Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 633

Lands in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 26th February, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands have been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board. The said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Timber in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 26th February, 1923.

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, 3rd April, 1923, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

SAWMILL Area No. 642, in Blocks X and XII, Mokoreta Survey District: Approximate area, 200 acres, and 1,590 acres reserve.

Estimated quantity in superficial feet: Rimu, 1,460,000; miro, 100,000; matai, 20,000; total, 1,580,000.

Upset price, £1,230, including survey fee and ranger's expenses.

Time for removal of timber: Four years from date of sale.

Terms of Payment.—£300 and a license fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in four equal instalments at intervals of nine, eighteen, twenty-seven, and thirty-six months respectively.

Section 19, Block I, Waikawa Survey District: Approximate area, 95 acres 2 roods.

Estimated quantity in superficial feet: Rimu, 231,080; miro, 10,520; total, 241,600.

Upset price, £181 4s.

Time for removal of timber: Two years from date of sale.

Terms of Payment.—£50 and timber-cutting license fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance in three equal instalments at intervals of six, twelve, and eighteen months respectively.

All instalments 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 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 due 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.

R. S. GALBRAITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 26th February, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey