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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

(5) Every person who on the coming into force of this notice holds an accepted order, either unfilled or partly filled, for the supply from Australia of any round, hewn, split, or sawn hardwoods shall deliver to the Timber Controller, Box 1, Government Buildings, Wellington, not later than 17th day of March, 1942, a copy of such order and a statement containing the following particulars, namely:—

(a) Name and address of supplier and agent, (if any);
(b) Date when order placed;
(c) Purposes for which the timber under each item of the order is required; if for any defence or emergency purposes state the nature thereof;
(d) Extent to which order is uncompleted, giving quantities, sizes, and species of the timber not supplied;
(e) Details of any portion of the order which has been declared by the supplier or agent to be awaiting shipment at a port in Australia, stating port of shipment.

(6) Every person who takes delivery of any hardwoods imported into New Zealand from Australia shall within seven days thereafter send written advice to the Timber Controller stating the quantities, kinds, and sizes of such timbers and the number or designation of the original order to which the timbers are being supplied.

(7) After the coming into force of this notice any person who orders any hardwoods from Australia either directly or through an agent shall at the same time furnish to the Timber Controller, Box 1, Government Buildings, Wellington, a copy of such order and a statement of the purposes for which the timber is required; if for any defence or emergency purposes stating the nature thereof, and quoting the official order and the Department or other authority by whom it was issued.

(8) Every owner shall, not later than the 17th March, 1942, deliver to the Timber Controller a statement containing full particulars of the quantities, sizes, and species of all Australian hardwoods in his possession or control on the 1st March, 1942, and the purposes for which such hardwoods are held.

(9) Every person who in the course of business uses Australian hardwoods shall, not later than the 31st March, 1942, deliver to the Timber Controller a statement containing full particulars of the quantities, sizes, and species of any such hardwoods used by him or under his direction during the year 31st December, 1941, and the purposes for which the said hardwoods were used.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of February, 1942.

ALEX. R. ENTRICAN, Timber Controller.

Timber Control Notice No. 37.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of the Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939, and the Timber Emergency Regulations 1939, I, Alexander Robert Entrican, Timber Controller, hereby require and direct as follows:—

(1) This notice may be cited as the Timber Control Notice No. 37.

(2) This notice shall come into force on the day following publication thereof in the Gazette.

(3) Except with the consent of the Timber Controller no person who has in his possession or control any Oregon or Douglas Fir timber being the product of Pseudotsuga taxifolia, shall reduce in size or allow to be reduced in size by lengthwise sawing, cross-cutting, or otherwise any piece of the said timber the nominal cross-sectional dimensions of which are 6 in. by 6 in. or larger.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of February, 1942.

ALEX. R. ENTRICAN, Timber Controller.

Timber Control Notice No. 38.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of the Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939, and the Timber Emergency Regulations 1939, I, Alexander Robert Entrican, Timber Controller, hereby require and direct as follows:—

(1) This notice may be cited as the Timber Control Notice No. 38.

(2) This notice shall come into force on the day following publication thereof in the Gazette.

(3) Without the precedent consent of the Timber Controller no proprietor or owner, within the meaning of the said regulations, of any insignis pine (Pinus radiata) timber shall saw or otherwise convert, or use, sell, supply, dispose of, or part with the possession of the same except for the manufacture of wooden containers.

(4) No person shall purchase, agree to purchase, offer to purchase or otherwise acquire from any proprietor or owner any insignis pine (Pinus radiata) timber for purposes other than the manufacture of wooden containers, except with the precedent consent of the Timber Controller.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of February, 1942.

ALEX. R. ENTRICAN, Timber Controller.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Wellington Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 25th February, 1942.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned property is open for selection on optional tenures under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 9th March, 1942.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, 10th March, 1942, 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. Applicants are required to produce evidence of their financial position and farming experience.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants, and the successful applicant is required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, lease and mortgage fees, and deposit in reduction of weighting for improvements.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Patea County.—Nukumaru Survey District.

PART Section 9 and Section 12, Block II: Area, 518 acres 2 roods 35·4 perches. Capital value, £130. Deposit on deferred payments, £10: Half-yearly instalment on deferred payments (term: ten years), £7 17s. 8d. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £2 12s.

Weighted with £450 for improvements, comprising dwelling and outbuildings, car-shed, wool-shed and cow-byre, fencing, felling, and grassing. This sum is subject to a cash deposit of £100, or an equivalent sum of £100 to be expended on permanent improvements to the satisfaction of the State Advances Corporation within twelve months of selection; balance to remain on mortgage to the Corporation for a term of twenty years with interest at 4½ per cent., reducible to 4¼ per cent.

The property is situated on the Waitotara Valley Road, seventeen miles from Waitotara, access being by good metalled road. A poor section with outcrop or rock, but suitable to be worked in conjunction with an adjoining holding.

Any further particulars required may be obtained from the undersigned.

H. W. C. MACKINTOSH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 26/5997; D.O. D.P. 1155.)

Lands in the Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 20th February, 1942.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license and the leases of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeit by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.

J. G. BARCLAY,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 22/950/6.)