1762
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

10. The successful tenderers will be granted licenses to cut the timber, the periods for which will be as above stated, and will not be extended. The license will not be transferable, except with the consent of the Commissioner of State Forests. Cutting operations must commence within twelve 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. If no tenders are accepted for either of the lots herein mentioned, they will remain open for application at the upset price until further notice.

13. The successful tenderers shall only be permitted to cut timber on private lands and Warden’s licenses simultaneously with the lots mentioned herein by obtaining permission from the Conservator.

14. The licensee shall take all reasonable precautions by way of providing such safeguards as may be required by the Conservator for the prevention of damage to the adjacent bush by fires caused by sparks from locomotives, log-haulers, or otherwise, and shall be liable for any damage thereto in consequence of any negligence or disregard of these conditions on the part of the licensee or his workmen, such damage to be assessed by the Conservator of Forests, whose decision shall be final.

15. Tenders should be addressed “Conservator of Forests, Auckland,” and envelopes endorsed “Tender for Timber.”

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

R. D. CAMPBELL,
Conservator of Forests.

Lands in the Wellington Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th June, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale or lease under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 28th day of August, 1922.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for a term of sixty-six years, with right of renewal for further terms of sixty-six years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 29th day of August, 1922, at 10 o’clock a.m.; but if any applicant so desires, he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Horowhenua County.—Waiopehu Survey District.—Weraroa Training Farm.

Section 82, Block V: Area, 52 acres 1 rood 39 perches; capital value, £2,350; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £117 10s.; half-yearly rent on lease, £52 17s. 6d.

Section 83, Block V: Area, 53 acres 3 roods 36 perches; capital value, £2,300; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £115; half-yearly rent on lease, £51 15s.

Section 84, Block V: Area, 61 acres 0 roods 10 perches; capital value, £1,760; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £88; half-yearly rent on lease, £39 12s.

This property was originally part of the Weraroa Boys’ Training Farm, and is situated some four miles from Levin on the Kimberley and Arapaepae Roads. The altitude is about 100 ft. above sea-level. The land is of good quality, and is flat. It is eminently adapted for dairying and cropping. The greater portion of the land is at present in grass, most of which has been newly laid down. A creamery and post-office letter-box are adjacent to the property. The sections are well watered by irrigation channels.

The improvements included in capital value are as follows: Section 82, 127 chains fencing, ploughing and grassing, valued at £177; Section 83, 92 chains fencing, ploughing and grassing, valued at £108 13s.; Section 84, 110 chains fencing, ploughing and grassing, valued at £158 17s.

Special Conditions.—The Crown reserves the right to construct or extend the present drains on any section in the settlement, and the lessees shall, whenever necessary, properly clean and clear from weeds and shall at all times keep open all drains, ditches, and watercourses now or hereafter upon the land comprised in their leases. All plantations now on sections must be carefully preserved, and no trees thereon are to be cut unless with the written consent first obtained of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Full particulars may be obtained at this office.

G. H. M. McCLURE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that ALBERT EDWARD BATES, of Auckland, Waterside Worker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 10th day of July, 1922, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

28th June, 1922.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that SAMUEL MORRISON, of Te Puke, Blacksmith, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Te Puke, on Tuesday, the 11th day of July, 1922, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

1st July, 1922.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that WALTER REGINALD PARKER, of Te Pohue, Hotelkeeper, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Hastings, on Friday, the 7th day of July, 1922, at 3 o’clock p.m.

ROBERT BISHOP,
Deputy Official Assignee.

28th June, 1922.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of WILLIAM STANLEY WATT, of Bull’s, Farmer, a bankrupt.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first dividend of 2s. in the pound is now payable on all accepted proved claims at my office, No. 44 Maria Place, Wanganui.

E. M. SILK,
Deputy Official Assignee.

4th July, 1922.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Masterton.

NOTICE is hereby given that CHARLES ROBERT FENWICK, of Martinborough, Drover, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Martinborough, on Thursday, the 6th day of July, 1922, at 11.30 o’clock a.m.

ARTHUR D. LOW,
Deputy Official Assignee.

26th June, 1922.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Masterton.

NOTICE is hereby given that WALTER HENRY GRAY, of Martinborough, Builder, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Martinborough, on Thursday, the 6th day of July, 1922, at 12 o’clock noon.

ARTHUR D. LOW,
Deputy Official Assignee.

3rd July, 1922.