Pastoral Land Leases




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease by Public Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 7th January, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Friday, the 28th day of February, 1896, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PASTORAL LANDS.

(Under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Run No. 171d, Waikouaiti County: Area, 4,150 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £69 3s. 4d. Fair grazing-country, lying between Waikouaiti and Nenthorn; highest point, 2,100ft. This land is a subdivision of the pastoral runs lately held by Margaret and A. S. Orbell.

Runs Nos. 171c and 171e (grouped), Waikouaiti County: Area, 5,690 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £118 10s. Fair grazing-country, lying between Waikouaiti and Nenthorn; highest point, 2,400ft. This land is a subdivision of the pastoral runs lately held by Margaret and A. S. Orbell.

Run No. 433, Vincent County: Area, 24,100 acres; term, fourteen years: upset annual rental, £5. Situated about twelve miles north of Gladstone, and lying to the west of Lake Hawea. The Dingle Valley is included in this run, and the land is well watered by the Dingle Burn and its branches, as well as by the tributaries of the Hunter River. Last licensee, Harriet Dowling.

Run No. 34, Class I., Wakatipu, Lake County: Area, 7,180 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated on the Shotover River, about fifteen miles above Arthur’s Point; altitude, 1,600ft. to 3,000ft. Last licensee, James Commins.

Section 13, Block VII., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 200 acres and 19 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated on the Lawrence Branch railway-line, about three miles from Round Hill. Last licensee, Alexander Sutherland.

Sections 14 and 15, Block VII., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 300 acres and 27 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £7 10s. Valuation for improvements, £35 2s. Description similar to Section 13.

Sections 76 and 77, Block IV., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 176 acres 1 rood 35 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £13 4s. Valuation for improvements, £59 12s. 6d. Adjacent to the Lawrence Branch railway-line, and lying about one mile and a half above Manuka Creek. Last licensee, Patrick Callanan.

Sections 23, 24, and 25, Block VII., Table Hill District, Tuapeka County: Area, 441 acres 2 roods 5 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £12 18s. Valuation for improvements, £65 15s. Situated about three miles and a half north-east of Round Hill Railway-station, on the Lawrence Branch railway-line. Last licensee, Patrick Callanan.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Possession will be given on day of sale.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements (if any) on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.


Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease by Public Auction.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 13th January, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Friday, the 28th day of February, 1896, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PASTORAL LANDS.

(Under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”)

Run No. 27, Wakatipu District, Lake County: Area, 4,350 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £20. This run is situated on the main road, Shotover to Arrowtown, near Arthur’s Point, and is good pastoral country. Last licensee, Hugh Mackenzie.

Run No. 455, Lake County: Area, 26,250 acres; term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated on the Martin’s Bay Track, about eight miles from Kinloch. Last licensees, Messrs. Milne and Dempster.

Run No. 470, Lake County: Area, 10,600 acres; term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated on the Red Hill Ranges, near the head of the Pyke River, and lying about forty miles from the Township of Kinloch.

Sections 60 to 67, Block II., Earnslaw District; and Sections 38, 40, and 41, Block I., Glenorchy District, Lake County: Area, 554 acres; term, 7 years; upset annual rental, £1. Situated near Glenorchy, at the head of Lake Wakatipu, about thirty miles from Queenstown.

Run No. 444, Lake County: Area, 9,800 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated nine miles north of Macetown, and watered by a branch of the Motatapu River. Highest altitude, 6,800ft. Last licensee, James Ferris.

Runs Nos. 471 to 474, Lake County: Area, 25,660 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated in the valleys of the Hollyford and Pyke Rivers, about sixteen miles north-west of Kinloch. Altitude, 100ft. to 3,000ft. Last licensee, John McQuillan.

