Dec. 17.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 15th December, 1942.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the sale of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston North, at 3 o’clock on Friday, 15th January, 1943.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON FOREST CONSERVANCY.—WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber on that piece of land containing approximately 145 acres, being Lot 12, part Sections 22, 23, Block VII, Manganui Survey District, Provisional State Forest 67, about ten miles from Erua Railway-station.

The estimated quantity of milling-timber in cubic feet is 182,200, or in board feet 1,233,000, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . . . . 132,700 905,000
Miro . . . . . . . 18,400 118,000
Kahikatea . . . . . 9,200 63,000
Matai . . . . . . . 11,500 77,000
Totara . . . . . . . 10,400 70,000

182,200 1,233,000

Upset price : £1,960.
Time for removal : Two years.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-fifth of purchase money, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in twelve equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid one month after the 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 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 in 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 of 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.

Milling-timber for Sale by Public Tender.

State Forest Service,
Palmerston North, 15th December, 1942.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the sale of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the office of the State Forest Service, Palmerston North, at 3 o’clock on Friday, the 15th day of January, 1943.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON FOREST CONSERVANCY.—TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.
ALL the milling-timber, except beech (menziesii), on that piece of land containing approximately 182 acres, known as Lot 10, Block VII, Waro Survey District, State Forest 55, about sixteen miles from Ohura Railway-station.

The estimated quantity of milling-timber in cubic feet is 175,700, or in board feet 1,220,000, made up as follows :—

Species. Cubic Feet. Board Feet.
Rimu . . . . . . . 166,800 1,161,000
Miro . . . . . . . 7,100 47,000
Kahikatea . . . . . 1,800 12,000

175,700 1,220,000

Upset price : £1,930.
Time for removal : Two years.

Terms of Payment.
A marked cheque for one-fifth of the tender, together with £1 1s. license fee, must accompany the tender, and the balance be paid in fifteen equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid one month after the date of the 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, 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.