Jan. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 195

about nineteen miles from Tauranga by the Tauranga-Oropi Road.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 56,395, in board feet, 390,400; made up as follows:-
Species. Cubic Ft. Board Ft.
Rimu .. .. .. 54,518 377,850
Miro .. .. .. 1,077 7,100
Kahikatea .. .. .. 426 3,000
Tanekaha .. .. .. 200 1,300
Mangeao .. .. .. 174 1,150
Totals .. .. 56,395 390,400
Upset Price: £555.
Ground rent: £2 6s. per annum.
Time for removal of timber: Nine months.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-fifth of the purchase-money, together with ground rent (£1 14s. 6d.) and £1 1s. (license fee), must accompany tender, and the balance be paid in four equal instalments, the first of which shall be paid three months after the date of sale and the others at monthly intervals thereafter.

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 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 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.

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, Rotorua," 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.

W. T. MORRISON, Conservator of Forests.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that ROBERT AND JAMES MORTIMER, trading in partnership as "Mortimer Bros.," Builders and Contractors, of Mount Eden, Auckland, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office, Wright's Buildings, Fort Street, Auckland, on Monday, the 2nd day of February, 1931, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Auckland, this 22nd day of January, 1931.
A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that T. E. HUTCHINSON, of Maungaturoto, Builder, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office, Wright's Buildings, Fort Street, Auckland, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of February, 1931, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Auckland, this 23rd day of January, 1931.
A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that HARRY STRAWSON STUBBS, of Gisborne, Auctioneer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Monday, the 2nd day of February, 1931, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
Dated at Gisborne, this 19th day of January, 1931.
JOHN N. NALDER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.
NOTICE is hereby given that EDWIN HALL THOMAS, of Eltham, Motor-garage Proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Eltham, on Monday, the 26th day of January, 1931, at 11 o'clock a.m.
ROBERT S. SAGE,
Deputy Official Assignee.
Hawera, 16th January, 1931.

In Bankruptcy.
In the Estate of JOHN WILLIAM BERRIDGE, of Hastings, Bootmaker.
NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 2s. 1¼d. in the pound is now payable at my office on all accepted proved claims.
P. M. MARTIN,
Acting Official Assignee.
Napier, 26th January, 1931.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that LEWIS CLARKE GWYNN, of Wanganui, Draper, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office, 44 Maria Place, on Thursday, the 5th day of February, 1931, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Wanganui, this 27th day of January, 1931.
E. M. SILK,
Deputy Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that ROBERT ASHLEY FENEMOR, of Whareama, near Masterton, at one time of Nelson, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Tuesday, the 27th day of January, 1931, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Masterton, this 19th day of January, 1931.
ARTHUR D. LOW,
Deputy Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that CHARLES EDWIN EDWARD DENNIS, of Wellington, Teacher of Singing, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Tuesday, the 3rd day of February, 1931, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of January, 1931.
S. TANSLEY,
Official Assignee.