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NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL TIMBER SALES. 



postponement of payments can not be considered. In sales of $100 

 or less the full amount in one payment will, wherever possible, be 

 required in advance of cutting. 



In determining the amount of deposits with bids and the size of 

 De osits payments in all but classes A and B timber sales the 



following schedule may be used as a guide, but may 

 be increased to meet special conditions, such as a large daily cut: 



1 In even hundreds. 



2 Or more, as required. 



Money deposited to cover cost of advertisement and to secure ad- 

 vance cutting may be credited toward the amount to accompany bid. 



Deposits to cover cost of advertising and to accompany bids apply 

 Refunds on ^? ^ rs ^ P avmen t if the sale is awarded to the 



depositor, otherwise they will be refunded. If, how- 

 ever, an examination is made and timber advertised as a result of 

 an application, and the purchaser fails to complete the sale, a sum 

 sufficient to cover the cost of making the examination and adver- 

 tising the timber may be retained, in the discretion of the officer 

 approving the sale. Refunds to bidders will be made on vouchers 

 prepared by the supervisor in class C sales and the district forester 

 in class D sales. 



If a purchaser who has deposited money in a timber sale afterwards 

 violates any of the terms of his contract, an amount sufficient to 

 cover damages thereby caused to the United States may be withheld 

 from a refund otherwise due the purchaser. 



Purchasers who have complied with the terms of their contract 

 and have cut all the designated timber from a sale area are entitled 

 to a refund of any balance they may have on deposit. When a 

 contract is canceled by mutual agreement, a refund of the amount 

 not due the United States may be made provided the terms of the 

 contract have been complied with. Generally speaking, all money 

 not due the Government on any transaction will be refunded unless 

 the purchaser has willfully neglected to remove his timber within the 

 time specified or has been negligent in carrying out the terms of the 

 contract. Sales will not be closed by supervisors while a balance is 

 due the purchaser without filing a written explanation of the reasons 

 on which the action is based unless the amount is $1 or less. Refunds 

 of $1 or less will not be made unless the purchaser definitely requests it. 



In cases in which a purchaser is entitled to a refund the supervisor 

 will prepare a Form A voucher in duplicate. He will see that the 

 amount and date of deposit and the amount and value of the timber 

 cut are correct. When several deposits have been made the date 



