1262 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 60

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 third day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; 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.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Reserve 2165.

Ashburton | South Rakaia | 1 | I. | A. R. P. £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d.
| " | 3 | I. | 373 3 38 | 4 0 0 | 1,495 19 0 | 4 0 | 37 8 0 | 3 2·4 | 29 18 5
| | | | 311 2 0 | 4 0 0 | 1,246 0 0 | 4 0 | 31 3 0 | 3 2·4 | 24 18 5

These sections form part of the block known as the Police Reserve, Seafield, situated about five miles west of Kyle Post-office, and ten miles south-east of the Dromore Railway-station, and comprise open level plain land of fair quality. A county water-race runs along the common boundary of the two sections.

Ashburton | Shepherd's Bush | 36162 | IV. | 640 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 800 0 0 | 1 3 | 20 0 0 | 1 0 | 16 0 0
| " | 36163 | III., IV. | 612 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 765 0 0 | 1 3 | 19 2 6 | 1 0 | 15 6 0

These sections are situated between the south branch of the River Ashburton and the north branch of the River Hinds, in the vicinity of the Anama Railway-station, on the Mount Somers branch line of railway, and comprise open level plain land of fair quality. Section 36162 is weighted with £12, and Section 36163 with £33 15s., being values of boundary fencing, which sums must be paid at time of application, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

Ashburton | Hinds | .. | 36518 | I. | 163 0 14 | 1 5 0 | 203 17 2 | 1 3 | 5 1 11 | 1 0 | 4 1 7

This section is situated on the main road from Hinds to Mayfield, about six miles in a north-westerly direction from the Hinds Railway-station, and immediately to the north of the old railway reserve from Tinwald to Rangitata, and comprises open plain land of light quality.

Reserve 389, Lot 54.

Geraldine | Geraldine | .. | 21 | X., XIV. | 2 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 3 6 | 0 3 6 | 2 9·6 | 0 2 10
| " | .. | 22 | X., XIV. | 2 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 7 0 0 | 3 6 | 0 3 6 | 2 9·0 | 0 2 10

These sections are situated about two miles and a half in a direct line south-west of the Orari Railway-station, and comprise land liable to flood from the Waihi River.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Waimate.. | Nimrod | .. | 36220 | { III.
IV.
VII. } | 1,796 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 1,571 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 39 5 9 | 0 8·4 | 31 8 7

This section is situated on the eastern slopes of the Mount Nimrod Range, at the back of and adjacent to the Pareora Estate, and comprises hilly and mountain open country, ranging from 1,500ft. to 5,000ft. above sea-level, with bush in some of the gullies; the lower slopes include land of fair average quality, carrying good tussock, native, and some English grasses; the high portions of the range are rocky, and subject to heavy falls of snow in the winter season. There is a detached site for yards and woolshed, accessible for drays, on the eastern side of the Motukai ka River. The section is watered by branches of the White Rock River, and is well adapted for pastoral purposes; is connected with the Cave Railway-station by formed road, and is distant therefrom about twelve miles.

Waimate { Opawa
Nimrod } | 36469 { XV.
III., IV. } | 1,200 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 1,500 0 0 | 1 3 | 37 10 0 | 1 0 | 30 0 0

This section is situated near the White Rock River, being part of the original Cannington Station, and comprises 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 section is 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 heavy 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. The section is weighted with £18, being value of boundary fencing adjoining the leasehold properties of E. Elworthy and J. H. Morris, Esqs., which sum must be paid at time of application, in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Southland 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 described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the fourteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; 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."