Nov. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3051

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 7th November, 1939.

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, 8th January, 1940.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, 10th January, 1940, at 10.30 o’clock 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 for each section is required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease fee, and amount of weighting for improvements.

NOTE.—These lands are offered in terms of section 153 of the Land Act, 1924, which provides that no right to any mineral under the surface shall pertain to the lessees, whose rights shall be to the surface soil only.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LANDS.
Queenstown Borough.—Town of Queenstown.—Otago Mining District.

Section 1, Block XXXVIII: Area, 1 rood 5·8 perches. Capital value, £150; half-yearly rent, £3 15s
Weighted with £1 8s. (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising fencing.

Section 2, Block XXXVIII: Area, 1 acre 5 perches. Capital value, £140; half-yearly rent, £3 10s.
Weighted with 12s. (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising fencing.

Section 18, Block XXXVIII: Area, 1 rood 1·8 perches. Capital value, £140; half-yearly rent, £3 10s.
Weighted with 8s. (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising fencing.

Section 19, Block XXXVIII: Area, 1 rood 1·8 perches. Capital value, £130; half-yearly rent, £3 5s.
Weighted with 8s. (payable in cash) for improvements, comprising fencing.

These are particularly good sections comprising some of the best building-sites in Queenstown. They are situated about one quarter of a mile from the Queenstown Post-office and the Wharf and occupy a commanding position opposite the main entrance to the gardens and overlooking the lake and town.

Any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

W. E. SHAW,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
(H.O. 9/1609; D.O. VII/5, and D.P. 94.)

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICE.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender

State Forest Service,
Rotorua, 2nd November, 1939.

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, 24th November, 1939.

SCHEDULE.

ROTORUA FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION—AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber specified in that area containing approximately 81 acres situated in Block VII, Patetere North-east Survey District (portion of State Forest No. 3), about two miles and a half from Ngatira Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 108,714, or in board feet 750,100, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. 90,479 628,850
Miro .. .. .. 1,440 9,500
Kahikatea .. .. 3,577 24,900
Matai .. .. .. 8,609 58,000
Tanekaha .. .. 4,404 27,550
Totara .. .. .. 205 1,300
———— ————
108,714 750,100

Upset price: £1,318.
Time for removal: Twelve months.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-quarter of the upset 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 fall due one month after date of sale, and the others at monthly intervals thereafter.

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 date tenders close.

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.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that ARTHUR JAMES HEIGHWAY, of Lowry Bay, Wellington, Company Director, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Wednesday, the 15th day of November, 1939, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of November, 1939.

S. TANSLEY,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM GEORGE SEYMOUR STAPLES, of Gore, Bricklayer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at the Courthouse, Gore, on Wednesday, the 15th day of November, 1939, at 9 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Invercargill, this 1st day of November, 1939.

A. E. DOBBIE,
Official Assignee.