1812
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

10. Lessee to pay all rates, taxes, and assessments.
11. Transfer not allowed until completion of two years’ continuous residence, except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with permission.
12. Roads may be taken through the land at any time within seven years; twice the original value to be allowed for area taken for such roads.
13. Lease is liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
    Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth.

W. D. ARMIT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Timber in North Auckland Land District for Sale by Tender.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 3rd July, 1929.

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 p.m. on Friday, the 23rd of August, 1929, under the provisions of the Land Act, and the Forest Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

SECTIONS 24 and 25, Block VIII, Opuawhanga Survey District.

Board Feet.
49 kauri trees containing .. .. 35,460
303 totara trees containing .. .. 134,194
394 rimu trees containing .. .. 334,806

746 trees containing .. .. .. 504,460

Upset price : £315.
Time for removal : One year.

TERMS OF PAYMENT.

One half of the amount of the tender to be paid in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, together with license fee of £1 1s.; balance payable six months thereafter.
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 securities, and such bills are to be completed and lodged with the Commissioner of Crown Lands within fourteen days after notifying the purchaser to complete.
Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit of 5 per cent. on the amount of tender in cash, marked cheque, or post-office order; the balance to be paid, if tender accepted, in terms as stated above.

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

6. 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.

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

8. The sale is subject to the final acceptance of the successful tender by the Minister of Lands.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. 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, Private Bag, Auckland,” and envelopes to be marked “Tender for Timber.”
Full particulars may be obtained from this office.

O. N. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 1st July, 1929.

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, Hokitika, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 26th day of July, 1929.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 356 acres, situated in Block IV, Ahaura Survey District, portion of Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1606, about nine miles from Ikamatua Railway-station.
The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 535,919 or in board feet 3,443,400, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. 214,095 1,422,200
Kahikatea .. .. 321,824 2,021,200

535,919 3,443,400

Upset price : £3,460.
Ground rent : £17 16s.
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 tender, and the balance be paid by nine equal quarterly instalments; the first payment to be made three months after the date of sale.
In addition, the successful tenderer shall continue the payment of such ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency of the license.

Terms of 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 the rate of 1 per cent. per annum in excess of current bank overdraft 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 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.