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

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

7. 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 same. Sufficient timber shall be left for fencing and general farming purposes.

8. The purchaser shall have the right to cut only such rimu, matai, miro, kahikatea, and beech as can be milled, and shall have no right to cut posts or firewood.

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

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 purchaser shall have the right to construct and use such tramway or tramways as may be found necessary to the proper milling and removal of the timber.

12. A return, verified by affidavit, showing the number of logs cut and their contents, must be made quarterly by the purchaser on the last days of March, June, September, and December, respectively in each year. The said returns may be verified by the Commissioner of Crown Lands by inspection of the mill books or by such other means as he may think fit, and for this purpose the accounts and books of the purchaser shall be open to the inspection of the said Commissioner or any officer duly authorized in that behalf.

13. If at any time during the currency of this license the timber on the said area is being improperly cut, or the interests of the Crown or settlers are prejudiced, or for any other sufficient reason, the Commissioner of Crown Lands may, by notice in writing to the licensee or his surety, suspend his license pending investigation, and the Commissioner may cancel such license without prejudice to any proceedings for damage done, or recovery of amounts due on royalty, if it is found that its conditions have been infringed.

14. The right is reserved to the Commissioner of Crown Lands to withdraw from sale any or all of the said timber before the date of sale.

15. The licensee shall not interfere or cause to be interfered with the tramway of the Dominion Consolidated Developing Company, and shall take every precaution in the felling and removal of timber to prevent damage thereto, and in the event of any damage being done such damage shall be immediately repaired to the satisfaction of the Warden.

16. The licensee in the operation of felling and/or removal of timber shall not interfere with or damage the water-race on the land, and in the event of damage being unavoidably effected he shall immediately repair such damage to the satisfaction of the Warden. For the removal of timber across the water-race crossings of sufficient strength to safeguard the race from damage shall be constructed where necessary.

17. Timber less than twelve inches in diameter at the butt shall not be felled: Provided, however, this condition shall not apply to timber required for laying tramways which may be cut in approved quantities.

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

19. If the timber is unsold at auction the right to purchase same at the upset price will remain open for application until further notice.

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

P. R. WILKINSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 27/135.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 16th February, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned lots of milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Auckland, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 13th day of March, 1931.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND CONSERVATION-REGION.—AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Lot 1.

THE milling-timber on that area, approximately 307 acres (part P.S.F. No. 134), Block V, Tairua Survey District, and situated about nine miles from the Hikuai Landing. The total estimated quantity is 127,147 cubic feet or 937,900 board feet of kauri.

Upset price : £3,105.

Ground rent : £8 per annum.

Time for removal : Two years.

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TERMS OF PAYMENT.

A marked cheque for one-sixth of the purchase-money, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by five 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 ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency of the license.

Lot 2.

The milling-timber on that area, approximately 755 acres (part P.S.F. No. 71), Block XV, Tairua, and III, Ohinemuri Survey Districts, and situated about five miles from Whangamata Wharf.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet 89,360, or in broad feet 637,558, is made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Ft. Board Ft.
Kauri .. .. .. 85,929 614,674
Rimu .. .. .. 1,997 13,695
Totara .. .. .. 412 2,793
Tanekaha .. .. .. 1,022 6,396

Total .. .. .. 89,360 637,558

Upset price : £2,396.

Ground rent : £5 12s. per annum.

Time for removal of timber : Two years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one sixth of the purchase-money, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by five 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 ground rent half-yearly in advance during the currency of the license.

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 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. 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.

5. A return, giving the number of logs cut 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 must be made on the same dates showing the output of sawn timber. 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.

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 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.

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, Auckland,” 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.

R. D. CAMPBELL, Conservator of Forests.