Feb. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 541

Small Grazing-runs in Northbank Settlement, Marlborough Land District, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 24th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Friday, the 27th day of February, 1903.

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.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.—PINE VALLEY SURVEY DISTRICT.—NORTHBANK SETTLEMENT.
Second-class Pastoral Country.—Classified and grouped as Small Grazing-runs.

Nearly all hills; 900 acres birch bush, remainder mostly fern and scrub, with a little native grass; very broken; soil poor on hills, fair in gullies; well watered. Altitude, 800 ft. to 3,580 ft. The improvements (which are included in the price of the land) consist of half value of three miles of boundary fencing, £60. This run is accessible from Blenheim by dray-road, twenty-five miles.

S.G.R. 152 | .. | 2,026 0 0 | 0 4 | 16 17 8 |

Nearly all hills; about 300 acres birch bush, the remainder being fern and scrub, with a little native grass; very broken country; soil poor on hills, fair in gullies; well watered. Altitude, 800 ft. to 2,400 ft. The improvements (which are included in the price of the land) are half value of 130 chains of boundary-fencing, £32 10s. This run is accessible from Blenheim by dray-road, twenty-five miles.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 26th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Friday, the 27th 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.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

Runs 2 and 4 are all low hills, about one-half covered with manuka, remainder fern, tutu, and some native grass. Access by ridge-road from Rough’n’s Gully.

Run 3, all hills; from 400 to 500 acres of green bush, chiefly brown and red birch, remainder open fern and manuka land. Access by ridge-road to the east, about four or five miles from Motupiko Railway-station.

Run 5 has about 34 acres flat, fair soil; remainder low hills covered with manuka, fern, &c., and native grass. Access by ridge-road from Rough’n’s Creek.

Run 6 has about 25 acres light birch bush, remainder low hills covered with fern, tutu, scrub, and some native grass. Access by spur-road from Rough’n’s Gully, distant about ten miles from Motupiko Railway-station.

Run 7 has from 25 to 30 acres of flat along eastern side of Section 11, and 40 to 50 acres flat in Rough’n’s Gully; remainder low hills covered with fern and native grass, with some clumps of light birch bush. The main road to Top-house runs through a corner of the run, distant about eleven miles from Motupiko Railway-station.

Run 8 consists of low open hills covered with fern, tutu, and native grass. Access by ridge-road from main road on top of Kerr’s Hill saddle, distant fifteen miles from Motupiko Railway-station.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 19th January, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 27th day of February, 1903, under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—MARLBOROUGH COUNTY.
Second-class Land.

Description and Locality of Run.

Altitude from 1,200 ft. to 9,460 ft. About 5,000 acres well grassed with native tussock, the best portion being that fronting the Awatere River, which is warm and healthy sheep-country, with a few small flats on the river-bank; the remainder of the run consists of steep, broken, rocky, and shingle ridges, with little feed on them, running up to Mount Tapuaenuku (9,465 ft.). There are some small patches of poor birch bush at the heads of streams running out of the mountain. The run is well watered with permanent streams. The north-eastern boundary is fenced for about three miles and a half up the north bank of the Isis River. Distant from Seddon about twenty-five miles by dray-road, and thirty-six miles from Blenheim by Taylor Pass Road.

154 | Whernside and Hodder | 17,000 0 0 | 180 0 0 | 21 years. |

Description and Locality of Run.

Altitude from 1,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. About 6,000 acres of this run is well grassed with native tussock, the best portion fronting the Awatere River, and being warm, healthy sheep-country; the remainder is mostly high, steep, broken ground, rocky, and with shingle and shingle slips in faces; will carry few sheep. About 500 acres of poor birch bush at heads of streams (Medway, &c.). There are a few small flats on the Awatere River of no great extent. The country is well watered with permanent streams. The south-western boundary of the run is fenced for about three miles and a half. Distant from Seddon about twenty-two miles by dray-road, and thirty-three miles from Blenheim by Taylor Pass Road.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Marlborough Land District, open for Lease on Application.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 25th 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 run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.