Mar. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 391

Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the seventeenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECOND-CLASS SURVEYED LAND.

| Mackenzie | {Burke | 36458 | IV. I. | 892 0 0 | 1 9 2 | 1300 16 8 | 1 5½ | 32 10 5 | 1 2 | 26 0 4 |
| | {Tengawai | 36459 | IV.,VIII. I., V. | 1205 0 0 | 1 9 2 | 1757 5 10 | 1 5½ | 43 18 8 | 1 2 | 35 2 11 |
| " | {Burke | 36460 | VIII. V. | 880 0 0 | 1 7 1 | 1191 13 4 | 1 4¼ | 29 15 10 | 1 1 | 23 16 8 |
| " | {Tengawai | 36461 | VIII., XII. V. | 1170 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1462 10 0 | 1 3 | 36 11 3 | 1 0 | 29 5 0 |
| " | {Burke | 36462 | XII. IX. | 1200 0 0 | 1 3 11½ | 1437 10 0 | 1 2·37 | 35 18 9 | 0 11½ | 28 15 0 |
| " | {Tengawai | 36463 | XII., XVI. IX., XIII. | 1400 0 0 | 1 3 11½ | 1677 1 8 | 1 2·37 | 41 18 6 | 0 11½ | 33 10 10 |
| " | {Burke | 36464 | V., IX. | 1062 0 0 | 0 19 9½ | 1050 18 9 | 0 11·87 | 26 5 6 | 0 9½ | 21 0 5 |
| " | {Tengawai | 36465 | XII. V., IX. | 1891 0 0 | 0 19 9½ | 1871 6 1 | 0 11·87 | 46 15 8 | 0 9½ | 37 8 6 |

These sections are situated adjacent to and south of Burke’s Pass, being subdivisions of the original Three Springs, Albury, and Rollesby Stations, and comprise generally mountainous and hilly open tussock country, of good quality, rocky and shingly on the main tops and spurs, with patches of undulating land and small flats. The sections are fairly well watered by springs and streams. The elevation of the country ranges from 1,700ft. to about 3,500ft. above sea-level; and it is subject to heavy falls of snow, which lie on the higher lands during the winter. The access is by the main roads connecting Burke’s Pass with Fairlie and Albury, the distances therefrom to the nearest points on the sections being respectively about ten and twelve miles. The Duck Stream and other branch-roads are unformed. These sections, except for the drawback of being subject to falls of snow, are by quality of soil and situation well adapted for pastoral pursuits. These sections are disposed of subject to the right of the Crown to amend boundaries and areas, and to take all necessary roads.

| Mackenzie | {Burke | 36466 | XVI. IV. | 1050 0 0 | 1 0 10 | 1093 15 0 | 1 0½ | 27 6 11 | 0 10 | 21 17 6 |
| | {Mackenzie | 36467 | IV. I. | 1700 0 0 | 1 0 10 | 1770 16 8 | 1 0½ | 44 5 5 | 0 10 | 35 8 4 |
| " | {Opawa | 36478 | IV. I. | 1850 0 0 | 1 0 10 | 1927 1 8 | 1 0½ | 48 3 7 | 0 10 | 38 10 10 |

These sections are subdivisions of part of the original Opawa Station, and comprise generally mountainous and hilly open tussock country, of good quality, rocky and shingly on the main tops and spurs, with patches of undulating land and small flats. The sections are fairly well watered by springs and streams. The elevation of the country ranges from 1,760ft. to about 3,700ft. above sea-level, and it is subject to heavy falls of snow, which lie on the higher lands during the winter. Access is obtainable from Burke’s Pass and by the Mackenzie Pass Road from Albury, the distances from these places to the nearest points on the sections being respectively about nine and twelve miles. Portions of the roads near the sections are not formed. These sections, except for the drawback of being subject to falls of snow, are by quality of soil and situation well adapted for pastoral pursuits. These sections are disposed of subject to the right of the Crown to amend boundaries and areas, and to take all necessary roads.

| Waimate | Opawa | 36468 | XI., XV. | 1320 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1650 0 0 | 1 3 | 41 5 0 | 1 0 | 33 0 0 |
| " | {Opawa | 36469 | XV. III., IV. | 1200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1500 0 0 | 1 3 | 37 10 0 | 1 0 | 30 0 0 |

These sections are situated between the Pareora and Whitelock Rivers, being subdivisions of part of the original Cannington Station, and comprise generally mountainous and hilly open tussock country, of good quality, rocky and shingly on the main tops and spurs, with patches of undulating land and small flats, and bush and scrub in the gullies. The sections are fairly well watered by springs and streams. The elevation of the country ranges from 1,050ft. to about 3,450ft. above sea-level, and it is subject to falls of snow during winter. The access is from the Cave Railway-station, distant about nine miles and a half. The road between Cave and the Pareora River is formed and metalled, and for the remainder of the distance formed but not metalled. These sections, except for the drawback of being subject to falls of snow, are by quality of soil and situation well adapted for pastoral pursuits. These sections are disposed of subject to the right of the Crown to amend boundaries and areas, and to take all necessary roads.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Lands.