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Railway-station, at an altitude of from 1,450 ft. to 3,500 ft. above sea-level. It comprises spurs on either side of the range, with easy slopes to the lower country, generally covered with snow grass, blue-grass, tussock, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about twenty-three miles and a half of wire boundary fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £1,993.

RUN 50, MOUNT STUDHOLME.

This run is situate on the western side of the Hunters Hills, and slopes down to the Waihao River, about six miles distant from the Waimate Railway-station, at an altitude of from 1,400 ft. to 3,560 ft. above sea-level. It comprises spurs falling towards the creeks and the Waihao River, mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about nine miles and a half of boundary and subdivision fencing, and an iron hut. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £690.

RUN 61A, PART HAKATARAMEA.

This run is situate on the western slopes of the Kirkliston Range, having a small frontage on the Waitaki River, about five miles and a half from Hakataramea Railway station, at an altitude generally from 700 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level, though about 6,000 ft. at the extreme southern point. It comprises generally fairly well-grassed country. The improvements consist of about fifteen miles of boundary and internal fencing, including about three miles and a half of rabbit-proof fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £794, exclusive of the rabbit-proof fencing, for which full valuation is payable, in addition to the valuation for the other improvements.

RUN 62A, PART HAKATARAMEA.

This run is situate on the eastern slopes of the Kirkliston Range at the head of Cattle Creek, about fifteen miles distant from Hakataramea Railway-station, at an altitude of from 2,400 ft. to 5,900 ft. above sea-level. It comprises country partly covered with tussock and snow-grasses. The improvements consist of about sixteen miles and a quarter of ordinary standard and wire fencing, including about three miles of rabbit-proof fence belonging to the Government. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £736.

RUN 64, PART OF HAKATARAMEA.

This run is situate on the eastern slopes of the Grampian Mountains, and extends about eleven miles and a half in a southerly direction from the Hakataramea Pass, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 5,600 ft. above sea-level. The lower spurs of the range are easy and sloping, and are mostly covered with tussock, snow-grass, blue-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about twenty miles and a half of boundary and subdivision fencing, and cob hut with iron roof. Included in this length of fencing are about three miles of Government rabbit-fence on the southern boundary, that are not to be paid for by the incoming tenant. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £630.

RUN 66, WAITANGI.

This run is situate on the north bank of the Waitaki River, about eight miles north-westward from Hakataramea Railway-station; it has a frontage of about four miles to the Waitaki, and extends back about fourteen miles in a north-easterly direction. Altitude, from 800 ft. to 6,300 ft. above sea-level. It comprises about 1,000 acres of flat country fronting on the Waitaki River, the balance being mountainous and hilly country, the lower portions of which are generally fairly well grassed with tussock, snow-grass, blue-grass, and other native grasses. The improvements consist of about sixty-one miles of boundary and subdivision fencing. The maximum amount which the incoming tenant will be liable for on account of improvements is £3,311.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Southland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 5th 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, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WALLACE COUNTY.

Weighted with £95, half valuation for boundary-fences.

Centre Hill and Takitimo Survey Districts.

| 535 | 7,224 | 60 4 0 | 14 years. |

Weighted with £274 2s. 6d., valuation for fencing, &c.

CONDITIONS.

Possession will be given on the 1st March, 1903.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent at the rate offered, license fee (£1 1s.), and the amount of the valuation for improvements, on the fall of the hammer.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned Crown land will be offered to the holder of the adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on and after Wednesday, the 29th day of April, 1903.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

Weighted with £21, valuation for improvements.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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

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

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run 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 run on the same day, priority of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.

Second-class Pastoral Country.

About one-third of this run towards the western boundary is on the mountain-top, and may be classed as purely midsummer country. This part is broken by numerous gullies, but the sides of the gullies are of a gently sloping nature. The vegetation consists of light tussock, but most of the native grasses have disappeared. The remaining portion of the run consists of steep faces. The sunny sides of these faces have lost their natural grasses. The faces, however, are warm, and offer good spring feed. The run is weighted with £440 15s., valuation for improvements.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.