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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

NOTE.

In cases where a building is to be divided among two or more selectors, it is essential that they arrange to remove the parts allotted to them at the same time. This is to obviate the destruction by weather of a partly demolished building.

SPECIAL CONDITION.

The right of access to and over the present pipe-line leading from the spring on Section 11s to Begg’s homestead, and a right to the use of the water for domestic purposes and stock is reserved.

Sale posters and other particulars may be obtained at this office.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned lands will be offered to sale by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, 12th April, 1921, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

PART of Tauparaha No. 2 Block, adjoining Pihautea Settlement: Area, approximately 51 acres 2 roods.

Estimated quantity in superficial feet: Totara, 50,150; matai, 126,860; kahikatea, 424,800; total, 601,810.

Upset price: £1,505.

Time for removal of timber: One year and a half.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

One-fifth of the purchase-price, and timber-cutting license fee £1 1s., to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the remainder by equal instalments at four-monthly intervals thereafter.

All instalment payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of sale, and with the interest added shall be secured by “On demand” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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 such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary.

2. The quantities 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 on each lot. 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 the quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein.

3. The promissory notes will be presented at intervals as indicated in the terms of payment; but they may be presented for payment at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of the 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 of the timber shall have no right to the use of the land.

5. Licensee shall have the right to cut and remove only such matai, kahikatea, and totara trees as can be milled, and shall have no right to split posts, &c., or cut firewood.

6. The timber shall be cut in a face, and the Crown reserves the right to follow up the mill-workings by felling and grassing such areas as from time to time are cleared of milling-timber. Sufficient totara and kahikatea timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes, the trees required will be selected and marked by the Crown Lands Ranger. Cutting must commence within one month of date of sale, and be continuous during the currency of the license.

7. Sawdust and debris from the mill shall not be placed in any river, stream, or watercourse, but must be burned, destroyed, or removed as the milling operations proceed, and on no account will such refuse be allowed to accumulate.

8. The licensee shall have the right to construct and use a tramway along Pihautea Road within the Pihautea Settlement, subject to the tramway being placed in such position as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may direct, and any damage done to the roads or sections within the said settlement by the carting of timber shall be repaired forthwith by the licensee at his own cost. The Commissioner of Crown Lands reserves the right, if necessary, to limit the weight of loads, and to fix the width of tires of vehicles used in connection with haulage of timber within the said settlement.

9. This license shall be subject to the condition that immediately after the completion of milling operations the licensee shall remove all tram-rails, sleepers, &c., and shall forthwith fill up any holes or excavations along tram-line.

10. If at any time during the currency of this license the Crown Lands Ranger, or other person duly authorized by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, shall report, or it otherwise appears, that the timber on the said area is being improperly cut, or that the interests of the Crown or settlers are prejudiced, or for any other reason, the Commissioner of Crown Lands may, by notice in writing to the said licensee and his surety, suspend this license pending investigation, and the Commissioner may cancel such license if it is found that its conditions have been infringed, without prejudice to any proceeding for damage done, recovery of amounts due on royalty, or otherwise.

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

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

13. All the timber, whether standing or felled or in logs, shall remain the property of the Crown until all the instalments are paid.

14. Should any dispute arise as to boundaries, the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final and conclusive.

15. The lot will be sold generally in accordance with the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map.

Full particulars may be obtained on application to this office.

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

Pastoral Run in Canterbury Land District for License by Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 31st March, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run is open for selection by discharged soldiers in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 24th day of May, 1921.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, the 26th day of May, 1921, but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT.

Waimate County.—Hewlings, Dalzell, and Gibson Survey Districts.

PART Waitangi Run 66A, Class A: Area, 21,200 acres; annual rent, £677 10s.; term, fourteen years.

All pastoral country, with flats (more or less stony) along the Waitaki River, remainder rough broken country ranging from 800 ft. to 6,300 ft. The vegetation consists mostly of native grasses. Well watered.

The improvements that go with the land are about thirty miles of boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £1,197.

Access is from Kurow Railway-station, about thirteen miles by fairly good road. Rabbits are somewhat numerous on this block, but they are now being trapped and poisoned.

Sale plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.

H. D. M. HASZARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.