Nov. 8.]

scrub, broken country, about 50 acres of level land on banks
of Ruakituri River, soil good, well watered, accessible by
road. Section No. 2, about 400 acres forest and high scrub,
broken country, about 40 acres of level land on banks of
Wairoa River, soil good, well watered, accessible by road and
river.

Tuahu Survey District: Block XVI., Section No. 1, forest
in gullies, one-fourth part mixed fern and scrub, the re-
mainder mixed forest, broken country, soil good, well
watered, accessible by road. Section No. 2, one-fourth
part covered with heavy forest, remainder fern and scrub,
broken country, soil very good, well watered, accessible by
road. Block XVIII., Section No. 1, about 1,000 acres
mixed forest and high scrub, broken country, soil good, well
watered, accessible by road. Block XIX., Section No. 1,
about 900 acres of heavy forest, broken country, soil light on
some of the ridges, well watered, small flat of about 20 acres
on Ruakituri River, accessible by road. Section No. 2,
about 300 acres mixed forest, broken country, soil good,
about 100 acres of flat land on banks of Ruakituri River,
well watered, accessible by road.

Taramarama Survey District: Block III., Section No. 1,
good undulating country, rather broken towards western
boundary, small flats on banks of Mangaurutu River, soil
good, forest in the gullies of a mixed description, well
watered, accessible by road. Section No. 2, soil rather light
on the ridges, covered with fern and scrub with bush in
gullies, rather broken, small flats on bank of river, accessible
by old track road, traversed but not made. Section No. 3,
soil generally rather light, very broken country, bush with a
small quantity of totara in gullies, well watered, accessible
only by old track along ridge. Block IV., Section No. 1,
very broken country, covered with fern and high scrub with
forest in the gullies, well watered, soil good, accessible by
bridle-track. Section No. 2, very broken country, covered
with fern with small quantity of bush in gullies, soil light,
well watered, accessible only by old track. Block VIII.A,
Section No. 2, very broken country, covered with fern with
bush in the gullies, accessible only by old track along the
top of range. Block XII.A, Section No. 1, about 1,000 acres
of heavy mixed forest, very broken country, soil light in
places containing pumice, well watered, accessible by road.
Block XIII.A, Section No. 1, open fern country with forest
in gullies, the middle part of the section undulating, the
remainder broken, soil rather light, accessible by a cut
bridle-track. Section No. 2, open fern country with forest
in gullies, broken country, soil on the ridges rather light but
good in the gullies, well watered, accessible by cut bridle-
track.

Sales by Auction in the Land District of Otago.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 12th October, 1883.

CROWN Lands Sale, by auction, at the Crown Lands
Office, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 13th November, 1883,
at noon.

RURAL LAND.

Clarendon District: Sections 55 to 59, Block VI.; 7 to 18,
22 to 25, Block XI.; 21 to 56 acres, at 21s. per acre.

Lee Stream District: Section 12, Block VI., 88 acres, at
20s. per acre.

Otama District: Section 27, Block III., 194 acres, at 21s.
per acre.

Tuturau District: Section 47, Block IV., 92 acres, at £3
per acre.

ALSO CANCELLED DEFERRED-PAYMENT LICENSES.

Crookston District: Section 1, Block XVII., 200 acres, at
30s.; valuation for improvements, £98 15s., payable on fall
of hammer.

Dunback District: Section 14, Block V., 270 acres, at 30s:
valuation for improvements, £178, payable on fall of ham-
mer.

PASTORAL DEFERRED-PAYMENT LAND.

Benger District: Section 5, Block XIV., 1,714 acres and
4 perches; upset price, 20s. per acre; valuation for improve-
ments, £203 5s. 4d., payable on fall of hammer.

Kuriwao District: Sections 2 and 3, Block X. (grouped),
1,115 acres; upset price, 20s. per acre.

TOWNSHIPS.

The unsold sections in the Townships of Arrowtown,
Herbert, Heriot, Hyde, Livingstone, Moeraki, Maheno,
Peebles, Reidston, and Waikaka.

