2352
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

DESCRIPTION.
Level land of good quality, covered with white-pine timber. Access unformed for last half-mile.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.
One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in the Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th July, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash at the Century Hall, Levin, at 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 8th September, 1920, under the provisions of section 25 of the Housing Act, 1919.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—BOROUGH OF LEVIN.—SUBDIVISIONS OF SECTIONS 4 AND 70, LEVIN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.
Lots 28, 29, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, and 52: Area of each lot, 1 rood 32 perches; upset price of each lot, £55.

DESCRIPTION.
The above lots comprise part of the land known as the Setter Estate. They are situated in Duke Street, and consist of flat land of good quality in grass; well suited for building-sites and gardens. A water-race runs at the back.
Sections 29, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, and 50 are fenced on frontage and back.
Section 28 is fenced on frontage, back, and eastern boundary.
Section 52 is fenced on frontage, back, and western boundary.

TERMS OF SALE.
One-tenth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), within thirty days thereafter; otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Titles will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908.
Sale plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

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

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 1st August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserves will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Tuesday, 14th September, 1920, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT. — EDUCATION RESERVES. — Town of Gladstone.
Lot 1 of Section 1 and 2, Block VI: Area, 1 rood 13·6 perches; upset annual rental, £7. Situated within Borough of Invercargill, corner of Duke and Russell Streets. Excellent building-site in good locality.
Lot 2 of Sections 1 and 2, Block VI: Area, 1 rood 13·6 perches; upset annual rental, £5. Situated within Borough of Invercargill, fronting Duke Street. Excellent building-site in good locality.
Lot 3 of Sections 1 and 2, Block VI: Area, 1 rood 2·9 perches; upset annual rental, £5. Situated within Borough of Invercargill, with frontage to Russell Street. Excellent building-site in good locality.

Town of Lumsden.
Section 2, Block II: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £1. Frontage to Folia Street.
Section 17, Block II: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £1. Frontage to Helena Street.
Sections 2 and 17, Block IX: Area, 2 roods; upset annual rental, £3. Weighted with £170, valuation for dwelling and other improvements.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Possession will be given on day of sale.
2. A term of twenty-one years from 1st January, 1921.
3. At end of term lease to be submitted at auction weighted with valuation for improvements payable by incoming tenant.
4. A half-year’s rent at the rate offered, and rent for the broken period between the date of sale and 31st December, 1920, lease and registration fees (£2 2s.), stamp duty, and valuation for improvements to be paid on the fall of the hammer.
5. No assignment, sublease, mortgage, or other disposition without consent of Land Board.
6. Interest at rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrears.
7. Consent of Land Board to be obtained before subdividing, erecting any buildings, or effecting other improvements.
8. Leases will be registered under Land Transfer Act.
9. Leases liable to forfeiture if conditions violated.
   Sale plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in North Auckland Land District for Sale to Dairying Companies only, by Public Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 16th July, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder, that written tenders are invited from dairying companies only, and will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, 19th August, 1920, for the purchase of certain milling-timber on the undermentioned Crown land.

SCHEDULE.
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 4, Block XI, Tokatoka Survey District, Otamatea County: 1,341 kahikatea trees, containing about 1,660,900 sup. ft.
Distinguishing brands: I and II.
Upset price: £4,153.
Time for removal of timber: Two years, subject to Regulation 88, Forest Regulations, for any further extension deemed necessary.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to their tenders.
2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw from sale the above lot of timber.
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 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.
7. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of 5 per cent. on the amount of tender in cash, marked cheque, or post-office order; the balance to be paid, if tender accepted, in terms as stated hereunder.
8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TERMS.
One-third of amount of tender to be paid in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, together with £1 1s. license fee; one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter. All instalment payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of acceptance of tender, and with the interest added shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes endorsed by two approved sureties, and such bills are to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands within fourteen days after notifying the purchaser to complete. Tenders to be addressed “Commissioner of Crown Lands, North Auckland Land District, P.O. Box 10, Auckland,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Timber.”
Plan and conditions of sale may be seen at the Manga-whare, Naumai, Ruawai, Tokatoka, and Dargaville Post-offices, or at the North Auckland Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

R. P. GREVILLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.