3484
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 78

application to the Court: And whereas the said consent of
the Public Trust Office Board has been duly given: Now the
Public Trustee hereby gives notice that he intends to take
possession of the property above mentioned, and to exercise
in respect thereof the powers conferred upon him in and by
the provisions of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and the
amendments thereof.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of November, 1927.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of
Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for the “Renown
Sporting Series,” Melbourne.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand
having reasonable grounds for supposing that the
organization and persons whose names and addresses are
shown in the Schedule hereunder, are engaged in promoting or
carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered,
under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no
money-order in favour of the said organization or persons
shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the
said organization or persons (either by its or his own or any
fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to either of the
addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be
either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New
Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

W. Anderson, Secretary, “Renown Sporting Series,” Melbourne.

W. Hopton, Box 1740, G.P.O., Melbourne.

“Renown Sporting Series,” Melbourne.

Dated the 4th day of November, 1927.

W. NOSWORTHY, Postmaster-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th November, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-
mentioned land having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said land has thereby
reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act,
1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No. L.P. 629. Section 1, Block XII, Rahu Survey
District. Formerly held by W. H. Bartlett. Reason for
forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th November, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-
mentioned land having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said land has
thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the
Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE No. L.S.R.L. 95. Section 9s, Maruia Settlement,
Block XI, Rahu Survey District. Formerly held by W. H.
Bartlett. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with con-
ditions of lease.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 8th November, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned milling-
timber will be offered for sale by public auction at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, at 11 o’clock a.m.
on Monday, 12th December, 1927, under the provisions of
the Land Act, 1924, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY.

Section 1, Block XVI, Pohui Survey District.

Species. Super Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. .. 648,343
Matai .. .. .. .. 595,629
Matai (dead) .. .. .. .. 62,534
Kahikatea .. .. .. .. 32,323
Rewarewa .. .. .. .. 19,186

Total .. .. .. .. 1,358,015

Upset price, £2,470.
Time for removal: Three years.

Terms of Payment.

The sum of £200 to be paid in cash, together with £1 1s.
license fee; balance in half-yearly instalments over period
of three years.

All instalment payments shall bear interest at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum as from the date of auction, and, with
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 the purchaser has been
notified to complete.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality
   and 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 at any time.

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. The license shall be subject to any right of tramway
   already granted or that may hereafter be granted over the
   lands comprised therein, and the Land Board may authorize
   the laying-down and working of tram-lines through the lot
   by other persons than the licensee.

5. The lots will be sold generally in accordance with the
   areas and boundaries as shown on a map at the District
   Lands and Survey Office, Napier.

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

7. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries the de-
   cision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

8. If the purchaser is unable to cut the whole of the timber
   within the term specified owing to causes beyond his control,
   the license may be extended for a further term of one year,
   subject to clause 88 of the Forest Regulations.

9. 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.

10. 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 avail-
    able, and of disposing of the same.

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

12. The attention of intending purchasers is directed par-
    ticularly to clauses 9, 18, 22, 27, and 58 of the Forest Regula-
    tions under the Land Act, 1908, dated 31st March, 1908.

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.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner
of Crown Lands, Napier.

J. D. THOMSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.