Runs Nos. 233, 335A, and 429A, Waitaki and Vincent Counties (Class I.): Area, 66,440 acres; term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £50. These runs, which are bounded on the south by Morven Hills and Omarama Stations, and on the east by the Ahuriri River, form part of the Longslip Station, and lie about fifty miles distant from Kurow Railway-station. Last licensee, E. Hodgkinson.

Run No. 362b, Waitaki County: Area, 29,700 acres; term, 19 years; upset annual rental, £50. Situated ten miles from Naseby, near the head of Otamatakau River, and is watered by its branches. Altitude, 3,000ft. to 5,000ft. Last licensee, Peter Law.

Sections 1, Block VIII., 1, Block X., 3, Block XI., Domet District; 1, Block X., 2, Block XIII., Kyeburn District; and 2, Block I., Kakanui District; and Run No. 17A, Waitaki County: Area, 14,097 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £100. Run No. 17A embraces some very steep and broken faces towards the Otekaike and Maruwenua Rivers, but there are some very good slopes near the top of it. Distance from Kyeburn, on the west, six miles; from Otekaike to north-east, nine miles (both of which places are accessible by track); and to Livingstone to the south-east, seven miles by road. The sections above enumerated adjoin Run No. 17A, and contain some very good slopes, which are well grassed throughout.

Run No. 134A, Waitaki County: Area, 22,580 acres; term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £140. Situated about five miles south of Livingstone, between the northern and southern branches of the Kakanui River, and extending back to the summit of the Kakanui Mountains. Altitude, 2,000ft. to 5,000ft. Last licensee, William Gardener.

Sections 3, Block III., and 1 and 2, Block VI., Lower Hawea District, Vincent County: Area, 692 acres; term, 7 years; upset annual rental, £5. Situated five miles from Newcastle (Albert Town), between Lakes Hawea and Wanaka. Distance from Dunedin, via Cromwell, 185 miles.

Run No. 1, Tuapeka Depasturing District: Area, 2,758 acres; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £25; valuation for improvements, £20. This run is well watered, and lies at the head of the Tuapeka River. Last licensee, Samuel Henry.

Run No. 212r, part of Dusky Station, Tuapeka County: Area, 1,069 acres; term, 8 years; upset annual rental, £15; valuation for improvements, £114. Situated about six miles from Heriot Railway-station, and accessible by track from Kelso. Altitude, 1,000ft. to 2,000ft. Last licensee, Mrs. J. P. Kirke.

Section 37, Block VI., Table Hill District, Bruce County: Area, 173 acres; term 14 years; upset annual rental, £2. Situated about six miles from Milburn Railway-station by formed road; fronts Tokomairiro River.

Run No. 206D, Class I., Maniototo County: Area, 3,940 acres; term, 21 years; upset annual rental, £15; valuation for improvements, £30. This run is situated between the Kyeburn Hundred and the summit of the Kakanui Range, with outlet by tracks to Kyeburn and Naseby. This country attains an altitude from 2,000ft. to 5,000ft. above sea-level, and is suitable for grazing merino sheep.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Possession will be given on day of sale.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent, license-fee, and valuation for improvements (if any) on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 January 1896
Pastoral lands, Lease, Public auction, Otago, Land Act
6 names identified
  • Margaret Orbell, Former licensee of pastoral runs
  • A. S. Orbell, Former licensee of pastoral runs
  • Harriet Dowling, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • James Commins, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • Alexander Sutherland, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • Patrick Callanan, Former licensee of pastoral runs

  • J. P. Maitland, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
13 January 1896
Pastoral lands, Lease, Public auction, Otago, Land Act
10 names identified
  • Hugh Mackenzie, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • Milne, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • Dempster, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • James Ferris, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • John McQuillan, Former licensee of pastoral runs
  • E. Hodgkinson, Former licensee of pastoral runs
  • Peter Law, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • William Gardener, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • Samuel Henry, Former licensee of pastoral run
  • J. P. Kirke (Mrs), Former licensee of pastoral run

  • J. P. Maitland, Commissioner of Crown Lands