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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Small Grazing-runs in Otago Land District open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 6th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Tuesday, the 24th February, 1903, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

In the event of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—MANIOTOTO COUNTY.
First-class Pastoral Country.

GIMMERBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. s. d. £ s. d.
225AA | 772 1 0 | 0 6½ | 10 9 1
Open hilly pastoral land of good quality; about 150 acres are ploughable. Access by road, about five miles and a half from Gimmerburn Post-office and school. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 150 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 8s. 6d. per chain, £31 17s. 6d.; and half of 60 chains of wire fencing on north-west boundary, at 6s. per chain, £9: total valuation, £40 17s. 6d.

225BB | 796 0 0 | 0 8½ | 14 1 11
Similar to 225AA; about 200 acres are ploughable. Distant about four miles from Gimmerburn Post-office. Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 1,800 ft. Improvements: Half of 132 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 9s. per chain, £29 14s.; and half of 48 chains on P. R. boundary, at 9s. per chain, £10 16s.: total, £40 10s.

225CC | 889 0 0 | 0 7 | 12 19 4
Similar to above runs; about 150 acres are ploughable. Situated about five miles from Gimmerburn. Altitude, 1,700 ft. to 1,800 ft. Improvements: Half of 160 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 9s. per chain, £36; and half of 94 chains on south-east boundary, at 9s. per chain, £21 3s.: total, £57 3s.

225DD | 724 1 0 | 0 6 | 9 1 0
Open hilly pastoral land of fair to good quality; about 90 acres are ploughable. Access by road about five miles and a half from Gimmerburn Post-office. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 114 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 7s. per chain, £19 19s.; and half of 40 chains on north-west boundary, at 6s. per chain, £6: total, £25 19s.

225EE | 476 2 0 | 0 8 | 7 19 0
Similar to No. 225DD; about 250 acres are ploughable. Altitude, 1,800 ft. No improvements.

POOLBURN SURVEY DISTRICT.

225FF | 2,535 2 0 | 0 7½ | 39 12 6
Hilly and undulating pastoral and agricultural land. Soil of very good quality, especially on the lower levels. About 600 acres are ploughable, the balance being excellent sheep-country. Access by road, about four miles and a half from Ida Valley Station and Post-office. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 334 chains of wire fencing on south-west boundary, at 8s. per chain, £66 16s.; and half of 84 chains on east boundary, at 8s. per chain, £16 16s.: total, £83 12s.

BLACKSTONE AND POOLBURN SURVEY DISTRICTS.

225GG | 2,081 2 0 | 0 7½ | 32 10 8
Similar to No. 225FF; about 500 acres are ploughable. Improvements: Half of 88 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 8s. per chain, £17 12s.

225HH | 1,988 1 0 | 0 6½ | 26 18 5
Similar to Run 225FF; about 300 acres are ploughable. Situated about two miles from Ida Valley Railway-station. Improvements: Half of 48 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 7s. per chain, £8 8s.; half of 28 chains at 6s. per chain, £4 4s.; and sheep-yards, £5: total, £17 12s.

225II | 1,680 3 0 | 0 6 | 21 0 3
Hilly and undulating pastoral and agricultural land; soil of good quality; about 250 acres of this run are ploughable. Situated about two miles from Ida Valley Railway-station. Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 3,000 ft. Improvements: Half of 70 chains of wire fencing on south-east boundary, at 6s. per chain, £10 10s.

BLACKSTONE SURVEY DISTRICT.

225JJ | 1,604 0 0 | 0 6 | 20 1 0
Similar to Run No. 225II; about 150 acres of this run are ploughable. Improvements: Half of 196 chains of wire fencing on north-east boundary, at 7s. 6d. per chain, £36 15s.; and half of 86 chains on south-east boundary, at 8s. 6d. per chain, £18 5s. 6d.: total, £55 0s. 6d.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs, Marlborough Land District, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 6th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 25th February, 1903, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” for the terms and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.
Second-class Pastoral Country.

Rough, broken country, ranging in altitude from 1,500 ft. to 7,000 ft. About 30,000 acres covered with inferior birch bush, remainder open, with patches of scrub, fern, and tussock. On the lower ridges, and along the river, there is fairly good tussock and grass, but a considerable part of the run consists of rocky, mountainous country, much subject to snow in winter, and birch bush that is practically worthless; well watered throughout by permanent streams. Distant about fifty miles from Blenheim, forty miles of which is by main coach-road, and remainder by bridle-track and river-beds.

150 | Leatham and Molesworth | 35,224 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 21 years.
Rough, broken country, ranging in altitude from 2,000 ft. to 7,000 ft. About one-fifth covered with inferior birch bush. Along the Leatham River, and in the Barber and Gordon basins, there is very good tussock and other grass, and the land could be improved by burning and sowing. A large proportion of this run consists of worthless mountain-tops, much subject to snow in winter. Distant about fifty-seven miles from Blenheim, forty miles of which is along main coach-road, and remainder by bridle-track and river-beds.

151 | Raglan and Leatham | 27,200 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 21 years.
For the most part this run consists of rough, broken country, ranging in height from 1,300 ft. to 6,000 ft. About 12,000 acres covered with inferior birch bush, remainder chiefly tussock and English grass, with some scrub in high ground; about 250 acres of well-grassed flats along the Wairau River, and above these are warm, well-grassed slopes, fairly steep, but lying to the north, on which snow will not lie long. The tops of range—rock and shingle, and snow-clad in winter months—form with the solid bush a barrier to sheep. Country well watered with permanent streams. Distant about fifty miles from Blenheim by dray-road, which runs along the north bank of Wairau River. Bounded on the east by a wire fence in fair condition, which runs from Branch to Wairau Rivers; also at the mouth of Wash River about 40 chains of wire fencing, forming small paddock and yards.

152 | Patriarch .. | 16,020 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 21 years.
About 1,350 acres of flat, fenced in on north bank of Wairau River by well-conditioned fence; 85 acres of this is a flax swamp, partly drained, and of the remainder three-fourths is well grassed, partly with English, but principally native grasses. A woolshed, with two-roomed hut, and small paddock and yards, situated about centre of this flat. Beyond this the country is steep and rough for the most part, though here and there, as in Birch Hill Creek, are small patches fairly grassed, and capable of improvement. About one-half the area of this run is taken up by birch bush, in patches, and scrub, the north side of the mountain lying into the Goulter River being especially broken and rough, and, as is the case on the south face, carrying tutu and fern, with little grass. Altitude from 950 ft. to 5,400 ft. Well watered with permanent streams throughout. Distant about forty miles from Blenheim by dray-road, passing through Birch Hill Station, and crossing the river opposite latter homestead. Formed dray-track leading from this crossing into the bush at the back of old Section 102, whence posts and firewood can be drawn. Eastern boundary partly fenced (about one mile and a half) by good fence.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.