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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

Pastoral Runs, Otago, for Lease.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 19th January, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, the 25th day of February, 1897, at 11 a.m.

PASTORAL LANDS.

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

Sections 5 to 9, and 11 to 15, Block VII., Tuapeka East District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 2,644 acres 1 rood; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £50. Situated between Bungtown Creek and the Waitahuna River, about six miles west of Lawrence. Highest point, 1,340ft. Present licensee, John Sutherland.

Section 16, Block X., Teviot District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 462 acres 1 rood 29 perches; term, ten years; upset annual rental, £3. Situated two miles west of Roxburgh. Highest point, 3,149ft. Present licensee, Matthew Elliott.

Run No. 446 (Class II.), Clutha County: Area, 2,500 acres; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £30. Situated in the valley of the Tahakopa River, about ten miles north-east of Waikawa. Altitude, 700ft. Present licensee, Murdoch McLellan.

Section 5, Block VIII., Teviot District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 181 acres 2 roods 6 perches; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £4 11s. Situated on the west bank of the Clutha River, about ten miles north of Roxburgh. Altitude, about 1,200ft. Present licensee, James Elliott.

Section 10, Block VIII., Teviot District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 221 acres and 38 perches; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £5 10s. 6d. Situated on the west bank of the Clutha River, about eight miles north of Roxburgh. Altitude, about 1,200ft. Present licensee, William McLoughlin.

Sections 1 and 18 to 20, Block IV., Crookston District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 212 acres 2 roods 17 perches; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £2. Situated about one mile and a half north-west of Bastings. Altitude, about 1,000ft. Present licensee, James Mackay.

Sections 35 to 38, Block IV., Crookston District (Class I.), Tuapeka County: Area, 206 acres 2 roods 25 perches; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £2. Situated half a mile west of Bastings. Altitude, about 1,000ft. Present licensee, James Bennett.

Possession will be given on 1st March, 1898.

Valuations for improvements in respect of the above runs must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before the licensee will be let into possession.

Such valuations shall, exclusive of the value of a rabbit-proof fence, in no case exceed three times the amount of the average annual rental paid under the expired or expiring license, during the term thereof, and five times such amount in cases where the annual rental does not exceed £50.

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

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license-fee (£1 1s.), on fall of the hammer.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Leases, Southland, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 18th January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction, for lease, on Thursday, the 25th February, 1897, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m.

PASTORAL LANDS (UNDER PART VI., “THE LAND ACT, 1892”).

Run No. 150B, Wallace County: Area, 1,601 acres; term, fourteen years; annual upset rental, £20.

This run, at present held by Messrs. Rowley and Hamilton, is situated on the north-east end of Taringatura Range. The northern and eastern slopes are sound and fairly-grassed sheep-country, and the contiguity of the run to small settlement gives it a considerable value.

Run No. 323, Lake County: Area, 23,930 acres; term, 14 years; annual upset rental, £150.

The present lessee of this run is Mr. W. S. D. Trotter. The run is bounded by the Invercargill–Kingston Railway for several miles, and, with the exception of the northern portion, has good natural boundaries on the remaining sides. In some of the gullies there are patches of bush and scrub,

and the north side is rocky, and somewhat difficult to muster, and to clear of rabbits. Altogether the land may be classed as fairly good sheep-country. A considerable area of the lower-lying land is capable of great improvement by cultivation and surface (grass-seed) sowing.

Run No. 491B, Southland County: Area, 883 acres 2 roods; term, 14 years; annual upset rental, £11.

This small run is now held along with the old Isla Station P.R., and some additional freehold, and about one-third of it is covered with scrub, the remainder being cold but well-grassed sheep-country.

Run No. 352B, Southland County: Area, 5,250 acres; term, 10 years; annual upset rental, £8 15s.

This run consists of high broken country, with poor vegetation, but well watered. Distance from Athol, about seven miles.

Run No. 394A, Southland County: Area, 21,345 acres; term, 10 years; annual upset rental, £45.

This run is situated about eight miles from Lumsden. The country is high and broken, and partly covered with scrub and bush. The height above sea-level is from 300ft. to 4,000ft.

Possession to be given on the 1st March, 1898, except in the case of Runs 352B and 394A, possession of which will be given on 1st March, 1897.

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

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 and license-fee on the fall of the hammer.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run, Canterbury, for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 26th January, 1897.

THE under-mentioned run will be offered for lease at this office on Saturday, the 27th February, 1897, at 12 o’clock noon.

Run No. 159, Rockwood Station: Area, 6,900 acres; upset annual rental, £200; term, 3 years.

Possession, 1st March, 1897.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Sale of Education Reserves, New Plymouth.

Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 12th January, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned education reserves in the Town of New Plymouth will be offered for sale by public auction for cash, at this office, on Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1897, at noon.

SCHEDULE.

Part Section 1523: Area, about 8½ perches; upset price, £5.
Part Section 1548: Area, about 8½ perches; upset price, £5.

Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer; the balance, together with £1 Crown-grant fee, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be absolutely forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land be null and void.

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Canterbury, for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd January, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on and after Thursday, the 25th February, 1897, at the annual rentals noted below. In case of more than one application for a run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.