1972

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 58]

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 purposes 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 earlier dates 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. Each 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, 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
   on the same dates showing the output of sawn timber of
   each species.
7. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to be
   put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or watercourse,
   or into any place where it may be washed into any river,
   stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawmill refuse.
8. 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 workman, such damage to
   be assessed by the Conservator of Forests, whose decision
   shall be final.
9. 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 Forests.
10. No compensation will be given, nor shall any be claimed,
    for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect
    of any lot or in these conditions.
11. The settlement of any disputes shall be effected by the
    Conservator of Forests, and there will be a right of appeal to
    the Commissioner of State Forests, whose decision in all cases
    shall be final. Should the licensee fail to fulfil any and every
    obligation incumbent upon him the license will be subject to
    cancellation.
12. The Commissioner of State Forests may authorize the
    laying-down and working of tram-lines through the land by
    other persons than the licensee.
13. The successful tenderer will be granted a license to cut
    the timber, the period for which will expire on the 28th
    February, 1925, 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 six months of the date of the license.
14. 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.
15. If no tender is accepted for the timber herein mentioned,
    it will remain open for application at the upset price
    until further notice.
16. The successful tenderer shall only be permitted to
    cut timber on private lands and Warden's licenses simultaneously
    with the lot mentioned herein by obtaining permission
    from the Commissioner of State Forests.
17. The successful tenderer shall have the right to cut, use,
    sell, or otherwise dispose of any species of timber not included
    in the Schedule herein on terms and conditions to be agreed
    upon, and provided the written consent of the Conservator be
    first had and obtained.
18. Tenders should be addressed "Conservator of Forests,
    Wellington," and envelopes endorsed "Tender for Timber."
    Further particulars may be obtained on application to the
    Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington.

L. MacINTOSH ELLIS,

Director of Forestry.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.—Nelson Forest Conservation Region.

State Forest Service,

Nelson, 31st July, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned milling and mining
timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service,
Nelson, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th August,
1922.

SCHEDULE.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 130 acres, being part Section 37, Block II,
Kongahu Survey District, situated about three miles and
a half from Little Wanganui.
The estimated quantity of milling-timber in superficial feet
is 1,895,000, being rimu 1,250,000, kahikatea 570,000, and
silver-pine 75,000.
Upset price, £1,690.
Three years will be allowed in which to remove the timber.
Terms of Payment.—One-tenth of the purchase-money,
together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender,
and the balance be paid by nine equal quarterly instalments,
the first payment to be made three months after the date of
sale.
In addition, each tenderer must deposit with his tender
a sum equal to six months' ground rent assessed at the rate
of 1s. per acre per annum, and the successful tenderer shall
continue to pay such rent half-yearly in advance during the
currency of his license.
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 Forests Act, 1921-22, the
   regulations in force 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 purposes 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 earlier dates 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. Each 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, 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 on
   the same dates showing the output of sawn timber of each
   species.
7. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to
   be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or watercourse,
   or into any place where it may be washed into any
   river, stream, or water-course, any sawdust or other sawmill
   refuse.
8. 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.
9. 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 Forests.
10. No compensation will be given, nor shall any be claimed,
    for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect
    of any lot or in these conditions.
11. The settlement of any disputes shall be effected by the
    Conservator of Forests, and there will be a right of appeal to
    the Commissioner of State Forests, whose decision in all
    cases shall be final. Should the licensee fail to fulfil any and
    every obligation incumbent upon him the license will be
    subject to cancellation.