Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 513

Pastoral Leases, Marlborough, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, 22nd January, 1897.

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

PASTORAL LANDS (UNDER PART VI. OF "THE LAND ACT, 1892").

Run No. 107 (Stronvar).—Situate about forty miles from Blenheim, up the Waihopai Valley, also extends over into the Acheron Valley. Chiefly high, broken, tussock country, with some patches of birch forest. The Government having arranged to acquire about ten miles of freehold along the Waihopai River, this run can be worked independently by itself.

Run No. 108 (Castle).—Situate about forty-five miles from Blenheim, up the Wairau, Waihopai, and Spray Valleys. High, broken country, with some shingle spurs and birch forest.

Run No. 109 (Avondale).—Situate about twenty-seven miles from Blenheim, and at the back of the Avondale freeholds. High, broken country, with some birch forest along the western boundary.

Run No. 111 (Delta).—Situate about twelve miles from Blenheim, up the Wairau Valley, and fronting the Wairau River. All flat, poor, sandy soil, covered with manuka scrub and native grasses.

Run No. 112 (Dungree).—Situate about eighteen miles from Blenheim, in the Awatere Valley. A hill-top, entirely surrounded by the Dungree freeholds, and covered with fern and tussock.

Run No. 116 (Upcot).—Situate in the Awatere Valley, about fifty-five miles from Blenheim, lying at the back of the Upcot freeholds. Poor, high, broken country.

Run No. 117 (Langridge).—Situate in the Awatere Valley, about fifty-eight miles from Blenheim, and at the back of the freehold. Chiefly high tussock spurs running from a high shingle range.

Run No. 118 (Gladstone).—Situate in the Awatere Valley, about fifty-four miles from Blenheim, at the back of the Gladstone freehold, and is practically inaccessible, except through the freehold. High, mountainous country, including high, rocky ranges and shingle slides.

Run No. 120 (Middlehurst).—Situate in the Awatere Valley, about sixty miles from Blenheim, and at the back of the freeholds. There is some good pastoral country round Mowat's Lookout, but the remainder is high, rugged country, extending back to the summit of the Inland Kaikoura Range.

Run No. 121 (Kekerangu).—Situate in the Clarence Valley; the northern end is about twelve miles by bridle-track from Kekerangu Homestead, on the coast, and sixty-five miles from Blenheim. It extends southerly along the Clarence River to Red Hill Stream. This run is very much cut up by numerous freehold sections, otherwise, although broken, it is good pastoral country, chiefly limestone; there is a good deal of tauhinu and matakauri on it.

Run No. 122 (Richmond Brook).—Situate between the head of the Flaxbourne and the Ure Rivers; high, broken, tussock country of good quality. Accessible only up the Ure River, fifty miles from Blenheim.

Run No. 123 (Wakefield Downs).—Situate between two tributaries of the Blind River, and lying between the Starborough and Flaxbourne Estates. Good hillside, pastoral country; about thirty miles from Blenheim.

Run No. 124 (Clarence).—Situate mainly in the Clarence Valley; it is excellent country, a large portion being on limestone. The drawback to this run is the difficulty of access, the sheep having to be driven over the range to the Kaikoura side to be shorn at what is known as the reserve on the main road. This reserve is now included as part of the run, and on it are the wool-shed, yards, and other buildings, ample for homestead purposes. These buildings go with the run as part of the leasehold.

Run No. 126 (Kincaid).—Situate about five miles up the Hapuku and Puhipuhi (Buebue) Rivers from the coast, and stretching northerly to Mount Alexander. The southern and eastern portions are good limestone country, well grassed. The western portion extends to the summit of the Seaward Kaikouras, and is to a large extent under bush. This run is about twelve miles from Kaikoura Town.

Run No. 127 (Swyncombe).—Situate about twelve miles from Kaikoura Town, and at the back of the Swyncombe freehold; high, broken country, extending to the summit of the Inland Kaikoura Range. It is accessible up Cribb Creek.

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