The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-11 00:00:00

INDIA OFFICE, 6TH APRIL, 1867.
THE SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA. in
COUNCIL hereby gives Notice, that he has received
from the Right Honourable the GOvernor-General of India
in Council the following Notification relative to the tale of
the HANVULBAUGH and AYAR TOLI GOVERNMENT
TEA PLANTATIONS in KUMAON.
HERMAN MERIVALE.

NOTIFICATION, DATED THE 13TH FEBRUARY.
The following TEA PLANTATIONS and FACTO-
RIES in Kumaon, the property of Government, are offered
for SALE at the prices specified :
1. Ilawulbaugh, in Kumaon, forty-six miles from the
plains, and six miles from Almorah. - The Plantations,
including the small J!fursery of Kusseena, in the immediate
neighbourhood of Almorah, consist of about 106 acres
planted with tea. At a short distance from the planta-
tions there is a cheer (Pinus lougifolia) forest, consisting
of 102 acres, belonging to the estate, the timber of which
is well fitted for making tea chests, &c.
There are on the estate two large slated houses, a large
slated factory, two large slated godowns, a slated barrack
for Chinese tea manufacturers, and numerous slated out-
offices, and the stock and block /4 the factory are. com-
plete for tea operations and in working order. , ,
The yield of the estate last season was about 16,000 lbs:
of tea, and -500 maunds of seeds, all of which have been
sown in the plantations.
This estate will be sold in one lot, in fee simple, free of
ell demands on account of land revenue, exclusive of ex-
isting local cesses, such as road, educational, and postal
cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for
Rupees 40,000 (forty thousand rupees).
2. Ayar Tole, in Kuttyoor, Kumaon, distant about 80
(eighty) miles from the plains, and about forty miles from
Almorah.— This Plantation, with the small Nursery of
Lutchmaissur, consists of about 2,550 acres, of which
about 300 are under cultivation with tea, about 700 acres
of cleared land, and the remainder covered with pine, oak,
&c., forest, the timber of which is well adopted for making
tea chests, &c.
There are on the estate a slated house, a slated factory,
and a slated godown, and numerous out-offices ; and a
slated house or godown at Hawulbaugh, for storing tea,
will be sold with the estate.
The yield of the estate last year was about 12,000 lbs. of
tea, and about 600 maunds of seeds, all of which have been
sown in the plantations.
This estate will be sold in ono lot, in fee simple, free of
all demands on account of land _revenue, exclusive of
existing local ceases, such as road, educational, and postal
cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for
Rupees 1,25,000 (one hundred and twenty-five thousand
rupees).
A small portion of the plantation of Ayar Toli, named
Bincoli, belonging to the temple of Naguath, will bear an
annual rental of Rupees 24(twenty-four rupees) per annum.
This land is leased in perpetuity from the temple of Nag-
nath on this rental. _ _

Offers will be received by the Superintendent, Botanical
Gardens, North-Western Provinces, Saharunpore, and, on
the offer being accepted, the purchaser must deposit 5 per
cent. of the purchase-money, which will be forfeited if the
amount of the purchase-money be not paid in full on the
date which may be agreed upon at the time of sale.
Both of these estates have been surveyed, and copies of
the Survey Maps may be seen on application to the Super-
intendent, Government Botanicil G trdem, Saharoupore.
By order of the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor of
the North-Western Provinces.

SIMSON,
Secretary to the Government, North-
Western Provinces.