New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 22

Page 871

✨ Pastoral Land Leases

Mar. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 871

Pastoral Runs in Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 5th February, 1903.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Thursday, 14th May, 1903, at 2 o’clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Pastoral Runs under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

No. of Run.	Area.	Locality.	Upset Annual Rental.
	Acres.		£ s. d.
424	9,400	Lake Brunner	9 10 0
425	3,840	Upper Taramakau	4 0 0
426	4,100	Poerua	4 0 0
427	11,900	Otira	6 0 0
428	35,500	Upper Arahura	18 0 0
429	8,200	Greenstone	8 0 0
430	15,400	Upper Mikonui	8 0 0
431	34,400	Whitcombe Valley	17 0 0
432	10,200	Mount Rangitoto	10 0 0
433	22,700	Upper Waitaha	15 0 0
434	22,000	Lake Ianthe	15 10 0
435	26,100	Mount Adams	20 0 0
436	23,200	Price Range	12 0 0
437	45,500	Upper Wataroa	20 0 0
438	16,100	Saltwater Lagoon	12 0 0
439	17,500	Okarito Lagoon	9 0 0
440	16,900	Mapourika Lake	8 10 0
441	13,200	"	10 0 0
442	11,800	Waitangi-ta-ona	12 0 0
443	16,300	Waikupa-kupa	10 0 0
444	10,100	Clearwater	8 0 0
445	20,000	Upper Cook Valley	10 0 0
446	15,100	Upper Karangarua	8 0 0
447	31,600	Wills Valley	16 0 0
448	9,900	Mount Watney	10 0 0
449	11,000	South of Hope River	6 0 0
450	31,500	George River	16 0 0
451	32,500	Big Bay	16 0 0
452	13,700	Upper Cascade	7 0 0

Ten years from 1st March, 1904, including also period between dates of sale and lease.

LOCALITIES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF RUNS.

Run No. 424: Occupies the greater part of Mount Te Kinga, on southern shores of Lake Brunner. Very steep bush-clad spurs and gullies; suitable for cattle, with a small area of open tussock on top fit for sheep.

Run No. 425: Cattle-feed country on forest-clad slopes of Mount Alexander, opposite Jackson Railway-station. Access from Taramakau River bed.

Run No. 426: Consists of lower northern faces of Mount Alexander. Very rugged country; cattle-feed only. Access from Bell Hill Road.

Run No. 427: Rough bush-clad sidelings, with a little open grassed mountain-tops of the northern watershed of Deception River. Suited for cattle-grazing, and for a few sheep during summer months. Access from Christchurch Road, Otira Valley.

Run No. 428: Situated in Arahura and Taipo Valleys, occupying the ranges between these rivers. Very wild, rough country; lower flanks covered with cattle-feed bush; upper portions bare and snow-clad with a fringe of grass; summer feed for sheep. Access by both valleys, but mainly from Arahura horse-track.

Run No. 429: Principally table-lands and hollows covered with dense forest and patches of scrub; cattle-feed only. Access via Marsden and Greenstone Roads.

Run No. 430: Very rough hill-sides; all cattle country. Comprises bulk of Tuki River watershed. Access from Upper Mikonui River bed.

Run No. 431: Occupies the greater portion of Whitcombe Valley. Very rugged mountainous country, comprising shaggy bush, rough tussock ridges, and barren, snow-clad tops. Access via Hokitika Valley bridle-road to junction with Whitcombe River, thence by river-bed.

Run No. 432: Covers western ridge and slopes of Mount Rangitoto. Wholly cattle country; mixed forest. Access from Main South Road and Rangitoto horse-track; ten miles rom Ross.

Run No. 433: Comprises the upper valley of Waitaha River. Cattle-feed only; very precipitous; rugged sidelings; approach difficult to back country. Access via open river-bed; eight miles from Main South Road.

