May 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1545

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Auction.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 22nd May, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned timber will be disposed of by public auction at the office of the State Forest Service, Law Court Buildings, High Street, Auckland, at 11 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday, the 12th day of June, 1934.

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

THE milling-trees are branded and numbered and situated on that area containing approximately 476 acres, part Provisional State Forest No. 97, Blocks IX and XIII, Hurakia Survey District, and about twelve to fifteen miles from Waimiha Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 348,724, or in board feet 2,378,400, made up as follows :—

Upset price : £4,000.

Time for removal of timber : Four years.

A block of tributary timber in the provisional State forest mentioned will be made available for sale to the purchaser of the timber now being offered at an appropriate time, at current stumpage rates.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for £300, together with £1 1s. license fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance by thirty-seven equal monthly instalments.

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 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 buyers is drawn to the fact that the local controlling body may require the successful bidder 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 buyers are expected to visit the locality and to satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relative to the sale.

7. The timber described is submitted for sale subject to the final acceptance of the highest bid 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 before the date of sale.

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

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.

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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that ALBERT MARK SANFORD, Contractor, of Te Kopuru, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Dargaville, on Tuesday, the 29th day of May, 1934, at 10 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Auckland, this 18th day of May, 1934.

A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN BANNATYNE MORRISON, of Rotorua, Boardinghouse-proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Rotorua, on Friday, the 25th day of May, 1934, at 2.15 o’clock p.m.

Dated at Hamilton, this 16th day of May, 1934.

V. R. CROWHURST,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that PERCY WALTER TAYLOR, of Puha, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Friday, the 25th day of May, 1934, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Dated at Gisborne, this 15th day of May, 1934.

JOHN N. NALDER,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that HARRY CLIFTON NICHOLLS, of Napier, Builder, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Monday, the 28th day of May, 1934, at 2.15 o’clock p.m.

Dated at Napier, this 19th day of May, 1934.

G. G. CHISHOLM,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that MALCOLM ARTHUR MAHOOD, Milk-vendor, and ELLA MAHOOD, his Wife, both of Eastbourne, were this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Tuesday, the 29th day of May, 1934, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of May, 1934.

S. TANSLEY,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that CLAUDE ALBERT TAYLOR, of 137 Barrington Street, Christchurch, Motor Mechanic, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Government Departmental Buildings, Worcester Street, on Friday, the 25th day of May, 1934, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Christchurch, this 16th day of May, 1934.

J. H. ROBERTSON,
Official Assignee