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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4
particularly delineated on forest atlas No. 007, deposited in the Head Office, State Forest Service, at Wellington, and thereon washed green.
W. S. HARDY, for Secretary of Forestry.
Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.
State Forest Service,
Whakarewarewa, 14th January, 1924.
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, Whakarewarewa, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 13th February, 1924.
SCHEDULE.
ROTORUA FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.-AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber on that parcel of land, containing approximately 253 acres, situated in Blocks IX and X, Patetere North-east Survey District, being part of Selwyn Settlement, estimated to contain 3,707,462 super. ft., as follows:-
1,859,297 super. ft. rimu.
206,954 " miro.
22,517 " kahikatea.
1,606,803 " beech.
11,891 " totara.
Upset price, £4,715.
Time for removal of timber: Two years from date of acceptance of tender.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. A marked cheque for one-sixth of the purchase-money, together with one year's ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, plus exchange, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by five equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid on the 1st June, 1924.
2. 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.
3. The right to cut and remove the timber will be sold in accordance with the provisions of the Forests Act, 1921-22, the regulations in force thereunder, and these conditions.
4. Intending tenderers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relative to the sale.
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. 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.
7. If no tender is accepted for the timber herein mentioned, it will remain open for application at the upset price until further notice.
8. Tenders should be addressed "Conservator of Forests, Whakarewarewa," and envelopes endorsed "Tender for Timber."
   The following conditions will be inserted in the license to be issued to the purchaser:
9. The aforementioned qualities, quantities, 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 as stated herein or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber.
10. The promissory notes will be presented at intervals as indicated in clause 1, but they may be presented for payment at earlier dates if it is found that more than a due proportion of 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. All timber must be cut to the best advantage, and milling must be carried on regularly and generally in a manner approved 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.
15. No compensation will be given, nor shall any be claimed, for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in respect of the lot or in these conditions.
16. 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.
17. The Commissioner of State Forests may authorize the laying-down and working of tram-lines through the land by other persons than the licensee.
18. The license will not be transferable, except with the consent of the Commissioner of State Forests. Cutting operations must commence within six months of the date of the license.
19. The licensee 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.
20. The licensee 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.
21. The purchaser will be required to affix a spark-arrester of a design approved by the Conservator to his locomotive.
22. The purchaser shall be permitted to clear-cut for the purpose of a tram-line a strip not exceeding half a chain in width. All material felled upon this line must be recut to small sizes and laid close on the ground to facilitate rotting.
    Further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned or to the Head Office, State Forest Service, Wellington.
    H. A. GOUDIE, Conservator of Forests.
    BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.
    In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Auckland.
    NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM GRAHAM CARLYLE, of Auckland, Salesman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Friday, the 25th day of January, 1924, at 11 o'clock a.m.
    W. S. FISHER,
    Official Assignee.
    16th January, 1924.
    my office on Thursday, the 24th day of January, 1924, at 11 o'clock a.m.
    W. S. FISHER,
    Official Assignee.
    17th January, 1924.
    In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Auckland.
    NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM JOHN BLOWS, of Birkenhead, Grocer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at
    In Bankruptcy.--In the Supreme Court, holden at Gisborne.
    NOTICE is hereby given that LEO MARSHALL, of Mangapapa, Gisborne, Linesman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Jury-room on Friday, the 18th day of January, 1924, at 3.30 o'clock.
    C. BLACKBURN,
    Deputy Official Assignee.
    16th January, 1924.