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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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6. Lessee not to use or remove any gravel without the consent of the Land Board.
7. Lessee not to carry on any noxious, noisome, or offensive trade upon the land.
8. No liability is accepted on the part of the Crown or of the Land Board to pay to the lessee any compensation for improvements, but if the lease is not renewed upon expiration, or if it is sooner determined, the new lease offered for disposal by public competition will be subject to payment by the incoming tenant of an amount equal to the value of buildings and improvements effected by the original lessee; and the amount so paid by the incoming tenant shall be paid to the original lessee without any deduction except for rent or other payments in arrear.
9. Lease liable to forfeiture if conditions are violated.
10. Lessee to keep buildings insured.
11. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum to be paid on rent in arrear.

Form of lease may be perused and further particulars obtained on application to—

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(L. and S. 20/362 and 20/682.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 29th January, 1934.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of the undermentioned milling-timber will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 19th day of February, 1934.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND CONSERVATION REGION.—NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 42 acres, situated in Block XIII, Takahue Survey District, part of State Forest No. 1, about fifteen miles from Kaitaia.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 38,234, or in board feet 269,680, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Kauri .. 22,958 167,220
Kahikatea .. 7,005 48,610
Totara .. 4,201 27,130
Matai .. 3,360 22,100
Rimu .. .. 710 4,620
———— ————
Upset Price : £814. 38,234 269,680
Time for removal : 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 in five equal instalments, the first falling due six months after the date of sale, and the others at quarterly intervals thereafter.

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 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 the 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, 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.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 26th January, 1934.

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, Palmerston North, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 12th February, 1934.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON CONSERVATION REGION.—WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that area, containing 138½ acres, known as Lot 1 (State forest No. 24), Blocks VII and VIII, Umutoi Survey District, situated about three miles from Umutoi Township, or approximately 55 miles from Palmerston North.

The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 198,500, or in board feet 1,373,000, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. 194,000 1,343,300
Miro .. 3,400 22,100
Kahikatea .. 650 4,400
Totara .. 450 3,200
———— ————
Upset Price : £1,770. 198,500 1,373,000
Time for removal of Timber : Two years and a half.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-tenth of the amount tendered, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance of the purchase-money shall be paid by fifteen equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid three months after the date of acceptance of tender.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by an “on demand” promissory note 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 if the note is 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