Oct. 12.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The total estimated quantity of timber in superficial feet
is 2,841,400, being rimu 1,881,500, matai 687,400, kahikatea
250,800, totara 21,700.
Upset price, £5,200 ; ground rent, £12 per annum.

Lot 4.

All the milling timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 272 acres, situated in Provisional State Forest
No. 67, Block XII, Kaitieke Survey District.
The total estimated quantity of timber in superficial feet
is 2,876,400, being rimu 2,103,100, matai 528,700, kahikatea
196,800, totara 38,800.
Upset price, £5,210; ground rent, £13 12s. per annum.
The timber is situated about one mile from Raurimu
Railway-station.
Four years will be allowed in which to remove the timber
from each lot.
_Terms of Payments.—_One-tenth of the purchase-money,
together with half-year's ground rent and £1 ls. license fee,
must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by
fifteen equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall
be paid three months after date of sale.
In addition, the successful tenderer shall continue to pay
such ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency
of the license.
All instalment-payments shall be secured by “On demand” promissary 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 quality, quantity, 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, whether 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 milling
   must be carried on regularly and generally in a manner
   approved of by the Conservator. The Crown reserves the
   right to withdraw from the license such areas as from time to
   time are cleared of merchantable timber, and as areas are
   withdrawn, ground rent will be reduced pro rata.

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 for the period of four years, and such license
    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.

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. No tramway rights will be granted through the area
    adjoining the southern boundary of Lot 4, and the successful
    tenderer for this lot will be required to clear all tops and
    undergrowth for a width of 33 ft. along the said boundary.

19. Tenders should be addressed “Conservator of Forests,
    Wellington,” and envelopes endorsed “Tender for Timber.”
    Further particulars may be obtained on application to the
    Forest Ranger, Ohakune, or to the Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington.

L. MACINTOSH ELLIS, Director of Forestry.

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

State Forest Service,
Invercargill, 4th October, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Invercargill, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 15th November, 1922.

SCHEDULE.

ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 283 acres, being Sections 28, 29, and 30, Block XIII, Jacob’s River Hundred.
The total estimated quantity of timber is 1,288,200 superficial feet—being rimu 177,400, matai 34,800, miro 153,400, kahikatea 183,700, and silver birch 738,900.
Upset price, £840.
Ground rent, £7 1s. 6d. per annum.
The timber is situated about five miles from Fairfax Railway-station.
Term of License.—Two years and a half.
Terms of Payments.—One-seventh of the purchase-money,
together with half-year's ground rent and £1 ls. license fee,
must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by six equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid twelve months after date of sale.
In addition, the successful tenderer shall continue to pay such ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency of the 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