FEB. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 363

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Auction.

State Forest Service,

Palmerston North, 19th February, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned milling-timber will be disposed of by public auction at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston North, at 3 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 9th day of March, 1936.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land containing approximately 295 acres, comprising Section 11 and Sub-division 2 of Section 4, Block VII, Waro Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 55, about fourteen miles from Ohura Township.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 218,540, or in board feet 1,442,230, made up as follows:-

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. .. 161,435 1,088,540
Miro .. .. 11,365 68,600
Kahikatea .. .. 29,300 193,330
Totara .. .. 540 3,370
Silver beech .. .. 9,990 51,440
Tawa .. .. 5,910 36,950
218,540 1,442,230

Upset price: £1,840.
Time for removal: Two years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fourth of the purchase-money, together with £1 Is. license fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance by nine equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid 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 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 for three months from the date of the sale.

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.

D. MACPHERSON, Conservator of Forests.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims; promissory notes, if any, to be produced prior to receiving dividends:—

Bree, Arthur, Remuera, Auckland, Salesman—First dividend of 1s. 6d. in the pound.

Davidson, Albert Ernest, Grey Lynn, Auckland; Linotype Operator—Third and final dividend of 1s. 3½d. in the pound, making in all 3s. 7½d. in the pound.

Doherty, John Bernard, Argyle Street, Morningside, Cabinetmaker—Second dividend of 1s. in the pound, making in all 3s. 6d. in the pound.

Young, Robert, Tuakau, Butcher—First and final dividend of 9d. in the pound.

A. W. WATTERS,

Official Assignee.

Law Court Buildings, High Street, Auckland, C. 1.

19th February, 1936.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that ROWLAND WAGHORN, of Palmerston North, Paint-merchant, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Friday, the 28th day of February, 1936, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.

Dated at Palmerston North, this 19th day of February, 1936.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,

Deputy Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that SHACK HORNE and WONG CHEUNG, trading in partnership as “The New Oriental Gardens” of Levin, Market-gardeners, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Levin, on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 1936, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.

Dated at Palmerston North, this 20th day of February, 1936.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,

Deputy Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JAMES MALLEY, of Dannevirke, Bricklayer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Monday, the 9th day of March, 1936, at 2.15 o'clock p.m.

Dated at Dannevirke, this 24th day of February, 1936.

JOHN R. WINK,

Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JOE NGOW, of Foxton, but formerly of Bulls, Market-gardener, 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 March, 1936, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.

Dated at Palmerston North, this 20th day of February, 1936.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,

Deputy Official Assignee.