JULY 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1841

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for a term of sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, at 10.30 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, the 12th day of October, 1922, or at the Local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Monday, the 30th day of October, 1922.

The ballot will be held at the Local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, at the conclusion of the examination of applicants, on Monday, the 30th October, 1922.

SCHEDULE.

HaWaE'S Bay LAND DISTRICT.-SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Waikohu County.--Moanui and Koranga Survey Districts.--Tahora Block.
Exempt from Payment of Rent for Four Years.

Section. Block. Area. Capital Value. Annual Instalment on Deferred Payment (excluding Interest). Half-yearly Rent on Lease.
Moanui Survey District.
Acres. £ s. d. £ s. d.
XIV 3,640 5,560 278 0 0 125 2 0
XV 1,998 4,030 201 10 0 90 13 6
Koranga Survey District.
II 3,525 6,220 311 0 0 139 19 0
,, 2,075 3,150 157 10 0 70 17 6
VI 2,840 2,240 112 0 0 50 8 0
,, 2,465 3,740 187 0 0 84 3 0
VII 2,060 3,640 182 0 0 81 18 0

The above block, comprising an area of 18,603 acres, and divided into seven sections, is situated in the Waikohu County of the Hawke's Bay Land District, and seventeen miles to twenty-six miles (fifteen of which are formed) from Matawai Railway-station on the Gisborne-Motu Railway line. The country generally is broken, with steep to easy hills ranging in elevation from about 1,000 ft. to 3,960 ft. above sea-level. All the land is under heavy bush, mostly birch, with a mixture of tawhero, tawiri, karamu, and in places a fairly dense undergrowth of fern. A small portion is under tawa bush, with supplejack undergrowth. Miro and rimu in sufficient quantities for fencing purposes are to be found on the lower levels. The land is particularly well watered, and each section is provided with a good homestead-site. The soil is of a light pumiceous character, resting on pumice or rock. The land generally lies well towards the sun, most of the main spurs and streams running approximately north and south. The district has a good rainfall.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in Hawke's Bay Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 17th July, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction at the Local Lands Office, Gisborne, at 2.30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, the 31st day of August, 1922, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

HaWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.
North-west Corner of Paraeroa and Waihora Blocks, Wairngaromia Survey District.

TIMBER : White-pine and matai, approximately 1,000,000 superficial feet; upset price, £1,000.

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 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 estimates. 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 successful bidder shall purchase the whole of the timber in the lot, and shall on the fall of the hammer pay in cash a deposit of 20 per cent. of the amount bid, together with £1 ls. license fee. The balance of the purchase-money to be paid by equal quarterly instalments payable on 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st September in each year, the first of such payments to be made on the 1st January, 1923. Promissory notes must be given for the payment of quarterly instalments, endorsed by approved persons.

4. The purchaser shall have the right to cut and remove all timber on the land comprised in the license for a term of twelve months from the 1st January, 1923, which shall also include the period from the date of sale to the said 1st January, 1923. The license shall be for the cutting and removal of the timber, and shall give no other right to the use of the land.

5. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or watercourse, or in any place where it may be washed into any river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill refuse.

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

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

8. The intention of intending purchasers is directed particularly to clauses 9, 18, 22, and 27 of the Forest Regulations under the Land Act, 1908, dated 31st March, 1909.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

W. F. MARSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Conservator of State Forests.

Land in Wellington Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for sale or lease to Discharged Soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 22nd day of September, 1922.

The land may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for a term of sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 26th day of September, 1922, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.

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

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.-FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Featherston South County.--Wairarapa Survey District. SECTION 3, Block XII : Area, 60 acres 2 roods 8 perches; capital value, £3,210 ; annual instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £160 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £72 4s. 6d.

Weighted with £729, valuation for improvements comprising six-roomed dwelling, wash-house, motor-shed, and 22 chains of fencing.

Situated about eleven miles from Featherston, in the Pihautea Settlement; access by good metalled road. It is distant about three miles from the post-office and school at Kahautara. All flat land; about one-third is open pasture, the remainder (which has been milled) is covered with tree-tops. The soil is of first-class quality, on shingle formation; well adapted for dairying; fairly well watered.

Special Condition.--The Crown reserves the right to construct drains or extend present drains in the section, and the lessee shall, whenever necessary, properly clean and clear from weeds and shall at all times keep open all drains, ditches, and watercourses now or hereafter upon the land comprised in the lease.

THOS. BROOK,
Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands.