Feb. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 383

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

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

State Forest Service,
Invercargill, 31st January, 1923.

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 28th February, 1923.

SCHEDULE.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 203 acres, being in Section 6, Block XII, Rimu Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 37.

The total estimated quantity of timber in superficial feet is 1,130,989, being rimu and miro 1,120,633, totara 6,498, matai 3,858.

Upset price, £873 2s. 11d.

Ground rent, 1s. per acre per annum; half-yearly in advance.

Four years will be allowed in which to remove the timber.

Terms of Payments.—A marked cheque for £100, together with half-year’s ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, plus exchange, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by eight 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” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest at current bank rates 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 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, the timber will remain open for application 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, Invercargill,” 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.

D. MACPHERSON, Conservator of Forests.

Pastoral Run in Otago Land District for License by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 30th January, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that a lease of the undermentioned pastoral run for a term of thirty-five years will be offered by auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 14th March, 1923.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—OHAU RIVER AND BENMORE SURVEY DISTRICTS.—OTAGO UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT.

RUN 548, Class A: Area, 11,694 acres; term, thirty-five years; upset annual rental, £400.

Valuation for improvements, comprising fencing: £733 1s.

Situated about twenty-six miles from Omarama by good formed road. Omarama is thirty-six miles from Kurow Railway-station by a good motor-road. The run comprises first-class mountain-slopes, which are well-clad with tussock and native grasses. The aspect generally is easterly. There are several small areas of cultivable land along the river. Well watered by Waitaki River, Falston Creek, and branches. Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 6,000 ft. above sea-level.

The valuation for improvements must be paid on the fall of the hammer.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. Applicants must be over twenty-one years of age, excepting in the case of discharged-soldier applicants.

2. One half-year’s rent and rent for broken period between date of possession and the 1st March, 1923, valuation for improvements, £1 1s. license fee, and statutory declaration to be deposited by successful applicant.

3. Personal residence is to commence within one year and to be continuous thereafter.

4. No person may hold more than one run, except on the recommendation of the Land Board and with the approval of the Minister. If a husband holds a run, his wife is deemed to be a runholder, and vice versa.

5. Rent is payable half-yearly in advance on the 1st March and the 1st September in each year. If not paid within thirty days of due date a penalty of 10 per cent. is added.

6. Term of license to be as stated hereon, with contingent right of renewal over the whole or a subdivision of the run for a similar term.

7. Licensee to prevent destruction or burning of timber burning of snow-tussock, burning of other tussock except in July, August, and September; to prevent growth and