June 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 905

Run No. 49, 12,000 acres, Gordon River. This country embraces the area known as the Happy Valley; good wintering ground for sheep, which can be pastured on the adjoining hill-tops during the remainder of the year. Access by Mount Rangitoto Road (horse-track).

Runs Nos. 74 and 75; area 10,000 and 6,000 acres, adjoin, and are intersected by the Haast Pass Road (horse-track); bush-feed country, with some open river flats.

Run No. 95, Axis River, a branch of the Waiatoto, 5,000 acres; principally bush-feed on hill-sides, but also covers a good river flat; average altitude, 500ft. to 3,000ft.

Run No. 96, 5,000 acres, along the foot of hills between the Okuru and Waiatoto Rivers; cattle-feed country (bush), with some open swampy land; about 150ft. above sea-level.

Run No. 97, 5,000 acres, on the Fox Range, sheep country, on mountain tops and sides; average altitude, 3,500ft. Access from Main South Road, and Clearwater and Cook’s River flats.

Run No. 98, 5,000 acres, on the Copland Range; sheep country, on mountain tops and sides opposite the Fox Range; average altitude 3,500ft. Access from Main South Road, Cook’s River flat, and Cook’s River-bed.

Run No. 99, 5,000 acres, on the sunny face of the main range near the head of the Whitcombe (or Pass River); sheep country; average altitude, 4,000ft. Most accessible from the Canterbury side over the Whitcombe Pass.

Run No. 100, 5,000 acres good grass (sheep country) on the Gribben Spur; average altitude, 3,500ft. Accessible by Gordon River or Waitaha River-beds. Good wintering country in the adjacent Happy Valley.

Run No. 101, 5,000 acres, also good grass (sheep country) on the Dickie Spur; average altitude, 3,500ft. Accessible also by the Gordon River Valley, and best worked in connection with good wintering country therein.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Westland for Sale and Lease.

Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, 20th April, 1893.

THE licenses of the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 20th day of June next, at the hour of two o’clock in the afternoon, at the prices and for the terms given, and subject to any rights of renewal or resumption as may be prescribed by the Land Acts or other constituted authority. At the same time and place, the section of rural land for cash, and the reserve leasehold, also hereunder set out. Maps may be seen at the Land Office, Hokitika, where other full particulars as to conditions of sale, lease and license, and payments may be ascertained.

Run No. 102, 6,000 acres, Kanieri River and Bluebottle Branch; and Run No. 103, 5,000 acres, Kanieri Lake and Mount Graham. Term, 10 years, from 1st March, 1894; annual upset rental, £1 per 1,000 acres. Cattle-feed country, bush; mountain and hill slopes.

Section No. 848, Blocks X. and XI., Bruce Bay Survey District, 20 acres. Cash; second-class rural lands; upset price, 10s. per acre. Swampy land, sand, and loam.

Colonial University Reserve No. 29, Town of Greymouth. Term, 14 years from 1st July, 1893; area, 5 acres; fixed annual rental, £2 10s. Bidding by bonus.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Leases of Subdivisions of Reserve, Westland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 13th May, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the subdivisions of the under-mentioned reserve will be offered by public auction, at the Land Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 27th day of June, at 2 o’clock p.m., at the prices and for the term stated.

Full particulars as to conditions of lease, &c., may be ascertained at this office.

Payments, to be made on the fall of the hammer, consist of one year’s rental, lease fee £1 1s., full amount of bonus (if any), and value of improvements.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.
RESERVE 44, BLOCK VI.
Turiwhate Survey District.

Bidding to be by bonus.

Pastoral Runs in Canterbury for Lease by Public Auction

District Land and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 21st April, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be submitted to public auction, at the local Land and Survey Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 28th June, 1893, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.
PASTORAL LICENSES UNDER “THE LAND ACT, 1892.”
Pastoral Runs.—Geraldine County (Part of Mount Peel and Orari Stations).

Description and Locality of Run.

This run comprises two sections, which are situated about two miles and four miles respectively north of Mount Peel Homestead, about twenty miles from Geraldine, on the banks of the Rangitata River. They comprise well-grassed flats, terraces, and hill lands of fair quality, stony in places, and well watered. The elevation ranges from 1,000ft. to 1,500ft. The southern section is accessible by a formed road. The run is very suitable for occupation by a small grazier.

211 | Part of Orari Station | Four Peaks | XII., XVI. | 1,500 | 62 10 0 | 10

Description and Locality of Run.

This run is situated adjacent to Mr. Tripp’s Orari Homestead, about twelve miles from Geraldine, and comprises hilly land, intersected by gullies and rocky in places. Part of the run is well grassed with native and English grasses, and about one-third of the area is covered with scrub and bush. The soil is generally of good quality, and the block is well watered by several streams. The elevation ranges from 1,000ft. to 2,600ft. This run, except for the extent of fencing required, is suitable for occupation by a small grazier.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the runs will be given to the purchasers of the licenses on the day of sale.

2. No person or company may become the holder of more than one run under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892”: Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a carrying-capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggregate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” shall not be the holder of any run under Part VI. of the said Act.

3. The license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1894, and shall include in addition the whole period between the date of possession and the said 1st March, 1894.

4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions, amongst others:—

That if the licensee or any person claiming an interest through or under him shall make or cause to be made any agreement or contract, or shall give or cause to be given or taken any negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or evading the provisions of, or shall in any way whatsoever