MAY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1003

Notice to Mariners No. 9 of 1940.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th April, 1940.

NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—WESTPORT.

Dredging Operations.

Previous Notice: No. 11 of 1939 hereby cancelled.

Position: Lat., 41° 44′ S.; long., 171° 35′ E. (approx.).

Details: Moorings for the bucket dredger have been laid across the river from the lower end of Merchandise Wharf and will be shifted between the upper end of this wharf and the lower end of Staiths Wharf as required by operations. Masters are warned not to use their anchors in the vicinity before consulting the Harbourmaster.

Chart affected: No. 2591 (inset).

Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1930, page 308; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 317.

Authority: Engineer-Secretary, Westport, 17/4/40.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 3/13/255.)

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Notice to Mariners No. 10 of 1940.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th April, 1940.

ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS.

THE undermentioned charts which have been published by the Hydrographer cancel existing copies. The charts may be purchased at Mercantile Marine offices in the Dominion:—

No. 167. Fiji: Kandavu Island and passage. Large corrections 3/3/1939. General amendments to beacons.

No. 214. South Pacific: Solomon Islands. Large corrections 21/7/1939. Choiseul Island, Russell Islands, San Cristobal Island, and Ontong Java redrawn. Plan of Gizo anchorage amended. Orthography amended throughout. Minor amendments and additions.

No. 379. Fiji: Vatu Ira channel. Large corrections 31/3/1939. Beaconsage amended throughout. Amendments to names and minor corrections.

No. 382. Fiji: Vanua Levu. Large corrections 21/7/1939. Beaconsage amended throughout and general amendments.

No. 440. Fiji Islands: Eastern group. Large corrections 6/4/1939. Beacons amended throughout.

No. 903. Fiji: Suva Harbour to Levuka. Large corrections 10/3/1939. Corrections and additions to beacons throughout.

No. 1757. Fiji Islands: Nukulau Island to Namuka Island. Large corrections 9/6/1939. Buoys and beacons amended throughout. Tidal information amended.

No. 2389. Australia: St. Vincent and Spencer Gulfs. Large corrections 8/9/1939. New plan Althorpe Islands, scale 1: 150,000 (m = 0·5 inches). Delete plan P. Adelaide.

No. 2532. New Zealand: Banks Peninsula to Otago Peninsula. Large corrections 9/6/1939. Plans of Timaru and Oamaru corrected. Topography amended on chart.

No. 2901. Solomon Islands to Ellice Islands. Large corrections 9/6/1939. Amendments to coast-line and orthography in Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, and Banks Islands.

Supplements Nos. 5, 6, and 7 relating to Pacific Islands Pilots, Vols. I, II, and III respectively, have been published and copies may be obtained at the Mercantile Marine Offices at the main ports by persons who have purchased the volumes in New Zealand.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 7/6/100.)

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STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Invercargill, 30th April, 1940.

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 4 o’clock p.m., on Thursday, the 16th day of May, 1940.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

All the milling-timber on that piece of land containing approximately 214 acres (known as Sawmill Area No. 140) Block XII, Tautuku Survey District, State Forest No. 18, about sixteen miles from Maclennan Railway-station.

The total estimated quantity of timber in cubic feet is 197,250, or in board feet 1,232,300, made up as follows:—

Species. Cubic feet. Board feet.
Rimu .. 194,721 1,217,000
Miro .. 2,529 15,300
197,250 1,232,300

Upset price: £1,175.

Term of license: Three (3) years.

Terms of Payment.

A marked cheque for one-twentieth of the amount tendered, plus £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in nineteen equal monthly instalments, the first falling due one month 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.

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, Invercargill,” 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.

J. F. FIELD, Conservator of Forests.

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Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Hokitika, 30th April, 1940.

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 4 p.m., on Tuesday, the 14th day of May, 1940.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND FOREST-CONSERVATION REGION.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

All the milling-timber on that piece of land, containing 67 acres, in Blocks VII and XI, Mawhera-nui Survey District, Provisional State Forest 1707, situated approximately three miles from Kamaka Railway-station.