Mar. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 917

thereon, the amount of timber required, and how
long it would last, &c. An illustrative sketch-
map must accompany the description.
(c.) A description of the lot and quantity of the par-
ticular timber tendered for, and also the locality
of the mill at which it is proposed that this
timber shall be sawn.
(d.) How it is proposed to remove the timber, whether
by tramway, or by putting it into the creeks and
driving it out, or by hauling, rafting, towing,
or in any other manner.
(e.) The terms of payment offered being either wholly
in cash, or partly in cash and partly by instal-
ments, as specified in clause 8 hereof.

2. All tenders shall be accompanied by a deposit of 5 per
   cent. on the amount of the tender, which will be returned in
   case of non-acceptance of the tender, and in the case of a
   successful tenderer shall be retained as part payment for the
   timber.

3. The Conservator of State Forests or Commissioner of
   Crown Lands shall transmit such tenders, together with the
   Ranger’s report thereon, and his remarks and recommenda-
   tions, to the Commissioner of State Forests or Minister of
   Lands.

4. The highest or any of such tenders shall not necessarily
   be accepted, and the right is reserved by the Commissioner
   of State Forests or Minister of Lands to allot the timber in
   such manner and on such conditions as, in his opinion, the
   circumstances of the case warrant: Provided that before
   accepting a tender he shall satisfy himself that the tenderer
   is the proprietor of a then-existing mill, and that the timber
   applied for is to supply such mill.

5. In the event of the acceptance of any tender, a license
   shall be issued to the tenderer as licensee, and there shall be
   a maximum time provided for the removal of the timber,
   with conditions providing against waste in terms of No. 49
   of the general regulations under “The New Zealand State
   Forests Act, 1885,” dated the 15th day of January, 1900, or
   No. 49 of the general regulations under “The Land Act,
   1892,” dated the 12th day of March, 1900.

6. The licensee shall make and deliver to the Conservator
   of State Forests or Commissioner of Crown Lands, at a
   period fixed by such Conservator or Commissioner in each
   year, a written statement of the quantity of timber such
   licensee has in hand on the several classes of land held by
   him.

7. It shall be unlawful for the licensee to transfer, assign,
   or in any way dispose of his license, or of the timber, or of
   his interest therein, to any other person until after the ex-
   piration of two years from the date at which the tender
   was accepted: Provided, however, that where the licensee
   proposes to sell the timber with his mill, plant, and appli-
   ances in their entirety, he may do so with the written
   approval of the Commissioner of State Forests or Minister of
   Lands first obtained; and in such case the license may be
   transferred accordingly. Such approval may be given or
   refused in the discretion of the Commissioner or Minister.

8. Payment for timber shall be made by the licensee
   either wholly in cash on acceptance of tender, or partly in
   cash and partly by instalments, as follows:—
   For half to one million feet, half in cash on acceptance
   of tender and half in six months thereafter;
   For one to three million feet, one-third in cash on
   acceptance of tender, one-third in eight and one-
   third in sixteen months thereafter;
   For three to six million feet, one-fifth in cash on
   acceptance of tender, one-fifth in seven, one-fifth
   in fourteen, one-fifth in twenty-one, and one-fifth in
   twenty-eight months thereafter;
   For six to ten million feet, one-fifth in cash on ac-
   ceptance of tender, one-fifth in nine, one-fifth in
   eighteen, one-fifth in twenty-seven, and one-fifth
   in thirty-six months thereafter.

9. All such instalments shall bear interest at the rate of
   5 per cent. per annum as from the date of acceptance of
   tender, and, with the interest, shall be secured by promis-
   sory notes payable on demand, and made and indorsed to
   the satisfaction of the Conservator of State Forests or Com-
   missioner of Crown Lands.

10. Timber not removed within the time provided for
    its removal shall revert to the Crown, but the Commis-
    sioner of State Forests or Minister of Lands may grant an
    extension of time for a period not exceeding three years on
    payment of not less than 5 per cent. per annum on the prairie
    or net value of the land on which the timber is standing or
    lying, subject to such conditions as the Commissioner or
    Minister may impose.

11. The Crown reserves the right either to accept royalty
    on the estimated quantity of timber as appraised, or on the
    amount as it comes from the mill, sawn or in fitches; the
    conditions governing payment of royalty therefor being those
    specified in No. 38 of the aforesaid general regulations, sub-
    ject, however, to these regulations.

12. In every case where payment is to be made by instal-
    ments the following special provisions shall apply:—
    (1.) The property in all uncut timber shall remain in
    the Crown until all the instalments are paid.
    (2.) The value of the timber cut shall at no time exceed
    the total amount actually paid.
    (3.) In any case where the Conservator of State Forests
    or Commissioner of Crown Lands is satisfied that
    timber has been cut in excess of the limit fixed by
    the last preceding paragraph, he shall appraise the
    quantity and value of the timber so cut in excess
    and demand payment from the licensee of the
    amount of such appraisement. The amount paid
    shall be in or towards satisfaction of the accruing
    instalments in the order in which they accrue due,
    and shall accordingly be credited to the same, as
    also to the promissory notes securing the same.
    In default of payment of such amount for the
    space of fourteen days the whole of the unpaid
    instalments shall be payable forthwith, and pay-
    ment may be enforced accordingly.

FORM OF TENDER.

Tender for Kauri Sawmilling Timber.

I, hereby tender for superficial feet of
kauri timber.
The position of the timber applied for is shown in red on
the lithograph, tracing, or sketch-plan attached hereto.
It is intended to cut the timber at the Mill,
situated on , in the District, concerning
which I attach the following statement as to output,
timber on hand, &c.

STATEMENT.

Name of mill, , situated in District
within miles of Township, and close to or
fronting River.
Capacity, million feet per annum.
Output during last year, million feet.
Details of total quantity of timber now on hand for
cutting at the above mill—
Feet.

Total quantity on hand .. ..

I, , hereby certify that the above is a correct
statement as regards the Mill, for which a tender is
now being made to obtain million feet of kauri
timber.
Dated this day of , 190 .
Name: .

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands and
Conservator of State Forests.

Lands in Suburbs of Pongaroa, Wellington Land District,
for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th February, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be
received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on
Wednesday, the 30th day of March, 1904, for leases of
the undermentioned lands under the provisions of “The
Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—AKITIO COUNTY.
Suburbs of Pongaroa.

The sections are in the suburbs of Pongaroa Township,
which is situated on the main Alfredton-Weber Road at its
junction with the Aohanga Gorge Road from Makuri, on the
eastern side of the Puketois, and in the centre of a large
district selected in small-farm blocks. Pongaroa is distant
about thirty miles from Pahiatua, forty-two miles from
Eketahuna, forty miles from Dannevirke, and seventeen
miles from Aohanga Landing on the east coast.