2760

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 73

Timber in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 10th October, 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 District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, 14th November, 1922, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Section 41 (A), Block I, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 109 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 110,000, kahikatea 45,000, miro 30,000 ; total 185,000.
Upset price, £92 10s.
Time for removal of timber : One year.
Terms of Payment.—£30, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in two equal instalments at intervals of four and eight months respectively.

Section 41 (B), Block I, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 207 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 175,000, kahikatea 81,500, miro 49,000, beech 320,000 ; total 625,500.
Upset price, £312 15s.
Time for removal of timber : One year and a half.
Terms of Payment.—£50, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in four equal instalments at intervals of four, eight, twelve, and sixteen months respectively.

Section 40, Block I, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 56 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 67,900, kahikatea 39,700, miro 5,450, matai 3,500 ; total 116,550.
Upset price, £60.
Time for removal of timber : One year.
Terms of Payment.—£20, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in two equal instalments at intervals of four and eight months respectively.

Section 20 (A), Block V, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 112 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 121,000, kahikatea 28,000, miro 21,200, beech 110,000 ; total 280,200.
Upset price, £140 2s.
Time for removal of timber : One year.
Terms of Payment.—£40, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer; the remainder in two equal instalments at intervals of four and eight months respectively.

Section 20 (B), Block V, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 199 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 190,000, kahikatea 24,870, miro 40,000, beech 248,800 ; total 503,670.
Upset price, £251 16s.
Time for removal of timber : One year and a half.
Terms of Payment.—£50, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer; the balance in four equal instalments at intervals of four, eight, twelve, and sixteen months respectively.

Section 19 (A), Block V, Aparima Hundred.

Approximate area, 92 acres.
Estimated quantity in superficial feet : Rimu 98,000, kahikatea 26,000, miro 31,000, beech 40,000, matai 3,400 ; total 198,400.
Upset price, £100 18s.
Time for removal of timber : One year.
Terms of Payment.—£30, and timber-cutting license fee £1 ls., to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in two equal instalments at intervals of four and eight months respectively.

G. H. BULLARD,
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 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 licensee shall have the right to construct and use such tramway or tramways as may be found necessary to the proper milling and removal of the timber.

7. If at any time during the currency of these licenses 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 any of the said areas 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 licensee and his surety, suspend his 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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

12. Lots will be sold generally in accordance with the areas and boundaries as shown on the sale map, which may be seen at the Land Office. Invercargill.

O. G. GOLDSMITH,
Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.—Wellington Forest Conservation Region.

State Forest Service,
Wellington, 9th October, 1922.

Notice is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 29th November, 1922.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 3.
All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 240 acres, situated in Provisional State Forest No. 67, Block XII, Kaitieke Survey District.