Run No. 434: Low hummocky coastal lands between Lake Ianthe and Tasman Sea. Covered with dense forest; only suitable for cattle. Access via Main South Road and sea-beach.

Run No. 435: Includes the lower southern faces and the open tussock tops of the Adams Range. Bush feed for cattle and mountain summer feed for sheep. Access from Main South Road and Wataroa River bed.

Run No. 436: Consists of the whole of the open country of the Price Range. Snow-covered tops and rocky ridges bordered with a varying width of grasses and alpine vegetation; summer feed for sheep only. Access from Wataroa and Waitangi River beds.

Run No. 437: In upper valleys of Wataroa and Perth Rivers. Very rough, rugged mountain tops and sidelings; mostly forest and barren hill-tops, with some sparse alpine pastures. Access by Wataroa bridle-road to junction with Perth River, thence by river-bed and terraces.

Run No. 438: This area lies between the sea and Main South Road immediately north of the Wataroa River. Fairly flat surface covered with dense forest; cattle country only. Access from Main Road and sea-beach.

Run No. 439: Smooth bush-clad slopes running eastward from Okarito Lagoon; only suitable for feeding cattle. Access from Main Road.

Run No. 440: Rough, tumbled country between Okarito Township and Mapourika Lake; wholly covered with mixed forest; cattle-feed only. Access from Main Road and Totara River, &c.

Run No. 441: Forest-clad low ridges and shallow gullies east of Mapourika Lake. Comprises the watershed of McDonald’s Creek; only fitted for cattle. Access by Main Road.

Run No. 442: Comprises the whole of the valley at head of Waitangi-ta-ona River below the bush-line; cattle-feed only. Access from Main Road and by open river-bed.

Run No. 443: Covers the swampy plateaux and bush-clad terraces and ridges south of Waikupa-kupa River; all cattle country. Easy of access from beach and inland bridle-road.

Run No. 444: Hummocky country; all bush; only fitted for cattle. Easy of access via bridle-road and Clearwater and Cook River beds. Close to mining township of Gillespie’s.

Run No. 445: Includes the whole of the upper watersheds of Cook and Balfour Rivers. Very wild country, mostly bush, with small areas of alpine grasssd lands. Access by Cook River bed; six miles from Main Road.

Run No. 446: Comprises the western portion of the Karangarua Range between the Twain, Copland, and Karangarua Rivers. All broken mountain heights and flanks; densely timbered on lower country and sparsely grassed on tops. Access via Karangarua River bed.

Run No. 447: Takes in the whole of the Wills River Valley, with the grass tops of the Bealey Range. Good open well-grassed river-flats, only fit for sheep; reported to have rabbits. Access from Haast Valley via Bealey Range.

Run No. 448: All mountainous country; open grass summits and thickly timbered lower faces; fitted for a few cattle, and also for sheep in summer. Access from Jackson Valley Road across open river-bed of Arawata River.

Run No. 449: Bush-clad country sloping to sea-beach immediately south of Hope River; cattle-feed only. Access by bridle-road, which is in course of construction, from Hope River along coast.

Run No. 450: This comprises all the bush country in the valleys of the George and Jerry Rivers; all cattle country. Access by sea-beach from Barn Bay difficult; also by Cascade bridle-road, now in bad repair.

Run No. 451: High, broken forest lands immediately north of Big Bay; only suitable for cattle. Access difficult, and via steamer, landing at Big Bay.

Run No. 452: Heavily timbered slopes and flats of the upper valley of Cascade River; cattle-feed only. Access by river-bed and terraces.

G. J. ROBERTS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1903, No 22

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🗺️ Public Auction of Pastoral Runs in Westland for Lease

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated5 February 1903
KeywordsPastoral Runs, Lease, Public Auction, Westland Land District, Land Act 1892, Upset Annual Rental, Tenure Term, Cattle Grazing, Sheep Grazing, Commissioner of Crown Lands
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G. J. Roberts, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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