3548
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

shall paint all buildings at least once during the term of the
license with two coats of well-prepared best-quality English
paint.

6. The licensee shall not assign his interest in the license of
   the said lands or any part thereof without having first obtained
   the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch,
   but he may sublet the buildings included in the license, subject,
   however, to a bond being given for the sum of £150 against
   possible damage to the buildings and other improvements on
   the land by the licensee or sub-licensees.

7. The licensee shall free and keep free the said land from
   gorse, brier, broom, blackberry, ragwort, Californian thistle,
   cottonbush, manuka, foxglove, fennel, and other noxious
   plants and from rabbits and all other vermin to the satisfaction
   of the Commissioner of Crown Lands or any officer appointed
   by him in that behalf.

8. The licensee shall not cultivate the land without the prior
   written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and any
   land broken up must be sown down in permanent pasture to
   the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

9. The licensee shall not erect any further buildings or effect
   other improvements without the prior consent of the Com-
   missioner of Crown Lands.

10. The licensee shall not disturb or remove any shells or
    other marine deposits upon or about the island, nor permit
    any other person to do so, except with the prior written consent
    of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

11. The licensee shall not use the land or permit its use as a
    picnic resort except with the prior written consent of the Com-
    missioner of Crown Lands, and then only subject to such
    conditions and restrictions as may be imposed.

12. The right of quarantining stock on portion of the eastern
    end of the island containing 22¼ acres, on prior notice being
    given, is reserved to the Crown.

13. Right of access to the island at all reasonable times is
    reserved in favour of the Commissioner of Crown Lands or any
    person duly authorized by him, also the Agriculture and
    Health Departments respectively, or their representatives.

14. The licensee shall pay the rent under the license, half-
    yearly in advance, free from all deductions whatsoever.

15. The licensee shall pay all rates, taxes, and other assess-
    ments that may be levied on the land.

16. The licensee shall insure in the name of the Commissioner
    of Crown Lands and keep insured during the currency of the
    license to their full insurable value, in the State Fire Insurance
    or other reputable insurance office to be approved by the
    Commissioner of Crown Lands, all buildings and erections at
    present existing on the demised land.

17. The small area used as a cemetery is excluded from the
    license, and the licensee shall repair and keep stock-proof the
    fence surrounding the same.

18. The license may be determined at any time either as to
    the whole or part of the demised land by the Commissioner of
    Crown Lands giving to the licensee twelve months’ notice in
    writing of such intention.

19. The licensee shall not be entitled to any compensation
    on account of improvements or for resumption as aforesaid,
    but he may upon the expiration or sooner determination of
    the license remove all improvements effected by him but not
    otherwise.

20. The license shall be liable to forfeiture in case the licensee
    shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said license
    within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to
    have been fulfilled.

Further particulars are obtainable from the undersigned.

J. F. QUINN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 25529.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Auckland, 6th November, 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 Wednesday, the
28th day of November, 1934.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—AUCKLAND
LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the numbered milling-timber on that piece of land con-
taining 215 acres, situated in Block I, Puketapu Survey
District, part of Provisional State Forest No. 99, about
fifteen miles from Ongarue.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is
170,345, or in board feet 1,183,320, made up as follows:—

Upset Price: £1,540.
Time for removal: One year and a half.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fifth of the purchase money,
together with £1 Is. license fee, must accompany the tender,
and the balance be paid in four equal quarterly instalments,
the first of which shall be paid three months after date of
sale.

Terms and Conditions.

1. All instalment-payments shall be secured by “on
   demand” promissory notes made and endorsed to the satis-
   faction 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 en-
   titled 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, 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.