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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

year, clip and trim all gorse and other live fences on the land included in the lease.

9. The lessee will keep all buildings, fences, ditches, drains, watercourses, gates, fixtures, and other things upon and about the land in good order and condition.

10. The lessee shall, at the expiration of the term, yield up the whole of the land in permanent pasture of grasses and clovers.

11. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the day on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The reserve is described for the general information of intending bidders, who are recommended, nevertheless, to make a personal inspection, as the Department is not responsible for the absolute accuracy of any description.

Form of lease may be perused and full particulars obtained at this office.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 5th March, 1928.

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 Thursday, 12th April, 1928, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
SECTION 8, Block I, Hukerenui Survey District.

95 green kauri trees .. .. 166,552 superficial feet.
5 dry kauri trees .. .. 12,616 ,,
62 dry kauri rickers .. .. 33,604 ,,
110 green totara trees .. .. 161,419 ,,
191 rimu trees .. .. 294,770 ,,
182 kahikatea trees .. .. 567,773 ,,
27 matai trees .. .. 31,539 ,,

672 trees containing .. .. 1,268,273 ,,

Distinguishing brand: V.
Upset price: £2,235.
Time for removal: Two years.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

The sum of one-fourth of the amount of the tender to be paid in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, together with £1 1s. (license fee); balance payable in three equal instalments within six months, twelve months, and eighteen months thereafter, respectively.

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.

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 undersized, defective, and isolated trees, are excluded from this sale, and must not be felled or removed.

6. Should any dispute arise as to the 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 purchaser shall have the right to cut the timber for the period specified, but shall have no right to the use of the land.

11. 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.

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

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

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.”

Full particulars may be obtained from this office.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 5th March, 1928.

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 Thursday, the 29th March, 1928.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND CONSERVATION-REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land containing 405 acres, situated in Block XIV, Ahaura Survey District, portion of Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1702, situated about sixteen miles from Ngahere Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 806,178, or in board feet, 4,963,200, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu 772,512 4,764,100
Kahikatea 33,666 199,100

Totals 806,178 4,963,200

Upset price: £3,958.
Ground rent: £20 5s. per annum.
Time for removal: Four years.

Further blocks of residual tributary timber in the provisional State forest mentioned will be selected at appropriate times and offered for sale by public tender as occasion warrants.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-tenth of the purchase-money, together with a half-year’s ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by nine equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid six months after the date of sale. In addition, the successful tenderer shall continue to pay such ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency of the license.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by an “on demand” promissory note 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