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current in New Zealand on the Ist day of July, 11)14, and the balance received from the realization and sale of the said gum shall, uftir deducting therefrom the amounts specified in paragraph 5 hereof, be paid by you to me within four weeks after receipt of same by you. (4.) If owing to the act of God, the King's enemies, or other accident, the said gum shall be wholly or partially lost, then you shall, after deducting the amounts specified in the next paragraph hereof, pay to me all such moneys as may be received by you by way of insurance in respect of the whole or partial loss of the said gum. (5.) There shall be deducted by you from the moneys produced by the realization or sale or otherwise of the said gum all such amounts as are authorized to be deducted by section 2 of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, and interest at the rate of five pounds (£5) pier centum per annum on all moneys paid by you to me pursuant to paragraph 3 hereof, computed from the date of such payment until the date of receipt by you of the moneys arising from the sale or realization of the said gum. (6.) That I will accept as correct the weights of the gum as taken by you or your agents at the Government depot at Auckland on or before the date of sale if sold locally, or on or before the date of shipment if the gum is exported, and the weight so ascertained by you or your agents shall be conclusive and binding on me. (7.) I will accept whatever balance of money you may certify to be owing to me from the sale and realization of the said gum after making all deductions set forth in paragraph 5 hereof, and such certificate, save for any manifest error appearing therein, shall be conclusive and binding on me. Dated the day of , 191 . As witness my signature hereto. (Signature.) Witness to signature : Occupat ion : Address :

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Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.-- 1915.

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