AUG. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2235

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 21st August, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the purchase of either or both of the undermentioned lots of milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Hokitika, at 4 p.m. on Friday, the 15th day of September, 1939.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Lot 1.

All the Rimu milling-timber on that piece of land containing 236 acres in Blocks IV and VIII, Ahaura Survey District (Provisional State Forest Reserve No. 1606), situated about twelve miles from Ikamatua Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 322,664, and in board feet 1,953,750.

Upset price: £1,750.

Term: Two years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fifth of the purchase price, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid by four equal quarterly instalments, the first of which shall be paid five months after the date of sale.

Lot 2.

All the Silver Pine milling-timber on the above-mentioned piece of land.

Upset rate: 4s. 6d. per 100 super. ft.

Term: Two years.

Each tender must be accompanied by written evidence of authority to transport Silver Pine timber over private tramways, roads, &c.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for a deposit of £10, together with £1 1s. license fee must accompany the tender.

Payment shall be made quarterly on mill output on the last days of March, June, September, and December in each year.

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 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 on Lot 1 and the total price per 100 super. ft. that he is prepared to pay for the produce on Lot 2. 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, Hokitika,” 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.

F. W. FOSTER, Conservator of Forests.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Invercargill, 21st August, 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, Invercargill, at noon on Tuesday, the 12th day of September, 1939.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

All the milling-timber on that piece of land containing 158 acres (known as Sawmill Area No. 451), situated in Block XI, Lillburn Survey District, State Forest No. 20, about twenty-one miles from Tuatapere Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 151,587, or in board feet 954,400, made up as follows:—

Upset price: £750.

Term of license: Two years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-fourth of the amount tendered, plus £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in three equal quarterly instalments, 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.

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 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.

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