2350
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

Section 16.—All flat land of good quality; about 44 acres in grass, 48 acres poorly grassed, balance partly drained swamp. Soil on dry portion sandy loam; watered by drains. Altitude, 20 ft.

Section 17.—Flat to undulating land comprising 158 acres of dry land (not grassed), balance partly drained good swamp. Soil on dry portion sandy loam and clay; well watered by Tairua River. Altitude, 20 ft. to 100 ft.

Section 25.—Undulating to hilly country; about 434 acres bush carrying a proportion of grass, 526 acres mixed bush, balance fern and tea-tree. Soil partly sandy loam and partly clay; well watered by streams. Altitude, 150 ft. to 900 ft.

Section 26.—Undulating to hilly country, about 476 acres bush land in grass, 754 acres mixed bush, balance fern and tea-tree. Soil partly sandy loam and partly clay; well watered by streams. Altitude, 150 ft. to 900 ft.

IMPROVEMENTS.

The improvements not included in the capital value, and to be paid for separately, are as follows:—

Section 1.—House, four rooms; pig-sty, hide-shed, slaughterhouse, boiling-down house, and cow-shed; value, £370. Repayable in cash, or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £18 13s. 8d.

Section 2.—House, five rooms; shed, stable, well and pump; value, £380. Repayable in cash, or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £19 3s. 10d.

Section 9.—New house, four rooms, and one 400-gallon tank; value, £450. Repayable in cash, or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £17 11s.

Section 10.—House, four rooms; also house of two rooms, shanty of one room, and stable; value, £400. Repayable in cash, or in ten years by twenty half-yearly instalments of £25 18s.

Section 12.—House, four rooms; one 400-gallon tank, and stable; value, £240. Repayable in cash, or in ten years by twenty half-yearly instalments of £16 10s. 10d.

Section 14.—House, five rooms, with stove; tank, hay-shed, barn, implement-shed, and stable; value, £660. Repayable in cash, or in twenty-one years by forty-two half-yearly instalments of £25 14s.

Section 15.—House, six rooms, and stove; cow-shed, three small sheds, windmill with iron tank, and one 400-gallon tank; value, £450. Repayable in cash, or in fourteen years by twenty-eight half-yearly instalments of £22 14s. 6d.

Section 16.—House, one room; value, £50. Repayable in cash, or in five years by ten half-yearly instalments of £5 15s. 6d.

The improvements which are included in the capital value of the sections are as follows:—

Section 1, 73 chains fencing, value £73; Section 2, 148 chains fencing, value £148; Section 3, 105 chains fencing, and concrete trough, value £108; Section 4, 100 chains fencing, and concrete trough, value £103; Section 5, 86 chains fencing, value £86; Section 6, 48 chains fencing, value £48; Section 7, 90 chains fencing, value £90; Section 8, 84 chains fencing, value £84; Section 9, 260 chains fencing, value £260; Section 10, 136 chains fencing, value £136; Section 11, 168 chains fencing, and old house, value £178; Section 12, 157 chains fencing, value £157; Section 13, 62 chains fencing, value £62; Section 14, 110 chains fencing, and orchard, value £130; Section 15, 113 chains fencing, value £113; Section 16, 57 chains fencing, value £57; Section 17, two small whares, value £10; Section 25, 129 chains fencing, value £129; Section 26, 83 chains fencing, and shanty, value £123.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber for Sale by Public Tender.—Nelson-Marlborough Forest-conservation Region.

Office of the Conservator of State Forests,
Blenheim, 15th September, 1921.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned lots of milling-timbers will close at the office of the Conservator of State Forests, Blenheim, on the following dates:—

Lot 1, at 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 5th day of October, 1921.

Lot 2, at 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, the 19th day of October, 1921.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 1.—An approximate area of 243 acres, situated in Ronga State Forest N.M. No. 11, Block I, Wakamarina Survey District.

Estimated quantity in superficial feet: Rimu, 1,376,000; kahikatea, 473,000; matai, 64,500; beech, 236,500.

Upset price, £2,662.

Lot 2.—An approximate area of 242 acres, situated in Ronga State Forest N.M. No. 11, Block III, Tennyson Survey District.

Estimated quantity in superficial feet: Rimu, 1,089,000; kahikatea, 693,000; beech, 544,000; matai, 149,000.

Upset price, £1,862.

Access to Lot 1 will be permitted through scenic reserve, Section 36, Block I, Wakamarina Survey District, provided the successful tenderer deposits a bond for the sum of £80 (with two satisfactory guarantees to be approved by the Commissioner of State Forests) as a security that he will exercise all reasonable care to safeguard the native bush from destruction by fire and unnecessary damage in laying tram-lines, &c. Such bond may be forfeited by the said Commissioner for failure to observe the terms thereof.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

Lot 1.—A license fee of £1 1s., survey costs of £40, and one-sixth of purchase-price must accompany the tender; the remainder to be paid quarterly in ten equal instalments from the date of the license.

Lot 2.—A license fee of £1 1s., and survey costs £45, must accompany the tender; the purchase-price shall be divided into six equal instalments, the first of which shall be paid six months from the date of the license, the remainder at intervals of six months thereafter.

In addition, the successful tenderer for each lot will be required to pay a ground rent of 1s. per acre; payment to be made half-yearly in advance.

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 5 per cent. per annum will be charged on all notes overdue from the date of maturity to the date of payment.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold in accordance with the terms of the State Forests Act, 1908, the regulations made thereunder, and the following conditions.

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

3. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kinds as to the said timber shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for the purpose 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 than as stated herein or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber.

4. The promissory notes will be presented at intervals as indicated in the terms of payment, but they may be presented for payment at an earlier date if it is found that more than a due proportion of the timber has been cut, or should any breach of the conditions occur, or if in the opinion of the Conservator the interests of the Crown are being jeopardized.

5. The tenderer must state the total price that he is prepared to pay for each species; the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and the timber described is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the tender by the Commissioner of State Forests.

6. A return, which must be verified by affidavit, giving the number of logs cut of each species and their contents, must be made quarterly by the licensee each quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September, and December respectively in each year. A return, similarly verified, must be made quarterly on the same dates showing the output of sawn timber of each species.

7. All timber must be cut to the best advantage, and cutting operations must be carried on regularly and generally in a manner approved of by the Conservator of State Forests.

8. The settlement of any disputes shall be effected by the Conservator of State Forests, and there will be a right of appeal to the Commissioner of State Forests, whose decision in all cases shall be final.

9. The Commissioner of State Forests may authorize the laying-down and working of tram-lines through these lots by other persons than the licensees of the particular lots affected.

10. The successful tenderers will be granted licenses to cut the timber, the period for which will expire on the 31st December, 1925, and will not be extended. The licenses will not be transferable except with the consent of the Commissioner of State Forests. Cutting operations must commence within six months of the date of the license.

11. 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.

12. Tenders should be addressed “Conservator of State Forests, District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim,” and envelopes endorsed “Tender for Timber Lot 1 (or Lot 2),” as the case may be.

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned or to the Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington.

JOHN COOK,
Conservator of State Forests.