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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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remove, or cause to be removed all noxious weeds now growing upon the said land.
6. Lessee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assessments.
Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson.

A. F. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in the North Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 18th February, 1926, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, and the timber regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—MANGONUI COUNTY.
SECTIONS 30, 40, 41, and 41A, Oruru Parish :—
335 kauri-trees containing .. .. 419,657
422 rimu-trees containing .. .. 529,860
69 kahikatea-trees containing .. .. 159,762
—
Total 826 trees containing .. .. .. 1,109,279
Distinguishing brands: X, 1, V, A, 11.
Upset price: £2,475.
Time for removal: Two years.

NOTE.—All totara and matai timber is excluded from sale, and must not be felled or removed.

Terms of Payment.

The sum of one-fourth of the amount of tender to be paid in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, together with £1 1s. license fee; balance payable in three equal instalments on 1st September, 1926, 1st March, 1927, and 1st September, 1927.

All instalment-payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum as from the date of acceptance of tender, and with the interest added shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes endorsed by two approved sureties, and such bills are to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands within fourteen days after the purchaser has been notified to complete.

Conditions of Sale.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale.

2. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw this timber from sale either before or after the date for receipt of tenders.

3. The aforementioned quantities, qualities, and kinds as to the said timber shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for the purpose of this sale, and no contract for 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, and kind than as stated herein, or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber, nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if the said quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein.

4. All timber, whether standing, felled, or in logs, shall remain the property of the Crown until all the instalments are paid.

5. The quantities stated are standing measurements, and only those trees bearing the special distinguishing brands shown are included in this sale. All trees branded F.R. or unbranded, being the undersized, defective, and isolated trees, are excluded from this sale, and must not be felled or removed.

6. Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

7. In the event of no tenders being received for this timber, applications may be received and dealt with at any time within six months thereafter (unless previously formally withdrawn); providing, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.

8. Any breach of the foregoing conditions of sale will render the “on demand” promissory notes liable to be presented for immediate payment.

9. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and this timber is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of any tender by the Minister of Lands.

10. The purchaser shall have the right to cut the timber for the period specified, but shall have no right to the use of the land.

11. The timber shall be cut in a face, and the Crown reserves the right to follow up the mill-workings by felling and grassing such areas as from time to time become available, and of disposing of the same.

12. The licensee shall not allow any sawdust to find its way into any watercourse of any description.

13. Purchasers are notified that extension of the time herein stated for the removal of the timber must not be anticipated.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Tenders to be addressed “Commissioner of Crown Lands, North Auckland Land District, P.O. Box 10, Auckland,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Timber.”

Full particulars may be obtained from this office.

H. J. LOWE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JOSEPH MATTHEW MANNIX, of Waihi, confectioner, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 15th day of January, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

21st December, 1925.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that INGVALD JOHN HANSEN BRATLIE, of Ngatea, Hauraki Plains, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Thames, on Friday, the 22nd day of January, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

11th January, 1926.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM ALBERT LEES, of Te Aroha, Engineer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Te Aroha, on Thursday, the 14th day of January, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

W. S. FISHER,
Official Assignee.

21st December, 1925.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that THOMAS O’GRADY, of Gisborne, Contractor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Jury-room on Tuesday, the 19th day of January, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

C. BLACKBURN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

5th January, 1926.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that LEONARD HANSEN WOOD and WILLIAM NORMAN WOOD LEECH, of Awakino, Farmers, were this day adjudged bankrupts; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 30th day of December, 1925, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

J. S. S. MEDLEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

23rd December, 1925.

In Bankruptcy.

In the Estate of CHARLES WILLIAM MILNER, of Stratford, Plumber.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 7d. in the pound is now payable at my office, New Plymouth, on all proved and accepted claims.

J. S. S. MEDLEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

New Plymouth, 8th January, 1926.