SEPT. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2055

Town Lands in Otago Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th September, 1938.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 7th November, 1938.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, 9th November, 1938, at 10.30 a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants, and the successful applicant is required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot the first half-year’s rent and lease fee.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.

Palmerston Borough.—Town of Palmerston.

Section 3, Block XXIV: Area, 1 rood. Capital value, £10; half-yearly rent, 5s.

Section 4, Block XXIV: Area, 1 rood. Capital value, £15; half-yearly rent, 7s. 6d.

Section 15, Block XXIV: Area, 1 rood. Capital value, £30; half-yearly rent, 15s.

The sections are situated in the centre of Palmerston in close proximity to the post-office and railway-station, and comprise good building-sites.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

F. H. WATERS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(H.O. 6/3/407; D.O. VIII/2/22 and VII/5.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Rotorua, 13th September, 1938.

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 noon on Friday, the 30th day of September, 1938.

SCHEDULE.

ROTORUA FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

All the milling-timber on portion of State Forest No. 3 containing approximately 235 acres, known as Lot 36, situated in Blocks III and IV, Pateere North-east Survey District, about ten miles from Mamaku Railway-station.

The total quantity in cubic feet is 136,567, or in board feet 945,100, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . . 126,488 876,100
Miro . . . . . 3,307 21,950
Kahikatea. . . . 5,127 35,700
Matai . . . . . 1,270 8,800
Totara . . . . . 293 2,000
Tanekaha . . . . 84 550
———— ————
136,567 945,100

Upset price : £1,364.
Time for removal : Twelve months.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-sixth of the tender price, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in eight equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be payable one month after 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. 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 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 Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 13th September, 1938.

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, Hokitika, at noon on Friday, the 7th day of October, 1938.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

All the milling-timber on that piece of land containing 117 acres in Block X, Mawheraiti Survey District, Provisional State Forest No. 1594, situated about three miles from the Totara Flat Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 162,095, or in board feet 997,960, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . . 162,095 997,960

Upset price : £793.
Term : Two years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fifth of the sum tendered, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in four equal quarterly payments, the first falling due 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.