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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Kahikatea, 482,000 sup. ft., upset price, £182; rimu, 60,800 sup. ft., upset price, £31; matai, 1,500 sup. ft., upset price, £2: total upset price, £215.

Lot 2.—Section 28, Block II, Ohura Survey District: Area, 45 acres 2 roods 10 perches.

Situated close to the main road from Okahukura to Ohura. About twenty miles from the Main Trunk Railway and five miles and a half to Ohura by a dray-road, which is only metalled in parts.

Kahikatea, 228,100 sup. ft., upset price, £87; rimu, 230,180 sup. ft., upset price, £116; matai, 23,100 sup. ft., upset price, £24; miro, 2,160 sup. ft., upset price, £3: total upset price, £230.

The timber on the road and railway reserve not included.

Lot 3.—Section 2, Block XIII, Mapara Survey District: Area, 546 acres 0 roods 29 perches.

Situated to the west of the Main Trunk Railway, between Waimiha and Porotorau, across a low ridge from the railway. The last mile or so is surveyed road only. A suitable overhead bridge would probably be required to get the timber across the railway on one route; thence to the Waimiha Railway-station would be about four miles by a dray-road.

Kahikatea, 625,659 sup. ft., upset price, £235; rimu, 1,677,866 sup. ft., upset price, £840; matai, 296,071 sup. ft., upset price, £300; totara, 100,086 sup. ft., upset price, £125: total upset price, £1,500.

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 purchase-money shall be paid by the successful bidder as follows:—

Lot 1 and Lot 2, cash on fall of the hammer, together with license fee £1 1s. Lot 3, one-fifth deposit on fall of the hammer, with license fee £1 1s., also four promissory notes each for one-fourth of the balance of the purchase-money, each payable on demand, and endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. These promissory notes will be presented—the first at an interval of four months from date of sale, and the others at subsequent intervals of four 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 as follows: On Lots 1 and 2 during a period of one year from date of sale; on Lot 3 during a period of two years from date of sale. The license in each case shall only be for the cutting and removal of the timber, without any 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, 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 Forest Regulations obtained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Disposal under Section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of the Land Act, 1908, that Section 15, Block X, Makotuku Survey District, Wellington Land District, will be disposed of under section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, to the adjoining owner on or after Thursday, the 13th March, 1919.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserves in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 4th February, 1919.

NOTICE is hereby given that the education reserves described in the Schedule hereto will be offered for lease by public auction at the Courthouse, Temuka, on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 1919, at 4 o’clock p.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Geraldine County.—Geraldine Survey District.

Part Section B, Lot 2, E.R. 939, Block XVI: Area, 78 acres 2 roods; upset annual rent, £66 15s.

Good swamp land, well grassed, but somewhat overgrown with rushes. Access by good road, about seven miles and a half from Temuka Railway-station.

Lot 4, E.R. 939: Area, 213 acres 2 roods; upset annual rent, £203.

Weighted with £200, valuation for improvements consisting of cottage, granary, and stable, which must be paid for on the fall of the hammer. Access by good road, about nine miles from Temuka Railway-station.

Mostly good swamp land, with a quantity of timber on it.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with rent for the broken period up to 1st July, 1919, and £2 2s. lease fee, and cost of registration, must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

2. Term of lease, fourteen years, with right of renewal for further similar terms at rentals based on fresh valuations under the provisions of the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

3. Rent payable half-yearly, in advance, on 1st days of January and July in each year.

4. Lessee to maintain in good substantial repair all buildings, drains, and fences; to keep clear all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses; to trim all live hedges; and yield up all improvements in good order and condition at the expiration of his lease.

5. Lessee not to transfer, sublet, or divide without the consent of the Land Board.

6. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds, rabbits, and vermin.

7. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.

8. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.

9. Lessee not to make improvements without the consent of the Land Board.

10. Lessee not to take more than three crops in succession, one of which must be a root crop; after the third crop the land to be left in pasture for at least three years; at least two-thirds of the area cropped to be left in pasture at the expiration of the term; penalty for breach, £2 per acre.

11. Lessee not entitled to any compensation for improvements; but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of valuation for buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee with the consent of the Board; failing disposal, the land and buildings to revert to the Crown without compensation.

12. Lease liable to forfeiture for non-payment of rent within six months after due date, or for breach of conditions.

13. Land Board may resume not more than 5 acres for school-site upon reduction of rent and compensation for crops.

14. Lessee to keep buildings insured.

15. Lessee to have no right to any minerals.

W. H. SKINNER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.