Mar. 14] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 343

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the
examination of applicants, and the successful applicant will be
required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit
comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease fee,
and amount of weighting for improvements.

SCHEDULE

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND

Matamata County.—Maungatautari Survey District

SECTION 23, Block XVI: Area, 41 acres 0 roods 10 perches.
(NOTE.—This area is subject to alteration on completion of plan.)
Capital value, £140. Deposit on deferred payments, £10. Half-
yearly instalment on deferred payments (term: ten years), £8 10s. 9d.
Renewable lease: half-yearly rent, £2 16s.

Weighted with £100 (payable in cash) for improvements, com-
prising clearing and grassing.

The property is situated fronting Lake Road fourteen miles
south of Putaruru, and was previously known as Waotu North
3r 1 Block. It comprises undulating to easy hills, all ploughable;
31 acres are cleared and in grass with ragwort and blackberry in
evidence, the balance being in tea-tree, fern, and blackberry. The
section is suitable for working in conjunction with other land.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the
undersigned.

L. J. POFF,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 9/3468; D.O. M.L. 3997.)

Education Reserve in Taranaki Land District for Lease

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 12th March, 1946.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education
reserve is open for lease under the provisions of the Education
Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908;
and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey
office, New Plymouth, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 15th April,
1946.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth, on Wednesday,
17th April, 1946, at 10 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable
to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the
examination of applicants, and the successful applicant is required
to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot the first half-year’s
rent, broken-period rent, and lease fee.

SCHEDULE

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE

Hawera County—Hawera Survey District

Lot 22, D.P. 3616, being part Section 189, Block IX: Area, 1 rood
0·1 perches. Annual rent, £4 10s.

This is a good level section fronting the Avenue, Hawera,
approximately half a mile from the post-office. All town amenities
are available.

Form of lease may be perused and any further particulars
required may be obtained at the office of the undersigned.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 5/95; D.O. E.R. 502.)

Land in Wellington Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1946.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned property is
open for selection on optional tenures under the Land Act,
1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 15th
April, 1946.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Wednesday, 17th
April, 1946, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable to
attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any
Commissioner of Crown Lands. Applicants are required to produce
evidence of their financial position and farming experience.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the
examination of applicants, and the successful applicant is required
to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising
the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease fee, and amount
of weighting for improvements.

SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND

Kaitieke County.—Kaitieke Survey District

SECTIONS 7, 32, and 33, Block XII: Area, 244 acres 1 rood 32
perches. Capital value, £120. Deposit on deferred payments, £20.
Half-yearly instalments on deferred payments (term: ten years),
£6 11s. 4d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 8s.

Weighted with £60 (payable in cash) for improvements, com-
prising fencing and grassing.

The property is situated one mile from the Raurimu Post-office
and Railway-station, comprising undulating to hilly and broken
land. The sections are suitable for working in conjunction with
other property.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the
undersigned.

G. I. MARTIN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 9/2499; D.O. Misc. 2074.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 13th March, 1946.

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 noon on Friday,
12th April, 1946.

SCHEDULE

WESTLAND CONSERVANCY.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, being Sawmill Area
No. 896, containing 162 acres, situated in Block VIII, Kopara
Survey District, State Forest No. 25, approximately twenty-five
miles from the Ngahere Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 224,200,
or in board feet 1,424,000, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. 171,200 1,091,000
Kahikatea .. .. .. 53,000 333,000
—————— ———————
224,200 1,424,000

Upset price: £1,440.
Time for removal: One year.

Terms of Payment

A marked cheque for a deposit of £360, together with £1 1s.
license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid
in six equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be made
one month after the date of sale.

Special Condition

The successful tenderer shall be liable for payment for any
damage caused by fire on the above-mentioned area during the
term 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 aforementioned qualities, quantities, and kinds as to the
   said timber shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for the purposes of
   this sale, and no contract for the 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, or kind
   as stated herein or in any advertisement having reference to the
   said timber.

4. A return giving the number of logs cut of each species and
   their contents must be made quarterly by the licensee on the last
   days of March, June, September, and December, respectively, in
   each year. A return must also be made on the same dates showing
   the output of sawn timber of each species. These returns may
   be ascertained and verified by inspection of the books of the mill,
   or by such other means as the Conservator may require, and for
   this purpose the accounts and books shall be open to the inspection
   of the Conservator, a Forest Ranger, or other duly authorized officer.

5. 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 satis-
   factory arrangements have been made in this connection must be
   produced to the undersigned.

6. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and
   to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relative to
   the sale.

7. Each tenderer must state the total price that he is prepared
   to pay for the timber. The highest or any tender will not neces-
   sarily be accepted, and the timber described is submitted for sale,
   subject to the final acceptance of the tender by the Commissioner
   of State Forests.

8. 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.

9. If no tender is accepted for the timber herein mentioned
   it will remain open for application for three months from the
   closing-date of tenders.

10. 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.

R. B. COLLETT, Conservator of Forests.

(S.F. 23/5/25/896.)