Mar. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 835

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 15th February, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be opened for lease on application, at this office, on Tuesday, the 29th day of March, 1904, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

If more than one application is received for the same run on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—MANIOTOTO AND TAIERI COUNTIES.—LOGANBURN AND SERPENTINE SURVEY DISTRICTS.

First-class Pastoral Country.

Descriptions of Runs.

Run No. 248A: Open pastoral land of good quality. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,400 ft. About 100 acres is now ploughable, in addition to which there is about 350 acres of swamp land, portions of which could be ploughed after being drained. About 1,800 acres is winter grazing country, and this is steep and broken. The remainder of the run consists of easy rolling ridges, and these are good summer grazing lands. The pasture consists of tussock and snow-grass on the hills, with a little English grass about the hut near the Taieri River, which river forms the north-west boundary of the run. The run is well watered by numerous creeks, tributaries of the Taieri River and Logan Burn. Access by good road about twenty-five miles from Ranfurly and Waipiata Railway-stations, and about fourteen miles from Patearoa Township. The Paerau Post-office is situated near the north-east corner of the run. The improvements are: Half of 190 chains of first-class fencing on south boundary—seven white wires, standards, droppers, and posts where required—at 13s. 9d. per chain, £65 6s. 3d.; half of 142 chains of fencing (six wires) on boundary with Run No. 248B, at 5s. 6d. per chain, £19 10s. 6d.; 67 chains subdivisional fencing (six wires), at 5s. 6d. per chain, £18 8s. 6d.; 146 chains of subdivisional fencing in paddocks about the hut, in fair repair but old, at 2s. 6d. per chain, £18 5s.; stone yards, 14 chains of stone walling, hurdles, and gate, £20; hut, £15: total valuation for improvements, £156 10s. 3d.

Run No. 248B: Open pastoral and agricultural land of fair to good quality. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,200 ft. About 450 acres is flat with alluvial soil, about 300 acres of this being ploughable. About 1,000 acres is steep and broken, but, as it lies well to the sun, is suitable for winter grazing. The balance on the tops is composed of easy rolling ridges, but, on account of the altitude, can only be termed summer country. The pasture is tussock and snow-grass. The run is well watered by the Taieri River and Logan Burn, with their tributaries. The access is by good dray-road to the Styx (Tannahill’s), thence by about two miles of unformed road, thence by good road about twenty-seven miles altogether to Ranfurly and Waipiata Railway-stations. Improvements: Half of 142 chains of fencing on boundary with Run No. 248A (six plain wires, standards, and posts), at 5s. 6d. per chain, £19 10s. 6d.

Run No. 248C: Open agricultural and pastoral land of good quality. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,100 ft. On this run there is about 1,500 acres of flat land, of which 600 acres is now ploughable, the balance of 900 acres being half swampy and half gravelly land liable to flood, but good grazing country. The balance of the run consists of good sheep-grazing country, although broken and somewhat steep; but, on account of the aspect, it is generally considered fairly safe winter country. The pasture consists of tussock and snow-grass. The run is well watered by the Taieri River, the Logan Burn, and their tributaries. The access is by dray-road to the Styx, thence four miles by unformed road—in all, twenty-nine miles from Ranfurly and Waipiata Railway-stations. Improvements: Half of 28 chains of wire fencing on south boundary with Rocklands Run, at 3s. per chain, £2 2s.; half of 22 chains wire fencing on south boundary with Gladbrook Station, at 5s. 6d. per chain, £3 0s. 6d.; stone hut on Logan Burn, £20: total, £25 2s. 6d.

Run No. 248D: Open pastoral land of fair to good quality. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 3,000 ft. Of this run 1,200 acres is flat, mostly swampy, and liable to flood, but excellent grazing; 300 acres of this area is now ploughable, and selected portions of the swamp could be drained and ploughed. Of the remainder of the run about 600 acres is steep and broken, but may be considered winter grazing country. The tops are flat, and on this account can only be safely regarded as summer country. The pasture is snow-grass and tussock. The run is fairly well watered, the Taieri River forming the north-west boundary. The access is by dray-road to the Styx, thence five miles by unformed road—in all about thirty miles from Ranfurly and Waipiata Railway-stations. Improvements: Half of 230 chains five-wire sheep fence, old and in bad repair, at 2s. 6d. per chain, £14 7s. 6d.; half of 64 chains six-wire-and-barb fence, old and in bad repair, at 3s. per chain, £4 16s.: total, £19 3s. 6d.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 15th February, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March, 1904, under the provisions of Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903.”

For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the run in the First Schedule is classed as “heavy-bush land,” and the runs in the Second Schedule are classed as “scrub land.”

No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said runs for the period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land and two years in the case of scrub land from the date from which in each case respectively the runs are disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such runs during such period.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of four years in the case of heavy-bush land and two years in the case of scrub land shall not be demanded; provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy a selector disposes of his interest in the run the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

SCHEDULES.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

FIRST SCHEDULE.—SECOND-CLASS PASTORAL COUNTRY.

Cook County.—Tuahu Survey District.

Heavy-bush Land.

Covered throughout by heavy forest, of which about 600 acres in the eastern portion is birch, the remainder being mixed bush with a good deal of tawa and rimu. The run is steep and broken, the only flat land being a narrow strip along the Ruakituri River. Light pumice land; soil medium to poor; well watered. About fifty-two miles to Gisborne and forty miles to Wairoa. Altitude, 500 ft. to 2,600 ft. above sea-level.

SECOND SCHEDULE.—SECOND-CLASS PASTORAL COUNTRY.

Cook County.

Scrub Land.

Undulating and broken country, consisting of light soil on papa formation, watered by numerous small streams. The