APRIL 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 887

ft. in. s. d.
Poles 30 by 10 mean diem. .. 10 0
,, 30 by 12 ,, .. 14 0
,, 32 by 8 ,, .. 7 9
,, 32 by 10 ,, .. 10 6
,, 32 by 12 ,, .. 15 0
,, 34 by 10 ,, .. 12 0
,, 34 by 12 ,, .. 16 0
,, 34 by 14 ,, .. 21 0

Ground rent, £1 10s. for each lot.
One year will be allowed in which to remove the timber from each lot.
Tenderers are requested to submit their tenders on the form supplied, and each tender must be accompanied by a deposit of £30, as a guarantee of good faith, and £1 1s. license fee. This deposit shall be refunded upon the expiry of the license, provided that all moneys due to the Service have been paid to the satisfaction of the undersigned.
Terms of payment: The successful tenderer shall within twenty days after the last day of each calendar month pay to the State Forests Account through any money-order office the moneys due on the timber cut during that month.

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. All forest produce must be stacked for inspection at a loading-point on tramway and branded by the licensee with a registered brand, and such produce shall not be removed from the area until it has been inspected and passed by a Forest Officer.

3. All silver-pine shall be converted into poles, posts, stays, strainers, sleepers, battens, house-blocks, or sawn timber. Full royalty will be charged on any material not so utilized.

4. All timber shall be economically and efficiently converted; hewing shall be done only by competent and experienced men, and all operations shall be conducted under the supervision and to the satisfaction of an authorized officer of the State Forest Service.

5. The licensee shall on the last day of each calendar month furnish to the District Forest Ranger consignment notes of all timber consigned during the month.

6. All records of workings of timber shall be available at any time for inspection by an officer of the State Forest Service.

7. 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 bush caused by log-haulers or otherwise. The licensee shall be held 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 Commissioner of State Forests.

8. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

9. Should the licensee fail to fulfil any and every obligation incumbent upon him, the license will be subject to cancellation.

10. The licensee shall have the right to cut, use, sell, or otherwise dispose of any species of timber other than silver-pine on terms and conditions to be agreed upon, and provided the written consent of the undersigned be first had and obtained.

Tenders should be addressed “Acting Officer in Charge, State Forest Service, Palmerston North,” and envelopes endorsed “Tender for Silver-pine.”
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.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that GEORGE RICHARDS, of Auckland, Gentleman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Tuesday, the 15th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

28th March, 1924.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that AUBREY BENJAMIN, of Te Puke, Saddler, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Thursday, the 10th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

31st March, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Hamilton.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM AMBROSE WALSH, of Manunui, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Taumarunui, on Wednesday, the 9th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

Auckland, 1st April, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that ARTHUR DINGLEY, of St. Heliers, Salesman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, on Monday, the 14th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

2nd April, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that PERCY ARTHUR HADLEY, of Auckland, Company Promoter, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 1924, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

4th April, 1924.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that FREDERICK WILLIAM PIERCIE CUMMINS, of Auckland, Tailor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Thursday, the 17th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

4th April, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOE TE WHIU (otherwise HOHEPATE WHIU), of Houputo, Bushman, Aboriginal Native, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Opotiki, on Wednesday, the 16th day of April, 1924, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

7th April, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that FRED RUSSELL, of Awanui North, Storekeeper, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Whangarei, on Tuesday, the 29th day of April, 1924, at 10 o’clock a.m.

E. P. RAMSEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

28th March, 1924.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that THOMAS SHEEN, of Kaikohe, Billiard-saloon Proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Whangarei, on Thursday, the 17th day of April, 1924, at 10 o’clock a.m.

E. P. RAMSEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

4th April, 1924.