APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1075

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Timber in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.—436,641 Superficial Feet.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 23rd May, 1923, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAITEMATA COUNTY.—MOTUTARA SETTLEMENT.

Sections 14s and 15s, Motutara Settlement, Block XI, Kumeu Survey District.

235 kauri-trees, containing .. 395,839 superficial feet.
24 kahikatea-trees, containing .. 40,802 ,,
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436,641 superficial feet.

Distinguishing brands : X.
Upset price : £1,700.
Time for removal : Eighteen months.

TERM OF PAYMENT.

The sum of £600 to be paid in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, together with £1 1s. license fee; balance payable in two equal instalments.

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 endorsed by two approved sureties, and such bills are to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands within fourteen days after notifying the purchaser to complete.

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 to be paid, if tender accepted, in terms as stated above.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders to be addressed “Commissioner of Crown Lands, North Auckland Land District, P.O. Box 10, Auckland,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Timber.”

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and to 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 this timber from sale, either before or after the date for receipt of tenders.

3. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kinds 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 successful purchaser be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated herein, or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber, nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if the said quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that 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 quantities stated are standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brands shown are included in this sale. All trees branded F.R. or unbranded, being the under-sized, defective, and isolated trees, are excluded from this sale, and must not be felled or removed.

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

7. In the event of no tenders being received for this timber, applications may be received and dealt with at any time within six months thereafter (unless previously formally withdrawn); providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.

8. Any breach of the foregoing Conditions of Sale will render the “On demand” promissory notes liable to be presented for immediate payment.

9. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and this timber is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of any tender by the Minister of Lands.

10. The licensee will be required to surrender each section as cut out.

11. The purchaser shall have the right to cut the timber for the period specified, but shall have no right to the use of the land.

12. 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 become available, and of disposing of the same.

13. The licensee shall not allow any sawdust to find its way into any watercourse of any description.

14. Purchasers are notified that extension of the time herein stated for the removal of the timber must not be anticipated.

Full particulars may be obtained from this office.

R. P. GREVILLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run in Canterbury Land District open for License.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 16th April, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral run is open for license for a term of thirty-five years under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and its amendments; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 18th June, 1923.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Wednesday, 20th June, 1923, at 10 o’clock a.m., 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.—WAIMATE COUNTY.—WAIHAO SURVEY DISTRICT.

Term of License, Thirty-five Years.

RUN 47B, Blocks III, IV, VII, and VIII : Area, 6,061 acres; annual rental, £300.

Weighted with £404 5s., valuation for improvements.

This is part of the Otaio Section, situated about twelve miles from Makikihi Railway-station and township by good road. The majority of the run is good sheep-country, a large portion being well tussocked and grassed.

The improvements consist of 245 chains subdivisional fencing and about 350 chains boundary fencing, at a total value of £404 5s., which must be paid for in cash on the fall of the hammer.

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

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that DANIEL HISSHION, late of Towa Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, now of Ruawai, Northern Wairoa, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be helden at my office on Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

14th April, 1923.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that THOMAS FRANCIS LONG, of Customs Street, Auckland, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be helden at my office on Tuesday, the 1st day of May, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

16th April, 1923.