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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 21]

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Rotorua, 5th March, 1936.
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, Rotorua, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, the 20th day of March, 1936.

SCHEDULE.
ROTORUA FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.-AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber specified in that area containing approximately 144 acres, more or less, known as Lot D, situated in Block X, Patetere North-east Survey District (portion of State Forest No. 3), about seven miles from Mamaku Railway-station.
The total estimated quantity in cubic feet is 104,120, or in board feet 716,420, made up as follows :-
Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . 92,990 641,890
Miro . . . . 6,700 44,600
Kahikatea . . . 470 3,180
Silver beech . . . 3,960 26,750

104,120 716,420
Upset price : £902.
Time for removal of timber : Six months.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-half of the amount tendered, and £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in one instalment due three months from 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 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. 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.
5. 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.
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 for three months from the closing date of tenders.
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, Rotorua," 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.
    W. T. MORRISON Conservator of Forests.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Auction.

State Forest Service,
Nelson, 11th March, 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, Nelson, at 3 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 23rd day of March, 1936.

SCHEDULE.
NELSON-MARLBOROUGH FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.-NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land containing approximately 78 acres, lying along Felix Creek, in Provisional State Forest No. 127, about 20 chains from Berlin's Post-office. The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 46,230, or in board feet 291,750, made up as follows :-
Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . 42,950 270,150
Kahikatea . . . 3,280 21,600

46,230 291,750
Upset price : £245.
Time for removal : Six months.
Further blocks of milling-timber in the provisional State forest mentioned will be selected at appropriate times and offered for sale by public competition as occasion warrants.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-third of the purchase-money, together with £1 1s. license fee, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance by two equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid two months and the second four 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.
   F. W. FOSTER, Conservator of Forests.