1960
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

• covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to determine the lease.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

State Forest Service, Nelson.

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 at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 17th August, 1921, under the provisions of the State Forests Act, 1908, and amendments, and the regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON-MARLBOROUGH CONSERVATION REGION.

ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 191 acres, situated in State Forest Reserve No. N.M. 117, Block X, Wakapuaka Survey District, and Block II, Maungatapu Survey District.

The quantity of milling-timber is estimated at 1,030,000 sup. feet (more or less), the proportion of each kind being approximately rimu 64 per cent., beech 26 per cent., and matai 10 per cent.

Upset price, £1,064.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

One-quarter of the purchase-money and a license fee of £1 1s. to be paid on the fall of the hammer, one-quarter in twelve months, one-quarter in two years, and the balance in three years. The instalment-payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum from the date of 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.

In addition, the purchaser will require to pay a ground rent of 1s. per acre, payment to be made half-yearly in advance.

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

12. 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 RICHARD JOHN WILLIAMS, of Whangarei, Auctioneer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Bank Street, Whangarei, on Thursday, the 28th day of July, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

E. P. RAMSEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

13th July, 1921.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that IVOR DANIEL PARSONS, of Pirongia, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1921, at 2.15 o’clock p.m.

V. H. SANSON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

14th July, 1921.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that NORMAN HEATON PIKE, of Kopuriki (near Rotorua), Sheep-farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1921, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

V. H. SANSON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

15th July, 1921.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that NELLIE BURBERRY, of Ohakune, Baker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Ohakune, on Thursday, the 28th day of July, 1921, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

E. M. SILK,
Deputy Official Assignee.

14th July, 1921.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that WALTER FRED BOBLAND, of Raetihi, Painter and Paperhanger, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Raetihi, on Friday, the 29th day of July, 1921, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

E. M. SILK,
Deputy Official Assignee.

14th July, 1921.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court helden at Palmerston North.

NOTICE is hereby given that GORDON MACKECHNIE, of Ormondville, Storekeeper, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 27th day of July, 1921, at 10 o’clock a.m.

CHARLES E. DEMPSEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

14th July, 1921.