SEPT. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2633

Lands in the Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 6th September, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 27th September, 1920, for a lease for a term of fourteen years of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF BALCLUTHA.

SECTIONS 5, 6, and 7: Area, 3 roods; minimum annual rental, £5; term of lease, fourteen years, with right to graze or cultivate the land.

The sections have a good position in Balclutha, having a frontage to Glasgow Street, and being convenient to post-office and railway-station.

Tenders to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, and to be marked on outside “Tender for lease.” Tenders to be accompanied by a deposit of one year’s rent at the rate offered, and £1 1s. lease fee. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease is subject to resumption on six months’ notice.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for improvements effected on the land on account of the aforesaid resumption or for any other cause, but he may at the expiration or sooner determination of the lease remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise. If the land is cultivated, it must be left down in permanent pasture.
3. Lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the land without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be determined by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
6. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to determine the lease.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Milling-timber in the Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 30th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 5th October, 1920, under the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 1,058 acres, situated in Block IX, Pakawau Survey District, and shown bordered red on plan delineated hereon.

The quantity of milling-timber is estimated at 18,500,000 sup. ft., more or less, of all kinds, the proportion of each kind being approximately rimu 58 per cent., beech 32 per cent., kahikawaka 4 per cent., and miscellaneous 6 per cent.

Sale subject to upset price.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale.
2. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kinds 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 successful purchaser be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated hereon or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber.
3. The right is reserved to the Conservator of State Forests to withdraw from sale all the above timber either before or after the date for receipts of tenders.
4. In his tender the tenderer must state the price per 100 sup. ft. in the round log that he will pay for each species of timber.
5. The successful tenderer will be required to deposit with the Commissioner of State Forests a bond (with satisfactory guarantees) for £1,000, which amount will be liable to forfeiture in the case of non-fulfilment of conditions of sale.
6. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and the timber described is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the tender by the Commissioner of State Forests.
7. All felled timber for removal from the forest is to be branded and measured in the log by the Hoppus system before manufacture. A return, which must be verified by affidavit, giving the number of logs cut of each species and their contents must be made quarterly by the licensee. Payment for the timber in accordance with this return shall be made within fourteen days of the 31st March, 30th June, 30th September, and 31st December in each and every year during the currency of the license. A return, which must be verified by affidavit, must also be made quarterly showing the output of sawn timber of each species.
8. The successful tenderer will be granted a license to cut timber, the period of which shall be ten years. This period will not be extended. A fee of £1 1s. must be paid for the license. The license shall not be transferable except with the consent of the Commissioner of State Forests.
9. Cutting of the timber must be started within two years of the date of grant of the license, and within five years of the same date 5,000,000 ft. of timber must be cut; and during each successive year not less than 2,700,000 sup. ft. of timber must be cut.
10. Cutting operations must be carried on regularly, and generally in a manner approved of by the Conservator of State Forests or his representative. The purchaser shall have no right to the use of the land; and the Crown reserves the right to use cut-over areas in any manner and for any purposes.
11. All timber, whether standing, felled in logs, or sawn, shall remain the property of the Crown until paid for.
12. The licensee shall not allow any sawdust, slabs, or other refuse to find its way into any watercourse of any description.
13. The license shall be subject to any rights of tramway that may hereafter be granted over the lands comprised therein; and the Commissioner of State Forests may authorize the laying-down or working of tram-lines through the land by persons other than the licensee.
14. The settlement of any disputes shall be made by the Conservator of State Forests; but there shall be a right of appeal to the Commissioner of State Forests.

Full particulars may be ascertained, and copies of the Forest Regulations obtained, at this office and at the Head Office, Forestry Department, Wellington.

H. D. McKELLAR,
Conservator of State Forests.

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