MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1483

Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd May, 1922.

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, Auckland, up to 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, 6th July, 1922, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Forest Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 1.

PART Blocks VII and VIII, Patetere North-east Survey District (Selwyn Settlement) :—

Sup. Feet.

10,094 rimu-trees, containing about .. 20,835,952
606 kahikatea-trees, containing about .. 2,012,080
852 matai-trees ,, .. 1,014,534
354 totara-trees ,, .. 321,274
461 miro-trees ,, .. 390,916
184 tanekaha-trees ,, .. 161,395
153 red-birch (unbranded) estimated to contain.. .. .. 263,160

24,999,311

Upset price : £30,300.

Distinguishing brands : I, II.

Time for removal of timber : Eight years.

470 defective and undersized trees branded F.R. not included in the sale.

Terms of Payment.—One-eighth in cash, together with timber-cutting license fee 21s. ; one-eighth in eighteen months, one-eighth in twenty-four months, one-eighth in thirty months, one-eighth in thirty-six months, one-eighth in forty-two months, one-eighth in forty-eight months, and one-eighth in fifty-four months thereafter.

Lot 2.

Sections 28, 29, and 30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku Survey District (Ohauiti Settlement) :—

Sup. Feet.

2,514 rimu-trees, containing about .. 4,524,325
419 tanekaha-trees, containing about .. 225,564
388 miro-trees ,, .. 233,576
170 kahikatea-trees ,, .. 203,599
237 mangeao-trees ,, .. 129,087

Upset price : £5,000.

Distinguishing brands : H, I, K, II, T, III, X, V.

Time for removal of timber : Three years.

Terms of Payment.—One-fifth in cash, together with timber-cutting license fee 21s. ; one-fifth in seven months, one-fifth in fourteen months, one-fifth in twenty-one months, and one-fifth in twenty-eight 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 made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale.

2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw from sale the above lots of timber.

3. The aforementioned particulars 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 quantities than as stated herein or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber, nor shall any additional sum be claimed by the Crown if the quantities of timber are found to be in excess of those stated herein.

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

5. 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 it is found that more than a due proportion of the timber has been cut, or should any breach of the conditions occur, or if in the opinion of the Commissioner of Crown Lands the interests of the Crown are being jeopardized.

6. The quantities stated are standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brands are included in the sale, but an offer may be made by the successful tenderer for undersized and defective trees not included in the sale.

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

8. In the event of the lots 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.

9. 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 of the first instalment to be paid (if tender accepted) within thirty days of the date of accepting of tender.

10. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders to be addressed “Commissioner of Crown Lands,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Timber.”

Sale plan and conditions of sale may be seen at the Mamaku, Rotorua, and Tauranga Post-offices, or at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Education Reserve in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 22nd May, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders, marked outside “Tender for Lease,” will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, the 29th June, 1922, for a lease of the undermentioned land under the Education Reserves Act, 1908, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—ASHBURTON COUNTY.—ALFORD SURVEY DISTRICT.

RESERVE 1900, Block VIII : Area, 10 acres ; upset annual rental, £3 15s.

Situated about five miles from Springburn Railway-station. Light stony land in fair order.

Weighted with £5 for improvements.

ABSTRACT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money-order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with rent for the broken period up to 1st July, 1922, and £2 2s. lease fee and cost of registration, together with £5, value of the improvements.

2. Term of lease, twenty-one 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 subdivide 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.

16. Possession will be given on the day of acceptance of tender.

C. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.