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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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forest is of mixed character; the section is well watered and well situated.

This section is situated at the junction of the Makuri Valley and Mount Marchant Roads, about twelve miles from Pahiatua, and comprises flat land of good quality, covered with mixed forest. The site will probably be suitable for a store and accommodation-house.

SMALL RUN.

| 132 | XIII. | Mangaone | 602 0 0 | Upset Rental per Acre. 0 0 6 |

Weighted with £21 for improvements.

This section is situated about four miles south of Eketa-huna on the main coach-road, and comprises rough hills and a little flat land of inferior quality, the formation is papa; the whole area is covered with forest, including rimu, rata, tawa, tawhero, &c., and usual undergrowth; the section is fairly well watered.

FORFEITED DEFERRED-PAYMENT SECTIONS.

| 5 | XII. | Apiti | 109 3 0 | Upset Price per Acre. 1 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Feilding Special Settlement Block, and comprises hilly land and a small flat, the soil is good; the forest includes rimu, kahikatea, rewa, matai, and dense undergrowth. The section is watered by a branch of Coal Creek.

| 42 | XII. | Makuri | 98 1 0 | 1 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Pahiatua-Puketoi Special-settlement Block, and comprises hilly and a little flat land of good quality, covered with mixed bush and usual undergrowth. The access is by the Tiraumea Road; the distance from Pahiatua being about seven and a half miles.

| 35 | X. | Pohangina | 107 1 0 | 1 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Awahou-Pohangina Special-settlement Block, and comprises mixed bush lands of good quality, including some good flats; the section is well watered by a branch stream.

| 27 | X. | Pohangina | 100 2 0 | 1 0 0 |

This section is situated in the Awahou-Pohangina Special-settlement Block, and comprises hilly and flat lands covered with mixed bush and dense underscrub; the section is intersected by a branch stream.

PUBLIC RESERVE.

| 11 | X. | Mangahao | 21 2 0 | Annual Rent per Acre. 0 2 0 |

This section is situated in the Woodville-Mangahao Special-settlement Block, on the banks of the Mangahao River, and comprises flat land of good quality, covered with rimu and tawa bush and light undergrowth. The access is by the Bridge Road, the distance from the Forty-mile Bush Road being about four and a half miles.

Sale of Leases of Pastoral Runs, Canterbury District.

THE under-mentioned runs will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Christchurch, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, the 29th April, 1890. The tenures will be as noted below; the upset rental specified being in each case for the whole period for which the run will be let, except Run 100.

LEASE FOR 13 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS.

Ashburton County.

Lithograph 6.

Run 100, about 35,000 acres (24,000 acres grass), Blackford Station; upset rental, £400 per annum.

TEN MONTHS’ TENURE.

Ashburton County.

Lithograph 6.

Run 101, about 1,900 acres, McFarlane’s Station; upset rental, £35.

Run 105, about 1,520 acres, part of Anama Station; upset rental, £48.

Ashley County.

Run 123, about 8,730 acres, Greta Peaks Station; upset rental, £367.

Run 126, about 3,980 acres, Motanau Station; upset rental, £167.

Akaroa County.

Run 182, about 2,024 acres, The Spit; upset rental, £42.

Run 183, about 2,550 acres, Waikoka Station; upset rental, £80.

Runs 182 and 183 are situated on the spit, between Lake Ellesmere and the sea.

RUNS SITUATED WITHIN THE AREA OF SELECTION BY THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY.

TEN MONTHS’ TENURE.

Ashley County.

Lithograph 9.

Run 131, about 23,000 acres, Horsley Down Station; upset rental, £685.

Run 132, about 33,000 acres, Heathstock Station; upset rental, £835.

Run 136, about 4,326 acres, Broomfield Station; upset rental, £135.

Run 137, about 8,500 acres, Mount Grey Station; upset rental, £221.

Run 138, about 360 acres, part of Loburn Station; upset rental, £11.

Runs 147 and 148, about 4,842 acres, Ashley Gorge Station; upset rental, £150.

Run 150, about 4,972 acres, View Hill Station; upset rental, £210.

Run 151, about 3,200 acres, part Burnt Hill Station; upset rental, £100.

Selwyn County.

Lithograph 8.

Run 157, about 3,016 acres, Terrace Station; upset rental, £84.

Lithograph 9.

Run 170, about 16,542 acres, Mount Torlesse Station; upset rental, £315.

SIX MONTHS’ TENURE.

Ashley County.

Lithograph 9.

Run 134, about 5,350 acres, part of Whiterock Station; upset rental, £76.

Run 135, about 13,712 acres, Doctors Hills Station; upset rental £300.

Run 140, about 7,000 acres, Mount Thomas Station; upset rental, £140.

Run 143, about 24,000 acres, part of Okuku Station; upset rental, £130.

Selwyn County.

Lithograph 8.

Run 155, about 714 acres, Ashfield Station; upset rental, £13.

Run 156, about 5,700 acres, Hororata Station; upset rental, £90.

Run 160, about 6,040 acres, High Peak Station; upset rental, £113.

Part of Run 162, about 2,316 acres, part of Homebush Station; upset rental, £48.

Run 163, about 2,288 acres, part of Homebush Station; upset rental, £48.

Run 162A, about 720 acres, part of Dalethorpe Station; upset rental, £15.

Part of Run 164, about 1,869 acres, part of Dalethorpe Station; upset rental, £35.

Run 165, about 2,981 acres, part of Dalethorpe Station; upset rental, £50.

Run 166, about 5,500 acres, part of Dalethorpe Station; upset rental, £80.

Six months’ rent must be paid at the time of sale, and possession will be given on the 2nd May, 1890. Conditions as to further payment of rents, date of leases, &c., may be obtained at the Land Office, Christchurch, and will also be announced at the time of sale.

The purchase or removal of any fences existing at the date of sale on the Crown lands offered for license will be matter of arrangement between the present licensee and the purchaser. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of any such fencing.

In the event of the present licensee not becoming the purchaser, a reasonable time will be allowed him for removal of stock and improvements.

Where fences form the boundary between Crown lands offered for license and freehold land the purchaser of such license will be liable to the provisions of any law now or hereafter in force relating to boundary fences.

Posters and plans can be seen at the principal railway-stations and post offices throughout Canterbury, and may be obtained at the Land Office, Christchurch.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Auction of Runs, Blenheim.

Crown Lands Office,
Blenheim, 25th March, 1890.

THE under-mentioned runs will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Survey Office, Blenheim, on Tuesday, the 29th April, 1890, at noon :—