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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

Milling-timber in the Nelson Conservation Region for Sale by Public Auction.

State Forest Service, Nelson, 19th May, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to cut and remove the timber on the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction in two lots at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, 15th June, 1921, under the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, and amendments, and the regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON CONSERVATION REGION.

Lot 1.

ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 40 acres, situated close to Stanton’s Creek, Block IV, Aorere Survey District, and shown bordered green on plan.

The quantity of milling-timber is estimated at 327,600 sup. feet (more or less), the proportion of each kind being approximately rimu 60 per cent., kahikatea 30 per cent., miscellaneous 10 per cent. Upset price, £400.

Lot 2.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 41 acres, situated in Block II, Waitapu Survey District, and shown bordered green on plan.

The quantity of milling-timber is estimated at 434,600 sup. feet (more or less), the proportion of each kind being approximately rimu 43 per cent., beech 47 per cent., and pukatea 10 per cent. Upset price, £470.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

One-third of the purchase-money and a license fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of the hammer, one-third in twelve months, and the balance in eighteen months. The instalment-payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum from the date of the sale, and with interest added shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Conservator of State Forests.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, the regulations made thereunder, and the following conditions and such additional conditions that the Conservator in his discretion may deem necessary.

2. The quantity set forth in the above Schedule is furnished for the information of intending purchasers, who are expected, however, previous to sale, to make their own estimate. No contract for purchase shall be voidable, nor shall the licensee be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity, quality, and kind than as stated therein, nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if the quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein.

3. The promissory notes shall be presented at the time indicated in the terms of payment, but they may be presented for payment earlier if more than 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 Conservator the interest of the Crown is jeopardized.

4. The right is reserved by the Conservator of State Forests to withdraw from sale all the above timber before the date of sale.

5. The cutting must commence within six months from the date of the sale, and be continuous during the currency of the license.

6. All the timber, whether standing or felled or in logs, shall remain the property of the Crown until the purchase-money is paid in full.

7. The purchaser will be granted a license to cut the timber, the period of which will be two years. This period will not be extended. The license will not be transferable except with the consent of the Commissioner of State Forests.

8. Cutting operations must be carried on regularly and generally in a manner approved by the Conservator of State Forests. The purchaser shall have no right to the use of the land, and the Crown reserves the right to use the cut-over areas in any manner and for any purpose.

9. If the timber on any lot is unsold at auction, the right to cut it at the upset price will remain open for application until further notice.

10. The licensee shall not allow any sawdust, slabs, or other refuse to find its way into any watercourse of any description.

11. The license shall be subject to any rights of tramway that may hereafter be granted over the land comprised herein, and the Conservator may authorize the laying-down or working of tram-lines through the land by persons other than the licensee.

12. The settlement of any disputes shall be made by the Conservator of State Forests; but there will be a right of appeal to the Commissioner of State Forests.

13. The timber will be sold generally in accordance with the area and boundaries as shown on the sale map.

Further particulars and copies of the Forest Regulations may be obtained at this office, and at the Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington.

H. D. McKELLAR,
Conservator of State Forests.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that A. BIRD, trading as “A. Bird & Co.,” of Dargaville, Fish Merchant, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 30th day of May, 1921, at 10.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

10th May, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that THOMAS NEEDHAM, formerly Farmer, of Marohemo, but now a convict undergoing sentence at His Majesty’s Prison, Auckland, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 27th day of May, 1921, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

19th May, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOSEPH BERNARD ADAMS, of Massey (near Henderson), Farm Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 30th day of May, 1921, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

23rd May, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Hamilton.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM JACKSON CALDWOOD, of Mamaku (near Rotorua), Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Rotorua, on Friday, the 27th day of May, 1921, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

20th May, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims; promissory notes (if any) to be produced for endorsement prior to receiving dividends:—

Claudet, H. L., of Auckland, Bookseller: First and final dividend of 20s. in the pound.

Constable, W. J., of Kaitaia, Saddler: Supplementary dividend of 2s. 8d. in the pound.

Coleman, William, deceased, late of Auckland, Solicitor: Third and final dividend of 2½d. in the pound.

Dignan, Thomas, of Point Chevalier, Settler: Second dividend of 4s. in the pound.

Munro, George, deceased, late of Manurewa, Contractor: First and final dividend of 20s. in the pound.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

Auckland, 24th May, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Napier.

NOTICE is hereby given that HIRAKA HEKETA, of Frasertown, Native, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors