3522
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No 144.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 12th December, 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, Palmerston North, at 3 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 29th day of December, 1939.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land containing 40 acres, in Block XIV, Pohui Survey District, State Forest No. 94, situated near Puketitiri about thirty-five miles from Napier.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 436,840, or in board feet 2,970,900, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu .. .. .. 207,530 1,422,100
Miro .. .. .. 33,830 213,400
Kahikatea .. .. 181,000 1,241,000
Matai .. .. .. 14,480 94,400
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436,840 2,970,900

Upset price : £5,718.
Term : Three years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-seventh of the amount tendered, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in six equal instalments, the first of which shall be paid three months after the date of sale, and the others at quarterly 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 buyers 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, Palmerston North,” 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.

S. A. C. DARBY, Conservator of Forests.

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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that LESLIE JONES, of Matawai, Butcher, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office on Thursday, the 21st day of December, 1939, at 10.30 o’clock a.m.

Dated at Gisborne, this 8th day of December, 1939.

E. RHODES,
Official Assignee.

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In Bankruptcy.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims :—

O’Keeffe, Evelyn William, of Rahotu, Share-milker—Second dividend of 9½d. in the pound, making a total of 5s. 9½d. in the pound.

Dutton, Leslie Samuel, of New Plymouth, Lorry-driver—Second and final dividend of 6s. 10½d. in the pound, making a total of 8s. 7½d. in the pound.

Dated at New Plymouth; this 5th day of December, 1939.

L. W. LOUISSON,
Official Assignee.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that REGINALD GREEN, of Wanganui, Engine-driver, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be held at my office, Courthouse, Wanganui, on Wednesday, the 20th day of December, 1939, at 11.30 o’clock in the forenoon.

Dated at Wanganui, this 11th day of December, 1939.

C. O. PRATT,
Official Assignee.

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In Bankruptcy.

In the Estate of HUGH HENRY ANDREW, Contractor, Palmerston North.

NOTICE is hereby given that a fifth and final dividend of 7s. 8d. in the pound is now due and payable at my office, Waldegrave Buildings, Palmerston North, on all proved and accepted claims in the above estate.

Dated at Palmerston North, this 6th day of December, 1939.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,
Deputy Official Assignee.

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In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of WM. HOLMES, Palmerston North, Printer.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend of 3½d. in the pound is now due and payable at my office, Waldegrave Buildings, Palmerston North, on all proved and accepted claims in the above estate.

F. C. LITCHFIELD,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Palmerston North, 12th December, 1939.

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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 for endorsement prior to the receipt of dividends :—

Smith, Harry Vivian, of Dunedin, Importer—Second dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound (making a total to date of 5s. in the pound).

Yorston, Eric, of Finegand, Farmer—Third and final dividend of 1s. 6d. in the pound (making a total of 3s. 6d. in the pound).

J. M. ADAM,
Official Assignee.

Dunedin, 6th December, 1939.