2596
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

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 “Acting Officer in Charge,
    State Forest Service, Palmerston North,” and envelopes en-
    dorsed “Tender for Timber.”

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

S. A. C. DARBY, Acting Officer in Charge.

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

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 10th October, 1923.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the
purchase of the undermentioned lots of milling-timber
will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston
North, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 26th November, 1923.

SCHEDULE.

Lot 4.

ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 287 acres, situated in Blocks VII and VIII,
Manganui Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 67,
estimated to contain 4,550,000 superficial feet of timber as
follows: Rimu, 2,554,300; matai, 420,500; totara, 453,700;
kahikatea, 209,800; miro, 916,700.

Upset price, £8,190.

Ground rent, £14 7s. per annum.

Lot 5.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 208 acres, situated in Blocks VII and VIII,
Manganui Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 67,
estimated to contain 4,068,700 superficial feet of timber as
follows: Matai, 330,900; rimu, 2,731,900; totara, 290,000;
kahikatea, 183,000; miro, 532,900.

Upset price, £7,280.

Ground rent, £10 8s. per annum.

Lot 6.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 330 acres, situated in Blocks VII and VIII,
Manganui Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 67,
estimated to contain 5,388,900 superficial feet of timber as
follows: Matai, 275,900; rimu, 3,963,600; totara, 240,900;
kahikatea, 242,600; miro, 665,900.

Upset price, £9,490.

Ground rent, £16 10s. per annum.

Lot 7.

All the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing
approximately 377 acres, situated in Blocks VII and VIII,
Manganui Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 67,
estimated to contain 6,156,400 superficial feet of timber as
follows: Matai, 315,200; rimu, 4,528,100; totara, 275,200;
kahikatea, 277,100; miro, 760,800.

Upset price, £10,840.

Ground rent, £18 17s. per annum.

The timber is situated about two to six miles from Erua
Railway-station.

Five years will be allowed in which to remove the timber
from each lot.

Terms of Payments.—A marked cheque for one-tenth of
the purchase-money, together with a half-year’s ground rent
and £1 1s. license fee, plus exchange, 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 de-
mand” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satis-
faction 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. The
successful tenderer shall also be liable to pay any claims or
charges which may be made by the local body for the main-
tenance of the road over which the timber may be transported,
and before a sawmill license is issued a letter indicating that
satisfactory arrangements have been made in this connection
must be produced to the undersigned.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold in
   accordance with the terms of the Forest 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 en-
   titled 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 pre-
   pared 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 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 re-
    spect 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 five 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 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 “Acting Officer in Charge,
    State Forest Service, Palmerston North,” and envelopes
    endorsed “Tender for Timber.”

Further particulars may be obtained on application to the
Forest Ranger, Ohakune, or to the undersigned.

S. A. C. DARBY, Acting Officer in Charge.