Mar 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 511

Leases of Small Grazing-runs, Otago, open for Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 28th February, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 19th April, 1899, at the rental noted opposite each run.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

These runs consist of broken agricultural and pastoral country, situated at from one to five miles from Ophir Township. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot has been declared: Run 244, £456 10s. 6d.; Run 244c, £110; Run 244g, £368 2s. 9d.; Run 244L, £85 5s.

Tiger Hill.. | 29 | II. } | 567 1 35 | 0 2 | 2 7 3
Lauder .. | 16 | IV. } |

Broken agricultural and pastoral country, situated one mile from Ophir. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot has been declared, £85 10s.

Lauder .. | 5 | VI. | 1,298 1 23 | 0 6 | 16 4 6
" .. | 6 | " | 1,281 3 20 | 0 5 | 13 7 1

Open undulating agricultural and pastoral country, well watered, situated about five miles from Ophir Township. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared: On Section 5, £492 19s.; on Section 6, £339 7s. 6d. In addition to these improvements, each section contains an area of turnips, which will be valued fourteen days before sale.

Blackstone { | Run | 225P | } | 1,115 0 0 | 0 5 | 11 12 4
| " | 225G | }

Open country, somewhat high and broken; well watered; situated about three miles from Wedderburn Post-office. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £234 4s. 6d.

Gimmerburn| .. | Run 225s| 433 2 0| 0 5 | 4 10 5

Open undulating agricultural and pastoral land, situated about five miles from Wedderburn. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £198 7s.

Strath Taieri| 1 | XI. | 3,889 1 4| 0 6 | 48 12 3
" | 13 | X. | 948 1 15| 0 6 | 11 17 0

Open undulating agricultural and pastoral land; well watered; situated from four to six miles from Middlemarch. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared: On Section 1, Block XI., £240 10s.; on Section 13, Block X., £391 15s.

Hummock | 1 | IX. } | 4,167 0 0 | 0 4 | 34 14 6
" | 2 | VII. }
Nenthorn .. | 14 | IV. } |
" .. | 4 | VI. } |
" .. | 3 | VII. } |
" .. | 5 | VIII.} | 4,784 0 0 | 0 6 | 59 16 0

Open, but somewhat broken agricultural and pastoral country; well watered; about ten miles from Middlemarch. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot has been declared: On Section 1, Block IX., £652 6s. 6d.; on Section 4, Block VI., £394 2s. 9d.

Dunback .. | 9 | VI. | 1,139 0 0 | 0 5 | 11 17 4

Open undulating agricultural and pastoral country; well watered; situated about twelve miles from Dunback Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £205 8s.

Rock & Pillar| .. | Run205b|3,960 0 0| 0 5½ | 45 7 6

Open high agricultural and pastoral land; well watered; and situated about one mile from Hyde Township. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £494 14s. 6d.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Starborough Estate, Marlborough, open for Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th January, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at this office on Monday, the 13th March, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.

Starborough Estate.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

| Clifford Bay .. | 2 | IX. | 268 0 0 | 6 9 | 45 4 6 |
| " .. | 3 | " | 320 0 0 | 5 0 | 40 0 0 |
| " .. | 4 | X. | 548 0 0 | 4 6 | 61 13 0 |
| " .. | 5 | " | 558 0 0 | 3 6 | 48 16 6† |
| " .. | 6 | " | 645 0 0 | 3 6 | 56 8 9 |
| " .. | 1 | XI. | 444 0 0 | 5 6 | 61 1 0 |
| " .. | 2 | " | 295 0 0 | 6 9 | 49 15 8 |
| " .. | 3 | " | 398 0 0 | 5 0 | 49 15 0 |
| " .. | 4 | " | 393 0 0 | 6 3 | 61 8 2§ |
| " .. | 5 | " | 464 0 0 | 5 6 | †1 5 11§ |
| " .. | 6 | " | 271 0 0 | 5 9 | 38 19 2 |
| " .. | 8 | " | 434 0 0 | 4 3 | 46 2 3 |
| " .. | 9 | " | 311 0 0 | 6 0 | 46 13 0 |
| " .. | 10 | " | 369 0 0 | 6 0 | 55 7 0 |
| " .. | 12 | " | 313 0 0 | 4 9 | 37 3 5 |
| " .. | 5 | XIII. | 574 0 0 | 4 3 | 60 19 9 |
| " .. | 6 | " | 436 0 0 | 3 6 | 38 3 0 |
| " .. | 4 | XIV. | 345 0 0 | 4 0 | 34 10 0 |
| Taylor Pass .. | 2 | XXII. | 453 0 0 | 6 3 | 70 15 8 |
| " .. | 5 | " | 513 0 0 | 6 3 | 80 3 2 |
| " .. | 6 | " | 437 0 0 | 6 3 | 68 5 8 |
| " .. | 7 | " | 271 0 0 | 5 0 | 33 17 6 |
| " .. | 8 | " | 452 0 0 | 4 6 | 50 17 0 |
| " .. | 9 | " | 731 0 0 | 3 6 | 63 19 3 |
| " .. | 10 | " | 401 0 0 | 4 3 | 42 12 9 |
| " .. | 11 | " | 594 0 0 | 4 9 | 70 10 2 |
| " .. | 13 | " | 558 0 0 | 3 3 | 45 6 9 |

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Clifford Bay .. | 3 | XIII. | 983 0 0 | 3 0 | 73 14 6 |
| " .. | 4 | " | 521 0 0 | 3 0 | 39 1 6 |
| " .. | 7 | " | 425 0 0 | 3 0 | 31 17 6 |
| " .. | 8 | " | 525 0 0 | 2 9 | 36 1 11 |
| " .. | 10 | " | 532 0 0 | 2 9 | 36 11 6 |
| " .. | 11 | " | 740 0 0 | 3 0 | 55 10 0 |
| " .. | 2 | XIV. | 598 0 0 | 2 6 | 37 7 6 |
| " .. | 3 | " | 420 0 0 | 3 0 | 31 10 0 |
| Blue Mountain | 1 | IV. | 963 0 0 | 3 0 | 72 4 6 |
| " .. | 2 | " | 727 0 0 | 2 10½ | 52 5 1 |
| Cape Campbell | 2 | I. | 735 0 0 | 2 1½ | 39 1 0 |
| " .. | 3 | " | 464 0 0 | 2 9 | 31 18 0 |
| " .. | 4 | " | 700 0 0 | 2 0 | 35 0 0 |
| Taylor Pass .. | 12 | XXII. | 696 0 0 | 3 0 | 52 4 0 |

• Interest and sinking fund on house, valued at £150, repayable in twenty-one years, in half-yearly instalments of £5 17s. 6d. † Total, £54 13s. 6d.

† Interest and sinking fund on hut, valued at £15, repayable in seven years, in half-yearly instalments of £1 5s. 11d. § Total, £62 14s. 1d.

NOTE.—Each section is an allotment.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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