N. v. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3229

2. Term of lease as stated.
3. Land Board to approve of improvements proposed.
4. No transfer or sublease allowed without the consent of the Land Board.
5. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.
6. Lease will be registered under the Land Transfer Act.
7. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
8. Lessee to keep the land free from noxious weeds.
9. Lessee not to remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.
10. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.
    Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Auction.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 9th November, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned milling-timber will be offered for sale by public auction at the office of the State Forest Service, Auckland, at 11 o’clock a.m. on 30th November, 1926.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—AUCKLAND.

THE following quantities of timber on parts of Sections 1 and 2, Block VII, Waipoua Survey District (Provisional State Forest No. 85), containing approximately 450 acres, situated close to Donnelly’s Crossing Railway-station :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Kauri .. .. .. 61,196 489,570
Kahikatea .. .. .. 26,575 182,859
Rimu .. .. .. 16,664 107,326
Totara .. .. .. 6,383 30,872
Miro .. .. .. 3,778 22,806
Matai .. .. .. 3,541 23,524

Total .. .. .. 118,137 856,957

Upset price : £3,522.
Ground rent : £12 10s.
Time for removal of timber : Two years.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that FREDERICK JAMES GOLDSWORTHY, of Hikutaia, Carpenter, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Paeroa, on Thursday, the 11th day of November, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

G. N. MORRIS,
Official Assignee.

3rd November, 1926.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that RICHARD MILTON PENNEFATHER, of Dargaville, Caretaker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Dargaville, on Tuesday, the 16th day of November, 1926, at 2 o’clock p.m.

G. N. MORRIS,
Official Assignee.

4th November, 1926.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that GEORGE MONTGOMERY, of Athens Road, One Tree Hill, Mechanic, Telegraph Department, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 15th day of November, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

G. N. MORRIS,
Official Assignee.

4th November, 1926.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-sixth of the purchase price, together with half year’s ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance be paid in five equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be due three months after date of sale.

Terms and Conditions.

1. 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 1 per cent. in excess of current bank rates will be charged on all notes overdue from the date of maturity to the date of payment.

2. 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.

3. The attention of all buyers is drawn to the fact that the local controlling body may require the successful bidder to pay any claims or charges which may be made by that body for the maintenance 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.

4. Intending buyers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relative to the sale.

5. The above-mentioned 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.

6. The timber described is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the bid by the Commissioner of State Forests.

7. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of State Forests to withdraw from sale any or all of the said timber before the date of sale.

8. If no bid is accepted for the timber herein mentioned, it will remain open for application at the upset price until further notice.

The conditions which will be inserted in the license to be issued to the purchaser and further particulars may be obtained on application to the undersigned or to the Director of Forestry, Wellington.

R. D. CAMPBELL,
Conservator of Forests.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court held at Hamilton

NOTICE is hereby given that SAMUEL MARLBOROUGH DOUGLAS, of Ngahinapouri, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Friday, the 19th day of November, 1926, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

V. H. SANSON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

5th November, 1926.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that DANIEL ROTHERY, of Maniaia, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, 10 Regent Street, Hawera, on Wednesday, the 10th day of November, 1926, at 11 o’clock a.m.

ROBERT S. SAGE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

2nd November, 1926.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that DOUGLAS MELVILLE, of Tirimoana, Eltham, Share Milker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, 10 Regent Street, Hawera, on Wednesday, the 17th day of November, 1926, at 2 o’clock.

ROBERT S. SAGE,
Deputy Official Assignee,

3rd November, 1926.