Mar. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 507

Land in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 6th March, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Monday, 9th April, 1934, at 11.30 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

LAND OF SPECIAL VALUE.

Clutha County.—Tautuku Survey District.

SECTION 23, Block II: Area, 8 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Upset price, £11.

SECTION 24, Block II: Area, 6 acres 1 rood 32 perches. Upset price, £8.

The sections are situated about one mile and a quarter from Tahakopa Railway-station and Post-office by formed and metalled road. Small portion of the sections in bush, balance open grazing. The soil is of a light loam resting on gravel bottom; well watered by Tahakopa River and creeks.

Any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

N. C. KENSINGTON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 9/2960.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 5th March, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at this office at 4 p.m. on Monday, the 19th day of March, 1934.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 81·2 acres, situated in Block IX, Mawheraiti Survey District, Provisional State Forest Reserve 1594, about two miles from Totara Flat Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 68,280, or in board feet 442,840, made up as follows:—

Upset Price: £357 15s.

Time for Removal: Eighteen months.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that MAURICE GRIFFIN, of Whangarei, Contractor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 9th day of March, 1934, at 10 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Whangarei, this 23rd day of February, 1934.

A. L. TRESIDDER,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that GEORGE DAVID LAVERICK, of Hungahunga, Waharoa, Share Milker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Te Aroha, on Wednesday, the 7th day of March, 1934, at 9.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Hamilton, this 1st day of March, 1934.

V. R. CROWHURST,
Official Assignee.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fifth of the purchase-money, together with £1 ls. license fee, must accompany tender, and the balance be paid in four quarterly payments, the first falling due three months after the 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 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 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 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 also 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.

S. A. C. DARBY, Conservator of Forests.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that ALTON VIVIAN PAYNTER, of Ohaupo, Carrier, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 14th day of March, 1934, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Hamilton, this 2nd day of March, 1934.

V. R. CROWHURST,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

NOTICE is hereby given that HAROLD SCOTT DRUMMOND, of Gisborne, Taxi-proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 14th day of March, 1934, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Dated at Gisborne, this 28th day of February, 1934.

JOHN N. NALDER,
Official Assignee.