rebate in interest will be allowed in the event of the promissory notes being negotiated before due date of payment.

4. The license shall be for a term of ten years from the date of sale, but this term may be extended by the Commissioner should there, in his opinion, be satisfactory reasons for so doing. During the term of the license the purchaser shall have the right to cut and remove all the timber sold on the land. 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 rights of tramway already granted or that may be hereafter granted over the lands comprised therein; and the Commissioner of State Forests may authorize the laying-down and working of tram-lines through the land by other persons than the licensee.

7. The license shall be subject to the right of persons engaged in mining operations to deposit tailings on the land.

8. 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.

9. The licensee shall have no right to compensation for damage to timber that may result from mining operations.

10. If the timber is unsold at auction the right to cut it at the upset price will remain open for application until further notice.

11. None of the timber which will be cut on the land shall be exported from New Zealand.

12. The lot will be sold generally in accordance with the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika.

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

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

R. S. GALBRAITH,
Conservator of State Forests.