NOTE.-Town sections at the rate of £30 per acre; Arrow-
town Extension, £15 per acre; Moeraki Suburban, £10 per
acre. As the sections in Blocks XIII. and XIV., Moeraki,
will be sold under "The Special Powers and Contracts Act,
1881," the cost of title will be £2 7s. on purchases not ex-
ceeding £100. To induce purchasers the allotments in
Maheno and Peebles will be submitted at auction without
valuation for immigrants' cottages thereon. Valuations for
improvements in Waikaka on Section 5, Block I., £10; on
Section 1, Block IV., £5; on Section 10, Block IV., £15.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1613

LICENSES OF RUNS.

Run No. 137, about 1,830 acres; upset rental, £C3 12s. 6d.
per annum.

Run No. 137A, about 2,020 acres; upset rental, £75 15s.
per annum.

Run No. 137B, about 2,500 acres; upset rental, £93 15s.
per annum.

Run. No. 137c, about 3,300 acres; upset rental, £123 15s.
per annum.

NOTE. This run, known as "Bellamy," situate about
twelve miles from Lawrence, is excellent grazing country;
licenses for seven years; possession on day of sale; valua-
tion for improvements on No. 137, £36, and No. 137c, £143;
payable on fall of hammer.

Run No. 5, about 15,800 acres; upset rental, £20 per
annum.

Run No. 350, about 46,000 acres; upset rental, £50 per
annum.

Run No. 417, about 26,000 acres; upset rental, £15 per
annum.

Run No. 324, about 63,350 acres; upset rental, £60 per
annum.

NOTE. These runs are situated in the Wakatipu Lake
District; licenses for twenty-one years; possession on day of
sale.

Run No. 221D, about 5,600 acres; license for seven years;
upset rental, £140 per annum; known as "Moutere," near
Clyde; possession on day of sale.

Run No. 170A, about 13,100 acres; license for seven years;
upset rental, £160 per annum; known as "Beaumont Run,"
near Lawrence; possession on day of sale; valuation for im-
provements, £252; payable on fall of hammer.

Run No. 1, about 2,380 acres; license for nine years; upset
rental, £75 per annum; situated in Tuapeka East, about
three miles from Lawrence. Possession will be given on the
1st March, 1884, but arrangements may be made with trus-
tees of late lessee for entrance at once.

Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Crown Lands Office, Dunedin.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Leases of Education Reserves, Otago.

SPLENDID SHEEP OR CATTLE RUNS.

Leases for Fourteen Years, with Valuation for Improve-
ments at End of Leases, and Certainty of Tenure.

R. B. MARTIN (under instructions from the School
Commissioners of Otago) will offer for sale by auction,
at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 13th
November, at 12 o'clock, the leases for fourteen years of the
following magnificent grazing properties:-

Run 175B, comprising 14,500 acres, Wendon District,
lately in the occupation of F. W. Ibbotson, Esq.; heavily
grassed, fattening country; rich alluvial, open, undulating
terraces; well watered, and with warm aspect. Lease for
fourteen years; possession from day of sale; valuation for
improvements, £395 10s.; upset annual rental, 4d per acre.

Run 202, comprising 25,960 acres, Greenvale District,
lately in the occupation of F. W. Ibbotson, Esq.; fine high-
class wool-growing or cattle country, well watered by the
Lethen Burn Stream; lease for fourteen years; possession
from day of sale; valuation for improvements, £412. Upset
rental, 4d. per acre per annum.

It is impossible to speak too highly of these really valuable
runs, and, independently of their excellent grazing proper-
ties, and close proximity to railways and markets, they
possess sterling advantages which can only be ascertained by
inspection.

For plans or further information apply to the auctioneer,
Crown Lands Office, Dunedin; or to the undersigned,

COLIN MACANDREW,
Secretary, Colonial Bank Buildings;
J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Or to

Education Endowment Land Sale.

EDUCATION-ENDOWMENT LANDS to be disposed
of as under.

ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS, ON PERPETUAL
LEASE, AND FOR CASH.

DEFERRED-PAYMENT LANDS.

Applications will be received at the Land Office, Dunedin,
and at the District Land Offices at Invercargill, Queenstown,
Clyde, Lawrence, and Naseby, on Monday, the 3rd December,
1883.

Contested applications to be decided by tender, at Dunedin,
on Tuesday, the 11th December, 1883.