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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 11th February, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Hokitika, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 16th March, 1927.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Lot 1.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 405 acres, situated in Block XIV, Ahaura Survey District, portion of provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1702, situated about sixteen miles from Ngahere Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 806,178, or in board feet, 4,963,200, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. 772,512 4,764,100
Kahikatea .. 33,666 199,100

Upset price, £4,958.
Ground rent, £20 5s. per annum.
Time for removal, four years.

Lot 2.

All the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 766 acres, situated in Block II, Kopara Survey District, and Blocks XIV and XV, Ahaura Survey District, portion of Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1702, situated about sixteen miles and a half from Ngahere Railway-station and fourteen miles and a half from Ruru Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 1,094,022, or in board feet, 6,761,522, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. 977,186 6,066,180
Kahikatea .. 72,810 432,318
Miro .. 44,026 263,024

Upset price, £5,460.
Ground rent, £38 6s. per annum.
Time for removal, three years.

Lots 1 and 2.

Further blocks of residual tributary timber in the provisional State forest last mentioned will be selected at appropriate times and offered for sale by public tender as occasion warrants.

Terms of Payment.

Lots 1 and 2.—A marked cheque for one-tenth of the purchase-money, together with ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by nine equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid six months after the 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.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by an “on demand” promissory note made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum in excess of current bank overdraft rates will be charged if the note is 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 aforementioned quality, quantity, and kind 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.

4. A return, verified by affidavit, giving the number of logs cut of each species and their contents must be made quarterly by the licensee on the last days 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. These returns may be ascertained and verified by inspection of the books of the mill, or by such other means as the Conservator may require, and for this purpose the accounts and books shall be open to the inspection of the Conservator, a Forest Ranger, or other duly authorized officer.

5. The attention of all tenderers is drawn to the fact that the local controlling body may require the successful tenderer 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.

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

7. Each tenderer must state the total price that he is prepared to pay for the timber. 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.

8. 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.

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

10. Tenders should be on the special form obtainable from any office of the State Forest Service, and should be enclosed in envelopes addressed “Conservator of Forests, Hokitika,” and endorsed “Tender for Timber.”

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.

A. D. McGAVOCK, Conservator of Forests.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 11th February, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Hokitika, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, 9th March, 1927.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND CONSERVATION REGION, WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 251 acres, situated in Block IX, Hohonu Survey District, portion of Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1605, situated about nine miles from Kumara Junction Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 558,777, or in board feet, 3,443,175, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. 518,085 3,202,209
Miro .. 15,991 89,353
Kahikatea .. 24,701 151,613
Totals .. 558,777 3,443,175

Upset price, £2,759.
Ground rent, £12 11s. per annum.
Time for removal, three years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-tenth of the purchase-money, together with half-year’s ground rent and £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by eight equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid six months after the 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.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by an “on demand” promissory note made and endorsed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of State Forests, and interest at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum in excess of current bank overdraft rates will be charged if the note is 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 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.

4. A return, verified by affidavit, giving the number of logs cut of each species and their contents must be made quarterly by the licensee on the last days 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. These returns may be ascertained and verified by inspection of the books of the mill, or by such other means as the Conservator may require, and for this purpose the accounts and books shall be open to the inspection of the Conservator, a Forest Ranger, or other duly authorized officer.

5. The attention of all tenderers is drawn to the fact that the local controlling body may require the successful tenderer to pay any claims or charges which may be made by that