1754
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 82

War Assets Realization Board.—Surplus Assets for Sale

TENDERS are invited for :—

(809) MISCELLANEOUS BATTERY PARTS. New. As used in the manufacture of radio batteries for the ZC1 type of army field radio sets. Held in Wellington.

(810) ELECTRIC MOTORS. 11 in number. 1 and 5 h.p.; 400 volts A.C. Have been used in a chemical works. Held in Dunedin.

(811) HAY PRESS. “Boothmac.” Repairable condition. Held at Te Kuiti.

(812) PLOUGH. Harvester, double furrow, “Sunshine. Fair working order. Held at Te Kuiti.

(813) ANVIL. Approximate weight, 2½ cwt. Fair order. Held at Te Kuiti.

(814) SKODAL AND SKODOIL. In 45-gallon drums. Used for scouring steel before enamelling. Held in Wellington.

(815) WAX, CERESINE. 135°–150°. Quantity, 554 lb. Held in Wellington.

(816) ANCHORS. (a) Black, boats, 40 lb. (16 only); (b) Patent, stockless, 8 cwt. (3 only). New. Held in Wellington.

(817) SOFT SOAP. In tins, approximately 42 lb. each. 7,477 lb. Held at Ashburton.

(818) TALLOW. Export type. 3 barrels. Approximate weight, 2,240 lb. Held at Ashburton.

(819) FISHERMEN’S TOWING BLOCKS. Pattern 8744. New. Quantity, 48. Held in Auckland.

MORSE CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATORS

In metal case, for headphone use. Battery operated. Require 1½ volt and 45 volt batteries. 24s. each. Forward order with remittance to the Board’s Secretary, Private Bag, Lambton Quay Post-office, Wellington.

Tenders close with the Board’s Secretary, Defence Services Building, Bunny Street, Wellington (postal address, Private Bag, Lambton Quay Post-office, Wellington), to whom they should be addressed in envelopes marked “Tender No. . . . . . . for . . . . . . ,” at noon on Monday, 2nd December, 1946. Further particulars and conditions of sale are obtainable from the Board’s Wellington Office and the Board’s District Offices at Dilworth Building, Queen Street, Auckland, Old Art Gallery Building, Durham Street, Christchurch, and the District Storekeeper’s Office, Public Works Department, Dunedin.

O. CONIBEAR,
Secretary, War Assets Realization Board.

War Assets Realization Board.—Surplus Assets for Sale

TENDERS are invited for :—

(799) GAS CYLINDERS. Various types and sizes. Held in Auckland and Wellington.

(800) VIKING PUMP. Rotary. 3 in., with engine. Used. Held in Gisborne.

(801) DRILLS, ELECTRIC. Radial. ½ h.p.; 3 phase; 220 volt. “Walker Turner.” Used. Held at Tamaki.

(802) CONCRETE MIXER. “Anderson.” Used. Held at Tamaki.

(803) ENGINES. Petrol and Diesel. 3 to 38 h.p. Various makes, including “Lister” and “Kelvin.” Used. Quantity, 13. Held at Hobsonville.

(804) FURNACE, ELECTRIC. “Wild and Barfield.” 230 volt. Repairable. At Wigram.

(805) FURNACE, OIL-FIRED. Single door, complete with 3 h.p. motor. At Ohakea.

(806) BLOWERS. Canadian Forge. 230 volt. A.C.; 50 cycle. Driven by ½ h.p. Leland motor. 2850/1425 r.p.m. New. Quantity, 101. Held in Wellington.

(807) ELECTRIC MOTORS, D.C. Various h.p. Used. Quantity, 34. Held in Auckland.

(808) ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. In drums. Also 43 empty 44-gallon drums in good condition. Held in Christchurch.

Closing-date for Items 799 to 808: Noon on Monday, 25th November, 1946.

(797) TIGER MOTH AIRCRAFT. Quantity, 98. At Taieri and Woodbourne.

(798) GIPSY MAJOR ENGINES. Quantity, 70. At Gracefield, Woodbourne, Whenuapai, and Taieri.

Particulars for items 797 and 798 also available from Civil Aviation Branch, Wellington, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland; also Milson Aerodrome, Palmerston North.

Closing-date for Items 797 and 798: Noon on Monday, 9th December, 1946.

FIELD SAFES (AMERICAN)

New; heavy gauge steel; 21 in. by 15 in. by 15 in.; handles; two keys; no shelves. Price, £12 each. Delivery ex Store, Wellington. Sample safe may be seen at Board’s Offices, Auckland (Halsey Street), Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

MORSE CODE PRACTICE OSCILLATORS

In metal cabinet, for headphone use. 230 volt A.C. 36s. each. In metal case, for headphone use. Battery operated. Require 1½ volt and 45 volt batteries. 24s. each. Forward order with remittance to the Board’s Secretary, Private Bag, Lambton Quay Post-office, Wellington.

Tenders close with the Board’s Secretary, Defence Services Building, Bunny Street, Wellington (postal address, Private Bag, Lambton Quay Post-office, Wellington), to whom they should be addressed in envelopes marked “Tender No. . . . . . . for . . . . . . ,” by the above-mentioned dates. Further particulars and conditions of sale are obtainable from the Board’s Wellington Office and the Board’s District Offices at Dilworth Building, Queen Street, Auckland, and Old Art Gallery Building, Durham Street, Christchurch, and also from the District Storekeeper’s Office, Public Works Department, Dunedin.

O. CONIBEAR,
Secretary, War Assets Realization Board.

Milling-timber in the Hawke’s Bay Land District for Sale by Public Tender

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 12th November, 1946.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders for the sale of the undermentioned milling-timber will close at the office of the Lands and Survey Department, Napier, at 4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, the 9th day of December, 1946.

SCHEDULE

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT

ALL the fire-damaged trees on Lots A and B, and which have been duly numbered on those pieces of land containing approximately 47 acres, situate in the Hutchinson Scenic Reserve, in Block XIV, Pohui Survey District, about thirty-four miles north-west of Napier.

In Lot A the estimated quantity of milling-timber in board measurement is 794,000 ft., made up as follows :—

Species. Feet.
Rimu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559,000
Kahikatea . . . . . . . . . . . 175,000
Matai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,000
Miro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
———————
794,000

Upset price : £2,410.

In Lot B the estimated quantity of milling-timber in board measurement is 820,000 ft., made up as follows :—

Species. Feet.
Rimu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443,000
Kahikatea . . . . . . . . . . . 296,000
Matai . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,000
Miro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
———————
820,000

Upset price : £2,315.

Time for removal of both lots : Eighteen months.

Separate tenders are invited for each lot.

Terms of Payment

A marked cheque for one-fifth of the tenders, together with £1 1s. license fee in respect of each lot, must accompany each tender, and the balance, together with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum thereon, be paid in nine equal monthly instalments, the first of which shall be paid three months after the date of sale, or on a sooner date if cutting commences, and the others at monthly intervals thereafter, or on a sooner date if it is found that more than a due proportion of timber is cut.

Terms and Conditions

1. All instalment payments shall be secured by “on demand” promissory notes made and endorsed by two persons to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum 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 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 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 must be made monthly by the licensee on the last day of each month during cutting operations. 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 Commissioner may require, and for this purpose the accounts and books shall be open to the inspection of the Commissioner, a Field Inspector, 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 satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relative to the sale.