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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

more or less, being Lot 2, a portion of Mangakowhara A 2
and B No. 5A No. 1, containing by admeasurement 311 acres
2 roods, more or less, as shown on plan 15950 deposited in the
office of the District Land Registrar, Auckland, together with
a portion of Lot 1 as shown on plan No. 14877 deposited as
aforesaid, being a portion of Mangakowhara No. 3, No. 5A
No. 2, and 5B No. 1, containing by admeasurement 492 acres
0 roods 32 perches, more or less, as shown on plan 15951
deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar, Auckland.

E. PHILLIPS TURNER,
Secretary of Forestry.

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

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 19th June, 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, Auckland, at
4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 8th August, 1923.

SCHEDULE.

ALL the milling-timber branded X and V situated in Hastings
Survey District on Tapu Creek Watershed, near Thames, and
estimated in superficial feet as follows :—

Kauri .. 1,548 green and dry trees 3,001,350 ft.
Rimu .. 124 trees .. .. 153,900 ft.
Kahikatea .. 18 trees .. .. 41,250 ft.

Total .. 1,690 trees .. .. 3,196,500 ft.

Upset price, £7,880.
Ground rent, £50 per annum.
Three years will be allowed in which to remove the timber.

Terms of Payments.—A marked cheque for one-eighth of
the purchase-money, together with half-year’s ground rent
and £1 1s. license fee, plus exchange, must accompany the
tender, and the balance be paid by eleven 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 workmen, such
   damage to be assessed by the Conservator of Forests.

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 three 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 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,
    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.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that GEORGE WILLIAM OLLIVER
HALFORD, of Auckland, Builder, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of
creditors to be held at my office on Thursday, the 28th
day of June, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

11th June, 1923.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that MALCOLM BRUNETTE, of
Dargaville, Watchmaker and Jeweller, was this day
adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of
creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 22nd day
of June, 1923, at 2.30 o’clock.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

12th June, 1923.