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be payable by equal half-yearly payments in advance on
the 20th day of June and December in each year of the said
term.
Lessee's interest in sublease for sale at upset price of £1,550,
deposit £150.
Files—H.O., 26/23820; D.O., 22/7700.

Terms of Sale.

1. Cash.—The required deposit on the fall of the hammer,
   and the balance within thirty days.
2. Deferred Payments.—Deposit as shown, balance by equal
   half-yearly instalments, consisting partly of purchase-money
   and partly of interest, extending over a period not exceeding
   thirty-four years and a half in the case of civilians and thirty-
   six years and a half in the case of discharged soldiers, with
   the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the
   outstanding amount.
3. The unpaid purchase-money shall be secured by way of
   instalment mortgage, interest being calculated at 5 per cent.
   in the case of discharged soldiers, and 5½ per cent. in all
   other cases. A rebate of one-tenth of the interest payable
   will be allowed for prompt payment of instalments.
   The lands are described for the general information of
   intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to
   make a personal inspection, as the Department is not respon-
   sible for the absolute accuracy of any description.
   Full particulars may be obtained at this office.
   THOS. BROOK,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in the Nelson Land District for Sale by Public Auction.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 11th November, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land
will be offered for sale by public auction at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Wednesday,
16th December, 1925, at 11 o'clock a.m., under the provisions
of the Land Act, 1924.
SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 12, Block XIV, Pakawau Survey District : Area,
4 acres 3 roods 7 perches; upset price, £48.
Situated close to the Township of Collingwood, on the
banks of the Aorere River. All flat land of good quality,
subject to flood.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of
the hammer and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1),
within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the
purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited,
and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.
Title will be subject to Part XIII of the Land Act, 1924.
Full particulars may be had on application to this office.
A. F. WATERS,
Deputy-Commissioner of Crown Lands.
STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.
State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 6th November, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will
close at the office of the State Forest Service, Hokitika, at
4 o'clock p.m., on Monday, the 30th November, 1925.
SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND
LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing
114 acres, situated in Block I, Hohonu Survey District, portion
of Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1605, situated about
eight miles from Paroa Railway-station.
The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 187,735, or in
superficial feet, 1,129,500, made up as follows :
Species. Cubic Feet. Superficial Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. 167,244 1,004,000
Kahikatea .. .. .. 20,491 125,500
Upset price, £958.
Ground rent, £5 14s. per annum.
Time for removal, fifteen months.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-fourth of the purchase-money,
together with half-year's ground rent and £1 1s. license fee,
must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by three
equal quarterly payments, the first of which shall be paid
on the 1st day of March, 1926.
The ground rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance during
the currency of the license.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by "on
   demand" promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest
   at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum in excess of current
   bank overdraft rates will be charged on all notes overdue
   from the date of maturity to the date of payment.
2. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold in
   accordance with the provisions of the Forests Act, 1921–22,
   the regulations in force thereunder, and these conditions.
3. The attention of all tenderers is drawn to the fact that
   the local controlling body may require the successful tenderer
   to pay any claims or charges which may be made by that
   body for the maintenance of the road over which the timber
   may be transported, and before a sawmill license is issued a
   letter indicating that satisfactory arrangements have been
   made in this connection must be produced to the undersigned.
4. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality
   and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters
   relative to the sale.
5. Each tenderer must state the total price that he is pre-
   pared to pay for each species. The highest or any tender will
   not necessarily be accepted, and the timber described is sub-
   mitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the tender
   by the Commissioner of State Forests.
6. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of State
   Forests to withdraw from sale any or all of the said timber
   either before or after the closing date for receipt of tenders.
7. If no tender is accepted for the timber herein mentioned
   it will remain open for application at the upset price until
   further notice.
8. Tenders should be on the special form obtainable from
   any office of the State Forest Service, and should be enclosed
   in envelopes addressed "Conservator of Forests, Hokitika," and
   endorsed "Tender for Timber."
   The conditions which will be inserted in the license to be
   issued to the purchaser, and further particulars may be
   obtained on application to the undersigned or to the Director
   of Forestry, Wellington.
   A. D. McGAVOCK, Conservator of Forests.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.
State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 11th November, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will
close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston
North, at 4 o'clock p.m., on 2nd December, 1925.
SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WELLINGTON
LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber on those parcels of land known as
Lots 8, 8A, and 8B, containing approximately 560 acres,
situated in Manganui Survey District (Provisional State
Forest No. 67), and lying on the western side of the Main
Trunk line between Horopito and Pokaka Railway-stations.
The estimated quantity of timber in superficial feet is
6,089,500, made up as follows :
Rimu .. .. .. 4,521,700
Miro .. .. .. 741,800
Matai .. .. .. 332,900
Kahikatea .. .. .. 402,300
Totara .. .. .. 90,800
Upset price, £11,330.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for £300, together with half-year's ground
rent and £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and
the balance be paid by sixteen equal quarterly instalments,
the first of which shall be paid nine months after the date
of sale.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by "on
   demand" promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest at